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Back to basics for fancy Dan: Biggar and Co. face toughest test in Dublin as Wales take on Ireland 

Wales and their fly-half might have been the fancy Dans last week against Italy, but it will be back to basics for Biggar & Co in Dublin on Saturday.




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Six Nations 2020 fixtures, results, table, channel and odds

Six Nations 2020 gets underway this weekend as teams look build on their Rugby World Cup campaigns last year. Sportsmail will provide you with fixtures, ko times, channel, results and odds.




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Ireland vs Wales - Six Nations 2020: Live score and updates in Dublin

Ireland host Wales in week two of Six Nations action at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Sportsmail's Ieuan Ivett will provide live coverage including score, tryscorers, substitutions, sin bins, injuries and more.




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'Unacceptable at this level': Wales coach Wayne Pivac rues glaring errors leading to Irish tries

WILL KELLEHER AT AVIVA STADIUM: Wayne Pivac rued 'unacceptable' errors made by Wales in their first Six Nations defeat since 2018 as they lost 24-17 in Dublin to Ireland.




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Wales 23-27 France: France keep Grand Slam dream alive with blockbuster victory in Cardiff

WILL KELLEHER AT PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: And so the fortress has fallen. After 10 years of being out-gunned in Cardiff, the French revolution is well and truly alive.




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Alun Wyn Jones backs Wayne Pivac in defiant message ahead of blockbuster showdown with England 

Wales' oracle has spoken and delivered doses of reality to his nation. Alun Wyn Jones does not talk much, but when he does it is worth listening to the totemic and decorated captain.




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Wales dealt Six Nations injury blow with Hallam Amos to miss rest of the season

Wales wing Hallam Amos will miss the rest of the 2020 Guinness Six Nations due to a knee injury. Amos sustained the injury during the Cardiff Blues' Guinness PRO14 victory over Benetton.




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Josh Navidi backed to leave England blue at Twickenham in Six Nations

Josh Navidi once turned All Blacks heads and has now been backed to leave England blue too at Twickenham. He had hamstring trouble but is now fit to start on Saturday.




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Disillusioned Welsh winger George North blasts back at trolls who make his life a living hell

WILL KELLEHER: George North has had enough. Not of rugby, nor of playing for Wales but of them. North has had it with online trolls who spout vile bile at him and his family.




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VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Get back in the black after Christmas

If you're ever going to slip into the red, it will usually be over Christmas. The average household is expected to blow around £500 at this time of year, according to the British Retail Consortium.




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Ashes 2019: Steve Smith takes swipe at England after smashing double century

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT OLD TRAFFORD: Steve Smith accused England of playing into his hands after he continued to punish their bowling with a magnificent 211 in Manchester.




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BUMBLE AT THE TEST: It's easy to see why Pat Cummins is No 1 ranked bowler in Test cricket

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Josh Hazlewood has put Australia in complete control of the fourth Ashes Test after grabbing three quick wickets late on during the third day at Old Trafford.




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BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Steve Smith and Pat Cummins were ultimately the difference makers

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Australia retain the Ashes and in truth they have been the better team. They planned well in advance and got their attack spot on.




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England's defeat to Australia was inevitable... we'd seen this film before and knew how it finished

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Some time around 2012, an internet movie geek unearthed what was quickly tagged the worst death scene in cinema history.




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England must win at the Oval, Giles has to back Root in public and end the stand-off over selection

NASSER HUSSAIN: What happens on the field over the next five days is hugely important because a 2-2 scoreline in the Ashes would be far better for England than 3-1 to Australia.




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BUMBLE's guide to The Oval ahead of the fifth Test

After years of playing and commentating, David Lloyd knows a thing or two about how to enjoy the perfect day out at the cricket.




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BUMBLE AT THE TEST: England's batting line-up is flimsy and Tim Paine had a torrid time

DAVID LLOYD AT THE OVAL: England's batting line-up is flimsy. At 130 for two, you would have thought it would be plain sailing for them, with most of the top order getting starts




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BUMBLE AT THE TEST: There is a straight answer to getting Steve Smith out

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Finally I have an answer to my question. How do you get Steve Smith out? A straight one from Chris Woakes. Simple.




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BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Beefy's gone fishing in shirt and shorts and The Cock of Kennington isn't for me

BUMBLE AT THE TEST: England produced a fine bowling display to draw the Ashes series with a 135-run fifth Test victory at The Oval. Consecutive Joe Root catches signalled the end of an era.




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Ben Stokes' Headingley heroics: Five memorable moments from the 2019 Ashes series 

Australia may have retained the urn but couldn't do enough to win the 2019 Ashes series as England clinched a 135-run fifth Test victory to level the scores.




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Ben Stokes crowns incredible summer with PCA Players' Player of the Year award

Stokes struck an unbeaten 84 in the final against New Zealand on the way to England's maiden World Cup title and then crashed a barely-believable 135 not out to keep the Ashes alive at Headingley.




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Dominic Sibley admits he questioned whether he was good enough to play for England

EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Dom Sibley recalls the moment he wondered whether he was good enough to be an England opener. He'd just been caught behind for four.




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Kim Kardashian appears unrecognizable in another makeup ad as followers question her new style

Kim Kardashian promoted her new makeup with a glamour pic on Tuesday.




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Shirley Ballas shares 'mind-blowing' old dance clip on Twitter

Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas, 59, sends fans into meltdown as she shared a 'mind-blowing' throwback clip from her professional dancing days on Twitter on Monday.




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Trump blames ex-Ukraine ambassador for Somalian civil war

President Trump blasted former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch in a series of tweets an hour into her Capitol Hill testimony.




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Serbia-Albania brawl impossible to believe... NOTHING in football has come close to this

Journalist Nick Ames provides his first-hand account of the chaotic scenes which led to the abandonment of the Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania.




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Italy 1-0 Albania: Stefano Okaka scores on international debut to save Antonio Conte's side's blushes with late winner

Stefano Okaka scored a late goal on his debut to give Italy a 1-0 win over Albania in a friendly on Tuesday as they remained unbeaten in six games since the World Cup.




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Germany boast most valuable squad at Euro 2016 while England are behind Spain and Belgium

Figures – collated by the Association of Accounting Technicians using player values according to transfermarkt.com – value the German squad at £421.4million with England at £334.5m.




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Albania and Romania face UEFA charges for crowd trouble during Euro 2016 fixture

European football's governing body has opened disciplinary proceedings against Albania and Romania after their fans caused trouble in their Group A game at Euro 2016 on Sunday.




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Euro 2020 qualifiers RESULT - England 5-0 Czech Republic

There are no longer any doubts about Raheem Sterling. No longer any concerns he will not fulfil his potential for England, no longer any lists of alternatives to his selection.




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Dexter Blackstock has no regrets over quitting football as ex-striker turns hand to pharmaceuticals

Dexter Blackstock has gone from football to pharmaceuticals - and hopes to save lives, slash the cost of healthcare and even help change the perception of professional players.




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QPR call on UEFA to take 'strongest possible action' following alleged racist abuse

QPR CEO Lee Hoos said in a club statement: 'We take a very strong stance against racism and will not tolerate one of our players being subjected to the despicable comments experienced.'




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QPR 0-4 Nottingham Forest: Sabri Lamouchi's side move up to fourth in the Championship table

AMITAI WINEHOUSE AT THE KIYAN PRINCE FOUNDATION STADIUM: Nottingham Forest went up to fourth in the table after an eventual commanding win over ten-man QPR.




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Mansfield youngster scores incredible 40-yard strike to keep his team in FA Youth Cup

Kyle Tomlin scored an outrageous last-minute 40-yard screamer for Mansfield Town's Under 18 side in the FA Youth Cup against Queens Park Rnagers, which the Stags went on to win.




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Reading 1-0 QPR: John Swift stunner earns strugglers victory as Hoops suffer blow to play-off hopes 

Queens Park Rangers lost ground in the Sky Bet Championship play-off race with a 1-0 defeat at struggling Reading.




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Former Southampton striker Dexter Blackstock aiming to help NHS with personal protective equipment

Retired footballer Dexter Blackstock has pledged to help provide vital personal protective equipment (PPE) to NHS hospitals and care institutions after setting up a donations fund.




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Ariel Winter wears respirator mask and disposable gloves as she stocks up on groceries in LA

Ariel, who continues to sport dyed red hair, was casually dressed for the outing in a v-neck short-sleeve top and sweatpants tucked into black boots.




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Coronavirus possibly EIGHT times more fatal than first thought

Predictions University of California, Berkeley, researchers made based on death data out of Italy claim that a 0.5 percent fatality rate is a 'conservative' estimate for New York City.




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Luxury real estate agent shows off the most incredible homes in Southern California

A luxury real estate agent is leaving TikTok users in awe with his incredible video tours of jaw-dropping luxury properties. Carrington 'view[s] the dopest houses in the world' and shares videos.




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California set to close all beaches and public spaces amid Covid-19

Gavin Newsom, the governor of Calif., is expected to announce the further restrictions on today, according to a memo after the public thronged to beaches over the weekend.




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Californian governor Newsom is blasted for 'allowing' citizens to watch the sunrise amid lockdown

Harmeet Dhillon, Californian Republican Party vice chairwoman, has described Governor Gavin Newsom as going 'off the deep end' when he closed beaches to enforce social distancing.




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Nikki Bella shows off every curve including her big baby bump in a black bodycon maternity dress

She and her twin sister Brie are pregnant at the same time, even due within weeks of one another. 




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Mother died during dream family holiday after contraceptive pill caused blood clot

Zoe Williams, 42, of Caerphilly, South Wales, collapsed and died after arriving in San Francisco with her husband Jason, 45, and their son on the 11-flight from Britain.




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New coronavirus antibody blood test being used by the US Navy can deliver results in just 15 MINUTES

The test, made by California-based made by Global WholeHealth Partners Corp, can reportedly deliver a positive result in just 15 minutes with nearly 99% accuracy.




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Landlords blast rent strike protesters and say they are hurting tenants too

On May 1, protesters in New York, California, Chicago and Philadelphia called for a widespread rent strike to support those tenants who are out of work and unable to pay the rent.




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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton buy HUGE $13 million mansion together in Encino

The celebrity couple have dropped a whopping a $13.2 million on a huge estate in a prime area of Encino, California.




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Chemicals found in kitchenware can DOUBLE your risk of obese grandchildren, research shows

The Public Health Institute in California found that obesity was up to 2.3 times higher among 20-year-old women whose grandmothers had been exposed to syn chemicals.




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Burnley 1-3 Sunderland: Will Grigg inspires Black Cats to Premier League giant-killing

JACK GAUGHAN AT TURF MOOR: Sean Dyche's cup ignominy continued as Sunderland became the latest unfancied side to inflict embarrassment on Burnley.




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Former Sunderland defender Carlos Edwards tips Neil Harris or Ian Holloway for vacant Black Cats job

Former Sunderland defender Carlos Edwards has backed Neil Harris or Ian Holloway to land the vacant managerial role at the Stadium of Light.




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Former Blackburn and Sunderland midfielder Jack Rodwell training with Sheffield United

Midfielder Jack Rodwell could make a sensational return to the Premier League with Sheffield United. The 28-year-old has been training with the Blades in a bid to land a contract.