Anelka appeal deadline looms

Nicolas Anelka has until 6pm to formally respond to FA charges over his controversial quenelle gesture.

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Sunderland sensation

Adam Bate was at Old Trafford to witness the remarkable scenes that saw Sunderland get to Wembley.

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Reserve role for Vandoorne

McLaren have named Belgium’s Stoffel Vandoorne, who along with new race driver Kevin Magnussen is a protege of their Young Driver Programme, as the team’s reserve driver for the 2014 season.

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Rogers named Southampton CEO

Southampton have appointed Gareth Rogers as interim chief executive officer as owner Katharina Liebherr declared her intention to stabilise the club after a torrid spell.

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Buttler: England desperate

Jos Buttler has admitted England are “very desperate” to avoid a record-equalling 10th consecutive defeat against Australia on Friday.

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Cibulkova crushes Radwanska

Dominika Cibulkova booked an Australian Open final date with Na Li with an emphatic 6-1 6-2 victory over Agnieszka Radwanska.

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Did You See That? Gerbe’s between-the-legs goal

Carolina Hurricanes forward Nathan Gerbe broke out on a breakaway and used a sweet behind-the-legs move to deposit the puck past the shoulder of a baffled Steve Mason.

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Paleaaesina on a mission

A new-look Iafeta Paleaaesina will be a man on a mission in 2014 after being thrown a Super League lifeline.

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Andrew Luck, LeSean McCoy go early in NFL Pro Bowl draft

NFL great Deion Sanders took quarterback Andrew Luck and Cam Newton with his first skill position picks in the Pro Bowl draft Wednesday, moving for passers early before focusing on defence in building a team for one win.

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Mentoring role for Warne

Shane Warne will mentor Australia’s spinners in an official capacity ahead of this year’s World Twenty20.

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Sean Monahan shines as Flames edge Coyotes

Sean Monahan continued his impressive rookie season Wednesday scoring his team-leading 14th goal as the Calgary Flames snapped their record seven-game home losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes.

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Li ends Bouchard’s run

Li Na ended Eugenie Bouchard’s brilliant run in Melbourne to reach her third Australian Open final in four years.

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Mike Schmidt dealing with undisclosed health issue

Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt is dealing with an undisclosed health issue and will not be a guest instructor for the Philadelphia Phillies at spring training this year.

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Shoot-out glory for Sunderland

Sunderland reached the final of the Capital One Cup with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Manchester United.

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Canadiens brushed aside by Penguins

Jussi Jokinen scored twice and the Pittsburgh Penguins dominated the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Wednesday night.

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DeMar DeRozan drains 40 points, Raptors dump Mavericks

DeMar DeRozan had a career-high 40 points as the Toronto Raptors rallied to beat the Dallas Mavericks 93-85 on Wednesday night.

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Red Sox take chance on oft-injured Grady Sizemore

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The Red Sox have signed outfielder Grady Sizemore to a one-year contract. A three-time All-Star, Sizemore, 31, has played eight major league seasons, all with the Indians.

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Former QB Craig Morton sues NFL for concussions

In 1 1/2 weeks, Peyton Manning will become only the third quarterback to start for two franchises in the Super Bowl. The first guy to do it, Craig Morton, is among the thousands of former players suing the NFL about concussions.

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Bardsley hails Sunderland win

Sunderland defender Phil Bardsley hailed their achievement in reaching the Capital One Cup final after their penalty shoot-out win over Manchester United.

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Udinese knock out AC Milan

Udinese brought a shuddering halt to Clarence Seedorf’s winning start to life as coach of AC Milan after posting a 2-1 win in Wednesday night’s Coppa Italia quarter-final tie at the San Siro.

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