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Niall here with our key sports headlines on Tuesday.

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TOP STORY

Liverpool made it two wins from two at the start of the Premier League season as a controversial penalty set them on their way to a 2-0 victory at Crystal Palace.

James Milner beat Wayne Hennessey from the spot after Mohamed Salah went down late in the first half under minimal contact from Mamadou Sakho and the frustrated hosts’ hopes of a comeback were ended when Sadio Mane scored a second in stoppage time – if not earlier when Aaron Wan-Bissaka was sent off.

Jurgen Klopp’s second-placed teamed join title rivals Manchester City, Tottenham and Chelsea on maximum points.

FOOTBALL

Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric and Mohamed Salah make up the three-man shortlist for the UEFA Player of the Year award for the 2017/18 season.

Read our view as to why Modric’s exploits should make him a worthy winner for the award.

Elsewhere, Paul Pogba believes Manchester United must stay ‘mad’ to beat Tottenham and atone for Sunday’s Premier League loss at Brighton.

The Red Devils suffered a humiliating 3-2 defeat at Amex Stadium, where Glenn Murray, Shane Duffy and Pascal Gross struck for the Seagulls.

CRICKET

India captain Virat Kohli’s second century of the series strengthened his side’s iron grip on the third Test against England at Trent Bridge.

Kohli, who fell for 97 in India’s first innings, top-scored with 103 as the tourists, looking to bounce back from 2-0 down in a five-match contest piled up a total of 352 for seven declared.

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Our man Andy West on how Julen Lopetegui is rapidly leading Real Madrid from chaos towards control

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