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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Pakistan troops 'repel US raid' Pakistani troops fire shots into the air to stop US helicopters crossing the border from Afghanistan, local officials say. |
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| Eleven tourists seized in Egypt Eleven European tourists are kidnapped along with eight Egyptians in a remote part of south-west Egypt. | |
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| Morgan Stanley in 20% stake sale Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group says it will buy a stake in troubled Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley. | |
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| Russian navy sails to Venezuela A fleet of Russian warships sets sail for joint exercises in Venezuela, unprecedented since the Cold War. | |
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| Zuma ally 'to be S Africa leader' South Africa's ruling party nominates its deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe as caretaker president, sources say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zuma ally 'to be S Africa leader' South Africa's ruling party nominates its deputy leader Kgalema Motlanthe as caretaker president, sources say. |
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| Somali fighters attack AU bases At least 27 people are killed after Somali insurgents attack African Union peacekeepers. | |
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| Train crushes railway sex couple A South African couple having sex on a railway track have been killed by a goods train, police say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Morgan Stanley in 20% stake sale Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group says it will buy a stake in troubled Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley. |
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| Police 'sure Menezes was bomber' The two police officers who shot Jean Charles de Menezes dead were sure he was a suicide bomber, an inquest hears. | |
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| Russian navy sails to Venezuela A fleet of Russian warships sets sail for joint exercises in Venezuela, unprecedented since the Cold War. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea wants nuclear seals off North Korea asks UN inspectors to remove seals from a key atomic facility, days after saying it will be reopened. |
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| Morgan Stanley in 20% stake sale Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group says it will buy a stake in troubled Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley. | |
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| China quality chief resigns over milk Nearly 53,000 children in China are now known to have been made ill by contaminated milk powder, officials say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Eleven tourists seized in Egypt Eleven European tourists are kidnapped along with eight Egyptians in a remote part of south-west Egypt. |
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| Alitalia may lose licence to fly Italy's civil aviation authority threatens to withdraw Alitalia's operating licence unless it presents a cost-cutting rescue plan. | |
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| France to beef up Afghan mission The French prime minister says Paris will reinforce its military presence in Afghanistan, as MPs vote in support of the mission. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Eleven tourists seized in Egypt Eleven European tourists are kidnapped along with eight Egyptians in a remote part of south-west Egypt. |
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| Iran pushed for nuclear answers The United Nation's nuclear agency calls on Iran to clear up allegations over its nuclear programme. | |
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| Israel poised for coalition talks Israel's president Shimon Peres is expected ask Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni to form a new government on Monday. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Pakistan troops 'repel US raid' Pakistani troops fire shots into the air to stop US helicopters crossing the border from Afghanistan, local officials say. |
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| Labourers abducted in Afghanistan Suspected Taleban militants kidnap at least 140 civilian labourers in the south-west Afghan province of Farah. | |
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| Marriott 'escape' report denied The owner of the Islamabad Marriott denies that Pakistan's top leaders were due there before Saturday's bomb attack. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Darling pledges action on economy The chancellor promises action on weaknesses in the financial system in his speech to the Labour Party conference. |
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| Police 'sure Menezes was bomber' The two police officers who shot Jean Charles de Menezes dead were sure he was a suicide bomber, an inquest hears. | |
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| Wife tells of £26m hostage ordeal The wife of a bank manager tells of her hostage ordeal during the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery four years ago. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Miliband urging Labour optimism David Miliband urges Labour to be optimistic about its prospects, saying "these Tories are beatable" in the next election. |
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| Darling pledges action on economy The chancellor promises action on weaknesses in the financial system in his speech to the Labour Party conference. | |
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| Labour pressed over windfall tax Union leaders and Labour MPs call for a windfall tax on energy companies at the party's conference. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Student grant delays to continue A minister says the delays hitting allowances designed to keep poorer pupils at school are set to continue. |
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| Pupils given break from homework A leading selective state school radically reduces the amount of homework it sets. | |
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| Call for more women head teachers An annual school recruitment survey finds too few women teachers are getting jobs as heads at secondary schools. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Father and daughters found dead The bodies of a father and his two daughters, aged one and three, are found at a commercial garage in Southampton. |
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| Crisis council could pay firm £2m Oldham Council could pay consultants up to £2m to help it shed almost one fifth of its workforce. | |
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| Dig pinpoints Stonehenge origins The first accurate carbon dating of Stonehenge reveals the monument was built in 2300 BC, some 300 years later than previously thought. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Chemical hazard at factory blaze Firefighters are trying to bring under control a blaze at a factory containing hazardous chemicals in Antrim. |
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| Murdered boy hit 'over 60 times' The murdered Ballymena teenager Michael McIlveen suffered more than 60 blows to the head and body, a court hears. | |
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| Stormont bomb was art, says Stone Loyalist paramilitary Michael Stone claims his attack on Stormont in 2006 was simply "an act of performance art". | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | HBOS chief defends takeover deal HBOS chief executive Andy Hornby tells staff in an e-mail that agreeing to a takeover was "the right thing to do". |
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| Paramedic 'ignored heart patient' A paramedic is criticised for not cutting short his break to help a woman who had suffered a heart attack. | |
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| Beanscene sold to Fifi and Ally Beanscene is sold to the restaurant and retailer, Fifi and Ally, in a move which saves 130 jobs. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Killer mother's 'deliberate' act A mother accused of murdering her disabled daughter knew what she was doing, a jury hears. |
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| 'Failure' in toddler torture case Social workers failed to spot the risks to a toddler who was tortured to death by her drug addict stepfather, a report finds. | |
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| Big welcome home for Paralympians Hundreds of pupils and the public show their appreciation for Welsh Paralympians at a homecoming in Cardiff. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Morgan Stanley in 20% stake sale Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group says it will buy a stake in troubled Wall Street rival Morgan Stanley. |
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| US bail-out plan provokes doubts Doubts over the US $700bn financial bail-out package emerge from both Democrats and Republicans. | |
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| US banks make shock status switch The last two major US investment banks change their status, in a bid to survive the ongoing upheaval in the financial sector. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | TV satire wins four Emmy honours 30 Rock dominates the comedy side of the US TV Emmy Awards, while Dame Eileen Atkins wins for BBC drama Cranford. |
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| Comic Lucas reveals movie plans Little Britain star Matt Lucas is working on a film that will see him and David Walliams play multiple characters, he tells BBC News. | |
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| Warner Bros lose Hari Puttar case A court in India rejects a lawsuit filed by Hollywood company Warner Bros against the makers of Bollywood film Hari Puttar. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Dig pinpoints Stonehenge origins The first accurate carbon dating of Stonehenge reveals the monument was built in 2300 BC, some 300 years later than previously thought. |
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| Hadron Collider halted for months The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva will be out of action for at least two months because of a technical fault. | |
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| World's common birds 'declining' The populations of the world's common birds are declining as a result of continued habitat loss, a global assessment warns. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Hi-tech help for children at risk Children at risk of abuse can now use text messages and the internet to get help from ChildLine. |
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| Apple to recall iPhone chargers Apple reveals that metal prongs on some models of the chargers could break off, posing an electric shock hazard. | |
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| Spore copyright control relaxed The much-derided digital rights management of the new Spore release has been loosened to allow for five installs. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | China quality chief resigns over milk Nearly 53,000 children in China are now known to have been made ill by contaminated milk powder, officials say. |
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| Sharp rise in HIV in Australia Rates of HIV infection in Australia have increased by almost 50% in the past eight years, according to a report. | |
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| Sweet smells foster sweet dreams Sleep with flowers in your bedroom if you want sweet dreams, research suggests. | |
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| 1980: War breaks out between Iran and Iraq Iraq bombs several Iranian air and military supply bases, including Tehran's international airport, at the start of what appears to be all-out war. | |||
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| 1989: Ten dead in Kent barracks bomb A devastating explosion at an army barracks in Kent kills 11 people - 10 of them young soldiers. | |||
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| 1955: New TV channel ends BBC monopoly Britain's first independent television station is on air, bringing advertisements to the airwaves for the first time. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Jubilant Azinger praises US crowd US captain Paul Azinger says the passionate home support was the key factor behind his team's Ryder Cup triumph. |
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| Westwood points finger at Azinger Lee Westwood blames United States captain Paul Azinger for the "shameful" behaviour of some of the crowd at the Ryder Cup in Valhalla. | |
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| Coppell happy to replay Watford Reading boss Steve Coppell would not object to replaying the 2-2 draw with Watford after his side's controversial opening goal. | |
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| US secure emphatic Ryder Cup win The United States claim their first Ryder Cup win since 1999 with a crushing 16½-11½ victory over Europe. | |
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| Spain knock US out of Davis Cup Spain's Rafael Nadal beat Andy Roddick in straight sets to knock defending champions the United States out of this year's Davis Cup. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Coppell happy to replay Watford Reading boss Steve Coppell would not object to replaying the 2-2 draw with Watford after his side's controversial opening goal. |
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| Ferguson defends booked players Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson sees seven of his players booked in the 1-1 draw at Chelsea but says there was "not one bad tackle". | |
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| Boss Williams departs Colchester Colchester United announce that manager Geraint Williams has parted company with the club. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arsenal v Sheff Utd Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup third-round match. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | West Brom 1-2 Aston Villa John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor score first half goals as Aston Villa record a derby victory at The Hawthorns. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn 1-0 Fulham Blackburn snatch a late winner after boss Paul Ince makes a series of attacking substitutions in a bruising encounter at Ewood Park. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Bolton 1-3 Arsenal Goals from Emmanuel Eboue, Nicklas Bendtner and Denilson secure victory for Arsenal. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd Salomon Kalou's late equaliser gives Chelsea a point against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Hull 2-2 Everton Everton overcome a two-goal deficit to earn a point at Hull. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Burnley v Fulham Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup third-round match. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Hull in talks with Giannakopoulos Hull are in talks with former Bolton midfielder Stelios Giannakopoulos over a short-term move to the KC Stadium. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Kuyt rues misses in goalless draw Liverpool's Dirk Kuyt admits he had chances to secure victory over Stoke on Saturday - and hopes to rectify matters in this weekend's Merseyside derby. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Man City 6-0 Portsmouth Swaggering Manchester City turn on the style with a devastating display of attacking football to crush Portsmouth at Eastlands. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Ferguson defends booked players Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson sees seven of his players booked in the 1-1 draw at Chelsea but says there was "not one bad tackle". |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Man Utd v Middlesbrough Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup third-round match. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Cup win could be tonic - Hughton Newcastle caretaker-boss Chris Hughton promises to treat Wednesday's Carling Cup tie with Spurs as a chance to raise spirits at the club. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Man City 6-0 Portsmouth Swaggering Manchester City turn on the style with a devastating display of attacking football to crush Portsmouth at Eastlands. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke v Reading Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup third-round match. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Fringe players must wait - Keane Sunderland manager Roy Keane urges the club's fringe players to be patient and is adamant he will need them at some point this season. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Tottenham 0-0 Wigan Tottenham remain bottom of the table after a drab goalless draw at home to Wigan. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| West Brom 1-2 Aston Villa John Carew and Gabriel Agbonlahor score first half goals as Aston Villa record a derby victory at The Hawthorns. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Watford v West Ham Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup third-round match. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Tottenham 0-0 Wigan Tottenham remain bottom of the table after a drab goalless draw at home to Wigan. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Southampton 0-0 Barnsley Barnsley turn in a stubborn display to secure a first away point of the season at fellow strugglers Southampton. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Birmingham 0-1 Blackpool Gary Taylor-Fletcher grabs the only goal as Blackpool secure a shock victory at high-flying Birmingham. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Birmingham 0-1 Blackpool Gary Taylor-Fletcher grabs the only goal as Blackpool secure a shock victory at high-flying Birmingham. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Bristol City 4-1 Doncaster Michael McIndoe scores twice as Bristol City earn their first home win of the season against Doncaster. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Burnley v Fulham Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup third-round match. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Cardiff set for Liberty lion den Dave Jones says Cardiff's players will take Tuesday's Welsh derby in their stride, but Joe Ledley says it is the biggest game of the year. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Pardew queries 'Respect' campaign Charlton boss Alan Pardew questions the Football Association's 'Respect' campaign after his side's 0-0 draw with Nottingham Forest. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Ward makes up for penalty miss Coventry City defender Elliott Ward said he was confident of scoring a penalty after he missed at Sheffield |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace 1-2 Plymouth Plymouth secure back-to-back Championship wins thanks to striker Paul Gallagher's classy double against a poor Crystal Palace. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Commons may miss third Rams match Derby manager Paul Jewell says he may be without injured Kris Commons for a third match in a row. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Bristol City 4-1 Doncaster Michael McIndoe scores twice as Bristol City earn their first home win of the season against Doncaster. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Magilton to stick with rotation Ipswich Town manager Jim Magilton says he will continue to chop and change his starting line-up. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich 1-0 Sheff Utd Lee Croft's injury-time strike secures a first home win of the season for Norwich. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Forest hopeful on Earnshaw injury Nottingham Forest are hoping Robert Earnshaw will be fit to face Plymouth Argyle on Saturday despite picking up a hamstring injury against Charlton. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Crystal Palace 1-2 Plymouth Plymouth secure back-to-back Championship wins thanks to striker Paul Gallagher's classy double against a poor Crystal Palace. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Preston 1-3 Wolves Chris Iwelumo scores a hat-trick before being sent off as Wolves go top of the Championship. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Coventry 1-0 QPR Elliott Ward nets a first-half penalty to end QPR's recent good run. |
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| READING | |
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| Coppell happy to replay Watford Reading boss Steve Coppell would not object to replaying the 2-2 draw with Watford after his side's controversial opening goal. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed 0-0 Ipswich Sheffield Wednesday shore up their defence but cannot score as they grind out a goalless draw with Ipswich. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Arsenal v Sheff Utd Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup third-round match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Rotherham v Southampton Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup third-round match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Swansea City v Cardiff City Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup third-round match. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Coppell happy to replay Watford Reading boss Steve Coppell would not object to replaying the 2-2 draw with Watford after his side's controversial opening goal. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Wolves contest Iwelumo red card Wolves boss Mick McCarthy hopes to have Chris Iwelumo's dismissal at Preston rescinded. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen 0-1 Dundee United Franciso Sandaza's penalty kick gives Craig Levein's side their first victory of the season. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Combe angry over penalty decision Kilmarnock goalkeeper Alan Combe questions McCurry and Nakamura over Celtic spot-kick award. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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| Aberdeen 0-1 Dundee United Franciso Sandaza's penalty kick gives Craig Levein's side their first victory of the season. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | St Mirren 1-1 Falkirk Graham Barrett's header and a Billy Mehmet spot-kick cancel each other out as the points are shared |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Hamilton Accies 0-1 Hibernian Hibernian striker Derek Riordan comes off the bench to grab the only goal of the game at Hamilton Accies. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Aguiar and Tullberg on way back Hearts' Bruno Aguiar and Mike Tullberg take a significant step towards a first-team return. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Hamilton Accies 0-1 Hibernian Hibernian striker Derek Riordan comes off the bench to grab the only goal of the game at Hamilton Accies. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Hearts 1-0 Inverness CT Hearts climb up to second place in the league with a narrow home win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Combe angry over penalty decision Kilmarnock goalkeeper Alan Combe questions McCurry and Nakamura over Celtic spot-kick award. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Rangers 2-1 Motherwell Kenny Miller creates two goals for Steve Davis and Nacho Novo, but Rangers are given a fright by David Clarkson's late volley. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Rangers 2-1 Motherwell Kenny Miller creates two goals for Steve Davis and Nacho Novo, but Rangers are given a fright by David Clarkson's late volley. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren 1-1 Falkirk Graham Barrett's header and a Billy Mehmet spot-kick cancel each other out as the points are shared |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Dynamos through to Champs League semis Zimbabwe's Dynamos will face Cameroon's Coton Sport in the semi-finals of the Champions League, while Al Ahly will take on Enyimba. |
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| Club Africain take top group spot Tunisia's Club Africain overtook local rivals CS Sfaxien as leaders of Group A with a 2-1 win away to Algeria's Interclube. | |
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| Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd Salomon Kalou's late equaliser gives Chelsea a point against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Row threatens $20m Stanford match The $20m (£11.5m) Stanford Super Series match between England and a Caribbean team could be under threat because of a commercial dispute. |
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| Depleted Tigers name six rookies With 13 players banned for their involvement with the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League, six rookies are named in Bangladesh's provisional squad of 24 for next month's series with New Zealand. | |
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| Newell expects an exciting finale Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell says he is expecting an exciting end to the season. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Lewis backs Gatland for Lions job Welsh Rugby Union chief Roger Lewis gives his backing for Warren Gatland to help coach the 2009 Lions tour to South Africa. |
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| Anglo Scots miss squad gathering None of the Scotland squad's England-based players report for coach Frank Hadden's gathering. | |
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| Northampton 24-20 Wasps Northampton hand struggling champions Wasps their third straight defeat of the new Premiership season. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Winger Raynor to miss World Cup Hull FC's Gareth Raynor is out of England's World Cup squad because he needs toe surgery. |
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| Thackray signs new Hull FC deal Hull FC prop Jamie Thackray agrees a new one-year contract with the Super League club. | |
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| Saints face Warriors in Edinburgh St Helens will play Wigan at next year's Magic Weekend in Edinburgh while Super League debutants Celtic Crusaders face Huddersfield. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray questions fighting spirit British number one Andy Murray hits out at the approach of his GB team-mates after the Davis Cup defeat by Austria at Wimbledon. |
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| Highlights: GB down as Bogdanovic loses Alex Bogdanovic loses from a set in front for the second time in the Davis Cup tie against Austria, as Alex Peya's victory condems Great Britain to relegation from the World Group. | |
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| Bogdanovic beaten as GB lose tie Alex Bogdanovic loses to Austria's Alex Peya in the decisive singles tie as Great Britain are eliminated from the Davis Cup's World Group. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Westwood points finger at Azinger Lee Westwood blames United States captain Paul Azinger for the "shameful" behaviour of some of the crowd at the Ryder Cup in Valhalla. |
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| Faldo proud of team despite loss European captain Nick Faldo says he is proud of his Ryder Cup team as the players leap to his defence after defeat by the United States. | |
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| US secure emphatic Ryder Cup win The United States claim their first Ryder Cup win since 1999 with a crushing 16½-11½ victory over Europe. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Hamilton arrives for appeal date Lewis Hamilton appears before a Paris appeal court on Monday as he looks to get his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix reinstated. |
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| Giovanardi clinches second title Vauxhall's Fabrizio Giovanardi wins the British Touring Car Championship for the second year running. | |
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| Street races concern Ferrari boss Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo expresses concern at the number of street circuits in Formula One. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Hamilton arrives for appeal date Lewis Hamilton appears before a Paris appeal court on Monday as he looks to get his victory at the Belgian Grand Prix reinstated. |
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| Street races concern Ferrari boss Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo expresses concern at the number of street circuits in Formula One. | |
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| I need a miracle now - Raikkonen Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen concedes that his hopes of retaining his world drivers' title are slim. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Trainer Rubio is ditched by Khan Amir Khan fires trainer Jorge Rubio after just one fight following his first defeat earlier this month |
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| Rhodes makes successful defence Sheffield's Ryan Rhodes defends his British light-middleweight title against Jamie Coyle. | |
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| Froch lands hometown title fight Carl Froch is to fight for the WBC super-middleweight world title in Nottingham in December. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Dobriskey takes Manhattan victory Britain's Lisa Dobriskey produces a storming finish to win the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York. |
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| Van Commenee gets UKA coach role Charles van Commenee will be confirmed as national head coach of UK Athletics next week, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| Richards inflicts Ohuruogu defeat Sanya Richards inflicts Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu's first defeat of the season at the World Athletics Final. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Snooker aims for younger viewers The next generation of snooker players are adamant that the sport can still appeal to a young audience. |
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| Classy O'Sullivan wins NI Trophy World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan finds top gear to crush Stoke underdog Dave Harold 9-3 to take the Northern Ireland Trophy. | |
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| Top players could miss new event The newly announced Bahrain Championship could be missing four top players because of a clash of dates with snooker's Premier League. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Duke handed Great Leighs option Top Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien enters Duke of Marmalade for a Breeders' Cup warm-up at the new Great Leighs all-weather track on Saturday. |
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| Denman laid low by heart problem Star jumper Denman is unlikely to be able to defend the Hennessy Gold Cup in November because of a heart problem. | |
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| Regal Parade claims Ayr Gold Cup Regal Parade wins the Ayr Gold Cup, triumphing in his first race over six furlongs for North Yorkshire trainer Dandy Nicholls. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Contador joins three-Tour winners Alberto Contador secures overall victory in the Tour of Spain on Sunday to join an elite group of riders. |
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| Tired Cancellara to miss Worlds World and Olympic time trial champion Fabian Cancellara will not compete in the 2008 World Road Race Championships. | |
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| Tour of Poland victory for Voigt Germany's Jens Voigt, riding for CSC, wins the seven-day Tour of Poland. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Yankee Stadium bows out with win New York's Yankee Stadium closes its doors after 85 years as the Yankees beat Baltimore Orioles 7-3. |
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| Rampant Dolphins thrash Patriots Miami end New England's run of 21 straight regular-season wins with a surprise 38-13 road victory. | |
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| Kerry 0-14 1-15 Tyrone Tyrone beat Kerry 1-15 to 0-14 to win the All-Ireland Football final at Croke Park. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Ryder Cup Boos Blogger Robbo salutes the Valhalla entertainment - if not the result |
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| Hacking off Hackett Blogger Robbo on Fergie's unreasonable referee rant | |
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| Ten to Tackle How much can you remember about the last week in sport? | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Cavanagh rounds on Tyrone critics Sean Cavanagh claims Tyrone have proved the doubters wrong by beating Kerry in the All-Ireland final. |
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| Faldo proud of team despite loss European captain Nick Faldo says he is proud of his Ryder Cup team as the players leap to his defence after defeat by the United States. | |
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| Kerry 0-14 1-15 Tyrone Tyrone beat Kerry 1-15 to 0-14 to win the All-Ireland Football final at Croke Park. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Ref Brines dumped as Fifa nominee Referee Iain Brines has been removed from the Scottish FA's list of nominees for the Fifa list. |
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| Anglo Scots miss squad gathering None of the Scotland squad's England-based players report for coach Frank Hadden's gathering. | |
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| Aguiar and Tullberg on way back Hearts' Bruno Aguiar and Mike Tullberg take a significant step towards a first-team return. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Cardiff set for Liberty lion den Dave Jones says Cardiff's players will take Tuesday's Welsh derby in their stride, but Joe Ledley says it is the biggest game of the year. |
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| Wales' Ryder Cup to slay Valhalla Celtic Manor owner Sir Terry Matthews promises to "outdo" previous Ryder Cups when Wales hosts it in 2010. | |
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| Heroes' welcome for Paralympians Crowds are urged to turn out to greet Wales' second contingent of athletes as they return from Beijing. | |
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