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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Movie legend Paul Newman dies, 83 Hollywood legend Paul Newman, star of films like The Sting and The Color of Money, dies aged 83, his spokeswoman says. |
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| Syrian car bomb attack kills 17 At least 17 people are killed by a powerful car bomb in Damascus, in the most deadly attack in Syria in several years. | |
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| US rivals spar in first TV debate White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama clash over foreign policy and the economy in their first head-to-head debate. | |
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| Chinese astronaut walks in space A Chinese astronaut on board a spacecraft orbiting the Earth becomes the first in his country's history to take a space walk. | |
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| Pirates 'want $35m for tank ship' Pirates who seized a Ukrainian ship carrying battle tanks off Somalia reportedly demand $35m to release the ship and crew. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Pirates 'want $35m for tank ship' Pirates who seized a Ukrainian ship carrying battle tanks off Somalia reportedly demand $35m to release the ship and crew. |
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| Vow to pursue Sudan over 'crimes' The International Criminal Court's prosecutor tells the BBC he will not bow to pressure to drop charges against Sudan's leader. | |
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| European hostages 'not in Libya' A Libyan foreign ministry official says a group of European tourists kidnapped in Egypt have not crossed into Libyan territory. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Movie legend Paul Newman dies, 83 Hollywood legend Paul Newman, star of films like The Sting and The Color of Money, dies aged 83, his spokeswoman says. |
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| US rivals spar in first TV debate White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama clash over foreign policy and the economy in their first head-to-head debate. | |
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| Congress resumes bail-out talks Congressional leaders are meeting over the weekend to try to hammer out a proposed $700bn financial bail-out plan. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Chinese astronaut walks in space A Chinese astronaut on board a spacecraft orbiting the Earth becomes the first in his country's history to take a space walk. |
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| Turkmenistan takes reformist step Turkmenistan approves a new constitution that supporters say will promote multi-party politics and the market economy. | |
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| China stops tainted sweet sales A Chinese sweet maker stops domestic sales of one of its best-known brands after it is found to contain an industrial chemical. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Ship sinks in storm off Bulgaria A cargo ship - believed to be Ukrainian or Russian - with a crew of 13 sinks in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria. |
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| Russia to upgrade nuclear systems Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announces plans to build a "guaranteed nuclear deterrent system" by 2020. | |
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| Terror suspects held on KLM plane Police in Germany board a Dutch plane at Cologne airport to arrest two men suspected of planning attacks, officials say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Syrian car bomb attack kills 17 At least 17 people are killed by a powerful car bomb in Damascus, in the most deadly attack in Syria in several years. |
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| UN set to reaffirm Iran sanctions The UN Security Council is poised to vote on a draft resolution on Iran which reaffirms existing sanctions over its nuclear work. | |
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| European hostages 'not in Libya' A Libyan foreign ministry official says a group of European tourists kidnapped in Egypt have not crossed into Libyan territory. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Bomb hits India market shoppers A bomb blast at a market in India's capital, Delhi, kills one and injures at least 15 people, local media report. |
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| Pakistan 'kills 1,000 militants' Pakistani troops killed 1,000 militants in a huge offensive in the Bajaur tribal district over the past month, the army says. | |
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| Sri Lanka 'on verge of victory' Sri Lanka's powerful Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa says the government is on the verge of victory against Tamil Tiger rebels | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Treasury in talks to secure B&B Government officials are in talks with executives from Bradford & Bingley in a bid to put the bank on a more stable footing. |
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| Cameron proposes new Bank powers Conservative leader David Cameron wants to give the Bank of England new powers to rescue failing banks. | |
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| Personnel records stolen from MoD The MoD probes the theft of files containing personal records of thousands of serving and former RAF staff. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Treasury in talks to secure B&B Government officials are in talks with executives from Bradford & Bingley in a bid to put the bank on a more stable footing. |
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| MP sets civil ceremony precedent Treasury Minister Angela Eagle becomes the first female MP to enter into a civil partnership. | |
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| Cameron proposes new Bank powers Conservative leader David Cameron wants to give the Bank of England new powers to rescue failing banks. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | 'No evidence' exam targets work The government's audit office says there is no evidence schemes like the attack on "failing" schools work. |
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| Plans to stop student ghost towns A report suggests that planning regulations could be changed to prevent an over-concentration of student flats. | |
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| Teachers' details on missing disk A computer disk containing the names and addresses of more than 11,000 teachers goes missing. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Personnel records stolen from MoD The MoD probes the theft of files containing personal records of thousands of serving and former RAF staff. |
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| Football boss sex inquiry dropped Football club co-owner David Sullivan is cleared over an allegation he sexually assaulted a woman, police say. | |
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| MP sets civil ceremony precedent Treasury Minister Angela Eagle becomes the first female MP to enter into a civil partnership. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man dies after city stab attack A man dies following a stabbing in the Summerhill area of Twinbrook in west Belfast. |
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| SF Adams wrote to Orange Order The head of the Orange Order reveals he has been in communication with the Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams. | |
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| Men arrested after drugs search Drugs with an estimated street value of £11,000 are found in the New Forge Road area of Magheralin. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scotland games 'should be free' A full review of sports shown free on terrestrial television must include Scotland football games, the SNP urges. |
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| North Sea workers face tax bills Thousands of North Sea workers could be in line for large tax bills after a ruling by revenue officials, BBC Scotland can reveal. | |
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| Teenage passenger dies in crash An 18-year-old man dies after a head-on road crash between two vehicles in Renfrewshire, Strathclyde Police say. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Asbo OAP 'will appeal home ban' An 82-year-old pensioner banned from her home for five years after being handed a second Asbo, will appeal her sentence, her daughter says. |
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| Gas protest aims to ignite debate Around 30 protesters demonstrate against British Gas and launch a wider debate about the current economic crisis. | |
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| Little parts company with Wrexham Manager Brian Little leaves Wrexham by mutual consent. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Congress resumes bail-out talks Congressional leaders are meeting over the weekend to try to hammer out a proposed $700bn financial bail-out plan. |
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| Regulator sells Washington Mutual The mortgage lender Washington Mutual becomes the biggest US bank to fail and is sold to JPMorgan Chase. | |
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| More cash is injected into banks Central banks are to take co-ordinated action to lend billions of dollars of extra cash to struggling banks. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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| Movie legend Paul Newman dies, 83 Hollywood legend Paul Newman, star of films like The Sting and The Color of Money, dies aged 83, his spokeswoman says. |
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| DJ AM leaves hospital after crash Celebrity disc jockey DJ AM is released from hospital a week after suffering severe burns in a jet crash that killed four people. | |
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| Little Britain USA is 'too crude' US critics warn viewers of the crude humour in Matt Lucas and David Walliams' latest sketch show. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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| Chinese astronaut walks in space A Chinese astronaut on board a spacecraft orbiting the Earth becomes the first in his country's history to take a space walk. |
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| Team finds Earth's 'oldest rocks' The most ancient rocks on Earth, with an age of 4.28 billion years, are discovered on the shore of Hudson Bay, Canada. | |
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| UK opposes green aviation target The government wants the aviation industry to be exempt from EU targets on renewable energy | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | EC call for 'universal' broadband The rapid take-up of broadband is leading Brussels to consider making it a service available to every EU citizen. |
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| Chinese astronaut walks in space A Chinese astronaut on board a spacecraft orbiting the Earth becomes the first in his country's history to take a space walk. | |
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| Germany arrest over gamer death Extradition proceedings begin for a man arrested in Germany over the murder of a 20-year-old internet gamer in Nottingham. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Malaria battle given $3bn boost World leaders and philanthropists pledge nearly $3bn (£1.6bn) to fight malaria, a disease which kills 1m people each year. |
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| Soy may benefit stroke patients A chemical found in soybeans and chickpeas could benefit people who have suffered a stroke, say researchers. | |
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| Auction bidding 'driven by fear' The possibility of "losing" in front of other people drives people to pay too much in auctions, US research suggests | |
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| 1996: Afghan forces routed as Kabul falls The capital of Afghanistan falls to opposition militia after three days of fierce fighting. | |||
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| 2001: Swiss man kills 14 A gunman runs amok in a central Switzerland government building, killing at least 14 people before turning the gun on himself. | |||
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| 1970: Arab leaders sign Jordan peace deal The king of Jordan and the leader of the PLO's Yasser Arafat agree a ceasefire at a summit of Arab leaders in Cairo, Egypt. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Premier League Arsenal take on Hull in the late game after wins for Aston Villa, Liverpool, West Ham, Man Utd, West Brom, Blackburn and Chelsea. |
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| Massa snatches pole from Hamilton Ferrari's Felipe Massa produces a sensational final lap to pip Lewis Hamilton to pole for the Singapore Grand Prix. | |
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| Man Utd 2-0 Bolton Manchester United are helped on their way to victory over Bolton by an absurd penalty decision by referee Rob Styles. | |
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| Stoke 0-2 Chelsea Jose Bosingwa sets Chelsea on their way to a sixth consecutive away win with the opening goal against Stoke. | |
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| Everton 0-2 Liverpool Fernando Torres scores twice as Liverpool win comfortably at Everton in the Merseyside derby. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - Premier League Arsenal take on Hull in the late game after wins for Aston Villa, Liverpool, West Ham, Man Utd, West Brom, Blackburn and Chelsea. |
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| Live video: Score Keep up with the afternoon's football action with analysis, comment, reports and stats. Hosted by Ray Stubbs. (UK users only). | |
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| Man Utd 2-0 Bolton Manchester United are helped on their way to victory over Bolton by an absurd penalty decision by referee Rob Styles. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arsenal v Hull Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland Goals from Ashley Young and John Carew earn Aston Villa their third successive Premier League win over Sunderland. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Newcastle 1-2 Blackburn Blackburn inflict a fifth successive defeat on a beleaguered Newcastle. |
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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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 | Stoke 0-2 Chelsea Jose Bosingwa sets Chelsea on their way to a sixth consecutive away win with the opening goal against Stoke. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Everton 0-2 Liverpool Fernando Torres scores twice as Liverpool win comfortably at Everton in the Merseyside derby. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Fulham 1-2 West Ham Goals from Carlton Cole and Matthew Etherington secure victory for West Ham at Fulham. |
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| HULL | |
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| Arsenal v Hull Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Everton 0-2 Liverpool Fernando Torres scores twice as Liverpool win comfortably at Everton in the Merseyside derby. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Wigan v Man City Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at the JJB Stadium. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Man Utd 2-0 Bolton Manchester United are helped on their way to victory over Bolton by an absurd penalty decision by referee Rob Styles. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Middlesbrough 0-1 West Brom Jonas Olsson scores in the second half to help West Brom beat Middlesbrough at the Riverside. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Newcastle 1-2 Blackburn Blackburn inflict a fifth successive defeat on a beleaguered Newcastle. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Portsmouth v Tottenham Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Fratton Park. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke 0-2 Chelsea Jose Bosingwa sets Chelsea on their way to a sixth consecutive away win with the opening goal against Stoke. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Aston Villa 2-1 Sunderland Goals from Ashley Young and John Carew earn Aston Villa their third successive Premier League win over Sunderland. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Portsmouth v Tottenham Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Fratton Park. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Middlesbrough 0-1 West Brom Jonas Olsson scores in the second half to help West Brom beat Middlesbrough at the Riverside. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Fulham 1-2 West Ham Goals from Carlton Cole and Matthew Etherington secure victory for West Ham at Fulham. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan v Man City Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at the JJB Stadium. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley v Norwich Barnsley take on Norwich in Saturday's Championship match at Oakwell. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Cardiff 1-2 Birmingham James McFadden's early goal sets Birmingham on their way to victory at Cardiff. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Blackpool v Coventry Blackpool entertain Coventry in the Championship. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Wolves 2-0 Bristol City Wolves continue their charge at the top of the Championship table with a 2-0 win over Bristol City. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Burnley 3-1 Preston Burnley come from behind to earn all three points against Preston. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Cardiff 1-2 Birmingham James McFadden's early goal sets Birmingham on their way to victory at Cardiff. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Charlton v Sheff Wed Charlton face Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Blackpool v Coventry Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Ipswich v Crystal Palace Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| QPR v Derby QPR take on Derby County in the Championship. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster v Southampton Doncaster entertain Southampton in the Championship. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich v Crystal Palace Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Barnsley v Norwich Barnsley take on Norwich in Saturday's Championship match at Oakwell. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Plymouth v Nottingham Forest Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth v Nottingham Forest Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Burnley 3-1 Preston Burnley come from behind to earn all three points against Preston. |
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| QPR | |
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| QPR v Derby QPR take on Derby County in the Championship. |
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| READING | |
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 | Reading 4-0 Swansea Reading ease to victory over Swansea in the Championship. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Charlton v Sheff Wed Charlton face Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheffield United v Watford Sheffield United take on Watford in Saturday's Championship match at Bramall Lane. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Doncaster v Southampton Doncaster entertain Southampton in the Championship. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swansea get Watford in Cup draw Swansea City are drawn at home to Watford in the fourth round of the Carling Cup. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Sheffield United v Watford Sheffield United take on Watford in Saturday's Championship match at Bramall Lane. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wolves 2-0 Bristol City Wolves continue their charge at the top of the Championship table with a 2-0 win over Bristol City. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Celtic 3-2 Aberdeen Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink scores a last-gasp winner against Aberdeen to take Celtic top of the Scottish Premier League. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Celtic 3-2 Aberdeen Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink scores a last-gasp winner against Aberdeen to take Celtic top of the Scottish Premier League. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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| Dundee Utd 3-0 Hearts Dundee United convincingly beat Hearts to record their third win in a row. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Falkirk 4-1 Hamilton Academical John Hughes' side zoom of the bottom of the league as Hamilton are routed. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Falkirk 4-1 Hamilton Academical John Hughes' side zoom of the bottom of the league as Hamilton are routed. |
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| HEARTS | |
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| Dundee Utd 3-0 Hearts Dundee United convincingly beat Hearts to record their third win in a row. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Hibernian v Rangers (Sun) Team news ahead of Sunday's Scottish Premier League match at Easter Road. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Inverness CT 3-1 Kilmarnock Inverness move up to fourth in the SPL with their first home win of the season. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Inverness CT 3-1 Kilmarnock Inverness move up to fourth in the SPL with their first home win of the season. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Motherwell 2-1 St Mirren Mark McGhee's men stage a second-half fightback as the Paisley side go bottom of the SPL. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Smith admits to rushing McGregor Walter Smith says Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor should have been given more time to recover from injury. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Motherwell 2-1 St Mirren Mark McGhee's men stage a second-half fightback as the Paisley side go bottom of the SPL. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Super Falcons to take on Ghana Champions Nigeria find themselves in a tough group for the African Women's Championship in Equatorial Guinea in November. |
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| Ethiopia - 'government must act' The Fifa recognised head of Ethiopia's Football Federation wants the Prime Minister to resolve the row which saw them thrown out of World Cup qualifying. | |
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| Fifa ditches synchronised kick-offs Fifa's plans to play the next round of World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers at the same time have been scrapped. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Durham seal title as Kent go down Durham celebrate their first Championship title after winning at Canterbury, a defeat that sends Kent down. |
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| Vaughan omitted from India tour Former England captain Michael Vaughan will miss the winter tour of India and take a break from international cricket, the ECB confirms. | |
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| Hants rout shatters Notts dream Hampshire beat Notts by 203 runs at Trent Bridge as the Division One title goes to Durham. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Harlequins 27-28 London Irish Delon Armitage scores twice as London Irish stage a dramatic fightback at Harlequins to snatch their second Premiership win of the season. |
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| Bath 37-19 Worcester Bath hold off a second-half fightback from Worcester as they record an impressive 37-19 win over Worcester at the Rec. | |
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| Saracens 26-12 Northampton Saracens move up the Guinness Premiership table with a hard-earned win over Northampton at Vicarage Road. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Sinfield issues warning to Saints Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield says St Helens can expect a real fight when the two sides meet again in the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford. |
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| Noble looks forward with optimism Wigan coach Brian Noble believes the future is bright for the Warriors despite Friday's 18-14 defeat to Leeds in the Super League final eliminator. | |
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| Leeds 18-14 Wigan Leeds set up a Grand Final encounter against St Helens after a tense victory over Wigan in the Super League final eliminator. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Robson suffers semi-final defeat Wimbledon junior champion Laura Robson loses to Maret Ani in the semi-final of the LTA tournament in Shrewsbury. |
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| Top seeds through to China finals Andy Roddick and Jelena Jankovic overcome tough challenges to book places in their respective finals of the China Open. | |
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| Djokovic & Tsonga make Thai final Top seed Novak Djokovic will play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the Thailand Open trophy in a repeat of the Australian Open final. | |
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 | Live scores - British Masters Day three of the British Masters at The Belfry gets under way after a delayed start. |
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| Tour veto plan to beat Belfry fog Officials decide against a "shotgun" start - where players tee off at every hole - at the fog-affected British Masters as Lee Westwood takes a share of the lead. | |
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| Poulter barge was accident - Kim American Anthony Kim insists his "body-check" on Europe's Ian Poulter at the Ryder Cup was accidental. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Massa snatches pole from Hamilton Ferrari's Felipe Massa produces a sensational final lap to pip Lewis Hamilton to pole for the Singapore Grand Prix. |
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| Rookie Lorenzo bags Japanese pole Spanish rookie Jorge Lorenzo breaks the course record to take pole for the Japanese MotoGP, with Casey Stoner second and Valentino Rossi fourth. | |
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| Alonso edges Hamilton in practice Fernando Alonso's stunning drive sees him top the time charts in second practice at the Singapore Grand Prix. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Massa snatches pole from Hamilton Ferrari's Felipe Massa produces a sensational final lap to pip Lewis Hamilton to pole for the Singapore Grand Prix. |
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| F1 chiefs voice financial fears Team bosses admit Formula One could be left counting the cost of the worsening global financial crisis. | |
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| Alonso edges Hamilton in practice Fernando Alonso's stunning drive sees him top the time charts in second practice at the Singapore Grand Prix. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Calzaghe relinquishes WBO crown Joe Calzaghe gives up his WBO super-middleweight belt, ending his reign after nearly 11 years. |
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| Burns claims Commonwealth crown Scotland's Ricky Burns claims the vacant Commonwealth super-featherweight title with a points victory over Ghana's Osumana Akaba. | |
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| Pardon sought for black US boxer The US Congress recommends that a pardon be granted to the first black heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Chambers gives up Olympic fight Dwain Chambers tells BBC Sport he is looking forward to competing for Britain next season but will not launch a new appeal against his lifetime Olympic ban. |
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| Records 'hurt' women's athletics Olympic star Veronica Campbell-Brown tells BBC Sport female athletes are at a "disadvantage" to male athletes because many women's records are out of reach. | |
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| Chambers 'will be welcomed back' Sprinter Dwain Chambers will be welcomed back into the GB team, says the new head coach of UK Athletics, although a lifetime Olympic ban remains. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | O'Sullivan set to take on Liang World number one Ronnie O'Sullivan will play China's Liang Wenbo in the first round of next month's Royal London Watches Grand Prix in Glasgow. |
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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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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Raven's Pass seals QEII victory Raven's Pass is crowned as the top miler in Europe as Jimmy Fortune guides him to an impressive win in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. |
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| Trio guilty of racing rule breach Top jockey Johnny Murtagh, Colm O'Donoghue and trainer Aidan O'Brien are found guilty of breaching the rules of racing. | |
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| Denman in clear after heart scare Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman should be fit to defend his crown after treatment for a heart problem. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Cooke battles to world road title Britain's Olympic gold medallist Nicole Cooke claims the women's road race title at the World Championships after a dramatic finish. |
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| Women's road race as it happened Great Britain's Nicole Cooke wins gold in the women's road race at the World Championships. | |
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| Contador issues warning to Astana Astana team leader Alberto Contador admits Lance Armstrong's arrival may force him to move to a rival outfit. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Simpson claims Grand Final silver Nichola Simpson takes silver at the Fita World Cup Grand Final, finishing two points behind winner Jamie Van Natta. |
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| Yankees play-off streak is ended The New York Yankees fail to reach Major League Baseball's play-offs for the first time since 1993. | |
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| Chargers find form to maul Jets San Diego kick-start their season with a 48-29 thrashing of the New York Jets in Monday's NFL game. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Ten to tackle How much can you remember about the previous seven days in sport? |
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| Sport quotes of the week Boo Weekley learns to love the Ryder Cup as Nick Faldo's gags fall flat | |
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| Leopard takes World Cup spotlight A cuddly leopard with green hair will be South Africa's mascot for the 2010 World Cup. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Linfield 1-0 Coleraine A second-half strike from Jamie Mulgrew secures a laboured 1-0 victory for leaders Linfield over Coleraine. |
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| McDowell makes cut at The Belfry Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy survive to the final 36 holes at the fog-affected British Masters but Darren Clarke misses the cut. | |
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| Results: JJB Sports Premiership Score updates from all six games on Saturday. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Celtic 3-2 Aberdeen Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink scores a last-gasp winner against Aberdeen to take Celtic top of the Scottish Premier League. |
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| European Masters leaderboard Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy is among the challengers in the final round of the European Tour event in Switzerland. | |
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| Dundee Utd 3-0 Hearts Dundee United convincingly beat Hearts to record their third win in a row. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Cooke battles to world road title Britain's Olympic gold medallist Nicole Cooke claims the women's road race title at the World Championships after a dramatic finish. |
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| Little parts company with Wrexham Manager Brian Little leaves Wrexham by mutual consent. | |
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| Cardiff 1-2 Birmingham James McFadden's early goal sets Birmingham on their way to victory at Cardiff. | |
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