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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | 'Great progress' in US bail-out US congressional leaders say they have reached the broad outline of a rescue plan for the American financial system. |
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| Far right 'gains in Austria vote' Austria's Social Democrats win most votes in an early election but far right parties have made big gains, projections show. | |
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| US destroyer nears Somali pirates A US destroyer makes visual contact with a Ukrainian ship seized by Somali pirates while carrying 33 battle tanks. | |
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| China spacecraft returns to Earth Three Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth after a landmark mission which included the country's first spacewalk. | |
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| Car bombings kill 12 in Baghdad At least 12 people are killed and more wounded in two car bomb attacks in the west of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | US destroyer nears Somali pirates A US destroyer makes visual contact with a Ukrainian ship seized by Somali pirates while carrying 33 battle tanks. |
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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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| 'Great progress' in US bail-out US congressional leaders say they have reached the broad outline of a rescue plan for the American financial system. |
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| Ecuador votes over constitution Ecuador votes on a new constitution the president says will ease poverty but critics say makes the state too powerful. | |
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| Hollywood mourns star Paul Newman Tributes pour in for actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, star of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and The Sting. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China spacecraft returns to Earth Three Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth after a landmark mission which included the country's first spacewalk. |
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| Vietnam storm death toll hits 32 Flash floods and landslides from Typhoon Hagupit kill at least 32 people in Vietnam as a separate storm hits Taiwan. | |
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| New Japanese minister steps down Japan's Transport Minister Nariaki Nakayama resigns just four days after taking the job, dealing a blow to the new administration. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Finland memorial for gun victims A memorial service is held in Finland for victims of a high school shooting spree in which 11 people died. |
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| Far right 'gains in Austria vote' Austria's Social Democrats win most votes in an early election but far right parties have made big gains, projections show. | |
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| Voting begins in Belarus election Belarussians vote in a poll which leaders claim will be the most free in the former Soviet republic's history. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Car bombings kill 12 in Baghdad At least 12 people are killed and more wounded in two car bomb attacks in the west of Baghdad, Iraqi police say. |
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| UN approves new Iran resolution The UN Security Council passes a new resolution demanding Iran stop enriching uranium, but imposing no new sanctions. | |
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| Fire guts Egypt National Theatre A fire blamed on an an electrical fault destroys the main hall of Egypt's National Theatre in central Cairo. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Top Afghan policewoman shot dead Afghanistan's most prominent policewoman is shot dead outside her house in the southern city of Kandahar, officials say. |
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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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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Treasury to nationalise B&B bank Bradford & Bingley is to be nationalised, the BBC has learned, but the bank and Treasury say depositors' money is safe. |
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| Cameron tells Brown: You are bust David Cameron opens the Tory conference in Birmingham by telling Gordon Brown his economic reputation is "bust". | |
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| Kelly leak a mistake, says Hoon The way news of Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly's resignation emerged was a "serious mistake", says Chief Whip Geoff Hoon. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Cameron tells Brown: You are bust David Cameron opens the Tory conference in Birmingham by telling Gordon Brown his economic reputation is "bust". |
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| Treasury to nationalise B&B bank Bradford & Bingley is to be nationalised, the BBC has learned, but the bank and Treasury say depositors' money is safe. | |
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| Kelly leak a mistake, says Hoon The way news of Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly's resignation emerged was a "serious mistake", says Chief Whip Geoff Hoon. | |
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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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| Treasury to nationalise B&B bank Bradford & Bingley is to be nationalised, the BBC has learned, but the bank and Treasury say depositors' money is safe. |
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| Mother-of-two dies in house fire A mother-of-two dies in a fire and her son is seriously hurt after leaping from a first-floor window. | |
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| Airship's Channel crossing fails A French amateur pilot's attempt to be the first to cross the channel on a pedal-propelled airship fails. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Baby girl dies after house fire A 10-month old baby girl has died in a house fire in the Springfarm estate in Antrim. |
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| Dozens of dead animals on farm The USPCA rescue more than 100 animals from Littleacre Open Farm, after finding 60 dead carcasses. | |
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| Woman arrested for stab murder A woman is arrested following the murder of a 30-year-old man in the Twinbrook area of west Belfast on Saturday. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | HBOS takeover 'good for Scotland' The takeover of HBOS by Lloyds TSB will benefit shareholders and customers, one of the bank's bosses says. |
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| Family rescued from burning home A mother and two children are rescued from a house fire in Ayrshire which broke out in the early hours of the morning. | |
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| Stone tossers set for world final More than 200 people are expected to compete in the World Stone Skimming Championships on Easdale. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Girl, 14, killed in van collision A woman is arrested after a 14-year-old girl dies following a collision with a van. |
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| Three rescued from burning boat Three people are rescued from their power boat after the cabin catches fire. | |
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| Evacuees reunite to remember war A tea-party will give World War II evacuees a chance to have their war-time experiences recorded. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| 'Great progress' in US bail-out US congressional leaders say they have reached the broad outline of a rescue plan for the American financial system. |
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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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 | Hollywood mourns star Paul Newman Tributes pour in for actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, star of Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and The Sting. |
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| Mirren's new role as Mossad agent Dame Helen Mirren signs up to play a Mossad agent on the trail of a Nazi war criminal in new film The Debt. | |
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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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| China spacecraft returns to Earth Three Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth after a landmark mission which included the country's first spacewalk. |
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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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| China spacecraft returns to Earth Three Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth after a landmark mission which included the country's first spacewalk. | |
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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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| Loneliness 'makes you cold' Psychologists have found that social isolation does make people feel cold. | |
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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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| 1995: Palestinian self-rule in West Bank agreed Israeli and Palestinian leaders sign a deal that will allow a certain degree for autonomy in the West Bank. | |||
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| 1985: Riots in Brixton after police shooting Riots break out on the streets of south London after a woman was shot and seriously injured in a house search. | |||
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| 2000: 'Provocative' mosque visit sparks riots Palestinians in east Jerusalem fight police after hardline Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visits the sacred Al Aqsa mosque compound. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Alonso wins as Hamilton prospers Renault's Fernando Alonso wins Formula One's first night race in Singapore as Lewis Hamilton extends his championship lead. |
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| Live text - Premier League Wigan take on Manchester City at the JJB Stadium after Portsmouth pile the pressure on Spurs with victory at Fratton Park. | |
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| Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham Tottenham are left rooted to the bottom of the Premier League after a tame display in a loss at Portsmouth. | |
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| Rossi roars to sixth world title Italian Valentino Rossi claims his sixth world premier-class title by winning the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi. | |
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| Live text - World Championships Italy's Alessandro Ballan wins the men's road race title in Varese. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Live text - Premier League Wigan take on Manchester City at the JJB Stadium after Portsmouth pile the pressure on Spurs with victory at Fratton Park. |
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| Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham Tottenham are left rooted to the bottom of the Premier League after a tame display in a loss at Portsmouth. | |
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| Hibernian 0-3 Rangers Kenny Miller scores a double against former club Hibernian as Rangers go top of the Scottish Premier League. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Wenger shock at 'careless' defeat Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger makes no excuses and praises Hull City for their shock 2-1 Premier League victory at the Emirates. |
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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 at the expense of 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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 | Megson angered by Man Utd penalty Bolton manager Gary Megson describes as "nonsense" the penalty decision that helped Manchester United to a 2-0 victory. |
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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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 | Moyes concerned by Everton form Everton boss David Moyes is worried by his side's start to the season after the lose the Merseyside derby to Liverpool. |
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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 1-2 Hull Second-half goals from Geovanni and Daniel Cousin earn Hull a famous away win over Arsenal. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Gerrard wants repeat performance Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard warns his team-mates not get carried away following their strong start to the season. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Wigan v Man City Wigan host Man City in Sunday's Premier League game at the JJB Stadium. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Megson angered by Man Utd penalty Bolton manager Gary Megson describes as "nonsense" the penalty decision that helped Manchester United to a 2-0 victory. |
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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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 | Shearer denies new Magpies rumour Alan Shearer says there is "no truth" in claims he will return to Newcastle in a management capacity alongside Kevin Keegan. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham Tottenham are left rooted to the bottom of the Premier League after a tame display in a loss at Portsmouth. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Missing pair affected us - Pulis Stoke manager Tony Pulis says the absence of Ricardo Fuller and Rory Delap had a major influence on their 2-0 home defeat to Chelsea. |
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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 at the expense of Sunderland. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Portsmouth 2-0 Tottenham Tottenham are left rooted to the bottom of the Premier League after a tame display in a loss at Portsmouth. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | West Brom suffer Kim injury blow West Brom will be without midfielder Do-Heon Kim, who suffered a knee injury in the win over Middlesbrough. |
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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 Wigan host Man City in Sunday's Premier League game at the JJB Stadium. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Howard on verge of Blades switch Sheffield United are on the verge of signing Barnsley midfielder Brian Howard on loan. |
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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 1-1 Coventry Freddy Eastwood grabs the equaliser to help Coventry share the spoils against Blackpool at Bloomfield. |
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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 1-2 Sheff Wed Sheff Wed score twice in three minutes to beat Charlton and secure their first away win of the season. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Blackpool 1-1 Coventry Freddy Eastwood grabs the equaliser to help Coventry share the spoils against Blackpool at Bloomfield. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Ipswich 1-1 Crystal Palace Victor Moses equalises after Jon Stead gives Ipswich the lead to earn Crystal Palace a draw. |
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| DERBY | |
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| QPR 0-2 Derby Derby secure their first away win of the season, inflicting a first home defeat on QPR in the process. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster 0-2 Southampton Southampton claim all three points against luckless Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich 1-1 Crystal Palace Victor Moses equalises after Jon Stead gives Ipswich the lead to earn Crystal Palace a draw. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Barnsley 0-0 Norwich Barnsley and Norwich share the spolis as Jon Macken also misses a penalty for the hosts. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Plymouth 1-0 Nottingham Forest Rory Fallon's strike is enough to give Plymouth a first home win of the season over fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth 1-0 Nottingham Forest Rory Fallon's strike is enough to give Plymouth a first home win of the season over fellow strugglers Nottingham Forest. |
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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 0-2 Derby Derby secure their first away win of the season, inflicting a first home defeat on QPR in the process. |
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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 1-2 Sheff Wed Sheff Wed score twice in three minutes to beat Charlton and secure their first away win of the season. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Howard on verge of Blades switch Sheffield United are on the verge of signing Barnsley midfielder Brian Howard on loan. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Doncaster 0-2 Southampton Southampton claim all three points against luckless Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swansea taught a lesson - Britton Leon Britton admits Swansea were brought back to earth by their 4-0 Championship hammering at Reading. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Sheffield United 2-1 Watford James Beattie's first goal of the season earns Sheffield United victory over Watford. |
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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 to the 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 to the 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 0-3 Rangers Kenny Miller scores a double against former club Hibernian as Rangers go top of the Scottish Premier League. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Inverness CT 3-1 Kilmarnock Inverness beat Kilmarnock to secure their first home win of the season. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Inverness CT 3-1 Kilmarnock Inverness beat Kilmarnock to secure 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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| Hibernian 0-3 Rangers Kenny Miller scores a double against former club Hibernian as Rangers go top of the Scottish Premier League. |
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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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 | I stayed for Scolari - Drogba Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba admits that manager Luiz Felipe Scolari persuaded him to stay at English club Chelsea. |
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| Nigeria appoint Nwosu Former Super Eagle Henry Nwosu takes charge of the under-17 side, after they miss out on qualifying for the African Championship in 2009. | |
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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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| CRICKET | |
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 | England set to reveal Test squad Spinners and wicketkeepers will have their fingers crossed when England name their Test squad for India on Monday at 1230 BST. |
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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 into Division Two. | |
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| Lack of fans upsets Kent chairman Kent chairman George Kennedy says he was disappointed with the amount of support they received on the final day of the season. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Harlequins 27-28 London Irish Harlequins let a 20-3 lead slip as London Irish snatch a narrow victory. |
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| Ospreys 43-0 Ulster Tommy Bowe scores against his former team as the Ospreys run in six tries at home to Ulster. | |
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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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| 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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| Celtic Crusaders v Salford (Sun) Celtic Crusaders and Salford City Reds clash in the Co-Operative National League One Grand Final on Sunday in Warrington. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Roddick & Jankovic win in Beijing Top seed Andy Roddick beats Israel's Dudi Sela to the China Open title, while Jelena Jankovic defeats Svetlana Kuznetsova in the women's final. |
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| Tsonga triumphs in Thailand Open France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga claims the Thailand Open with a straight-sets victory over Serbian top seed Novak Djokovic. | |
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| Hutchins wins China doubles title Britain's Ross Hutchins claims his first ATP Tour title as he and Australian Stephen Huss win the China Open doubles final in Beijing. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Live scores - British Masters Latest from the final day of the British Masters at The Belfry. |
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| Garcia overhauls Kim to take lead Sergio Garcia outplays his Ryder Cup nemesis Anthony Kim to take a three-shot lead at the Tour Championship. | |
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| Westwood in contention at Belfry Lee Westwood battles back from a poor start to move within a shot of the leaders on another day of interruptions at the British Masters. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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| Alonso wins as Hamilton prospers Renault's Fernando Alonso wins Formula One's first night race in Singapore as Lewis Hamilton extends his championship lead. |
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| Singapore Grand Prix as it happened Fernando Alonso wins the Singapore Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton third, after a disastrous pit stop ruins Felipe Massa's race. | |
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| Rossi roars to sixth world title Italian Valentino Rossi claims his sixth world premier-class title by winning the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Alonso wins as Hamilton prospers Renault's Fernando Alonso wins Formula One's first night race in Singapore as Lewis Hamilton extends his championship lead. |
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| Singapore Grand Prix as it happened Fernando Alonso wins the Singapore Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton third, after a disastrous pit stop ruins Felipe Massa's race. | |
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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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| BOXING | |
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 | Mosley KOs Mayorga in final round "Sugar" Shane Mosley leaves it late to knock out Ricardo Mayorga in a non-title light-middleweight bout. |
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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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 | New world record for Gebrselassie Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie breaks his own world record as he wins the Berlin Marathon for the third time in a row. |
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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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| 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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 | Apostle claims narrow Diadem win King's Apostle wins the Diadem Stakes at Ascot ahead of Diabolical. |
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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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| CYCLING | |
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 | Live text - World Championships Italy's Alessandro Ballan wins the men's road race title in Varese. |
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| Lab to re-test Tour blood samples The French national anti-doping agency, AFLD, is to re-test some blood samples from this year's Tour de France. | |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Philadelphia seal division title Philadelphia Phillies win the National League East title on the penultimate day of the MLB regular season. |
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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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| 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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 | Kenny delight at Derry display Derry City boss Stephen Kenny praises his team after crushing Wexford Youths 6-1 in the Eircom League Cup final. |
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| McIlroy fires 69 in third round Rory McIlroy hits a fine third-round 69 to move up the leaderboard at the British Masters. | |
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| Wexford Youths 1-6 Derry City Sammy Morrow scores a hat-trick as Derry City hammer Wexford Youths 6-1 to win the Eircom League Cup for a fourth straight year. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Hibernian 0-3 Rangers Kenny Miller scores a double against former club Hibernian as Rangers go 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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| SPL as it happened Rangers beat Hibernian by three goals to nil in Sunday's SPL match at Easter Road to move top of the table. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Williams in Wrexham rallying cry Striker Marc Williams says Wrexham must battle through the problems that saw manager Brian Little part company with the club. |
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| Celtic Crusaders v Salford (Sun) Celtic Crusaders and Salford City Reds clash in the Co-Operative National League One Grand Final on Sunday in Warrington. | |
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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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