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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Bush warning over bail-out delay US President George W Bush warns the US economy is at a "critical moment" after his bail-out plan was defeated. |
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| Scores die in India temple crush At least 147 devotees die in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern Indian city of Jodhpur. | |
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| New Pakistan spy chief appointed The military in Pakistan appoints a new head of its powerful ISI spy agency amid US pressure to do more to combat militants. | |
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| 'Shoot-out' aboard hijacked ship Rival Somali pirates shot at each other on board a hijacked Ukrainian ship loaded with 33 tanks, a maritime group says. | |
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| Gurkhas win right to stay in UK A group of retired Gurkhas fighting for the right to settle in Britain win their immigration test case at the High Court. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | 'Shoot-out' aboard hijacked ship Rival Somali pirates shot at each other on board a hijacked Ukrainian ship loaded with 33 tanks, a maritime group says. |
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| Uganda: Starve rebels for peace Uganda's government urges aid agencies to stop supplying food to rebel fighters so they sign a peace deal. | |
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| Islamists destroy Somali church An Islamist group in Somalia destroys a derelict church in the southern port town of Kismayo. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Bush warning over bail-out delay US President George W Bush warns the US economy is at a "critical moment" after his bail-out plan was defeated. |
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| Voting begins in US state of Ohio Early voting begins in the key US state of Ohio, five weeks to the day before the election, as the candidates campaign hard. | |
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| 'Drug killings' hit Mexican city Sixteen bodies are found within 24 hours in the Mexican city of Tijuana, in what police say is part of a spate of drug-related killings. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Asia stocks fall after US failure The shock effect of the failure to pass a financial bail-out plan in the US Congress leaves Asian stock markets reeling. |
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| Chinese arrests over milk scandal Police arrest 22 people suspected of introducing the toxic chemical melamine into the food chain in China. | |
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| Singapore opposition leader dies Pioneer of opposition politics in Singapore, JB Jeyaretnam dies of heart failure, aged 82. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Second Belgian bank gets bail-out Dexia becomes the latest European bank to get government support as Belgium, France and Luxembourg put in 6.4bn euros to keep it afloat. |
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| Freed Western tourists back home Eleven Western tourists - who spent 10 days as hostages in the Sahara Desert - return to Italy and Germany. | |
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| 'Mobsters' held in Naples raids Italian police arrest some 30 alleged gangsters in the Naples area, in what is described as a "war" with the mafia. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Lebanon approves new election law The Lebanese parliament has approved a new election law as part of a reconciliation process begun in May. |
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| Freed Western tourists back home Eleven Western tourists - who spent 10 days as hostages in the Sahara Desert - return to Italy and Germany. | |
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| Iraqi doctors to be allowed guns The Iraqi government says it will allow doctors to carry guns after medics complain of being targeted. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Scores die in India temple crush At least 147 devotees die in a stampede at a Hindu temple in the northern Indian city of Jodhpur. |
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| Delhi and Paris sign nuclear deal India and France sign a pact which will lead to the sale of French nuclear reactors to Delhi, officials say. | |
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| New Pakistan spy chief appointed The military in Pakistan appoints a new head of its powerful ISI spy agency amid US pressure to do more to combat militants. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Cameron: We're in this together David Cameron says the Tories will work with the government to ensure economic stability, saying "democracies are being tested". |
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| Gurkhas win right to stay in UK A group of retired Gurkhas fighting for the right to settle in Britain win their immigration test case at the High Court. | |
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| Dead banker paid 'ultimate price' A banker killed while trying to help two people who were being attacked paid the "ultimate price", his brother says. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Cameron: We're in this together David Cameron says the Tories will work with the government to ensure economic stability, saying "democracies are being tested". |
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| Guarantee bank deposits - Clegg People must have a "copper-bottomed" guarantee that all their bank deposits are safe, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says. | |
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| Tories 'to help have-a-go heroes' Conservative plans to help the public and police tackle criminals are outlined by shadow home secretary Dominic Grieve. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Primary tables three months late The primary school "league tables" for England, due in December, will not appear until next March. |
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| Tories pledge many more Academies The Tories pledge to allow 400 top performing state schools to become independent Academies. | |
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| Student claims deadline extended As figures show student allowance delays worsened in the past month, the applications deadline is extended. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Dead banker paid 'ultimate price' A banker killed while trying to help two people who were being attacked paid the "ultimate price", his brother says. |
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| Sacked man throttled ex-colleague A man is jailed for life for murdering a former work colleague after breaking into her south London office. | |
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| Cutty Sark blaze was accidental A vacuum cleaner accidentally left switched on for two days caused the fire on the Cutty Sark, police say. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | 5,000 workers 'to move' from city At least 5,000 public sector jobs should be relocated from Belfast to sites across Northern Ireland, says an independent report. |
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| Man accused of PSNI data breach A private investigator is to face trial for obtaining unauthorised information from a police database. | |
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| One man is killed in car accident Police appeal for witnesses to a crash between a car and a lorry at Drumquin near Omagh which left a man dead. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | 'No extra space' in Scots jails Hundreds of prisoners could be released from jail because of overcrowding problems, prison chiefs warn. |
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| Tug death families demand inquiry The family of crew men who died when a tug capsized in the River Clyde last year call for a public inquiry. | |
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| Scottish crime 'lowest since 80s' Recorded crime in Scotland reaches its lowest level for more than 25 years, according to official figures. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Church's anger over school buses Religious leaders say new school transport policy in Wales discriminates against youngsters in faith-based education. |
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| Ferry helps out in yacht rescue A ferry captain is praised for his skills in helping rescue a stricken yachtsman drifting in rough seas. | |
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| Victim was offered tea after rape An estate agent who raped a woman as she slept offered her a cup of tea afterwards, a court hears. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US shares rally on bail-out hope US stocks open higher after President George W Bush renewed calls for Congress to back the $700bn banking rescue plan. |
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| Second Belgian bank gets bail-out Dexia becomes the latest European bank to get government support as Belgium, France and Luxembourg put in 6.4bn euros to keep it afloat. | |
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| Bank lending rate rises sharply The interest rate at which banks lend money to each other has soared overnight to record levels, figures show. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Sienna Miller wins photo damages Actress Sienna Miller accepts £15,000 damages from the Daily Star newspaper over a paparazzi photo. |
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| Artists head for MySpace 'exodus' There will be an "exodus" of music artists from MySpace in a row over its new download service, a record label boss warns. | |
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| Ex Blink-182 star out of hospital Former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is released from hospital more than a week after surviving a plane crash. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Virgin to join climate experiment Virgin Galactic is to look at carrying instruments on board one of its spacecraft to gather data on climate change. |
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| Mixed views on new nuclear build Residents living near existing UK nuclear power stations only have "qualified support" for new reactors, a study shows. | |
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| Phoenix detects Red Planet snow An instrument on the the US space agency's Phoenix robot detects snow falling from clouds above its Martian landing site. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Fast forward for mobile broadband Phone firms, chip makers and PC manufacturers are uniting to push mobile broadband on laptops. |
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| Venezuela splashes out on laptops Venezuela is buying one million Intel Classmate laptops from Portugal for its school children. | |
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| Alarm sounded on second-hand kit Network hardware bought on eBay for 99p was left with connection details on it, allowing access to a council's internal network. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Big babies 'risk breast cancer' Baby girls of larger than average length and weight at birth are at increased risk of breast cancer, analysis suggests. |
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| Penicillin bug genome unravelled Researchers decode the DNA sequence of the fungus which produces penicillin, ahead of the 80th anniversary of its discovery. | |
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| Black men in raised prostate risk Black men living in England have a three times higher risk of prostate cancer than white men, figures show. | |
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| 1955: James Dean killed in car smash Hollywood actor James Dean is killed when his sports car is involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle. | |||
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| 2000: Shocking images of boy shot in Gaza There is a shocked and angry reaction to images of the death of a 12-year-old Palestinian boy caught in Israeli-Palestinian crossfire. | |||
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| 1971: Foreign Office names Soviet superspy The British Government names Oleg Lyalin as the Soviet defector who last week exposed dozens of Russians alleged to be spying in the UK. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Ashley cuts Newcastle price tag Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has substantially reduced his asking price for the club, BBC Sport understands. |
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| Poland face threat of suspension Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland face the risk of being suspended from international competition because of a row over government interference. | |
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| Woods 'not fully fit' until 2010 Tiger Woods says it will take another 18 months before he is fully recovered from knee surgery. | |
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| Ferrari furious over Singapore GP Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo launches a scathing attack on Sunday's Singapore GP. | |
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| Ferguson wary of upset in Denmark Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson will play all his big-name stars in Tuesday's Champions League clash with AaB Aalborg. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Ashley cuts Newcastle price tag Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has substantially reduced his asking price for the club, BBC Sport understands. |
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| Ferguson wary of upset in Denmark Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson will play all his big-name stars in Tuesday's Champions League clash with AaB Aalborg. | |
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| Frustrated Wenger to make changes Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will ring the changes for Tuesday's Champions League Group G clash with Porto. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Wenger proud of attacking legacy Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says the club's next boss must maintain his stylish brand of play - else risk a major backlash. |
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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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 | Brown desperate to face Man Utd Blackburn goalkeeper Jason Brown hopes he has done enough to keep his place for Saturday's visit of Manchester United. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Ref Styles admits penalty mistake Referee Rob Styles privately apologises to Bolton for his mistake in awarding a penalty against them against Manchester United. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | CFR Cluj v Chelsea Team news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League match. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Cahill fails in red card appeal Everton midfielder Tim Cahill loses his appeal for wrongful dismissal over the red card he was shown in Saturday's 2-0 defeat by 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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 | Windass to fight for Hull place Out-of-favour Hull City striker Dean Windass holds talks with manager Phil Brown and wants to stay at the club. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Liverpool v PSV Team news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League match. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Wigan 2-1 Man City A controversial penalty helps Wigan overcome Man City in Sunday's Premier League game at the JJB Stadium. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Ferguson wary of upset in Denmark Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson will play all his big-name stars in Tuesday's Champions League clash with AaB Aalborg. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Boro need an edge, says Southgate Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate warns that they must toughen up to put an end to their four-game losing run. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Ashley cuts Newcastle price tag Newcastle owner Mike Ashley has substantially reduced his asking price for the club, BBC Sport understands. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Little hopes for role in Uefa tie Glen Little is hoping that he's given Pompey Boss Harry Redknapp a selection dilemma ahead of the UEFA Cup tie against Vitoria Guimaraes in Portugal. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Stoke could scrap ID card system Stoke City could scrap the controversial system that requires all fans wanting to watch the club away from home to carry an ID card. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Keane deal on agenda, says Quinn Sunderland chairman Niall Quinn reassures supporters that discussions continue to take place surrounding a new contract for manager Roy Keane. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | FA 'must act' on Campbell taunts Police urge the Football Association to act over verbal abuse directed at Portsmouth defender Sol Campbell by Spurs fans. |
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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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| Bruce hails Wigan's awesome Zaki Wigan boss Steve Bruce heaps praise on Egyptian striker Amr Zaki, after he goes to the top of the Premier League scoring charts. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley deny Howard Blades deal Barnsley reject Sheffield United's offer for midfielder Brian Howard and have accepted a rival bid. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Derby v Birmingham Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| QPR v Blackpool Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Bristol City v Plymouth Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Burnley v Watford Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Cardiff v Coventry Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Crystal Palace v Charlton Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Cardiff v Coventry Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace v Charlton Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Derby v Birmingham Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster v Sheffield United Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich v Barnsley Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Southampton v Norwich Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Sheff Wed v Nottingham Forest Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Bristol City v Plymouth Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston v Swansea Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| QPR v Blackpool Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| READING | |
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| Wolves v Reading Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed v Nottingham Forest Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Barnsley deny Howard Blades deal Barnsley reject Sheffield United's offer for midfielder Brian Howard and have accepted a rival bid. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Southampton v Norwich Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Lawrence makes Crewe loan switch Swansea City central defender Dennis Lawrence joins Crewe Alexandra on loan until January. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Watford sign two players on loan Watford sign defender Darren Ward and keeper Mark Tyler on one-month loans ahead of Tuesday's Championship game at Burnley. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wolves v Reading Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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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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 | McDonald urges defensive caution Scott McDonald says Celtic must avoid losing 'cheap goals' to have a chance of an away Champions League win. |
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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 step up keeper search Hibs manager Mixu Paatelainen intends to sign a new goalkeeper before the end of the year. |
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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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 | BBC to screen Kilmarnock v Celtic BBC Scotland will broadcast Kilmarnock's Co-operative Insurance Cup quarter-final tie against Celtic on 29 October. |
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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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 | Ferreira takes over at Ismaili Egyptian club Ismaili name Brazilian Ricardo Ferreira as their new coach, on a two-year contract. |
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| Hibernian step up keeper search Hibs manager Mixu Paatelainen intends to sign a new goalkeeper before the end of the year. | |
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| Nigerians confirm bid for Magpies The Nigerian group trying to buy crisis-hit Newcastle United say its bid has gone in and it is waiting for a response. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Gough in talks over IPL contract Darren Gough may appear in the second season of the Indian Premier League after being approached by officials from the money-spinning tournament. |
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| Udal backs delay of Rashid debut Former England spinner Shaun Udal says it was the right move not to rush Adil Rashid into Test action in India this winter. | |
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| Glamorgan chief defends shake-up Chairman Paul Russell says the "dysfunctional family" at Glamorgan needed to be changed. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Cipriani returns to Wasps line-up England fly-half Danny Cipriani will complete his incredible recovery from a serious ankle injury on Wednesday after being named in the Wasps side to face Bath. |
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| Glasgow land Pumas star Piossek Glasgow agree a deal to sign Argentina's all-time record try-scorer Jose Maria Nunez Piossek. | |
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| Japan to bid for 2015 World Cup Japan makes a formal bid to host the Rugby World Cup for the first time. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Cunningham to extend Saints deal St Helens captain Kieron Cunningham is on the verge of signing a new contract to keep him at the club for a 15th year. |
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| Castleford release prop Korkidas Castleford release prop forward Michael Korkidas, who is linked to Wakefield Trinity Wildcats. | |
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| Calderwood receives England call Mark Calderwood is added to England's World Cup train-on squad, despite having already been called up by Scotland. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Rusedski rejects Davis Cup return Greg Rusedski's spokesperson says the former British number one has no plans to come out of retirement to play in the Davis Cup. |
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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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| GOLF | |
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 | Woods 'not fully fit' until 2010 Tiger Woods says it will take another 18 months before he is fully recovered from knee surgery. |
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| Injured Singh out until December World number three Vijay Singh is set to miss at least two months of action with an arm injury. | |
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| Fernandez-Castano wins at Belfry Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano edges Lee Westwood in a play-off to win the British Masters at the Belfry. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Ferrari furious over Singapore GP Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo launches a scathing attack on Sunday's Singapore GP. |
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| Hamilton happy as F1 nears climax Lewis Hamilton says he is comfortable heading into the final three races of the F1 season with a seven-point title lead. | |
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| Rossi celebrates 'toughest title' MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi admits his 2008 title triumph was more difficult than previous five victories. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Ferrari furious over Singapore GP Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo launches a scathing attack on Sunday's Singapore GP. |
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| Hamilton happy as F1 nears climax Lewis Hamilton says he is comfortable heading into the final three races of the F1 season with a seven-point title lead. | |
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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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| BOXING | |
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 | Mosley KOs Mayorga in final round "Sugar" Shane Mosley leaves it until the final round 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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 | Chambers 'welcome to run for GB' Sprinter Dwain Chambers will be welcomed back into the GB team despite a lifetime Olympic ban, says the chief executive of UK 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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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Shanghai Masters results/schedule Defending champion Dominic Dale is beaten by Steve Davis in the first round of the Shanghai Masters. |
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| Shanghai Masters draw The first round is under way at the Shanghai Masters. | |
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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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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Filly Zarkava hot Arc favourite Unbeaten filly Zarkava is the favourite to win Sunday's £4m Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, the richest turf race in the world. |
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| Betting corruption inquiry begins Jockey Dean McKeown and trainer Paul Blockley attend a British Horseracing Authority inquiry into alleged corruption. | |
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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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| CYCLING | |
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 | Wiggins calls for Hoy knighthood Team GB cyclist Bradley Wiggins calls for triple Olympic gold winner Chris Hoy to be awarded a knighthood. |
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| Uncertainty over Armstrong return Lance Armstrong's comeback is in doubt because of a technicality over anti-doping re-entry rules. | |
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| Ballan sprints to road race title Italy's Alessandro Ballan wins the men's road race world championship in Varese. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Sox set up Twins title showdown The Chicago White Sox force a one-game American League Central title play-off by beating Detroit 8-2. |
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| Favre hits top form in Jets win Quarterback Brett Favre throws a career-best six touchdown passes as the New York Jets beat Arizona 56-35. | |
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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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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Sport quotes of the week Joe Kinnear hits out at his 'Cockney rep', while Wenger considers retirement |
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| Ten to tackle How much can you remember about the previous seven days in sport? | |
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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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 | Gillespie likely to leave Blades Northern Ireland winger Keith Gillespie appears set to leave Sheffield United. |
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| Lafferty back in N Ireland squad Kyle Lafferty returns to the NI squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and San Marino but Chris Brunt is a fitness doubt. | |
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| Derry City v Cork City (Tue) Niall McGinn is struggling to be fit for Derry City's FAI Ford Cup quarter-final replay against Cork City on Tuesday. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| McDonald urges defensive caution Scott McDonald says Celtic must avoid losing 'cheap goals' to have a chance of an away Champions League win. |
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| Glasgow land Pumas star Piossek Glasgow agree a deal to sign Argentina's all-time record try-scorer Jose Maria Nunez Piossek. | |
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| BBC to screen Kilmarnock v Celtic BBC Scotland will broadcast Kilmarnock's Co-operative Insurance Cup quarter-final tie against Celtic on 29 October. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Wrexham miss out on Savage loan Wrexham target Robbie Savage will not be moving to the Racecourse after joining Brighton on loan. |
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| Lawrence makes Crewe loan switch Swansea City central defender Dennis Lawrence joins Crewe Alexandra on loan until January. | |
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| Brown desperate to face Man Utd Blackburn goalkeeper Jason Brown hopes he has done enough to keep his place for Saturday's visit of Manchester United. | |
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