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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | EU heads start bank crisis talks The leaders of Europe's four largest economies meet to discuss a response to the global financial crisis. |
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| N Korea's Kim 'appears in public' North Korean leader Kim Jong-il makes his first public appearance since he was reported to have had a stroke, say state media. | |
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| OJ Simpson convicted of robbery Former US football and film star OJ Simpson could face life in jail after being found guilty of planning a hotel room robbery. | |
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| Turkish troops killed in clashes Fifteen Turkish soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels die in fighting close to Turkey's border with Iraq, the military says. | |
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| US kills 'senior Baghdad bomber' An al-Qaeda commander described as one of Baghdad's bombing masterminds is killed by US troops, military officials say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Russia call to halt Somali piracy Russia's foreign minister calls for joint international action to halt Somali pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa. |
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| Ethiopia frees Kenyan 'Islamists' Ethiopia allows eight Kenyan men jailed as terror suspects to return to their homes after more than a year in detention. | |
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| Briton freed after kidnap ordeal A British man taken captive in Nigeria has been released unharmed, the Foreign Office has confirmed. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | OJ Simpson convicted of robbery Former US football and film star OJ Simpson could face life in jail after being found guilty of planning a hotel room robbery. |
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| Obama seeks to boost new voters US Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama campaigns in Virginia while rival John McCain regroups in Arizona. | |
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| Haiti storms left 793 people dead Haitian officials say 793 people were killed in four major storms which devastated the country in August and September. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea's Kim 'appears in public' North Korean leader Kim Jong-il makes his first public appearance since he was reported to have had a stroke, say state media. |
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| China lung disease 'to kill 83m' A US health study says tens of millions of people in China will die as a result of lung disease in the next 25 years. | |
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| US to sell $6bn in arms to Taiwan The US defence agency proposes a multi-billion dollar sale of military equipment to Taiwan in a move likely to anger China. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| EU heads start bank crisis talks The leaders of Europe's four largest economies meet to discuss a response to the global financial crisis. |
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| Turkish troops killed in clashes Fifteen Turkish soldiers and 23 Kurdish rebels die in fighting close to Turkey's border with Iraq, the military says. | |
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| Blast outside Basque region court A bomb explodes outside a court in Spain's north-eastern Basque region, after a warning call from armed separatist group Eta. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US kills 'senior Baghdad bomber' An al-Qaeda commander described as one of Baghdad's bombing masterminds is killed by US troops, military officials say. |
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| Syria rebuffs nuclear inspectors The head of Syria's nuclear programme says IAEA inspectors will not be allowed access to the country's military facilities. | |
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| US think tank 'to open in Tehran' The US gives rare approval for a research body to open an office in Iran, stressing policy had not changed. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistanis bury 'US strike' dead Pakistani villagers collect the corpses and body parts of at least 20 people killed by a reported US air strike, including suspected Arab militants. |
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| Rice in India for nuclear talks The US secretary of state is in Delhi but will not sign a controversial deal on nuclear co-operation, officials say. | |
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| Anger over Tata car factory move Thousands in India's West Bengal state protest against the Tata group's decision to abandon plans to make cars there. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | PM pledges 'nation over politics' National interest must come before party politics, the prime minister says of his appointment of Peter Mandelson. |
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| UK seeks £12bn EU business fund Gordon Brown is to call for a £12bn EU small business fund to help companies through the economic crisis. | |
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| Jump crowd 'disgust' police boss A police chief brands onlookers who urged a teenager to jump to his death from a car park in Derby as "ghoulish". | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | UK seeks £12bn EU business fund Gordon Brown is to call for a £12bn EU small business fund to help companies through the economic crisis. |
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| PM pledges 'nation over politics' National interest must come before party politics, the prime minister says of his appointment of Peter Mandelson. | |
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| Former minister Lord Thomson dies Lord George Thomson, a minister in Harold Wilson's government and chair of the Independent Broadcasting Authority, dies. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Universities 'should vary offers' Universities are told they should vary offers based on schools' performance to attract students with the most potential. |
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| Music boosts prisoners' learning Music projects for prison inmates increase their likelihood of improving skills such as reading and writing, research suggests. | |
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| A 'fifth of teachers back caning' A survey of 6,000 teachers suggests one fifth support corporal punishment "in extreme cases". | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Jump crowd 'disgust' police boss A police chief brands onlookers who urged a teenager to jump to his death from a car park in Derby as "ghoulish". |
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| Kellogg's defends C-charge e-mail A firm which is against plans for a Manchester congestion charge defends asking its employees to oppose the scheme. | |
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| Oliver's show cooks up town storm TV chef Jamie Oliver is accused of portraying residents in Rotherham as "thickos" in his new cookery programme. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man, 25, stabbed in house attack A man is seriously ill in hospital after he was stabbed in the stomach following an argument at a house in east Belfast. |
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| Man 'pressured into keeping gun' A man charged with having a semi-automatic pistol was not holding it of his own volition, a Belfast court is told. | |
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| Callers spark town security alert A security alert is underway in County Fermanagh after police receive two telephone warnings about a suspicious device. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | New bridge installed on motorway A new bridge is installed over the M8 motorway in North Lanarkshire after a massive overnight operation. |
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| Former minister Lord Thomson dies Lord George Thomson, a minister in Harold Wilson's government and chair of the Independent Broadcasting Authority, dies. | |
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| Leith Walk tram tracks to be laid Work to lay Edinburgh's tram tracks starts on Monday as pavements and kerbs are moved to make way for the infrastructure. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Driver, 81, bailed after two die An 81-year-old motorist is bailed over the deaths of two women after a collision as they walked through a town centre. |
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| Mine collapse prompts safety fear An abandoned mineshaft collapses for the second time in eight months, prompting safety fears. | |
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| CCTV photos show shop ram-raiders Police release CCTV photographs of suspects after an early morning ram-raid on a designer clothes store. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| EU heads start bank crisis talks The leaders of Europe's four largest economies meet to discuss a response to the global financial crisis. |
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| Bush warns of economic challenges President Bush says the US economy still faces "serious challenges", after signing a $700bn financial rescue plan. | |
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| Anger over Tata car factory move Thousands in India's West Bengal state protest against the Tata group's decision to abandon plans to make cars there. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Bollywood workers strike 'over' A strike that brought Bollywood film production to a halt has been called off, unions and employers say. |
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| Glastonbury ticket sale to open Tickets for 2009's Glastonbury music festival are to go on sale on Sunday, eight months before the event. | |
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| Rowling 'makes £5 every second' JK Rowling is the world's highest-earning author, making £170m last year, US business magazine Forbes announces. | |
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| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
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 | Big cat kill caught on BBC webcam BBC webcams in Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve catch some remarkable pictures of lions in action. |
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| Greens welcome new climate dept Green groups welcome the creation of a new energy and climate department in Gordon Brown's government reshuffle. | |
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| Sick leave 'link to early death' Staff missing work for psychiatric reasons face twice the risk of death from cancer as healthier people, a study suggests. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | China 'spying on Skype messages' Chinese officials are censoring messages sent through the internet service Skype, Canadian researchers say. |
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| Obama uses iPhone to win support US Democratic candidate Barack Obama launches an application that could turn the iPhone into a political recruiting tool. | |
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| Music stars unite to seek control Acts including Robbie Williams and Radiohead join a coalition to try to gain ownership and control of their music from record labels. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | China lung disease 'to kill 83m' A US health study says tens of millions of people in China will die as a result of lung disease in the next 25 years. |
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| Sick leave 'link to early death' Staff missing work for psychiatric reasons face twice the risk of death from cancer as healthier people, a study suggests. | |
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| New twist in brain obesity riddle The discovery of another way in which the body appears to control how much it eats could shed fresh light on obesity. | |
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| 1957: Sputnik satellite blasts into space A Russian satellite has been launched into space - the first man-made object ever to leave the Earth's atmosphere. | |||
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| 1992: El Al jumbo crashes in Amsterdam An Israeli Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes in the outskirts of Amsterdam killing dozens of people. | |||
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| 1993: US forces killed in Somali gun battle At least five US soldiers die and two Blackhawk helicopters are shot down in a firefight with Mogadishu warlords. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Premier League Sunderland host Arsenal, West Brom play Fulham and Wigan meet Middlesbrough, before Blackburn host Manchester United. |
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| Poland could be stripped of Euros Uefa threaten to take Euro 2012 away from co-hosts Poland if it fails to reinstate its Football Association. | |
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| Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal Cesc Fabregas scores a late header to rescueArsenal after Grant Leadbitter's stunning drive had appeared to hand Sunderland victory. | |
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| White to join Aussie Test squad Australia call all-rounder Cameron White into their squad for the Test series against India. | |
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| Celtic 4-0 Hamilton Accies Celtic climb back to the top of the Scottish Premier League table with a comfortable victory over Hamilton. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - Premier League Sunderland host Arsenal, West Brom play Fulham and Wigan meet Middlesbrough, before Blackburn host Manchester United. |
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| Live video: Final Score Keep up with all the football action with latest scores and reports (UK users only). | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen look for their first home SPL win of the season against Hibernian in the pick of today's four SPL games. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal Cesc Fabregas scores a late header to rescueArsenal after Grant Leadbitter's stunning drive had appeared to hand Sunderland victory. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Chelsea v Aston Villa Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Stamford Bridge. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn v Man Utd Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League game at Ewood Park. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| West Ham v Bolton Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Upton Park. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Chelsea v Aston Villa Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Stamford Bridge. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Everton v Newcastle Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Goodison Park. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | West Brom 1-0 Fulham Roman Bednar is West Brom's hero as he grabbed their winner against Fulham. |
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| HULL | |
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| Tottenham v Hull Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at White Hart Lane. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Man City v Liverpool Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Eastlands. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Man City v Liverpool Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Eastlands. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Blackburn v Man Utd Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League game at Ewood Park. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Wigan 0-1 Middlesbrough Jeremie Aliadiere's 89th-minute strike hands Middlesbrough their first away league victory of 2008 at the expense of Wigan. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Everton v Newcastle Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Goodison Park. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Portsmouth v Stoke Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Fratton Park. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Portsmouth v Stoke Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Fratton Park. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal Cesc Fabregas scores a late header to rescueArsenal after Grant Leadbitter's stunning drive had appeared to hand Sunderland victory. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Tottenham v Hull Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at White Hart Lane. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| West Brom 1-0 Fulham Roman Bednar is West Brom's hero as he grabbed their winner against Fulham. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| West Ham v Bolton Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League game at Upton Park. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan 0-1 Middlesbrough Jeremie Aliadiere's 89th-minute strike hands Middlesbrough their first away league victory of 2008 at the expense of Wigan. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley v Doncaster Barnsley host Doncaster Rovers in satuirday's Championship match. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Birmingham 1-0 QPR Kevin Phillips grabs his fourth goal of the season as Birmingham ease to a win over a disappointing QPR. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Blackpool 1-1 Cardiff City Alan Gow's injury-time equaliser rescues a point for Blackpool at home to Cardiff. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Sheff Utd 3-0 Bristol City James Beattie scores twice as Sheffield United secure a third win in a row. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Reading 3-1 Burnley Reading turn in another impressive display as they maintain their 100% home record with victory over Burnley. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Blackpool 1-1 Cardiff City Alan Gow's injury-time equaliser rescues a point for Blackpool at home to Cardiff. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Charlton v Ipswich Charlton face Ipswich in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Coventry v Southampton Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Nott'm Forest v Crystal Palace Nottingham Forest take on Crystal Palace Saturday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Norwich v Derby Norwich take on Derby in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Barnsley v Doncaster Barnsley host Doncaster Rovers in satuirday's Championship match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Charlton v Ipswich Charlton face Ipswich in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich v Derby Norwich take on Derby in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Nott'm Forest v Crystal Palace Nottingham Forest take on Crystal Palace Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Plymouth 4-0 Sheff Wed Plymouth score three goals in the first half on their way to victory against Sheffield Wednesday. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Watford v Preston Watford face Preston in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| Birmingham 1-0 QPR Kevin Phillips grabs his fourth goal of the season as Birmingham ease to a win over a disappointing QPR. |
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| READING | |
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| Reading 3-1 Burnley Reading turn in another impressive display as they maintain their 100% home record with victory over Burnley. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Plymouth 4-0 Sheff Wed Plymouth score three goals in the first half on their way to victory against Sheffield Wednesday. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd 3-0 Bristol City James Beattie scores twice as Sheffield United secure a third win in a row. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Coventry v Southampton Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swansea City 3-1 Wolves Two-goal Jason Scotland inspires Swansea to victory as Wolves lose their place on top of the Championship. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford v Preston Watford face Preston in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Swansea City 3-1 Wolves Two-goal Jason Scotland inspires Swansea to victory as Wolves lose their place on top of the Championship. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen 1-2 Hibernian Derek Riordan's double gives Hibernian victory over ten-man Aberdeen at Pittodrie. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Celtic 4-0 Hamilton Accies Celtic climb back to the top of the Scottish Premier League table with a comfortable victory over Hamilton. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee Utd 2-1 Inverness CT Headed goals from Jon Daly and Lee Wilkie maintain the Dundee United revival at Tannadice. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Motherwell v Falkirk (Sun) Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match at Fir Park. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Celtic 4-0 Hamilton Accies Celtic climb back to the top of the Scottish Premier League table with a comfortable victory over Hamilton. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Hearts 1-2 Kilmarnock Craig Bryson nets a late goal at Tynecastle to earn Kilmarnock maximum points. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Aberdeen 1-2 Hibernian Derek Riordan's double gives Hibernian victory over ten-man Aberdeen at Pittodrie. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Dundee Utd 2-1 Inverness CT Headed goals from Jon Daly and Lee Wilkie maintain the Dundee United revival at Tannadice. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Hearts 1-2 Kilmarnock Craig Bryson nets a late goal at Tynecastle to earn Kilmarnock maximum points. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Motherwell v Falkirk (Sun) Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match at Fir Park. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| St Mirren v Rangers (Sun) Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match at Love Street. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren v Rangers (Sun) Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match at Love Street. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Angola coach throws in towel Oliveria Goncalves resigns as Angola coach after successive poor showings in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. |
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| Senegal snub for Niang, Diawara Mamadou Niang and Souleymane Diawara are left out of next week's World Cup qualifier against Gambia. | |
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| Businessmen deny Newcastle links Three South African businessmen linked with a possible £300m takeover of Newcastle deny being interested in the club. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | White to join Aussie Test squad Australia call all-rounder Cameron White into their squad for the Test series against India. |
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| Hants to confirm White as manager Hampshire will name caretaker first-team manager Giles White as full-time boss on Monday, says BBC Radio Solent. | |
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| India name Ganguly in Test squad Former captain Sourav Ganguly is included in a 15-man squad for the first two Tests against Australia from 9 October. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Gloucester 24-19 Wasps Gloucester ensure Wasps' miserable start to the season continues as the Cherry and Reds launch their EDF Energy Cup campaign with a victory. |
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| Bath 15-19 Leicester Leicester fly-half Derick Hougaard kicks 14 points on his club debut to give the Tigers victory in a hard-fought EDF Energy Cup tie at the Rec. | |
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| Sale 17-18 Blues A late try from replacement wing Richard Mustoe sees the Blues edge past a second-string Sale. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Live text - Super League Grand Final Defending Super League champions Leeds aim to collect their third title in five years when they take on St Helens in Saturday's Grand Final. |
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| Crossman heads back to Australia Hull KR prop Garret Crossman signs for NRL side South Sydney Rabbitohs. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Roddick run is halted by Berdych Andy Roddick's bid for a second straight title in Asia comes to an end as he loses in three sets to Tomas Berdych in the Japan Open semi-finals. |
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| Venus eases into Stuttgart semis Venus Williams beats third-seed Dinara Safina 6-4 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart. | |
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| Injured Serena out of Kremlin Cup Serena Williams pulls out of Moscow's Kremlin Cup with an ankle injury. | |
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 | Dunhill Links latest scores Ten of Europe's Ryder Cup team are in action in the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns. |
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| McIlroy hopeful of breaking duck Rory McIlroy lies one shot off the lead after day two of the Dunhill Links Championship. | |
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| Woosnam admits Ryder captain bid Ian Woosnam has confirmed that he wants to lead the European Ryder Cup team in Wales in 2010. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Stoner seizes pole in Australia Home favourite Casey Stoner will start Sunday's Australian MotoGP in pole position - with Britain's James Toseland in fifth. |
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| Stoner to have crucial operation Casey Stoner is to have corrective surgery during the winter in an attempt to prolong his career. | |
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| Williams retain drivers for 2009 Williams-Toyota retain Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima as the team's drivers for the 2009 season. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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 | Williams retain drivers for 2009 Williams-Toyota retain Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima as the team's drivers for the 2009 season. |
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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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| BOXING | |
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 | New body to run GB Olympic boxing British Olympic boxing is given a major overhaul ahead of London 2012 with the formation of a new "lead body" to manage the elite programme. |
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| Norton takes cruiserweight crown Rob Norton beats Micky Steeds on points to win the vacant British cruiserweight title. | |
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| Thaxton confident of Euro glory Jon Thaxton is confident lightning will not strike twice when he fights Juan Carlos Diaz Melero for the vacant European lightweight title on Saturday. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Dobriskey & Farah win mile races Britain's Lisa Dobriskey and Mo Farah sprint to victory in the Great North Miles on the Newcastle-Gateshead Quaysides. |
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| Pavey in record Great North field Jo Pavey heads the British challenge as a record 52,000 people gear up for Sunday's Great North Run. | |
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| Great Run sets new entry record A record number of entrants are accepted for the 28th annual Great North Run on Sunday. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | O'Sullivan & Walden set for final World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and qualifier Ricky Walden both stage superb fightbacks to make the Shanghai Masters final. |
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| Shanghai Masters scores World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and qualifier Ricky Walden will meet in the Shanghai Masters final. | |
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| O'Sullivan reaches Shanghai semis World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan defeats Mark Williams 5-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters in China. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Heaven wins for dominant O'Brien Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien claims his 21st Group One victory of 2008 as Halfway to Heaven wins the Sun Chariot Stakes - while Tazeez lands the Cambridgeshire Handicap. |
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| Filly Zarkava heads Arc line-up Unbeaten Zarkava is set to face 15 rivals in Sunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. | |
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| Murtagh strikes with Bushranger Jockey Johnny Murtagh wins his 19th Group One race of the season as Bushranger lands the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Doping boss rues Armstrong stance The head of the French anti-doping agency tells BBC Sport that Lance Armstrong has missed a chance to prove his detractors wrong over doping claims. |
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| Wiggins regrets 'lost year' Triple Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins tells BBC Radio 5 Live's Simon Mayo that following his success at the 2004 Athens Olympics his drinking got out of control and affected his performance as an athlete. | |
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| Court closes Spain cycling probe The Operation Puerto investigation into a cycling doping ring is closed by a Madrid court after it concludes no criminal offences have been committed. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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| OJ Simpson convicted of robbery Former US football and film star OJ Simpson could face life in jail after being found guilty of planning a hotel room robbery. |
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| White Sox take last play-off spot The Chicago White Sox seal the American League Central title with a tense 1-0 win over Minnesota in their one-off play-off game. | |
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| Redskins star craves London game Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley says he would love to play in one of the NFL's games in London. | |
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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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| 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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 | Big Two game hit by late call-off Saturday's Big Two clash between Glentoran and Linfield in the Irish Premiership is called off because of bad weather. |
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| Manager Fay sacked by Dungannon Harry Fay is sacked as manager of Dungannon Swifts after a disappointing series of results. | |
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| Divin ruled out of Drumahoe game Institute will be without midfielder Declan Divin for Saturday's JJB Sports Premiership match against managerless Dungannon at Drumahoe. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen look for their first home SPL win of the season against Hibernian in the pick of today's four SPL games. |
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| Live - Scottish League Latest scores from Saturday's games in Divisions One, Two and Three in Scotland. | |
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| Iversen fitness worry for Norway Steffen Iversen is fitness doubt for Norway's World Cup qualifier against Scotland next Saturday. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Swansea City 3-1 Wolves Two-goal Jason Scotland inspires Swansea to victory as Wolves lose their place on top of the Championship. |
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| Sale 17-18 Blues A late try from replacement wing Richard Mustoe sees the Blues edge past a second-string Sale. | |
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| Blackpool 1-1 Cardiff City Alan Gow's injury-time equaliser rescues a point for Blackpool at home to Cardiff. | |
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