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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Merkel guarantees German savings Germany will guarantee all private savings accounts, says Chancellor Angela Merkel, as a major bank struggles to stay in business. |
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| Russia removes Georgia checkpoint Russia dismantles a checkpoint near Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, the first step of a pullback plan. | |
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| Suicide bomber strikes in Mosul Three women and three children die as a suicide bomber detonates his explosives during a US raid, officials say. | |
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| Palin makes Obama terrorist claim US Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin accuses Barack Obama of associating with a "domestic terrorist". | |
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| Afghan victory hopes played down Britain's military commander in Helmand has warned that there will be no "decisive victory" in Afghanistan. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Militants 'free' Nigeria hostages Nineteen Nigerian oil workers are released two week after being seized, the militants say. |
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| Zimbabwe unity cabinet talks fail Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and new Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai fail to agree on a unity cabinet. | |
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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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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Palin makes Obama terrorist claim US Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin accuses Barack Obama of associating with a "domestic terrorist". |
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| More Mexican 'gang' victims found The bodies of 10 more murder victims are found in a Mexican city that is the scene of a vicious drugs turf war. | |
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| Janet Jackson postpones more gigs Singer Janet Jackson puts off three more concerts on her North American tour as she recovers from an undisclosed illness. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai police arrest protest leader A second leader of mass anti-government protests in Bangkok is arrested by Thai police. |
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| Kim Jong-il 'at football match' North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly makes his first public appearance since rumours surfaced he had had a stroke. | |
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| Bangkok set for mayoral elections A colourful array of candidates vie to become mayor of the Thai capital Bangkok, where voting is to begin. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Merkel guarantees German savings Germany will guarantee all private savings accounts, says Chancellor Angela Merkel, as a major bank struggles to stay in business. |
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| Russia removes Georgia checkpoint Russia dismantles a checkpoint near Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region, the first step of a pullback plan. | |
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| Pope laments decline of scripture Pope Benedict XVI opens a synod of more than 200 cardinals and bishops to examine the modern lack of interest in the Bible. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Suicide bomber strikes in Mosul Three women and three children die as a suicide bomber detonates his explosives during a US raid, officials say. |
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| Two Black Hawks down in Baghdad An Iraqi soldier was killed when two US helicopters collide while landing at a base in northern Baghdad, the US military says. | |
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| Israel astronaut diary on display Pages from the diary of the Israeli astronaut killed in the Columbia space shuttle disaster go on show in Jerusalem. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan victory hopes played down Britain's military commander in Helmand has warned that there will be no "decisive victory" in Afghanistan. |
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| Kashmir curfew ahead of protests An indefinite curfew is imposed in Indian-administered Kashmir ahead of a proposed march by called separatists. | |
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| Deadly clashes break out in Assam At least 25 people are killed in several days of clashes between tribespeople and immigrants in India's Assam state, officials say. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Blair advised Mandelson on return Peter Mandelson reveals he consulted Tony Blair before accepting a job in Gordon Brown's cabinet. |
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| Sex laws are 'unfair to teachers' Teachers should not be prosecuted for having affairs with their sixth-form pupils, a union leader says. | |
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| Ex-EastEnder 'dying of cancer' Former EastEnders star Wendy Richard says she is dying of cancer, after being diagnosed with the disease for a third time. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Blair advised Mandelson on return Peter Mandelson reveals he consulted Tony Blair before accepting a job in Gordon Brown's cabinet. |
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| Darling pledges more bank action Alistair Darling says he is willing to take "some pretty big steps" to stabilise the banking system, amid fears of more bank failures. | |
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| 'No precedent set' over Blair row London Mayor Boris Johnson denies a precedent has been set by the resignation of Met commissioner Sir Ian Blair. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Sex laws are 'unfair to teachers' Teachers should not be prosecuted for having affairs with their sixth-form pupils, a union leader says. |
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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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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boys' fire death house searched Investigators are carrying out a forensic search of a terraced house in East Sussex where two young brothers died in a fire. |
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| Porn posted on Damilola web forum A website dedicated to murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor has had pornographic links posted on it, it is revealed. | |
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| Heavy rain brings flood warnings Heavy rain across parts of England and Wales has led to several flood warnings being issued. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Airport emergency services alert An aircraft lands safely at Belfast International Airport as emergency services are put on standby. |
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| New arrest over Paul Quinn murder Gardai investigating the death of Paul Quinn have arrested a man in Cavan town on Sunday morning. | |
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| Nine cars burned in fire attack Nine cars have been discovered after being set alight in Newtownards on Sunday morning. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | McConnell post averts by-election Jack McConnell is appointed to a diplomatic post, a move which gets Labour out of a potentially challenging by-election. |
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| Father held over baby death fire The father of a baby girl who died in a house fire in Shetland two weeks ago is arrested over the blaze. | |
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| Prescott in two-fingered salute The former deputy prime minister is caught on camera giving a two-fingered salute to SNP activists. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Tory apology over Morgan mockery The leader of the Welsh Conservatives apologises for parts of a dossier which ridiculed First Minister Rhodri Morgan. |
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| Free prescription end 'nonsense' A newspaper claim that free Welsh NHS prescriptions will be scrapped is dismissed as "absolute nonsense". | |
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| Woman rescued as flooding strikes Fire crews rescue a woman from a car in floodwater and pump out flooded properties in several areas of Wales after torrential rain. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Merkel guarantees German savings Germany will guarantee all private savings accounts, says Chancellor Angela Merkel, as a major bank struggles to stay in business. |
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| Brussels moves to salvage Fortis Belgium and Luxembourg mull the future of the remaining assets of Fortis after the firm's Netherlands operations were nationalised. | |
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| No banks bail-out fund for Europe Europe's leaders stop short of forming a Wall Street-style rescue plan for the bloc's beleaguered banks. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Festival screens Newman swansong Late actor Paul Newman's final role as the narrator of a wildlife documentary makes its debut at the Dinard Film Festival in France. |
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| Janet Jackson postpones more gigs Singer Janet Jackson puts off three more concerts on her North American tour as she recovers from an undisclosed illness. | |
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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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| 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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| 1968: Londonderry march ends in violence Batons and water cannon have been used by police to break up a civil rights march in Londonderry. | |||
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| 1994: Cult members die in 'mass suicide' The bodies of 48 members of a religious cult are discovered by Swiss police after an apparent mass suicide. | |||
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| 1974: Four dead in Guildford bomb blasts Four people are killed and more than 50 injured in explosions in southern England this evening. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Premier League Everton play Newcastle, Chelsea host Villa, Man City entertain Liverpool, Spurs play Hull and Portsmouth take on Stoke after Bolton beat West Ham. |
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| Tottenham 0-1 Hull City Hull City win 1-0 at Tottenham with a brilliant Geovanni free-kick to leave Spurs boss Juande Ramos under more pressure. | |
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| Third Superbike crown for Bayliss Troy Bayliss secures his third World Superbike crown with a third place and victory at Magny-Cours. | |
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| West Ham 1-3 Bolton Two Robert Green errors and a stunning Matthew Taylor free-kick helped Bolton to victory at West Ham. | |
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| St Mirren 1-0 Rangers A wonderful strike by Stephen McGinn stuns Rangers in their final visit to St Mirren's Love Street. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - Premier League Everton play Newcastle, Chelsea host Villa, Man City entertain Liverpool, Spurs play Hull and Portsmouth take on Stoke after Bolton beat West Ham. |
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| Live video: 5 Live Final Score Keep up with all the football action with latest scores and reports (UK users only). | |
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| Tottenham 0-1 Hull City Hull City win 1-0 at Tottenham with a brilliant Geovanni free-kick to leave Spurs boss Juande Ramos under more pressure. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal Cesc Fabregas scores a late header to rescue Arsenal after Grant Leadbitter's stunning drive had appeared to hand Sunderland victory. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa Chelsea stay top of the Premier League with an impressive demolition of Aston Villa. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn 0-2 Man Utd Wes Brown and Wayne Rooney get the goals as Manchester United record a fourth consecutive win by seeing off Blackburn at a rain-soaked Ewood Park. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | West Ham 1-3 Bolton Two Robert Green errors and a stunning Matthew Taylor free-kick helped Bolton to victory at West Ham. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Chelsea 2-0 Aston Villa Chelsea stay top of the Premier League with an impressive demolition of Aston Villa. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Everton v Newcastle Everton play Newcastle in Sunday's late Premier League match. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | West Brom 1-0 Fulham Roman Bednar is West Brom's hero as he grabs their winner against Fulham. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Tottenham 0-1 Hull City Hull City win 1-0 at Tottenham with a brilliant Geovanni free-kick to leave Spurs boss Juande Ramos under more pressure. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Man City 2-3 Liverpool Dirk Kuyt scores the winner as Liverpool came back from two goals down to beat 10-man Manchester City. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Man City 2-3 Liverpool Dirk Kuyt scores the winner as Liverpool came back from two goals down to beat 10-man Manchester City. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Blackburn 0-2 Man Utd Wes Brown and Wayne Rooney get the goals as Manchester United record a fourth consecutive win by seeing off Blackburn at a rain-soaked Ewood Park. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Wigan 0-1 Middlesbrough Jeremie Aliadiere's 89th-minute strike gives 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 Everton play Newcastle in Sunday's late Premier League match. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Portsmouth 2-1 Stoke Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe score Portsmouth's goals as they beat Stoke. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Portsmouth 2-1 Stoke Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe score Portsmouth's goals as they beat Stoke. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland 1-1 Arsenal Cesc Fabregas scores a late header to rescue Arsenal after Grant Leadbitter's stunning drive had appeared to hand Sunderland victory. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Tottenham 0-1 Hull City Hull City win 1-0 at Tottenham with a brilliant Geovanni free-kick to leave Spurs boss Juande Ramos under more pressure. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| West Brom 1-0 Fulham Roman Bednar is West Brom's hero as he grabs 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 gives Middlesbrough their first away league victory of 2008 at the expense of Wigan. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley 4-1 Doncaster Barnsley produce a stunning fightback after the sending off of Darren Moore to win the derby clash with Doncaster. |
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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 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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 | Ledley injury gives Wales concern Wales sweat on the fitness of Joe Ledley for next week's World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Germany. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Charlton 2-1 Ipswich A Moritz Volz own goal secures victory for Charlton against Ipswich and help ease the pressure on manager Alan Pardew. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Coventry 4-1 Southampton Jay Tabb grabs a brace as Coventry comfortably beat Southampton at the Ricoh Arena. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Nott'm Forest 0-2 Crystal Palace Nottingham Forest were left rooted at the foot of the table after this loss against Crystal Palace. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Norwich 1-2 Derby Substitute Nathan Ellington takes advantage of a David Marshall howler to earn 10-man Derby a deserved victory. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Barnsley 4-1 Doncaster Barnsley produce a stunning fightback after the sending off of Darren Moore to win the derby clash with Doncaster. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Charlton 2-1 Ipswich A Moritz Volz own goal secures victory for Charlton against Ipswich and help ease the pressure on manager Alan Pardew. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich 1-2 Derby Substitute Nathan Ellington takes advantage of a David Marshall howler to earn 10-man Derby a deserved victory. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Nott'm Forest 0-2 Crystal Palace Nottingham Forest were left rooted at the foot of the table after this loss against Crystal Palace. |
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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 2-1 Preston Watford come back from a goal down to earn a win over Preston thanks to Tommy Smith's 50th goal for the club. |
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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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 | Channon hopeful of swift return Ex-England footballer turned racehorse trainer Mick Channon says he is making a good recovery after being injured in a car accident in August. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swansea 3-1 Wolves Two-goal Jason Scotland inspires Swansea to victory as Wolves relinquish the Championship lead. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford 2-1 Preston Watford come back from a goal down to earn a win over Preston thanks to Tommy Smith's 50th goal for the club. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Swansea 3-1 Wolves Two-goal Jason Scotland inspires Swansea to victory as Wolves relinquish the Championship lead. |
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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 3-2 Falkirk Motherwell edge Falkirk out in a frantic five-goal thriller 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 3-2 Falkirk Motherwell edge Falkirk out in a frantic five-goal thriller at Fir Park. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | St Mirren 1-0 Rangers A wonderful strike by Stephen McGinn stuns Rangers in their final visit to St Mirren's Love Street. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren 1-0 Rangers A wonderful strike by Stephen McGinn stuns Rangers in their final visit to St Mirren's Love Street. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Coton Sport shock Dynamos Coton Sport of Cameroon beat Zimbabwean club Dynamos 1-0 in Harare in the first leg of their African Champions League semi-final. |
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| Confederation Cup roundup Tunisian club Etoile du Sahel gain a valuable away point in Group B with a 2-2 draw against Ghana's Asante Kotoko. | |
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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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| CRICKET | |
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 | Middlesex call for Shah release Middlesex want Owais Shah to be released by England for the Twenty20 Champions League in December. |
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| Rankin buoyed for Nairobi clash Boyd Rankin says Ireland will head to Nairobi "full of confidence" after keeping their Intercontinental Cup hopes alive in remarkable fashion. | |
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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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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Live scores - EDF Energy Cup Ospreys take on Harlequins in one of three EDF Energy Cup games on Sunday. |
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| Live EDF Energy Cup: Ospreys v Quins Watch Scum V coverage on BBC Wales. | |
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| Saracens 17-26 Scarlets Saracens continue England's losing run in the opening round of the EDF Energy Cup as they go down to the Scarlets. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Sinfield praises Leeds 'warriors' Leeds captain Kevin Sinfield hails his 17 "warriors" after leading the Rhinos to Grand Final victory over St Helens. |
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| St Helens parade off after fire A homecoming for St Helens Rugby League club is cancelled when a fire starts in an electricity sub-station at their ground. | |
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| Anderson rues poor Saints display St Helens coach Daniel Anderson says a slow start ultimately cost his side as they lost the Super League Grand Final to Leeds Rhinos. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Jankovic victorious in Stuttgart New world number one Jelena Jankovic beats Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4 6-3 to win the Porsche Grand Prix. |
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| Berdych ends Del Potro hot streak Tomas Berdych halts Juan Martin del Potro's superb run of form as the Czech wins the Japan Open in straight sets. | |
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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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| GOLF | |
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 | Dunhill Links leaderboard Vital Order of Merit prize money is up for grabs in the final round of the Dunhill Links Championship at St Andrews. |
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| Poulter blows Korea Open chance Ian Poulter loses the lead over the final three holes and has to settle for second place in the Korea Open. | |
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| Creamer moves into lead at Worlds Paula Creamer will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the World Championship in California. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Video - Australian Moto GP replay BBC Sport coverage of the MotoGP from Phillip Island, Australia. |
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| Third Superbike crown for Bayliss Troy Bayliss secures his third World Superbike crown with a third place and victory at Magny-Cours. | |
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| Superb Stoner wins in Australia Casey Stoner wins the Australian MotoGP ahead of new world champion Valentino Rossi. | |
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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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 | Thaxton powers to European title Jon Thaxton wins the European lightweight title after a superb third-round knockout against Juan Carlos Diaz Melero in Norwich. |
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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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| 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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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Pavey third as Wami seals victory Ethiopia's Gete Wami claims a thrilling victory in the Great North Run half-marathon as Britain's Jo Pavey finishes in third place. |
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| Cassidy seals Great North victory Josh Cassidy wins the men's wheelchair race at the Great North Run, while Diane Roy edges out Shelly Woods in the women's race. | |
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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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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Walden stuns O'Sullivan in final Qualifier Ricky Walden beats world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-8 to win the Shanghai Masters in China. |
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| O'Sullivan and Walden reach final World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan and qualifier Ricky Walden both stage superb fightbacks to make 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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 | Superb Zarkava claims Arc triumph Pre-race favourite Zarkava produces a storming finish to take the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. |
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| Channon hopeful of swift return Ex-England footballer turned racehorse trainer Mick Channon says he is making a good recovery after being injured in a car accident in August. | |
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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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| CYCLING | |
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 | Armstrong defends his Tour record Lance Armstrong hits back at Tour de France organisers who claim the seven-time Tour champion's return to cycling is "embarrassing". |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Dodgers sweep Cubs in play-offs Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs 3-1 to win their National League Divisional Series 3-0. |
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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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| 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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 | Rea world title hopes are ended Jonathan Rea's hopes of becoming World Supersport champion end as he finishes 10th at Magny-Cours. |
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| JJB Sports Premiership - results Final scores from Saturday's six JJB Sports Premiership matches. | |
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| Bangor 1-0 Lis Distillery Bangor claim their third win in a row by beating struggling Lisburn Distillery. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Live text - Scottish Premier League St Mirren defeat Rangers 1-0n thanks to a superb goal from St while Motherwell welcome Falkirk to Fir Park. |
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| St Mirren 1-0 Rangers A wonderful strike by Stephen McGinn stuns Rangers in their final visit to St Mirren's Love Street. | |
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| Motherwell 3-2 Falkirk Motherwell edge Falkirk out in a frantic five-goal thriller at Fir Park. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Live EDF Energy Cup: Ospreys v Quins Watch Scum V coverage on BBC Wales. |
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| Ospreys 24-23 Harlequins Tommy Bowe's late try and a James Hook conversion allows Ospreys to escape a shock home defeat to Harlequins. | |
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| Saracens 17-26 Scarlets Saracens continue England's losing run in the opening round of the EDF Energy Cup as they go down to the Scarlets. | |
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