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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US hopefuls target crucial West Barack Obama rejoins his campaign after a break to see his ill grandmother, targeting states in the US West that may be key. |
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| Three shot dead in Afghan capital Three people die in a shooting in the Afghan capital, including two foreigners, days after an aid worker was shot dead. | |
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| Leaders urge world finance reform Asian and European leaders called for a fundamental rethink of the global financial system at the end of a summit in Beijing. | |
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| Dozens killed by floods in Yemen At least 48 people have been killed or are missing in Yemen, following torrential rains earlier this week. | |
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| Abbas boosts West Bank security Palestinian reinforcements are deployed in Hebron in an attempt by the Palestinian leader to boost West Bank security. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Kenya set to get truth commission Kenyan MPs approve a truth and reconciliation commission to probe historical injustices that led to post-poll violence. |
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| Rwandans jailed for priest deaths A Rwandan military court sentences two army captains over the murder of 13 Catholic clerics in the 1994 genocide. | |
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| Thousands displaced in DR Congo The UN says fighting in eastern DR Congo has displaced 200,000 people since fighting broke out with rebel forces. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US hopefuls target crucial West Barack Obama rejoins his campaign after a break to see his ill grandmother, targeting states in the US West that may be key. |
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| UN head seeks crisis aid for poor UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls for drastic measures to protect developing countries from the financial crisis. | |
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| Actress family in fatal shooting The mother and brother of Oscar-winning US actress Jennifer Hudson have been shot dead, police say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Leaders urge world finance reform Asian and European leaders called for a fundamental rethink of the global financial system at the end of a summit in Beijing. |
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| Taiwan protesters condemn China Tens of thousands of pro-independence supporters hold a march in Taipei against closer links with mainland China. | |
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| Japan recalls noodles over scare Two large Japanese food manufacturers have found insecticide in their instant noodles, triggering a food scare. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Leaders urge world finance reform Asian and European leaders called for a fundamental rethink of the global financial system at the end of a summit in Beijing. |
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| Mayor killed in Georgian village The mayor of a Georgian town near the separatist region of Abkhazia is killed in an explosion, the interior ministry says. | |
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| Honecker guns to go under hammer Weapons that once belonged to the former East German leader Erich Honecker are to be sold at auction in Germany. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Dozens killed by floods in Yemen At least 48 people have been killed or are missing in Yemen, following torrential rains earlier this week. |
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| Abbas boosts West Bank security Palestinian reinforcements are deployed in Hebron in an attempt by the Palestinian leader to boost West Bank security. | |
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| Oil falls despite production cuts World oil prices fall more than $4 a barrel, undermining Opec's attempts to steady prices by cutting output. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Three shot dead in Afghan capital Three people die in a shooting in the Afghan capital, including two foreigners, days after an aid worker was shot dead. |
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| US claims Afghan opium progress Afghan opium production will fall by almost a third this year, a US report says, but UN figures suggest a much smaller drop. | |
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| Pakistan forces 'take key town' The Pakistan army says it has retaken a key settlement in the troubled north-west, held by militants for nearly three months. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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| Three shot dead in Afghan capital Three people die in a shooting in the Afghan capital, including two foreigners, days after an aid worker was shot dead. |
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| Mandelson and tycoon met in 2004 Business Secretary Lord Mandelson admits that he met Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska earlier than previously revealed. | |
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| British man missing in Indonesia A sea scooter race official from the UK has gone missing during the Asian Beach Games | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Brown goes for by-election votes Gordon Brown hits the campaign trail in a by-election for the first time since becoming prime minister. |
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| Mandelson and tycoon met in 2004 Business Secretary Lord Mandelson admits that he met Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska earlier than previously revealed. | |
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| Migrant row minister hit by pie Immigration minister Phil Woolas is targeted by a pie-throwing protester, angry at his call to limit UK immigration. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | More pupils on repeat suspensions The number of pupils suspended 10 times in a single school year rather than permanently excluded doubles inside three years. |
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| Warning over exam change 'chaos' Headteachers warn the SQA chaos in 2000 could be repeated unless ministers rethink an overhaul of the exam system. | |
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| Strike hit parents to meet board Parents of pupils from Movilla High school are to meet the South Eastern Education Board on Monday. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Blaze hits actor's historic home A historic building that was once home to Shakespearean actor David Garrick catches fire in south-west London. |
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| E.coli probe at baby death ward An investigation is launched after two babies die in an outbreak of E.coli at a Bedfordshire hospital. | |
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| Striker 'in club' before cup game Aston Villa Football Club is launching an inquiry into claims a striker was in a lap-dancing club the night before a Uefa Cup game. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | PSNI seek help over farmer murder Detectives investigating the murder of Victor Stewart sY it is "imperative" they retrace his movements on the days before his death. |
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| Patience 'running out' on justice Sinn Féin is losing patience over the devolution of policing and justice, senior party member Alex Maskey says. | |
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| Power is restored to 4,400 homes Power is restored to thousands of homes in the south Belfast area hit by a cut, Northern Ireland Electricity says. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Remains found as search continues The hunt for a missing grandmother uncovers human remains believed to be unrelated to the search. |
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| Brown goes for by-election votes Gordon Brown hits the campaign trail in a by-election for the first time since becoming prime minister. | |
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| Stars turn out for style awards Shirley Manson and Sharleen Spiteri are among winners at Scotland's annual style awards held in Glasgow. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 200 cosmetics factory jobs to go Cosmetics giant L'Oréal plans to move work abroad with around 200 workers in south Wales set to lose their jobs. |
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| Planning doubt over Stradey homes Plans for homes on the Stradey Park site may be called in for consideration by the Welsh Assembly Government. | |
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| Laundry company to create 50 jobs A laundry firm says it is expanding to meet demand after securing contracts in the budget hotel sector. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Leaders urge world finance reform Asian and European leaders called for a fundamental rethink of the global financial system at the end of a summit in Beijing. |
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| Shares hit by recession worries Global stock markets fall back, as fears grow among investors of a sustained worldwide economic recession. | |
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| Governments tackle market crisis Russia, Denmark and Turkey take steps to ease the impact of the financial crisis on their markets. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Actress family in fatal shooting The mother and brother of Oscar-winning US actress Jennifer Hudson have been shot dead, police say. |
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| Zeta Jones to star as Cleopatra Actress Catherine Zeta Jones is to star in a musical film about Cleopatra, Anthony and Caesar set in the 1920s. | |
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| Housewives actor making recovery Desperate Housewives actor Gale Harold is out of intensive care following a motorbike crash in California. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Goce gravity flight slips to 2009 Europe's Goce gravity mission is bumped to next year because of ongoing technical problems with its launcher. |
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| 'New prostate' grown inside mouse Scientists have grown new prostate glands in mice, in another advance for stem cell technology. | |
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| 'Drastic' reforms on energy urged "Urgent and drastic" changes are needed if the UK is to meet challenging EU targets on renewable energy, peers say. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Texts tackle HIV in South Africa Free text messages to mobile phones will soon be helping encourage South Africans to get tested for HIV. |
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| Users urged to report abuse sites Web users who find images of child sex abuse online are being urged to report it to the Internet Watch Foundation. | |
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| iTunes glitch censors song titles A temporary error on the UK's iTunes Music Store service causes some inoffensive song titles to be starred out. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Action call over maternal deaths Targets to cut the number of women dying during pregnancy and childbirth are unlikely to be met, WHO says. |
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| 'One-stop' embryo test unveiled UK scientists have developed a "universal" genetic embryo test which can detect almost all inherited conditions. | |
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| 'New prostate' grown inside mouse Scientists have grown new prostate glands in mice, in another advance for stem cell technology. | |
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| 1983: US troops invade Grenada American forces seize control of the Caribbean island of Grenada less than a week after a left-wing coup in which the prime minister, Maurice Bishop, was killed. | |||
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| 1964: President Kaunda takes power in Zambia Zambia is the ninth African state to gain independence from the British crown. | |||
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| 1984: Europe grants emergency aid for Ethiopia The EEC is donating £1.8 million to help combat the famine in Ethiopia. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Premier League West Brom host high-flying Hull after Man Utd are held by Everton and Sunderland defeat Newcastle in the Wear-Tyne derby. |
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| Everton 1-1 Man Utd Marouane Fellaini's second-half header earns Everton a point against Man Utd. | |
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| England 32-22 Papua New Guinea England are made to work hard before beating Papua New Guinea in their World Cup opener in Townsville, Australia. | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Five SPL games on the go after Rangers defeat Hamilton in the early kick off at New Douglas Park. | |
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| Murray into St Petersburg final Andy Murray will take on Fernando Verdasco in the semi-finals of the St Petersburg Open on Saturday. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - Premier League West Brom host high-flying Hull after Man Utd are held by Everton and Sunderland defeat Newcastle in the Wear-Tyne derby. |
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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 Five SPL games on the go after Rangers defeat Hamilton in the early kick off at New Douglas Park. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | West Ham v Arsenal Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Striker 'in club' before cup game Aston Villa Football Club is launching an inquiry into claims a striker was in a lap-dancing club the night before a Uefa Cup game. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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| Blackburn v Middlesbrough Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Tottenham v Bolton Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Chelsea v Liverpool Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Everton 1-1 Man Utd Marouane Fellaini's second-half header earns Everton a point against Man Utd. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Portsmouth v Fulham Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| HULL | |
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| West Brom 0-3 Hull City Hull ensured the will end the weekend third in the Premier League table after comfortably beating West Brom. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Chelsea v Liverpool Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Man City v Stoke Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Everton 1-1 Man Utd Marouane Fellaini's second-half header earns Everton a point against Man Utd. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Blackburn v Middlesbrough Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Sunderland 2-1 Newcastle Goals from Djibril Cisse and Kieran Richardson earn Sunderland their first Wear-Tyne derby victory in eight years. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Redknapp condemns referee Ceferin Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp says Slovenian referee Darko Ceferin had "no idea whatsoever" after his team were beaten 3-0 by Braga. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Stoke axe ID cards for away fans Stoke City announce that supporters will not need an ID card to travel to away games after next month's Wigan trip. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland 2-1 Newcastle Goals from Djibril Cisse and Kieran Richardson earn Sunderland their first Wear-Tyne derby victory in eight years. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Woodgate admits Spurs drop fears Defender Jonathan Woodgate admits Tottenham are "one million per cent" in a relegation battle. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| West Brom 0-3 Hull City Hull ensured the will end the weekend third in the Premier League table after comfortably beating West Brom. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| West Ham v Arsenal Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan v Aston Villa Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley 0-0 Bristol City High-flying Bristol City are forced to settle for a point against Barnsley. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Birmingham 3-1 Sheff Wed Two first-half goals from Garry O'Connor ensure Birmingham maintain top spot in the Championship. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Blackpool v Crystal Palace Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Barnsley 0-0 Bristol City High-flying Bristol City are forced to settle for a point against Barnsley. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Charlton v Burnley Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Nottm Forest 0-1 Cardiff City Cardiff City continue their unbeaten run away from home as they beat bottom club Nottingham Forest. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Charlton v Burnley Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Coventry v Derby Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Blackpool v Crystal Palace Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Coventry v Derby Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Norwich v Doncaster Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Plymouth v Ipswich Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich v Doncaster Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Nottm Forest 0-1 Cardiff City Cardiff City continue their unbeaten run away from home as they beat bottom club Nottingham Forest. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth v Ipswich Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Sheff Utd v Preston Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| Reading v QPR Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| READING | |
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| Reading v QPR Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Birmingham 3-1 Sheff Wed Two first-half goals from Garry O'Connor ensure Birmingham maintain top spot in the Championship. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd v Preston Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Swansea 3-0 Southampton Swansea impress as they beat sorry Southampton 3-0 at the Liberty Stadium. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Swansea 3-0 Southampton Swansea impress as they beat sorry Southampton 3-0 at the Liberty Stadium. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford v Wolves Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Watford v Wolves Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen Hearts and Aberdeen battle to an entertaining draw at Tynecastle in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Celtic 4-2 Hibernian Celtic dig deep to record victory over Hibernian in an entertaining match in Glasgow. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee United 2-0 St Mirren Two late goals give Dundee United an SPL victory over St Mirren at Tannadice. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Kilmarnock 1-2 Falkirk Steve Lovell scored and was sent off as Falkirk beat Kilmarnock at a wet and windy Rugby Park. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Hamilton Accies 1-3 Rangers Kris Boyd grabs a double to help Rangers battle from behind to beat Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| HEARTS | |
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| Hearts 1-1 Aberdeen Hearts and Aberdeen battle to an entertaining draw at Tynecastle in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Celtic 4-2 Hibernian Celtic dig deep to record victory over Hibernian in an entertaining match in Glasgow. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Inverness CT v Motherwell Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at the Caledonian Stadium. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Kilmarnock 1-2 Falkirk Steve Lovell scored and was sent off as Falkirk beat Kilmarnock at a wet and windy Rugby Park. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Inverness CT v Motherwell Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at the Caledonian Stadium. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Hamilton Accies 1-3 Rangers Kris Boyd grabs a double to help Rangers battle from behind to beat Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Dundee United 2-0 St Mirren Two late goals give Dundee United an SPL victory over St Mirren at Tannadice. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Fifa confirms Nigeria decision The host of the 2009 under-17 World Cup is unclear after Fifa confirmed that Nigeria wants to pull out. |
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| Zamalek request Champs Lge place Zamalek of Egypt seek a place in the 2009 Champions League despite failing to qualify for the annual competition. | |
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| Double joy for referee Damon South African referee Jerome Damon is in a 2010 World Cup panel and chosen to control the Champs Lge final. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Stanford Super Series set to roll The big-money six-match Stanford Super Series begins on Saturday when a West Indian Superstars team meet Trinidad & Tobago. |
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| Pakistan hire Intikhab as coach Pakistan appoint former captain Intikhab Alam as their temporary coach after the sacking of former coach Geoff Lawson. | |
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| Paceman Tudor returns to Surrey Fast bowler Alex Tudor rejoins Surrey from Essex on a one-year deal. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Live scores - EDF Energy Cup Gloucester face the Dragons after Cardiff Blues beat Leicester and London Irish win at Harlequins in Saturday's three EDF Energy Cup games. |
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| Cardiff Blues 23-9 Leicester Cardiff's second-half attacking display puts paid to Leicester in their EDF Energy Cup clash at the Arms Park. | |
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| Delay over rugby player sentence England rugby player Mike Tindall's sentencing for drink driving is adjourned because medical reports about his bruised liver were not ready. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Highlights: England 32-22 PNG Highlights from the Rugby League World Cup where England scrape through their opening match 32-22 against Papua New Guinea |
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| England 32-22 Papua New Guinea England are made to work hard before beating Papua New Guinea in their World Cup opener in Townsville, Australia. | |
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| Smith demands England improvement Coach Tony Smith says England must dramatically up their game after a 32-22 win over Papua New Guinea. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray into St Petersburg final Andy Murray will take on Fernando Verdasco in the semi-finals of the St Petersburg Open on Saturday. |
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| Federer reaches Swiss semi-finals Roger Federer will face Feliciano Lopez of Spain on Saturday after beating Simone Bolelli 6-2 6-3. | |
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| Soderling beats Roddick in Lyon Robin Soderling beats top seed Andy Roddick at the ATP tournament in Lyon | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Ballesteros surgery a 'success' Golf legend Seve Ballesteros undergoes a successful third operation to reduce swelling and remove remnants of a tumour in his brain. |
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| Castello Masters leaderboard Order of Merit prize money is up for grabs on the first day of the European Tour event at Club de Campo. | |
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| Frys.com Open leaderboard Leading scores from the USPGA tournament at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Stoner holds off Pedrosa for pole Casey Stoner beats local favourite Dani Pedrosa to claim pole position at the final race of the MotoGP season in Valencia. |
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| Hamilton targets final title push Lewis Hamilton is looking for a repeat of his focused performance in China when the F1 season climaxes in Brazil next weekend. | |
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| F1 teams agree cost-cutting deal The FIA and representatives of Formula One teams agree to cut costs for smaller teams from next season. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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 | Hamilton targets final title push Lewis Hamilton is looking for a repeat of his focused performance in China when the F1 season climaxes in Brazil next weekend. |
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| F1 teams agree cost-cutting deal The FIA and representatives of Formula One teams agree to cut costs for smaller teams from next season. | |
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| Hamilton can take pressure - Hill Damon Hill says Lewis Hamilton will keep his cool in Brazil as he seeks to become Formula One's youngest world champion. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Khan to make comeback in December Amir Khan will return to the ring on 6 December for his first fight since being knocked out by Breidis Prescott in September. |
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| Eastman set to make full recovery Light-middleweight Gilbert Eastman is expected to make a full recovery after having surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain. | |
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| Duddy November opponent revealed John Duddy will make his return to the ring when he faces American veteran Sam Hill in Manhattan on 21 November. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Radcliffe targets Great South win Paula Radcliffe is using the Great South Run as preparation for her New York Marathon title defence, but is still looking for victory. |
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| House arrest for disgraced Graham Athletics coach Trevor Graham is sentenced to a year's house arrest for lying during the US probe into the Balco doping scandal. | |
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| Pavey to miss Radcliffe showdown Jo Pavey pulls out of Sunday's Great South Run in Portsmouth after picking up a groin injury. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Higgins open to Crucible switch John Higgins says he would not object to the World Championship being moved away from Sheffield. |
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| Higgins resists Day to take title John Higgins holds off a superb comeback from Ryan Day to win the final of the Grand Prix in Glasgow 9-7, his first title for 18 months. | |
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| Walker plays down Sheffield move Sir Rodney Walker, chairman of snooker's governing body, says it is likely the World Championships will stay in Sheffield rather than move to China. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Sheppard seals Breeders' Cup win British-born trainer Jonathan Sheppard wins the $2m Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf with Forever Together. |
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| Nicholls duo lead Old Roan field Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has two representatives in the 12-strong field for Sunday's Old Roan Chase at Aintree. | |
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| Curlin goes for Breeders' double American favourite Curlin defends his Breeders' Cup Classic crown against European rivals Duke of Marmalade, Henrythenavigator and Raven's Pass on Saturday. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Armstrong unfazed by Tour changes Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong calls the 2009 route "innovative and very interesting" as he continues to plan a tilt at an eighth crown. |
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| Wiggins eyes new Madison pairing Bradley Wiggins is looking forward to riding with Geraint Thomas in the Madison - the only event where he failed in Beijing. | |
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| Cavendish eyes 2009 green jersey Mark Cavendish says he will go all out to win the green points jersey at next year's Tour de France. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Alcott 10th in World Cup opener Britain's Chemmy Alcott finishes 10th in the opening event of the World Cup ski season, a giant slalom in Soelden, Austria. |
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| Ainslie abandons record attempt Britain's Ben Ainslie abandons his bid to break the transatlantic sailing record for a single-hulled vessel because of adverse conditions. | |
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| British skipper leads Volvo race Ian Walker's Green Dragon team are leading at the first scoring gate off Brazil on leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Ten to tackle How much can you remember about the last seven days in sport? |
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| Sport quotes of the week Arsene Wenger's extraordinary views on WAGs, plus top chants | |
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| Review of week Spurs jokes do the rounds, players get grabbed by the Bullards and the Nostradamus of Hull | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Results: JJB Sports Premiership Full-time scores from Saturday's five matches. |
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| Candystripes pair sign new deals Derry City veteran Peter Hutton and teenager Seamus Sharkey have signed new contracts with the Brandywell club. | |
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| Jeffrey anger after latest defeat Linfield manager David Jeffrey makes his disappointment clear after a 3-0 defeat by Dungannon Swifts condemns the Blues to a fourth straight loss. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Live text - Scottish Premier League Five SPL games on the go after Rangers defeat Hamilton in the early kick off at New Douglas Park. |
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| Hamilton Accies 1-3 Rangers Kris Boyd grabs a double to help Rangers battle from behind to beat Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League. | |
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| Live scores - Scottish Football League Latest scores from Saturday's games in Divisions One, Two and Three in Scotland. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Cardiff Blues 23-9 Leicester Cardiff's second-half attacking display puts paid to Leicester in their EDF Energy Cup clash at the Arms Park. |
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| Live scores - EDF Energy Cup Gloucester face the Dragons after Cardiff Blues beat Leicester and London Irish win at Harlequins in Saturday's three EDF Energy Cup games. | |
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| Nottm Forest 0-1 Cardiff City Cardiff City continue their unbeaten run away from home as they beat bottom club Nottingham Forest. | |
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