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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Iceland's interest rate up to 18% Iceland's central bank raises its key interest rate to 18% from 12% as the country battles against financial collapse. |
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| Baghdad condemns 'US Syria raid' Iraq criticises an apparent US helicopter strike into Syria, saying it does not want to be used as a launch-point for attacks. | |
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| Rebels push back DR Congo troops Government troops in eastern DR Congo retreat, as rebels threaten to attack the regional capital, Goma. | |
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| North Korean leader 'in hospital' N Korean leader Kim Jong-il is probably still in hospital, but capable of making decisions, Japan's PM Taro Aso says. | |
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| New attempt to seek Taleban peace Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to make contact with militant groups, including the Taleban, through a tribal council. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Rebels push back DR Congo troops Government troops in eastern DR Congo retreat, as rebels threaten to attack the regional capital, Goma. |
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| Anti-apartheid writer dies in SA South African writer Es'kia Mphahlele - the University of Witwatersrand's first black professor - dies at the age of 88. | |
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| Ivory auction opens amid concerns The first legal sale of southern African ivory for almost a decade opens with conservationists split over its impact. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | McCain and Obama target key state With one week to go to the US election, the candidates try to woo voters in the key state of Pennsylvania. |
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| Film shows Farc hostage's release Dramatic footage emerges of the moment a hostage held by Farc rebels for more than eight years is led to freedom. | |
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| US smashes child prostitute rings More than 600 people are arrested in the US in a nationwide FBI operation against people who force children into prostitution. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | North Korean leader 'in hospital' N Korean leader Kim Jong-il is probably still in hospital, but capable of making decisions, Japan's PM Taro Aso says. |
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| China condemns Sudan oil killings China brands the killing of five of its citizens in Sudan as terrorism, but says it will continue to invest in the oil-rich country. | |
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| Japan stocks rise in late rally Japan's Nikkei rallies after dropping below 7,000 for the first time in 26 years, following more volatile trading. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Iceland's interest rate up to 18% Iceland's central bank raises its key interest rate to 18% from 12% as the country battles against financial collapse. |
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| Extremists face tougher UK entry Preachers of hate and other extremists will face tougher legal obstacles to entering the UK in future, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said. | |
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| Karadzic warned to get a move on A judge at The Hague reprimands Bosnian war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic over the slow progress of his trial. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Baghdad condemns 'US Syria raid' Iraq criticises an apparent US helicopter strike into Syria, saying it does not want to be used as a launch-point for attacks. |
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| Iran 'opens naval base' near Gulf Iran inaugurates new naval facilities near the strategic narrow entry point to the Gulf, state media report. | |
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| Egypt school beating 'kills boy' An Egyptian schoolboy dies after allegedly being beaten by his teacher for not doing his homework, local reports say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan 'needs IMF loans soon' Germany's foreign minister says that Pakistan has just "a few days" to raise billions of dollars in foreign loans. |
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| New attempt to seek Taleban peace Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to make contact with militant groups, including the Taleban, through a tribal council. | |
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| Maldives holds election run-off Maldives President Gayoom faces former political prisoner Mohamed Nasheed in a run-off vote for the presidency. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Rhys trial shown pictures of gun Pictures of the gun allegedly used to kill schoolboy Rhys Jones are shown to the jury at his murder trial. |
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| World credit loss '£1.8 trillion' The Bank of England estimates the credit crunch has caused global losses of £1.8 trillion and warns about negative equity. | |
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| Official fined over missing files A senior civil servant is fined £2,500 after pleading guilty to leaving top secret documents on a train. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Brown warning over energy bills Energy bills and petrol prices must be cut soon to reflect the recent fall in oil prices, Gordon Brown says. |
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| Watchdog rules out Osborne probe The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner says Shadow chancellor George Osborne will not be investigated. | |
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| Migrants cap debate 'dangerous' Talking about a potential cap on immigration to the UK is "pointless" and could be dangerous, says Trevor Phillips. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | School wins ruling on admissions A London secondary school wins a court ruling against the school adjudicator which told them its admissions rules were unfair. |
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| Cash for 'problem' young people More than 3,000 teenagers in 20 areas will be supported by a £13m scheme to stop youngsters turning to petty crime. | |
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| Pupils 'worry about their bodies' An Ofsted survey of teenagers finds they are more concerned about their body image than the threat of bullying. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Rhys trial shown pictures of gun Pictures of the gun allegedly used to kill schoolboy Rhys Jones are shown to the jury at his murder trial. |
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| Animal activist 'behind bombings' An animal rights 'fanatic' was behind the planting of two home-made petrol bombs at Oxford University, a court has heard. | |
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| 'Thumbed' passport grounds family A Dorset family is not allowed on a flight because of a "well thumbed" passport which the airport says is a security risk. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man arrested over farmer's murder A man is arrested in connection with the murder of County Armagh dairy farmer Victor Stewart. |
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| Executive block could hit reforms Plans to streamline Northern Ireland's councils could be delayed by the failure of the executive to meet, the environment minister says. | |
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| Petrol bomb injures teenage boy A teenage boy is injured in an early morning petrol bomb attack in south Belfast. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | 'Body in burn' is missing woman Police confirm that human remains found in a burn in East Ayrshire are those of a missing woman. |
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| Change urged for private schools Four of Scotland's leading private schools are told they must change in order to keep their charitable status. | |
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| Man admits killing pensioner, 87 A man admits the culpable homicide of a pensioner who was found in a shallow grave, but denies murder. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Police officers kicked pet dogs Two serving police officers admit causing suffering to their pet dogs after being caught on camera by a neighbour. |
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| £70m investment for Ford factory Ford announces a major boost for its plant in south Wales which will produce a new generation of low CO2 engines. | |
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| Woman guilty in stab murder case A jury finds a woman deliberately murdered her mother's boyfriend during a knife attack. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Iceland's interest rate up to 18% Iceland's central bank raises its key interest rate to 18% from 12% as the country battles against financial collapse. |
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| Global shares recover lost ground Stock markets in the US, Europe and Asia rise, regaining some of the ground lost recent days. | |
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| High oil prices lift BP's profits BP sees its profits for the July to September period more than double to $10bn (£6.4bn), buoyed by record high oil prices. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Ofcom to launch BBC Brand inquiry Ofcom will investigate Russell Brand's telephone calls to actor Andrew Sachs following a string of complaints. |
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| Body of Hudson nephew identified US police say they have identified the body of a child found in a car in Chicago as the missing nephew of actress Jennifer Hudson. | |
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| Zeppelin to go back on the road Rock legends Led Zeppelin are planning to tour and record with a replacement for frontman Robert Plant. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Arctic ice thickness 'plummets' Arctic sea ice thickness "plummeted" last winter, thinning by as much as 49cm in some regions, data shows. |
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| Climate bill 'to include planes' Measures to cut UK carbon emissions by 80% looks set to cover aviation and shipping, heading off a rebellion by MPs. | |
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| Ivory auction opens amid concerns The first legal sale of southern African ivory for almost a decade opens with conservationists split over its impact. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft to battle in the clouds Microsoft has unveiled Azure, its cloud computing venture in which data storage and computing will happen on the web. |
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| Microsoft, Yahoo partner on scams The tech giants join Western Union and the African Development Bank to educate users. | |
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| Google strikes book search deal Following two years of negotiations, Google has reached an agreement with publishers and authors to index millions of books | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | 'Full' artificial heart implant Scientists say they have a working prototype of a fully artificial heart that is now ready for implanting in humans. |
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| Screening hope for pre-eclampsia A blood test that screens pregnant women for pre-eclampsia could be available in five years, doctors predict. | |
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| Tennis call 'brain bias' found Tennis line judges are more likely to make mistakes when they call balls "out" rather than "in", say researchers. | |
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| 1962: World relief as Cuban missile crisis ends US President John F Kennedy welcomes Russia's announcement that it will dismantle its missiles based in Cuba. | |||
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| 2001: Christians killed in Pakistan massacre Masked gunmen burst into a church in eastern Pakistan killing 18 people including children who were at prayer. | |||
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| 1974: Minister's wife survives bomb attack Sports Minister Denis Howell's wife and young son survive a bomb attack on their car. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Adams named new Portsmouth boss Portsmouth unveil former assistant boss Tony Adams as their new manager. |
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| Stanford apology to England stars Sir Allen Stanford apologises after he is pictured sitting among the England players' partners and with Matt Prior's wife on his lap. | |
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| Massa shrugs off title pressure Felipe Massa says he is feeling no pressure as he prepares to battle title rival Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. | |
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| Carter switched to centre for NZ New Zealand coach Graham Henry picks star fly-half Dan Carter at centre for Saturday's Test with Australia in Hong Kong. | |
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| Injured Gidley out of World Cup Australia utility player Kurt Gidley has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after injuring his knee during Sunday's 30-6 win over New Zealand. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Adams named new Portsmouth boss Portsmouth unveil former assistant boss Tony Adams as their new manager. |
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| Redknapp booed by Portsmouth fans Former Portsmouth Football Club manager Harry Redknapp faces boos as he is made a freeman of the Hampshire city just days after quitting the club. | |
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| Newcastle v West Brom Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will start his first game since being released from jail, while West Brom are without three injured players for the trip to St James' Park. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arsenal v Tottenham Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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| Aston Villa v Blackburn Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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| Aston Villa v Blackburn Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Bolton v Everton Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Hull v Chelsea Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Bolton v Everton Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Fulham v Wigan Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| HULL | |
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| Hull v Chelsea Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Liverpool v Portsmouth Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Middlesbrough v Man City Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Man Utd v West Ham Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Juninho wants one last Boro game Middlesbrough legend Juninho says he would love to play one last game for the club at the Riverside Stadium. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Newcastle v West Brom Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will start his first game since being released from jail, while West Brom are without three injured players for the trip to St James' Park. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Adams named new Portsmouth boss Portsmouth unveil former assistant boss Tony Adams as their new manager. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke v Sunderland Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Stoke v Sunderland Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Sherwood ponders Spurs job offer Former Tottenham midfielder Tim Sherwood is considering a coaching role under new Spurs boss Harry Redknapp. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Newcastle v West Brom Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will start his first game since being released from jail, while West Brom are without three injured players for the trip to St James' Park. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Man Utd v West Ham Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Fulham v Wigan Team news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League match. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Doncaster v Barnsley Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| QPR v Birmingham Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Cardiff v Blackpool Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Bristol City v Sheff Utd Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Burnley v Reading Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Cardiff v Blackpool Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Ipswich v Charlton Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Southampton v Coventry Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace v Nottm Forest Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Derby v Norwich Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster v Barnsley Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich v Charlton Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Derby v Norwich Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Crystal Palace v Nottm Forest Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Sheff Wed v Plymouth Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston v Watford Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| QPR v Birmingham Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| READING | |
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| Burnley v Reading Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed v Plymouth Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Bristol City v Sheff Utd Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Southampton v Coventry Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Wolves v Swansea Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Preston v Watford Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Wolves must fight for wins - Gray Wolves midfielder Michael Gray says his side will have to battle for victories this season, if they want to get promoted. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Miller scotches Calderwood gossip Aberdeen director of football Willie Miller says Jimmy Calderwood will be the first to know if he is facing the sack. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Marinos to launch Nakamura raid Japanese club Yokohama F Marinos are preparing to make an offer for Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee United v Dunfermline Team news ahead of Tuesday's Co-operative Insurance Cup quarter-final tie. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Falkirk v Inverness CT Team news ahead of Tuesday's Co-operative Insurance Cup quarter-final tie. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Reid relishing Rangers challenge Hamilton manager Billy Reid says his side are looking forward to their first Ibrox visit in almost 20 years. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Hearts prepare Laszlo ban appeal Hearts say they will contest any ban given to manager Csaba Laszlo for his post-match confrontation with officials. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Celtic 4-2 Hibernian Celtic dig deep to record a victory over Hibernian that keeps them clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Falkirk v Inverness CT Team news ahead of Tuesday's Co-operative Insurance Cup quarter-final tie. |
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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 1-2 Motherwell Bob Malcolm and Chris Porter strikes saw Motherwell triumph at a blustery Caledonian Stadium. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | SFA vows to tackle 'Famine song' Scottish FA president George Peat seeks a meeting with the SPL and police over alleged offensive chanting by Rangers supporters. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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 | Dundee United 2-0 St Mirren Goals by Roy O'Donovan and Craig Conway give Dundee United victory over St Mirren at Tannadice. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Zayatte wants permanent Hull move Hull City's Guinea international defender Kamil Zayatte says he wants a permanent move to the Tigers. |
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| German player banned for racism A German third division player gets a five-match ban for racially abusing a Nigerian player. | |
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| Nigeria's Apam extends Nice stay Nigeria defender Onyekachi Apam extends his contract with French club Nice until 2013. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Stanford apology to England stars Sir Allen Stanford apologises after he is pictured sitting among the England players' partners and with Matt Prior's wife on his lap. |
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| England select Swann and Harmison England make two changes to their side for their final warm-up match ahead of Saturday's $20m match against the Stanford Super Stars. | |
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| Vettori shines as Tigers struggle Bangladesh lose three wickets in the penultimate over of the fourth day as New Zealand take an enterprising approach in the Mirpur Test. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | England rugby man in fight arrest Gloucester and England rugby player Lesley Vainikolo is arrested after allegedly being involved in a street fight. |
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| Carter switched to centre for NZ New Zealand coach Graham Henry picks star fly-half Dan Carter at centre for Saturday's Test with Australia in Hong Kong. | |
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| Gatland's warning to Welsh Lions Warren Gatland says the Welsh coaching contingent with the 2009 Lions may make it more difficult for Welsh players to be selected. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Tongans win right to select duo Tonga can play Fuifui Moimoi and Taniela Tuiaki in the World Cup - but only if they make the semi-finals. |
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| Highlights: Tonga 22-20 Ireland Damien Blanch's hat-trick is not quite enough as Ireland suffer a heartbreaking defeat by Tonga in their World Cup opener. | |
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| Injured Gidley out of World Cup Australia utility player Kurt Gidley has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after injuring his knee during Sunday's 30-6 win over New Zealand. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Del Potro eases through in Paris Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro is an early winner on day two of the Paris Masters. |
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| Safin may quit after Paris defeat Marat Safin says he could retire after yet another disappointing defeat, this time at the Paris Masters. | |
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| Querrey sets up clash with Murray American Sam Querrey will be Andy Murray's opponent in the second round of the Paris Masters. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Garcia clinches home town victory Spain's Sergio Garcia fires a closing 67 to win the Castello Masters title on his home course. |
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| Beckman clinches Frys.Com title Cameron Beckman wins the Frys.com Open at the second extra hole after a final-round 63 forced a play-off with overnight leader Kevin Sutherland. | |
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| Alfredsson captures China title Helen Alfredsson overshadows fellow Swede Annika Sorenstam by winning the Grand China Air title with a final round 65. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Massa shrugs off title pressure Felipe Massa says he is feeling no pressure as he prepares to battle title rival Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. |
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| Ferrari make F1 engine row threat Ferrari threaten to review their participation in Formula One if plans to introduce a standard engine for all teams go ahead from 2010. | |
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| Schumacher expects Hamilton reign Michael Schumacher believes his record of seven world titles can be beaten - and that Lewis Hamilton could do it. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Massa shrugs off title pressure Felipe Massa says he is feeling no pressure as he prepares to battle title rival Lewis Hamilton in Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. |
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| Ferrari make F1 engine row threat Ferrari threaten to review their participation in Formula One if plans to introduce a standard engine for all teams go ahead from 2010. | |
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| Schumacher expects Hamilton reign Michael Schumacher believes his record of seven world titles can be beaten - and that Lewis Hamilton could do it. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Kessler joins chase for Calzaghe Mikkel Kessler heads to New York to seek a clash with the winner of Joe Calzaghe v Roy Jones. |
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| Boxing mourns death of Finnegan The boxing community honours former British middleweight Champion Kevin Finnegan, who was found dead at his home last week. | |
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| Roach absent for Khan's comeback Amir Khan will not have new trainer Freddie Roach in his corner when he returns to the ring in December. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Superb Radcliffe wins Great South Britain's Paula Radcliffe wins the 10-mile Great South Run in a British record time. |
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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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 | Knowhere collects Old Roan Chase Knowhere wins the Old Roan Chase under a fine ride from Paddy Brennan to give trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies another significant early season winner. |
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| O'Brien seals 22nd Group One win Three-time Ascot Gold Cup hero Yeats gives Aidan O'Brien his 22nd Group One winner of the campaign in the Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp. | |
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| Europe dominate at Breeders' Cup Britain-based Raven's Pass wins the Breeders' Cup Classic as European horses dominate with a record five winners in the prestigious meeting. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Wiggins makes 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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| Pendleton seeks more from track Victoria Pendleton looks ahead to the track cycling World Cup in Manchester, reflects on her Olympic success and meeting a Foo Fighter. | |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Rain holds up Phillies title push Game Five of the World Series is suspended because of rain, with Philadelphia and Tampa Bay tied at 2-2. |
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| London 'could have own NFL team' NFL boss Roger Goodell says London could one day host a full-time team if the experiment with games in the UK remains successful. | |
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| Saints pip San Diego at Wembley Drew Brees gives a passing masterclass to 83,226 fans as the New Orleans Saints win 37-32 over San Diego at Wembley. | |
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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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| Robbo blog "When you're in the deepest doo-dah, you call for 'Arry Houdini" | |
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| Sport quotes of the week Arsene Wenger's extraordinary views on WAGs, plus top chants | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Bonner and Mulgrew to meet board Declan Bonner and Charlie Mulgrew are to meet the Donegal GAA Board to discuss the controversy over the vacant county football job. |
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| Crusaders sign midfielder Marks Former Linfield and Portadown player Jamie Marks signs for Crusaders. | |
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| Galway Utd 0-1 Derry City Mark Farren's second-half strike gives Derry City a 1-0 win over Galway United in the FAI Ford Cup semi-final at Terryland Park. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Marinos to launch Nakamura raid Japanese club Yokohama F Marinos are preparing to make an offer for Celtic midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura. |
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| Reid relishing Rangers challenge Hamilton manager Billy Reid says his side are looking forward to their first Ibrox visit in almost 20 years. | |
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| Hearts prepare Laszlo ban appeal Hearts say they will contest any ban given to manager Csaba Laszlo for his post-match confrontation with officials. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Kessler joins chase for Calzaghe Mikkel Kessler heads to New York to seek a clash with the winner of Joe Calzaghe v Roy Jones. |
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| Gatland's warning to Welsh Lions Warren Gatland says the Welsh coaching contingent with the 2009 Lions may make it more difficult for Welsh players to be selected. | |
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| Savage expects to return to Derby Brighton are unlikely to extend their loan of Derby County midfielder after just one month. | |
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