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 | EU envoys call for Congo action The British and French ministers urge a swift end to the crisis in DR Congo, as the UN prepares an aid convoy to rebel-held areas. |
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| US hopefuls swing into key states Two days before the US election reaches its climax, John McCain and Barack Obama focus their energies on must-win states. | |
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| Opec head urges production cuts Opec countries must implement agreed production cuts if they want stable oil prices, warns the cartel's president. | |
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| N Korean leader 'watches match' North Korea releases pictures it says show leader Kim Jong-il, who foreign officials believe is ill, watching a football match. | |
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| Top Mexico police officer resigns One of Mexico's most senior police officers resigns as the country's bloody anti-drugs campaign continues. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| EU envoys call for Congo action The British and French ministers urge a swift end to the crisis in DR Congo, as the UN prepares an aid convoy to rebel-held areas. |
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| Banda sworn in as Zambian leader Zambia's acting head of state, Rupiah Banda, is sworn in as president after winning Thursday's controversial election. | |
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| ANC dissidents attend convention Dissident members of South Africa's governing ANC meet to plan a new political party. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US hopefuls swing into key states Two days before the US election reaches its climax, John McCain and Barack Obama focus their energies on must-win states. |
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| Bolivia halts US anti-drugs work Bolivia's President Morales says he is suspending "indefinitely" the operations of the US anti-drug officials in his country. | |
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| Top Mexico police officer resigns One of Mexico's most senior police officers resigns as the country's bloody anti-drugs campaign continues. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korean leader 'watches match' North Korea releases pictures it says show leader Kim Jong-il, who foreign officials believe is ill, watching a football match. |
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| Thaksin phones up Bangkok rally Exiled former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra gives an emotional address by phone to thousands of supporters in Bangkok. | |
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| Execution of Bali bombers 'near' Speculation mounts in Indonesia that three men convicted over the 2002 Bali bombings may shortly be executed. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Gaddafi seeks Russia energy pact Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says he hopes to increase energy ties with Russia, during his first visit since the Soviet era. |
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| EU rules warning on Alitalia deal The rescue deal for Alitalia must not breach European Union competition rules, the airliner's bankruptcy official warns. | |
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| Passport offer for Spanish exiles Spain is to offer up to 500,000 descendants of its civil war-era exiles the chance to take Spanish citizenship. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Opec head urges production cuts Opec countries must implement agreed production cuts if they want stable oil prices, warns the cartel's president. |
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| PM visits Saudi 'terror centre' Gordon Brown meets suspected members of al-Qaeda during a visit to a "de-radicalisation centre" in Saudi Arabia. | |
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| Olmert 'wants more Syria talks' Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert wants to resume indirect peace negotiations with Syria, his spokesman says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Car bomb kills Pakistani soldiers Eight Pakistani soldiers are killed as a suicide bomber drives his vehicle into a checkpoint near the Afghan border, officials say. |
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| Minister 'horrified' by SAS claim A minister rejects an SAS commander's complaints UK troops in Afghanistan have not been given proper equipment. | |
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| S Lanka navy 'kills Tamil rebels' Sri Lanka's navy destroys four rebel boats and kills 14 Tamil Tigers in a clash in the north, the government says. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | PM visits Saudi 'terror centre' Gordon Brown meets suspected members of al-Qaeda during a visit to a "de-radicalisation centre" in Saudi Arabia. |
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| Nine held in murder investigation A murder investigation is under way in Hampshire after a 20-year-old man is taken to hospital and later dies. | |
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| BBC 'must have creative courage' The BBC must continue to be "brave and creative" in the wake of the prank call row, its Director General Mark Thompson says. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| PM visits Saudi 'terror centre' Gordon Brown meets suspected members of al-Qaeda during a visit to a "de-radicalisation centre" in Saudi Arabia. |
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| Probe into data left in car park An inquiry is launched into the loss of a memory stick containing user names and passwords for a government computer system. | |
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| EU envoys call for Congo action The British and French ministers urge a swift end to the crisis in DR Congo, as the UN prepares an aid convoy to rebel-held areas. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Many violent pupils not expelled Hundreds of children are suspended daily for violence against other school pupils, official figures show. |
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| Cambridge students 'plagiarising' A student newspaper says that almost half of those responding to a poll admitted to using other people's academic work. | |
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| Exam changes postponed for a year An overhaul of the curriculum and exam system in Scotland has been postponed to give teachers more time to prepare. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Bodies taken from air crash site The bodies of the three victims of Saturday's helicopter crash in Gloucestershire are removed |
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| Nine held in murder investigation A murder investigation is under way in Hampshire after a 20-year-old man is taken to hospital and later dies. | |
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| Caterer sues police over sausages A Muslim catering manager accuses the Met of religious discrimination as he was told he may have to handle sausages and bacon. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Thousands attend Belfast parade A homecoming parade for soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan takes place in Belfast city centre. |
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| Father-of-two found dead in alley A police investigation is underway after the body of a father-of-two is found in an alleyway in Larne, County Antrim. | |
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| Two hurt after man kicks in door A man and a woman are treated for head injuries after an attacker kicks down the door of a house in Newtownards, County Down. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | 'Still only one bid' to run HBOS Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy stresses there is still only one bid to takeover HBOS, despite claims of an alternative offer. |
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| Cash for prostate cancer research A Scottish scientist is awarded £70,000 to investigate why advanced prostate cancer fails to respond to treatment. | |
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| Group to help reduce fire deaths A working group is set up to find ways to cut the number of fire deaths in Scotland, the government announces. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Young couple and baby flee fire Investigations are launched into the cause of a fire which forced a young family out of their home. |
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| More staff plan for accident unit Health chiefs plan to recruit emergency-trained nurses for an accident unit that has faced staffing shortages. | |
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| Equipment probes 'humming' noise Specialist equipment is being used to identify a low level noise in a village after residents complained. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Opec head urges production cuts Opec countries must implement agreed production cuts if they want stable oil prices, warns the cartel's president. |
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| Boeing machinists return to work Workers at the US aircraft maker Boeing vote to end their strike and to return to work this weekend. | |
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| EU rules warning on Alitalia deal The rescue deal for Alitalia must not breach European Union competition rules, the airliner's bankruptcy official warns. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Actor Joaquin Phoenix quits films Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix has announced he is quitting his acting career to focus on music. |
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| Bond opening 'breaks UK records' Quantum of Solace breaks box office records on its opening day in the UK taking £4.9m, according to Sony Pictures. | |
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| Pulitzer winner Terkel dies at 96 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel, famous for oral history, dies peacefully at the age of 96. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Mud eruption 'caused by drilling' Leading geologists from around the world decide that a mud volcano disaster in Indonesia was triggered by oil and gas exploration. |
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| Hubble works but servicing slips The Hubble space telescope is working again but will have to wait longer for final servicing, Nasa officials say. | |
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| DNA legacy of ancient seafarers Scientists use DNA to trace the migrations of a civilisation which dominated the Mediterranean thousands of years ago. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Trojan virus steals banking info Hundreds of thousands of people have been hit by a globe-trotting virus that has been scooping up bank login details. |
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| PC users to invent ideal machine Intel and computer manufacturer ASUS are asking consumers to come up with their wildest ideas to help design the ideal PC. | |
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| Joystick gold for action shooter Call of Duty 4 has cleaned up at the 2008 Golden Joystick awards taking a total of four prizes. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | C. diff testing 'is often wrong' Many carriers of the potentially lethal Clostridium difficile bug are missed by unreliable tests, researchers say. |
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| DNA clue to child brain tumours Scientists at Cambridge University make a major breakthrough in research on child brain tumours. | |
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| Binge-drinkers 'risking dementia' Experts warn that the UK's binge-drinking culture could result in a time-bomb with people at risk of dementia. | |
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| 1986: US hostage freed in Beirut David Jacobsen, an American held hostage in Beirut by Muslim fundamentalists, is released after 17 months in captivity. | |||
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| 1988: Dead heat in Israel elections The general election in Israel returns a hung parliament, prompting feverish negotiations between the right-wing Likud party and ultra-orthodox religious groups. | |||
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| 1995: Ex-minister charged with apartheid murders The former South African defence minister, General Magnus Malan, is arrested and charged with murder. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Brazilian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa go head-to-head at Interlagos for the 2008 world drivers' title. |
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| Kumble bows out with Delhi draw Anil Kumble ends his international career as India claim a draw in Delhi to take their 1-0 lead into the final Test against Australia. | |
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| Pietersen regrets lack of focus Captain Kevin Pietersen admits England became distracted in the build-up to their big-money defeat against the Stanford Superstars. | |
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| Live text - Premier League Struggling Bolton Wanderers host Manchester City in Sunday's only Premier League game. | |
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| Australia 52-4 England England slump to their worst World Cup defeat as Australia continue the defence of their crown with a nine-try demolition job in Melbourne. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Live text - Premier League Struggling Bolton Wanderers host Manchester City in Sunday's only Premier League game. |
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| Wenger admits to Arsenal weakness Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his side could not cope with the aerial threat in their 2-1 defeat at Stoke. | |
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| Live text - Sunday's SPL action Hearts entertain Celtic in Sunday's SPL clash at Tynecastle. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Wenger admits to Arsenal weakness Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says his side could not cope with the aerial threat in their 2-1 defeat at Stoke. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Newcastle v Aston Villa Team news ahead of Monday's Premier League match. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | West Brom 2-2 Blackburn Blackburn's Keith Andrews scores a late equaliser against West Brom with Benni McCarthy scoring and seeing red for the visitors. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Bolton v Man City Bolton host Man City in Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Chelsea defender Cole faces scan Chelsea defender Ashley Cole will undergo a scan on Sunday after suffering a calf injury during his side's 5-0 win over Sunderland. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Everton 1-0 Fulham Louis Saha's late winner gives Everton their first home league win of the season after 87 minutes of frustration against Fulham. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Everton 1-0 Fulham Louis Saha's late winner gives Everton their first home league win of the season after 87 minutes of frustration against Fulham. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Man Utd 4-3 Hull Man Utd survive a late rally by Hull to move up to third place in the Premier League. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool Tottenham come from behind to beat Liverpool and climb off the foot of the Premier League table. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Bolton v Man City Bolton host Man City in Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Ferguson frustrated despite win Sir Alex Ferguson admits Manchester United were almost embarrassed in the 4-3 win over Hull. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Middlesbrough 1-1 West Ham Ross Turnbull's late double save ensures Middlesbrough and West Ham share the points. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Newcastle v Aston Villa Team news ahead of Monday's Premier League match. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan Emile Heskey's inury-time goal ends Wigan's four-match losing streak and leaves Tony Adams looking for his first point as Pompey boss. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Stoke 2-1 Arsenal Ricardo Fuller and Seyi Olofinjana both score as Arsenal capitulate and also have Robin van Persie sent off. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Chelsea 5-0 Sunderland Nicolas Anelka hits a hat-trick as Chelsea demolish Sunderland to move above Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Redknapp applauds Spurs' late win New Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp pays tribute to his side's character after they come from behind to beat Liverpool. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| West Brom 2-2 Blackburn Blackburn's Keith Andrews scores a late equaliser against West Brom with Benni McCarthy scoring and seeing red for the visitors. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Middlesbrough 1-1 West Ham Ross Turnbull's late double save ensures Middlesbrough and West Ham share the points. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Portsmouth 1-2 Wigan Emile Heskey's inury-time goal ends Wigan's four-match losing streak and leaves Tony Adams looking for his first point as Pompey boss. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Charlton 1-3 Barnsley Jon Macken scores twice as Barnsley ease past Charlton in the Championship. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Birmingham v Coventry Team news ahead of Monday's Championship match. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Watford 3-4 Blackpool Watford lose the lead three times before Alan Gow's last-gasp goal gives Blackpool a dramatic win. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Bristol City 1-4 Reading Reading return to winning ways by hitting four goals to stun beleaguered Bristol City at Ashton Gate. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Burnley 2-0 Norwich Chris Eagles scores twice as Owen Coyle's in-form Burnley side beat Norwich at Turf Moor. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Cardiff facing striking concerns Cardiff City hope to bring in a striker on loan after front pair Ross McCormack and Jay Bothroyd suffer hamstring injuries. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Charlton 1-3 Barnsley Jon Macken scores twice as Barnsley ease past Charlton in the Championship. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Birmingham v Coventry Team news ahead of Monday's Championship match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace 1-1 Sheff Wed Sheffield Wednesday are denied an away win after Ben Watson's second-half penalty levels for Neil Warnock's Palace at Selhurst Park. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Derby 1-1 Nottm Forest Derby and 10-man Nottingham Forest share the spoils with Emanuel Villa scoring for both teams. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Doncaster 0-0 Swansea Swansea goalkeeper Dimitrios Konstantopoulos is his side's hero with an 85th minute penalty to earn an away point against Doncaster. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich 2-0 QPR Jon Stead scores twice in three minutes to give Ipswich victory over QPR. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Burnley 2-0 Norwich Chris Eagles scores twice as Owen Coyle's in-form Burnley side beat Norwich at Turf Moor. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Derby 1-1 Nottm Forest Derby and 10-man Nottingham Forest share the spoils with Emanuel Villa scoring for both teams. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Sheff Utd 2-0 Plymouth James Beattie's second half brace earns Sheffield United victory over Plymouth. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston 2-3 Southampton David McGoldrick's fine inidivdual winner caps Southampton's fightback from two goals down at Preston. |
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| QPR | |
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| Ipswich 2-0 QPR Jon Stead scores twice in three minutes to give Ipswich victory over QPR. |
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| READING | |
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| Bristol City 1-4 Reading Reading return to winning ways by hitting four goals to stun beleaguered Bristol City at Ashton Gate. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Crystal Palace 1-1 Sheff Wed Sheffield Wednesday are denied an away win after Ben Watson's second-half penalty levels for Neil Warnock's Palace at Selhurst Park. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd 2-0 Plymouth James Beattie's second half brace earns Sheffield United victory over Plymouth. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Preston 2-3 Southampton David McGoldrick's fine inidivdual winner caps Southampton's fightback from two goals down at Preston. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Konstantopoulos may extend stay Goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopoulos could extend his stay at Swansea according to boss Roberto Martinez. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford 3-4 Blackpool Watford lose the lead three times before Alan Gow's last-gasp goal gives Blackpool a dramatic win. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Cardiff 1-2 Wolves Wolves move further ahead at the top of the table thanks to two goals in 10 minutes against Cardiff City at Ninian Park. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen 1-0 Kilmarnock A nervous Aberdeen notch up their first home win of the season against Kilmarnock in the SPL. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Brown backs up Nakamura complaint Celtic's Scott Brown calls some of the challenges on Japanese midfielder by Kilmarnock "ridiculous". |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Falkirk 0-0 Dundee United Ten-man Dundee United hold on for a share of the spoils after losing Roy O'Donovan early in the second half. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Falkirk 0-0 Dundee United Ten-man Dundee United hold on for a share of the spoils after losing Roy O'Donovan early in the second half. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Motherwell 2-0 Hamilton Accies Motherwell secure a comfortable victory over their Lanarkshire rivals Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Hearts 0-2 Celtic Celtic restore their lead at the top of the SPL table with a comfortable victory over Hearts at Tynecastle. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | St Mirren 0-0 Hibernian The points are shared by St Mirren and Hibs in a dismal draw at Love Street. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Rangers 5-0 Inverness CT Kris Boyd nets a hat-trick as Rangers run out convincing winners against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Aberdeen 1-0 Kilmarnock A nervous Aberdeen notch up their first home win of the season against Kilmarnock in the SPL. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Motherwell 2-0 Hamilton Accies Motherwell secure a comfortable victory over their Lanarkshire rivals Hamilton in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Rangers 5-0 Inverness CT Kris Boyd nets a hat-trick as Rangers run out convincing winners against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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 | SPL runners-up get Euro parachute Uefa confirms that the SPL runners-up will drop into the Europa League next season if they lose their opening Champions League qualifier. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Wary Ahly seek sixth African title Egypt's Al Ahly must overcome the massive pressure placed on them as home favourites in this weekend's Champions League final first-leg tie, their Coach Manuel Jose says. |
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| Coton Sport get Milla boost Coton Sport Garoua turn to Cameroon legend Roger Milla for inspiration before the biggest match in the 22-year history of the club. | |
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| Tunisia line up Benin friendly Tunisia have lined up a friendly against Benin next month as part of their build-up to the start of the second phase of the 2010 World Cup. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Pietersen regrets lack of focus Captain Kevin Pietersen admits England became distracted in the build-up to their big-money defeat against the Stanford Superstars. |
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| Kumble bows out with Delhi draw Anil Kumble ends his international career as India claim a draw in Delhi to take their 1-0 lead into the final Test against Australia. | |
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| ECB defends Stanford involvement The England and Wales Cricket Board launches a staunch defence of its participation in the Stanford Super Series. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Live scores - EDF Energy Cup London Irish play the Ospreys, Newcastle host Gloucester, Wasps face Newport-Gwent Dragons and Worcester tackle Harlequins in Sunday's EDF Energy Cup action. |
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| Live EDF Cup: London Irish v Ospreys Live coverage from BBC One (UK users only). | |
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| Northampton 33-20 Scarlets Chris Ashton scores twice to help Northampton into the semi-finals of the EDF Energy Cup. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Australia 52-4 England England slump to their worst World Cup defeat as Australia continue the defence of their crown with a nine-try demolition job in Melbourne. |
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| Smith left humbled by record loss Tony Smith says England's record World Cup loss at the hands of defending champions Australia is hard to take. | |
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| Stuart promises no Aussie let-up Australia coach Ricky Stuart says his side will continue to "go for the throat" following their 54-6 destruction of pool rivals England. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nalbandian faces Tsonga showdown Defending champion David Nalbandian will play Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Paris Masters final, with the winner securing a place at the Masters Cup. |
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| Nadal & Federer out with injuries Top seeds Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer pull out of their quarter-finals at the Paris Masters with injuries. | |
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| Nalbandian beats Murray in Paris Andy Murray's superb run of form ends with defeat by defending champion David Nalbandian at the Paris Masters. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Volvo Masters leaderboard The European Tour's Order of Merit winner will be decided at the season-ending Volvo Masters at Valderrama. |
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| Sorenstam seals play-off victory Annika Sorenstam secures the 89th title of her career by beating Li Ying Ye in a sudden death play-off in China. | |
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| Ginn sur Mer Classic leaderboard Leading scores from the USPGA tournament at the Conservatory Course at Palm Coast in Florida. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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| Live text - Brazilian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa go head-to-head at Interlagos for the 2008 world drivers' title. |
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| Bayliss signs off with double win Newly-crowned world champion Troy Bayliss retires from World Superbikes with a double win at the final face in Portugal. | |
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| Loeb celebrates fifth world crown Sebastien Loeb wins a record fifth consecutive World Rally Championship crown after finishing third in the Japan Rally. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Live text - Brazilian Grand Prix Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa go head-to-head at Interlagos for the 2008 world drivers' title. |
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| Massa on pole as Hamilton falters Felipe Massa will start on pole while Lewis Hamilton is back in fourth for the title-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. | |
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| Massa gains upper hand in Brazil Felipe Massa eclipses title rival Lewis Hamilton in practice for Sunday's season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Gavin to join professional ranks World amateur champion Frankie Gavin will turn professional next week. |
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| Khan meets Fagan in ring comeback Amir Khan will meet Irishman Oisin Fagan on 6 December when he returns to the ring at London's ExCeL Arena. | |
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| Calzaghe given Jones Jr warning David Haye says Joe Calzaghe will have to "fight the fight of his life," to defeat Roy Jones Jr in New York on 8 November. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Radcliffe clinging to 2012 dream On the eve of the New York marathon, Paula Radcliffe says the London Olympics will motivate the next four years of her career. |
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| Prosecutors charge Greek hurdler Greek hurdler Fani Halkia could face a two-year jail sentence after being charged for using steroids. | |
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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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| 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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 | Kauto eases to Down Royal victory Kauto Star produces a flawless display to easily win the Jnwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal in his first run of the season. |
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| McCoy steers Jered to Ulster win Tony McCoy wins on Jered in the Anglo Irish Bank Hurdle on the opening day of the NI Festival of 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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| CYCLING | |
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 | GB claim six golds in Manchester Great Britain continue their domination of the World Cup Classics series at the Manchester Velodrome with six more gold medals on day two. |
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| Live video - Track Cycling World Cup Live BBC Interactive coverage from Manchester (UK users only). | |
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| British riders dominate World Cup Great Britain's track cyclists claim five gold medals in a sparkling display on day one of the World Cup Classics series in Manchester | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Ericsson 4 claim Volvo Ocean leg Ericsson 4 claim the 7,840 mile first leg of the round-the-world Volvo Ocean race from Spain to South Africa. |
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| Marshall to retire from swimming Lincolnshire swimmer Melanie Marshall announces her retirement after 10 years of international competition. | |
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| Philadelphia secure World Series The Philadelphia Phillies end their long wait for a World Series title as they completed a rain-suspended 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Ten to tackle - Redknapp special How much do you know about the new Tottenham manager? |
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| Sport quotes of the week Martin O'Neill on John Carew's indiscretion, plus top chants | |
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| Robbo blog The Tees Mouth on why football's badge-kissing must stop | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Cork triumph in Setanta decider Cork fight back from a goal down to beat Glentoran 2-1 in Saturday's Setanta Cup final at Turner's Cross. |
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| Cliftonville 0-0 Ballymena Cliftonville and Ballymena play out a goalless draw at Solitude. | |
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| Dungannon 0-1 Coleraine Davy Patton scores a second-half winner for Coleraine at Stangmore Park. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Hearts 0-2 Celtic Celtic restore their lead at the top of the SPL table with a comfortable victory over Hearts at Tynecastle. |
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| Live text - Sunday's SPL action Hearts entertain Celtic in Sunday's SPL clash at Tynecastle. | |
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| Rangers 5-0 Inverness CT Kris Boyd nets a hat-trick as Rangers run out convincing winners against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Live EDF Cup: London Irish v Ospreys Live coverage from BBC One (UK users only). |
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| Cardiff facing striking concerns Cardiff City hope to bring in a striker on loan after front pair Ross McCormack and Jay Bothroyd suffer hamstring injuries. | |
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| GB claim six golds in Manchester Great Britain continue their domination of the World Cup Classics series at the Manchester Velodrome with six more gold medals on day two. | |
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