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 | World recalls end of World War I Ceremonies are being held around the world to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. |
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| UN cuts food rations in Zimbabwe The UN food agency cuts rations to 4m people in Zimbabwe after its appeal is ignored. | |
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| Former Taiwan president detained Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian is detained in connection with corruption allegations. | |
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| Germans seek 'Nazi guard' charges German investigators say they have enough evidence to bring charges against alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk. | |
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| Congo troops 'looting villages' Army troops have been looting and targeting civilians in villages in eastern DR Congo, a UN spokesman says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Congo troops 'looting villages' Army troops have been looting and targeting civilians in villages in eastern DR Congo, a UN spokesman says. |
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| UN cuts food rations in Zimbabwe The UN food agency cuts rations to 4m people in Zimbabwe after its appeal is ignored. | |
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| Bedouin free 25 Egyptian police Bedouin tribesmen release 25 Egyptian policemen, hours after seizing them at gunpoint near Israel's border. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama meets Bush at White House US President-elect Barack Obama holds his first meeting with President George W Bush since his election victory last week. |
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| Nicaragua election clash 'deaths' At least two people are reportedly killed and six injured in Nicaragua in clashes as local election results are disputed. | |
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| Palin looks to God over 2012 bid Republican Sarah Palin says she hopes God will "show her the way" on any future bid for the White House. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Former Taiwan president detained Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian is detained in connection with corruption allegations. |
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| Harsh sentences for Burma rebels Fourteen Burmese activists are given jail sentences of up to 65 years for their part in last year's demonstrations. | |
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| Terrorism trial begins in Sydney Five men accused of plotting an attack in Australia because they felt Islam was under threat go on trial in Sydney. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| World recalls end of World War I Ceremonies are being held around the world to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I. |
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| Medvedev bid to extend presidency Russian President Medvedev sends to parliament a bill that extends the presidential term from four to six years. | |
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| Hitmen 'killed matadors' horses' Three matadors are on trial in Spain accused of hiring Colombian hitmen to kill 12 horses belonging to a rival. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel allows some fuel into Gaza Defence Minister Ehud Barak agrees to partially lift Israel's suspension of fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's only power plant. |
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| Jerusalem voters pick new mayor Voters in Jerusalem are choosing a new mayor after a campaign that has divided religious and secular Jews. | |
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| Fresh bombs hit Baghdad rush hour At least three people are been killed in a double bomb attack in a mainly Shia part of eastern Baghdad, Iraqi police say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan militants seize Humvees Trucks carrying supplies and Humvee armoured vehicles for Western forces in Afghanistan are looted by militants in Pakistan. |
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| India Marxists 'guilty of murder' A court in India finds two Communist leaders guilty of murdering a woman who opposed a controversial car factory. | |
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| New Maldives president sworn in The new president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, is sworn in at a ceremony in the capital, Male. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | WWI veterans mark Armistice Day Three surviving British veterans of World War I lead events to mark the 90th anniversary of peace being declared. |
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| Men found guilty of baby's death Two men are found guilty of causing the death of a 17-month-old boy who suffered a series of horrific injuries. | |
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| Virgin Media plans 2,200 job cuts Cable group Virgin Media says it plans to cut 2,200 jobs, about 15% of its workforce, as part of a group-wide overhaul. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Tories propose business tax cuts David Cameron has unveiled proposals to cut the tax burden for employers as the main parties fight it out over tax. |
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| MPs debate third Heathrow runway The need for a third runway at Heathrow airport is to be debated by MPs, ahead of a final decision due next month. | |
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| Blair bodyguard in security scare One of Tony Blair's bodyguards accidentally fires his handgun at Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Aim school help 'at poor whites' White working class pupils should be given the same focused help as ethnic minorities, says a report. |
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| Academics attack 'spying' plan University lecturers say they do not want to become "immigration officers" in the enforcement of tougher rules on student visas. | |
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| Bus staff strike disrupts schools Millionaire Stagecoach owner Brian Souter is among bus drivers helping out during a Scottish strike. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Men found guilty of baby's death Two men are found guilty of causing the death of a 17-month-old boy who suffered a series of horrific injuries. |
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| BBC host replaced in 'racism' row BBC Radio Bristol replaces a presenter over "unacceptable" comments made during an off-air telephone call. | |
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| Hundreds of jobs go at Glaxo site A Kent pharmaceutical factory will shut with the loss of up to 620 jobs, a multi-national drugs company announces. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Ex-principal admits sex assault A retired County Tyrone headmaster is jailed after he admitted indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl. |
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| UDA in 'battle ready' statement A statement from the UDA tells loyalists to be "ready for battle" and accuses republicans of racism, ignorance and bigotry. | |
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| Poignant memories on Armistice Day Hundreds of people gather at the Cenotaph outside Belfast City Hall despite the lack of a formal remembrance ceremony. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Vicky accused 'was house tenant' A witness tells the Vicky Hamilton murder trial that Peter Tobin was the tenant of the house in which the schoolgirl may have died. |
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| Scotland pays tribute to war dead Scotland remembers those who have died at war as the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I is marked. | |
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| 'Tough winter' for air industry The aviation industry faces a tough winter as passenger numbers fall, Scotland's main airport operator warns. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Baby died day after medical check A baby died from meningitis the day after being sent home from hospital with pain killers, an inquest hears. |
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| Sudden noises danger for sisters Two sisters must avoid sudden noises like alarm clocks after being diagnosed with a syndrome that affects their hearts. | |
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| Stars to encourage boys to read A campaign to encourage boys to enjoy reading is launched, with the support of stars of rugby and football. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Chinese trade surplus hits record China's trade surplus hits a new record at $35.2bn in October, while separate data showed inflation hit a 17-month low. |
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| Vodafone plans £1bn of cost cuts Mobile phone group Vodafone announces £1bn of cost cuts because of rising raw materials prices and increasing competition. | |
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| German talks aim to stop strike Germany's biggest industrial trade union and some of the country's largest firms are due to meet to try to prevent a pay dispute. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Dark Knight leads Choice awards Batman film The Dark Knight leads the 35th annual People's Choice Awards after landing seven nominations. |
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| First Trek film footage unveiled Lost creator JJ Abrams unveils clips from the latest Star Trek movie, which introduces a young Captain Kirk. | |
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| Obama girls may join Montana show President-elect Barack Obama's two daughters are invited to appear on TV show Hannah Montana. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | 'Super-microscope' opens at Isis A new £200m neutron source at Isis, Oxfordshire, will allow scientists to probe matter at the atomic level. |
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| Satellites map cholera outbreaks Satellite monitoring data can be used to predict cholera outbreaks in India and Bangladesh, researchers find. | |
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| Probe ends historic Mars mission Nasa says its Phoenix lander on the surface of Mars has gone silent and is almost certainly dead. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Probe ends historic Mars mission Nasa says its Phoenix lander on the surface of Mars has gone silent and is almost certainly dead. |
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| Texting bug hits the Google phone A bug in the code for Google's first Android phone causes it to reboot when users type in the word 'reboot'. | |
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| Full-length MGM films on YouTube YouTube, the largest video-sharing website, will show full films and TV shows from the archives of the MGM studio. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Frozen embryos' health benefit More evidence has emerged that babies born from frozen embryos are healthier, researchers say. |
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| Girl wins right to refuse heart A terminally ill teenager can die at home after a hospital dropped its court bid to force her to have a heart transplant. | |
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| Small hours heart risk peak clue US scientists may have uncovered a reason why heart attacks and strokes occur most often in the early hours. | |
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| 2004: Veteran leader Yasser Arafat is dead Yasser Arafat dies in hospital in Paris, aged 75, bringing to an end more than 40 years of rule over the Palestinian people. | |||
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| 2000: Skiers die in train tunnel inferno At least 150 skiers, many of them children, die in an intense fire on board a funicular railway in the Austrian Alps. | |||
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| 1965: Rhodesia breaks from UK The Rhodesian Government, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith, illegally severs its links with the British Crown. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Djokovic wins to reach last four Novak Djokovic becomes the first player to book his place in the semi-finals of the Masters Cup after a tense 7-6 (7-3) 0-6 7-5 win over Nikolay Davydenko. |
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| England collapse to heavy defeat England are bowled out for just 98 and lose by 124 runs to the Mumbai President's XI in their final warm-up match in India. | |
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| Metgod set for Pompey coach role Former Nottingham Forest and Tottenham midfielder John Metgod is poised to become the new first-team coach at Portsmouth. | |
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| NZ make 11 changes for Irish game The All Blacks pick a full-strength team for Saturday's game against Ireland with only four players retained from the side that beat Scotland. | |
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| Hughes to hold City owner talks Man City boss Mark Hughes will fly out to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday evening for talks with owner Sheikh Mansour. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Metgod set for Pompey coach role Former Nottingham Forest and Tottenham midfielder John Metgod is poised to become the new first-team coach at Portsmouth. |
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| Kinnear asked to explain ref jibe The FA asks Interim Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear to explain his "Mickey Mouse" comment about referee Martin Atkinson. | |
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| Top players face new drug tests England and Premier League footballers will face an additional raft of doping tests under an Olympic-style scheme. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arsenal v Wigan Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Laursen urges Sidwell to move on Villa captain Martin Laursen tells Steve Sidwell to forget the error that handed Middlesbrough a 2-1 win. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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| Sunderland v Blackburn Team news ahead of Wednesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Hull 0-1 Bolton Matthew Taylor scores the only goal and Jussi Jasskelainen makes a series of brilliant saves as Bolton defeat Hull. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Chelsea v Burnley Team news ahead of Wednesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Lescott glad to be scoring again Everton defender Joleon Lescott says his work on the training pitch paid off after scoring his first goal of the season at West Ham. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Fulham 2-1 Newcastle Danny Murphy's second-half penalty earns Fulham a welcome win and ends Newcastle's recent renaissance under Joe Kinnear. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Marney agrees new Hull contract Dean Marney agrees a new deal with Hull City to stay at the club until 2012. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Tottenham v Liverpool Team news ahead of Wednesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Hughes to hold City owner talks Man City boss Mark Hughes will fly out to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday evening for talks with owner Sheikh Mansour. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Man Utd v QPR Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Southgate hands Wheater challenge Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate challenges defender David Wheater to fight for his place after missing Sunday's 1-0 win against Aston Villa. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Kinnear asked to explain ref jibe The FA asks Interim Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear to explain his "Mickey Mouse" comment about referee Martin Atkinson. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Metgod set for Pompey coach role Former Nottingham Forest and Tottenham midfielder John Metgod is poised to become the new first-team coach at Portsmouth. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke v Rotherham Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland v Blackburn Team news ahead of Wednesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Tottenham v Liverpool Team news ahead of Wednesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Mowbray braced for Chelsea threat West Brom boss Tony Mowbray insists his side can take points off the Premier League's leading clubs, despite slipping to the foot of the table. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Blades must wait on Tevez verdict Sheffield United may not hear until Christmas if they can stop West Ham's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in the Carlos Tevez saga. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Arsenal v Wigan Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley ponder Hume legal action Barnsley may take legal advice after striker Iain Hume suffers a fractured skull against Sheffield United. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Nottm Forest 1-1 Birmingham James Perch's second-half strike gives Nottingham Forest a share of the points against Birmingham. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Blackpool 0-1 Ipswich David Norris scores the winner as Ipswich extend their unbeaten run to six league games with a win against Blackpool. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | We worked our socks off - Johnson Manager's son Lee Johnson's goal helps hard-working Bristol City bounce back to win 1-0 at Southampton. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Chelsea v Burnley Team news ahead of Wednesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Purse succeeds in red card appeal Cardiff's Darren Purse wins his red card appeal over his sending off in the loss at Queens Park Rangers. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Ambrose rejoins Ipswich on loan Charlton midfielder Darren Ambrose returns to former club Ipswich on an initial two month loan deal. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Sky Blues need to improve - Dann Coventry skipper Scott Dann urges his team-mates to start performing or get used to struggling in the bottom half of the Championship. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Palace sign new sponsorship deal Crystal Palace announce a new three-year sponsorship deal with Dubai Contracting Company for an undisclosed amount. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Derby v Leeds Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Sheff Wed 1-0 Doncaster Leon Clarke scores as Sheffield Wednesday secure a derby victory over Doncaster Rovers at Hillsborough. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Footballer denies 'cuffs' gesture A footballer fined after making a cross-armed handcuffs gesture during a match says his actions have been misunderstood. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich 2-2 Preston Neil Mellor strikes a late equaliser to prevent Preston from sliding to their fifth consecutive away defeat |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Forest are good enough - Cohen Nottingham Forest midfielder Chris Cohen believes the Reds will climb to safety in the Championship. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Late equaliser relieves Sturrock Plymouth boss Paul Sturrock says Emile Mpenza's late equaliser against Charlton on Saturday made the result feel like a victory. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Norwich 2-2 Preston Neil Mellor strikes a late equaliser to prevent Preston from sliding to their fifth consecutive away defeat |
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| QPR | |
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| Man Utd v QPR Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| READING | |
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 | Reading 3-0 Derby Reading maintain their unbeaten home record with victory over Derby. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed 1-0 Doncaster Leon Clarke scores as Sheffield Wednesday secure a derby victory over Doncaster Rovers at Hillsborough. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Barnsley ponder Hume legal action Barnsley may take legal advice after striker Iain Hume suffers a fractured skull against Sheffield United. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Injured Svensson set for return Southampton defender Michael Svensson is set to return from his recurring knee injury once more. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swansea ready to create history Swansea City can reach the Carling Cup quarter-finals for the first time by beating Watford at the Liberty Stadium. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Swansea v Watford Team news ahead of Tuesday's Carling Cup fourth round game. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | McCarthy has high demands - Jones Wolves midfielder David Jones says manager Mick McCarthy has high demands of his Championship topping side. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen v St Mirren Team news ahead of Tuesday's Scottish Premier League match at Pittodrie. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Celtic v Kilmarnock (Wed) Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Celtic Park. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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| Dundee United v Hibernian (Wed) Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Tannadice. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Inverness CT v Falkirk (Wed) Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at the Caledonian Stadium. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Hearts v Hamilton Accies (Wed) Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Tynecastle. |
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| HEARTS | |
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| Hearts v Hamilton Accies (Wed) Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Tynecastle. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Dundee United v Hibernian (Wed) Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Tannadice. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Inverness CT v Falkirk (Wed) Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at the Caledonian Stadium. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Celtic v Kilmarnock (Wed) Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Celtic Park. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Motherwell v Rangers (Wed) Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Fir Park. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Smith sympathy for Thomson plight Rangers manager Walter Smith says Kevin Thomson's knee injury could not have come at a worse time for the midfielder. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Aberdeen v St Mirren Team news ahead of Tuesday's Scottish Premier League match at Pittodrie. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Cooreman swaps Enyimba for Kotoko Nigerian club Enyimba have parted company with Coach Maurice Cooreman, who they have permitted to take charge of Ghanaian side Asante Kotoko. |
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| Fadiga eyes Premier League return Senegal's Khalilou Fadiga is hoping to secure a deal that will allow him to return to the English Premier League. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England collapse to heavy defeat England are bowled out for just 98 and lose by 124 runs to the Mumbai President's XI in their final warm-up match in India. |
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| Pietersen calm after dismal loss England captain Kevin Pietersen says his team have been taught "a few quick lessons" after being thrashed by 122 runs by a club side in Mumbai. | |
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| Vaughan to join performance squad Former England captain Michael Vaughan is to be drafted into the national team's performance programme in India. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | England recall Palmer & Vickery Former captain Phil Vickery and lock Tom Palmer come into the England side to face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday. |
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| Ireland pick O'Leary for NZ clash Tomas O'Leary will start for Ireland against New Zealand while other changes include Alan Quinlan replacing Stephen Ferris. | |
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| Lamont replaces brother for Scots Rory Lamont replaces his brother Sean in the only change to Scotland's line-up to face an unchanged South Africa at Murrayfield. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Higham eager to face New Zealand Micky Higham expects England team-mate James Roby to start at hooker for the World Cup semi-final with New Zealand. |
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| Kelly looking to 2013 World Cup Ireland coach Andy Kelly believes his side can go one better at the next World Cup in 2013 following their exit from this year's competition. | |
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| Smith upset with World Cup refs Tony Smith wants "anyone but" an Australian referee for England's semi-final with New Zealand after criticising the standard of World Cup officiating. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Djokovic wins to reach last four Novak Djokovic becomes the first player to book his place in the semi-finals of the Masters Cup after a tense 7-6 (7-3) 0-6 7-5 win over Nikolay Davydenko. |
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| Nadal will miss Davis Cup final World number one Rafael Nadal is out of Spain's Davis Cup final against Argentina because of a knee problem. | |
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| Murray wins on Masters Cup debut Andy Murray gets off to a winning start at his first Masters Cup by beating Andy Roddick in three sets in Shanghai. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Mickelson opts out of Euro Tour Phil Mickelson rules out playing in the 2009 European Tour, but the world number three says he would honoured to be part of it in the future. |
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| Garcia beats Wilson in Shanghai Spain's Sergio Garcia moves to second in the world rankings with a sudden-death play-off victory over Englishman Oliver Wilson in the HSBC Champions tournament in China. | |
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| Tournament axed in credit crunch The Ladies' European Tour is forced to cancel the Indian Masters because of the global economic slowdown. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Mallya sparks Force India changes Force India owner Vijay Mallya takes over as team principal and announces the team will use Mercedes engines from 2009. |
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| F1 teams to reduce engine costs Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo says Formula One teams have unanimously agreed to reduce engine costs by more than 15m euros (£12m) by 2011. | |
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| F1 boss clears air with Hamilton Bernie Ecclestone insists his apparent attempts to play down racist abuse aimed at Lewis Hamilton have been misconstrued. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Mallya sparks Force India changes Force India owner Vijay Mallya takes over as team principal and announces the team will use Mercedes engines from 2009. |
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| F1 teams to reduce engine costs Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo says Formula One teams have unanimously agreed to reduce engine costs by more than 15m euros (£12m) by 2011. | |
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| F1 boss clears air with Hamilton Bernie Ecclestone insists his apparent attempts to play down racist abuse aimed at Lewis Hamilton have been misconstrued. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Hatton urges Calzaghe to retire Ricky Hatton says Joe Calzaghe has nothing left to prove and should retire, but Marvin Hagler urges him to fight one more time. |
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| Calzaghe hints at retirement plan Joe Calzaghe gives his clearest indication yet that he will quit boxing after extending his unbeaten record to 46 with a points win over Roy Jones Jr. | |
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| Classy Calzaghe demolishes Jones Joe Calzaghe survives a drop to the canvas in the first round to beat Roy Jones Jr on points. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Turner plans lottery fund appeal Nottinghamshire sprint hurdler Andy Turner says he is to appeal against a decision to stop his lottery funding. |
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| IAAF hits back in 2012 legacy row World athletics boss Lamine Diack weighs into the London 2012 stadium row, accusing Olympics chief Jacques Rogge of showing a "lack of respect". | |
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| GB athletes hit by funding cuts Head coach Charles van Commenee says there is "no room for sentiment" after after cutting the number of athletes on lottery funding. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Bahrain Champ'ship latest scores Scores from the first round at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre. |
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| Davis pulls out of Bahrain event Steve Davis withdraws from the Bahrain Snooker Championship, while Peter Ebdon becomes the fourth former world champion to make an early exit. | |
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| Seeds crash out in Bahrain event Shaun Murphy is one of three former world champions to exit the Bahrain Championship as he loses 5-4 to outsider Mike Dunn. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Classic hero Raven's Pass retired Breeders' Cup winner Raven's Pass will retire to Sheikh Mohammed's Kildangan Stud in Ireland. |
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| War storms to easy Irish triumph Former Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War of Attrition clinches his second straight win of the season as he easily wins the Thurles Chase. | |
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| McKeown's jockey licence revoked Dean McKeown's jockey licence is withdrawn by the British Horseracing Authority after he is found guilty under the non-triers' rule at Southwell. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Armstrong firms up 2009 schedule Lance Armstrong plans to ride in a number of classic races next year - but the American remains coy as to whether he will ride in the Tour de France. |
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| Four golds complete GB domination Great Britain's cyclists add four more gold medals on the final day of the World Cup Classics series at the Manchester Velodrome. | |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | GB handed tough EuroBasket draw Great Britain will face three of Europe's toughest teams in the group stage of the European finals in Poland next year. |
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| GB beat Romania to end on a high Great Britain fail to reach the Winter Olympics but defeat Romania 11-1 in their final qualifying game. | |
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| Balfour to finish swimming career Scottish swimmer Kirsty Balfour is to retire after eight years of top-level competition. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Review of the week It's a dog's life for Keano, as Pulis gets Presidential |
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| Robbo blog "Wenger's done the football equivalent of Jamie Oliver's feed your family for under a fiver" | |
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| Ten to tackle How much can you remember about the last seven days in sport? | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Ireland pick O'Leary for NZ clash Tomas O'Leary will start for Ireland against New Zealand while other changes include Alan Quinlan replacing Stephen Ferris. |
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| Crusaders v Glenavon (Tue) Crusaders are likely to make some changes for Tuesday night's Co-Operative Cup third round second leg match. | |
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| Cliftonville v Portadown Eddie Patterson warns his players they will face Premiership standard opponents when they play Portadown. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Ferguson back in Scotland squad Captain Barry Ferguson is included in George Burley's squad for the match against Argentina. |
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| Hutton targets start for Scotland Tottenham Hotspur full-back Alan Hutton says he is looking forward to battling for his place in George Burley's Scotland team. | |
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| Lamont replaces brother for Scots Rory Lamont replaces his brother Sean in the only change to Scotland's line-up to face an unchanged South Africa at Murrayfield. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Swansea ready to create history Swansea City can reach the Carling Cup quarter-finals for the first time by beating Watford at the Liberty Stadium. |
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| Wales places not secure - Gatland Coach Warren Gatland warns that no one can take their place in the Wales team for granted. | |
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| Purse succeeds in red card appeal Cardiff's Darren Purse wins his red card appeal over his sending off in the loss at Queens Park Rangers. | |
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