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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Sudan declares Darfur ceasefire Sudan's president announces new measures to tackle the crisis in Darfur, as he faces mounting international pressure. |
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| Paulson says US bail-out working The $700bn US bail-out package has already "clearly helped stabilise" the financial system, says US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. | |
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| Google searches track flu spread Google has unveiled a new website that maps flu outbreaks by plotting the locations of flu-related search terms. | |
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| Russia buries sub disaster dead Thousands of people attend the funerals of victims of a gas leak on a Russian nuclear submarine which claimed 20 lives. | |
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| US aid worker killed in Pakistan Gunmen kill an American aid worker and his driver in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Sudan declares Darfur ceasefire Sudan's president announces new measures to tackle the crisis in Darfur, as he faces mounting international pressure. |
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| Algeria deputies scrap term limit The Algerian parliament approves a constitutional amendment that abolishes a two-term limit for the president. | |
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| UN appeals for DR Congo back-up A top UN official calls for 3,000 more peacekeepers to be sent to the east of DR Congo to deal with a mounting crisis. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Paulson says US bail-out working The $700bn US bail-out package has already "clearly helped stabilise" the financial system, says US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. |
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| Google searches track flu spread Google has unveiled a new website that maps flu outbreaks by plotting the locations of flu-related search terms. | |
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| Uruguay moves to allow abortion Uruguay's Senate votes to decriminalise abortion in the first 12 weeks but the president is set to veto the measure. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Taiwan's ex-president in custody Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian, who faces corruption charges, is formally taken into custody. |
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| N Korea rejects nuclear sampling North Korea says it will not allow inspectors to take samples from nuclear sites, apparently contradicting US statements. | |
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| Quake orphans still seeking homes Orphans are among those still seeking new homes six months after a devastating earthquake hit Sichuan in China. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | EU slices up 'ugly fruit' rules The European Commission scraps controversial rules that prevent oddly-shaped fruit and vegetables being sold in the EU. |
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| Russia buries sub disaster dead Thousands of people attend the funerals of victims of a gas leak on a Russian nuclear submarine which claimed 20 lives. | |
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| Glass makers hit with huge fine Four car glass makers have been hit with the European Commission's highest cartel fine after "cheating" car buyers. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Deadly fighting on Gazan border Israeli troops kill four Palestinian militants in a gunbattle on the Gaza border, Palestinians say. |
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| Peres dines with Arab leaders Israeli President Shimon Peres and Saudi King Abdullah attend the same UN dinner, a first for the two leaders. | |
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| Central Baghdad shaken by bombing At least four people are killed in a car bomb attack in a busy shopping area in central Baghdad, Iraqi police say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US aid worker killed in Pakistan Gunmen kill an American aid worker and his driver in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, police say. |
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| 'Six dead' in Afghan bomb blast At least six people are killed and 40 wounded in a bomb blast in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say. | |
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| Acid attack on Afghan schoolgirls Attackers spray acid in the faces of at least 15 girls outside a school in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Missing Shannon 'drugged' in flat Missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews was found drugged and subdued in a West Yorkshire flat, a crown court is told. |
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| Unemployment reaches 11-year high The number of jobless people in the UK jumps by 140,000 in the quarter to September to 1.82 million - the worst in 11 years. | |
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| Jersey chief officer is suspended The chief police officer in Jersey is suspended pending an investigation into his role in an inquiry into alleged child abuse. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Angry leaders clash over Baby P The Commons Speaker is forced to intervene amid uproar as Gordon Brown and David Cameron clash over Baby P's death. |
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| Pre-Budget report date announced The pre-Budget report will take place on Monday 24 November, the government has announced. | |
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| Bank says UK in serious recession The Bank of England says that the UK has entered a recession which will continue into 2009, and suggests it may cut rates further. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Primary schools in major rebuild Hundreds of primary schools in England will be rebuilt, as ministers release £1.75bn for approved building work. |
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| Forged document students expelled Fifty students from China and Taiwan are thrown out of Newcastle University after using forged qualification documents. | |
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| Student places freeze 'anxiety' Universities and the government disagree over whether funding gaps will mean a freeze on extra places. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Missing Shannon 'drugged' in flat Missing schoolgirl Shannon Matthews was found drugged and subdued in a West Yorkshire flat, a crown court is told. |
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| Woman arrested over model murder Detectives investigating the murder of a teenage model who was stabbed to death in Bolton arrest a 49-year-old woman. | |
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| Brown 'angered' by baby killing The prime minister says the killing of a 17-month-old baby has not only "shocked and saddened, but horrified and angered" people. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Credit crunch hits church savers The Presbyterian Mutual Society stops repayments to members saying it cannot meet demand for withdrawals. |
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| Charges over £15m drugs operation More than 70 people from South East Asia are charged in connection with a £15m drug manufacturing operation. | |
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| Huge rise in NI business closures The number of businesses wound up in Northern Ireland has risen by over a third, the Department of Trade and Industry reveals. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | 'High chance' of Scots recession There is a "high probability" that the Scottish economy will go into recession next year, an economic forecast warns. |
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| Neighbour 'spotted Vicky accused' The man accused of abducting and murdering Vicky Hamilton was seen near where she disappeared, a court hears. | |
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| Unison members accept pay offer Members of the Unison union in Scotland's councils have voted to accept the latest local government pay offer. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Jobless figures highest in Wales Wales suffers the biggest rise in unemployment in the UK, according to the latest figures. |
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| Anger over ban on vulnerable man A lengthy ban from day care centres of a man with learning difficulties leads to strong criticism of a council. | |
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| FAW to investigate crowd trouble Welsh Premier League clubs have been warned they could be forced to play games behind closed doors as the FAW investigate crowd trouble at the North Wales derby. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Paulson says US bail-out working The $700bn US bail-out package has already "clearly helped stabilise" the financial system, says US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. |
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| Oil price slides to 20-month low Oil prices have fallen to the lowest levels since the beginning of 2007 due to worries about weakening energy demand. | |
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| Alitalia ordered to pay back loan The European Commission told bankrupt Alitalia airline to repay a 300m euro rescue loan to the Italian government. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Luhrmann's Australia 'unfinished' Director Baz Luhrmann says he has yet to finish his $130m (£84.2m) film Australia, which gets its world premiere next week. |
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| Aniston: Jolie was 'out of line' Actress Jennifer Aniston says Angelina Jolie was "inappropriate" in the way she revealed details of her romance with Brad Pitt. | |
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| First gay couple in boyband video Boyzone are the first boyband to feature a gay couple, in the video for their new single Better. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Baby born after ovary transplant A healthy baby girl has been born in London following the world's first transplant of an entire ovary, it has been reported. |
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| UK experts give blackouts warning Energy experts warn the UK could face an unacceptable risk of major blackouts in less than 10 years unless policy is improved. | |
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| Action urged over nanomaterials An independent commission finds no evidence nanomaterials cause harm, but warns of serious gaps in knowledge about their risks. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Obama takes lead in virtual world A video game starring US president elect Obama underlines the technology divide between the US political parties. |
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| Google searches track flu spread Google has unveiled a new website that maps flu outbreaks by plotting the locations of flu-related search terms. | |
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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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| HEALTH | |
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| Baby born after ovary transplant A healthy baby girl has been born in London following the world's first transplant of an entire ovary, it has been reported. |
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| Men warned over counterfeit drugs Men are being warned they could be "gambling with their lives" if they buy fake medicines online. | |
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| Doctors 'rely on chemo too much' Doctors are being urged to re-think their approach to giving chemotherapy at the end of life, by an independent group. | |
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| 1982: Solidarity leader Walesa released The Polish government frees the leader of the outlawed Solidarity movement, Lech Walesa, after 11 months of internment. | |||
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| 1984: Quid notes out - pound coins in The English pound note is to disappear after more than 150 years. | |||
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| 1954: New York's Ellis Island closes New York's main immigration point, Ellis Island, shuts its doors after 62 years. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Murray cruises into Masters semis Andy Murray makes the Masters Cup semi-finals by beating Gilles Simon while Roger Federer wins to keep his hopes alive. |
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| Pakistan v West Indies scorecard Pakistan take on the West Indies in the opening match of their one-day series in Abu Dhabi. | |
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| Wenger proud of Arsenal rookies Arsene Wenger lavishes praise on Arsenal's young stars after their Carling Cup win against Wigan. | |
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| Smith loses Aussie referee battle England coach Tony Smith fails in his bid to have a northern hemisphere referee appointed for Saturday's semi-final against New Zealand. | |
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| England struck by seamer crisis England's Ryan Sidebottom will miss the first one-day match against India on Friday and Stuart Broad remains a doubt. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Wenger proud of Arsenal rookies Arsene Wenger lavishes praise on Arsenal's young stars after their Carling Cup win against Wigan. |
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| Injured Hargreaves out for season Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves will miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery. | |
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| England back in Fifa world top 10 England move up four places to 10th in the Fifa world rankings after victories against Kazakhstan and Belarus in October. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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| Wenger proud of Arsenal rookies Arsene Wenger lavishes praise on Arsenal's young stars after their Carling Cup win against Wigan. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Carew's niggles troubling Villa Aston Villa's Norwegian striker John Carew will see a specialist about back and thigh problems. |
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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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 | Crisis threat for Merseyside duo City financier Keith Harris says Liverpool and Everton face an uncertain future in the current global financial crisis. |
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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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| Crisis threat for Merseyside duo City financier Keith Harris says Liverpool and Everton face an uncertain future in the current global financial crisis. |
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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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 | Injured Hargreaves out for season Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves will miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery. |
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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 lands Pompey coaching role Former Nottingham Forest and Tottenham midfielder John Metgod becomes the new first-team coach at Portsmouth. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Whelan will wait for Stoke chance Stoke City midfielder Glenn Whelan says he is happy to wait for his chance in the Potters' first XI. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Tainio keen to impress boss Keane Sunderland midfielder Teemu Tainio admits he has endured a frustrating season so far at the Stadium of Light. |
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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 3-0 Wigan Arsenal's youngsters produce another outstanding display to brush aside Wigan and book their place in the Carling Cup quarter-finals. |
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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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 | McLeish demands better team ethic Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish says greater teamwork is the solution to their loss of form. |
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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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 | Brooker scores twice on comeback Bristol City striker Steve Brooker scores twice as he and defender Louis Carey return from injury. |
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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 look to boost jaded squad Derby manager Paul Jewell says he is looking to the loan market to boost his squad after the side reached the Carling Cup quarter-finals. |
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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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| 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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| 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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 | Sturrock happy at Argyle position Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock says he is happy to see his side just three points off the Championship play-off spots. |
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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 1-0 QPR Carlos Tevez's penalty sees a much-changed and disjointed Man Utd side into the quarter finals of the Carling Cup. |
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| READING | |
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 | Sigurdsson going back to Royals Reading are recalling Gylfi Sigurdsson from Shrewsbury after turning down the League Two club's request to extend his loan deal. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Owls takeover is still on - Allen Former Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dave Allen says the takeover of the club by the Geoff Sheard consortium could still happen. |
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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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 | Beaten Swans must 'learn lessons' Roberto Martinez admits his Swansea City side were taught a valuable lesson by Watford in the Carling Cup. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Mackay thanks Hornets officials Watford caretaker manager Malky Mackay praises the club's officials after reaching the Carling Cup quarter-finals with a 1-0 win at Swansea. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Murray heads for Hereford on loan Hereford United confirm they are bringing in Wolves goalkeeper Matt Murray on a month's loan. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen 2-0 St Mirren Late goals by Andrew Considine and Sone Aluko give Aberdeen an SPL victory over St Mirren at Pittodrie. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Celtic v Kilmarnock 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 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 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 Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Tynecastle. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Mikoliunas faces two months out Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo confirms Saulius Mikoliunas will be out for two months with a knee problem. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Dundee United v Hibernian 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 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 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 Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Fir Park. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Motherwell v Rangers Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Fir Park. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Aberdeen 2-0 St Mirren Late goals by Andrew Considine and Sone Aluko give Aberdeen an SPL victory over St Mirren at Pittodrie. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Cameroon stay top in Africa The Indomitable Lions are still Africa's top-ranked side, but they drop two places in the latest Fifa rankings. |
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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 Ghana's side Asante Kotoko. | |
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| Africans deny interest in Pompey South African company Central Rand Gold deny reports they want to buy Portsmouth. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England struck by seamer crisis England's Ryan Sidebottom will miss the first one-day match against India on Friday and Stuart Broad remains a doubt. |
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| ECB to discuss yellow card idea The trial of yellow cards to curb bad behaviour in cricket is to be discussed at a meeting at Lord's. | |
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| Pakistan v West Indies scorecard Pakistan take on the West Indies in the opening match of their one-day series in Abu Dhabi. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Vickery excited by Aussie reunion Phil Vickery says losing the England captaincy has added "fuel for the fire" ahead of Saturday's Twickenham clash with Australia. |
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| Jenkins hails Hook's temperament Neil Jenkins praises James Hook's recovery to come back from his mistake against South Africa. | |
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| O'Driscoll eyes All Blacks scalp Brian O'Driscoll is desperate to mark his 50th match as Ireland captain with a first ever win over the All Blacks. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | England omit Gardner and McGuire England duo Danny McGuire and Ade Gardner are left out of the 19-man squad ahead of Saturday's World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. |
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| Smith loses Aussie referee battle England coach Tony Smith fails in his bid to have a northern hemisphere referee appointed for Saturday's semi-final against New Zealand. | |
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| Fiji's Hayne cautioned for tackle Fiji's Jarryd Hayne is cautioned for tackling in a dangerous manner but is cleared to play against Australia in the World Cup semi-final. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Murray cruises into Masters semis Andy Murray makes the Masters Cup semi-finals by beating Gilles Simon while Roger Federer wins to keep his hopes alive. |
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| Roddick pulls out of Masters Cup Andy Roddick withdraws from the Masters Cup because of an ankle injury and is replaced by Radek Stepanek. | |
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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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| GOLF | |
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 | Poulter pulls out over club theft Ian Poulter withdraws from the Singapore Open after having his driver stolen in Shanghai. |
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| Mickelson opts out of Euro Tour Phil Mickelson rules out playing on 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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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Toro Rosso to assess 2009 drivers The Toro Rosso team will evaluate three drivers at a Formula One test in Spain next week as they seek to finalise their line-up for next season. |
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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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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Toro Rosso to assess 2009 drivers The Toro Rosso team will evaluate three drivers at a Formula One test in Spain next week as they seek to finalise their line-up for next season. |
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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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| BOXING | |
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 | Dawson targeting Calzaghe fight Double light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson wants a shot at Joe Calzaghe before the undefeated Welshman retires. |
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| Stalker suffers damaging defeat Huyton lightweight Tom Stalker describes his quarter-final defeat at the European Amateur Boxing Championships as "horrible". | |
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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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| 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 results/schedule Scores from the second round at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre. |
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| Maguire goes through in Bahrain Stephen Maguire makes it safely through to the Bahrain Championship second round with a 5-3 win over Mark Davis. | |
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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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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Pipe confident of Cheltenham win Trainer David Pipe is confident of a winner at the Cheltenham Open with his horses in good form. |
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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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| 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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 | Ainslie given world sailor award British sailor and triple Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie is named the World Sailor of the Year for 2008. |
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| Pitcher Owens hit by lengthy ban Florida Marlins pitcher Henry Owens is suspended for the first 50 games of 2009 after failing a drugs test. | |
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| Cards close in on title after win Kurt Warner throws three touchdowns as Arizona beat San Francisco 29-24 to take a four-game NFC West lead. | |
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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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 | Lowry set for Superbike challenge Ian Lowry is unveiled as part of the Relentless TAS Suzuki team for the British Superbike series. |
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| England back in Fifa world top 10 England move up four places to 10th in the Fifa world rankings after victories against Kazakhstan and Belarus in October. | |
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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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| Murray cruises into Masters semis Andy Murray makes the Masters Cup semi-finals by beating Gilles Simon while Roger Federer wins to keep his hopes alive. |
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| Old Firm kept apart in cup draw Rangers face Falkirk and Celtic take on Dundee United in the semi-finals of the Co-operative Insurance Cup. | |
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| Fifa says Team GB 'poses no risk' A British Olympic football team would not jeopardise the international status of the home nations, it is claimed. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | FAW to investigate crowd trouble Welsh Premier League clubs have been warned they could be forced to play games behind closed doors as the FAW investigate crowd trouble at the North Wales derby. |
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| Williams gets Barbarians call-up Wales and Ospreys wing Shane Williams is called up to the Barbarians squad to face Australia next month. | |
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| Jenkins hails Hook's temperament Neil Jenkins praises James Hook's recovery to come back from his mistake against South Africa. | |
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