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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Troops search Mumbai siege hotel Indian troops comb rooms in Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel, hours after killing the last gunmen holding out after Wednesday's attacks. |
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| Thailand protesters attack police Protesters force Thai police to abandon a second checkpoint as security forces seek to end a blockade paralysing Bangkok's airports. | |
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| Amazon deforestation accelerates The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years, officials say. | |
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| UN contractors killed in Iraq Two foreign UN contractors are killed and 15 injured in a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone. | |
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| Uganda rebel fails to sign deal Peace mediators return to base after the Ugandan rebel, Joseph Kony, fails to show up to sign a peace deal ending 20 years of war. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Uganda rebel fails to sign deal Peace mediators return to base after the Ugandan rebel, Joseph Kony, fails to show up to sign a peace deal ending 20 years of war. |
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| Ethiopian troops to leave Somalia All Ethiopian troops will leave Somalia by the end of the year, the country's foreign ministry announces. | |
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| French charges over Deby killing French prosecutors charge four suspects with the murder last year of the Chadian president's son. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Amazon deforestation accelerates The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years, officials say. |
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| Menem charged with arms-smuggling Former Argentine President Carlos Menem is formally charged with involvement in illegal arms sales in the 1990s. | |
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| Wal-Mart worker dies in sale rush A shop worker dies after being knocked to the ground by bargain-hunters who stormed into a superstore in New York's suburbs as it opened. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thailand protesters attack police Protesters force Thai police to abandon a second checkpoint as security forces seek to end a blockade paralysing Bangkok's airports. |
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| Korean cross-border train halted North Korea suspends cross-border rail links with South Korea, in a sign of worsening ties between the countries. | |
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| 'Taiwan spy' executed by Beijing China executes a scientist accused of spying for Taiwan, despite appeals from his daughters for clemency. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Drug firms 'block cheap medicine' Drug companies are blocking or delaying the entry of cheaper generic medicines into the EU, the European Commission says. |
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| Saakashvili defends S Ossetia war President Mikhail Saakashvili denies seeking a green light from Washington for Georgia's assault on South Ossetia. | |
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| Seas scoured after Airbus crash French search teams sweep rough seas trying to find the bodies of five people missing after an Airbus jet crashed. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN contractors killed in Iraq Two foreign UN contractors are killed and 15 injured in a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone. |
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| Opec discusses falling oil price Opec leaders meet in Cairo, as oil prices remain below $55 a barrel on fears that global demand is set to fall further. | |
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| Court orders Iranian man blinded An Iranian court rules that a man who blinded a woman with acid after she spurned his marriage proposals will also be blinded. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Troops search Mumbai siege hotel Indian troops comb rooms in Mumbai's Taj Mahal hotel, hours after killing the last gunmen holding out after Wednesday's attacks. |
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| Taleban's ex-spokesman shot dead Former high-profile spokesman for the Taleban, Mohammad Hanif, is shot dead in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. | |
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| Shares up as India market reopens Indian shares rise as the market reopens, a day after Thursday's attacks in Mumbai, India's business capital. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | 'No evidence' of UK Mumbai link A top Indian official says there is "no authentic information" suggesting UK citizens were involved in the Mumbai attacks. |
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| Recession 'difficult to predict' Business Secretary Peter Mandelson admits that it is impossible to predict how deep or painful the recession will be. | |
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| Big pay deals 'unlikely' at BBC Stars like Jonathan Ross are "unlikely" to get multi-million pound pay deals in the future, says the controller of BBC One. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | PM had 'no knowledge' of arrest Gordon Brown insists ministers were not aware of the arrest of the Conservative immigration spokesman, Damian Green. |
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| Recession 'difficult to predict' Business Secretary Peter Mandelson admits that it is impossible to predict how deep or painful the recession will be. | |
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| Top earners 'to share sacrifice' The prime minister defends raising the tax bracket for top earners, saying they must "share the sacrifice". | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Grant targeted on poorer students Better-off teenagers would lose out under plans to re-target Scottish education allowances at poorer students. |
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| Academy intakes 'less deprived' Academies are widening their social appeal, now drawing a less-deprived intake of pupils, says an annual report. | |
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| 'Good results' for reading scheme Struggling readers make "spectacular" improvements on a government-backed reading scheme, academics say. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Four hurt as bus driver collapses Four pedestrians are injured when a bus driver collapses and the vehicle crashes into a hotel in Shropshire. |
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| Police hunt man over knife attack A 26-year-old man is missing after a woman is found with serious knife injuries at a house in York. | |
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| Woman held over bungalow deaths A 52-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of an elderly couple are found at a bungalow in a seaside town in Dorset. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Baby injured in city gang attack Three people including an eight-month-old baby boy are attacked at a house in the Bloomfield area of east Belfast. |
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| Post 11-plus plan 'gains support' More and more people believe children should transfer to post-primary schools at age 14, says Martin McGuinness | |
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| Woman faces prostitution charge A 57-year-old woman appears in Belfast Magistrates court on a charge of controlling prostitution in Belfast. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Murder probe after horrific death A man who was found dead in his home in Fife on Thursday suffered a "horrific ordeal" before his death, police said. |
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| Legal challenge to HBOS takeover A last-ditch attempt to block the planned Lloyds TSB takeover of Halifax Bank of Scotland is launched. | |
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| Concern over new home reports A group of experts says home reports, which will be introduced in Scotland from Monday, could be disastrous for the market. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Mumbai survivors talk of ordeal A married couple caught up in the Mumbai attacks speak about how 'little decisions' and 'timing' saved their lives in India. |
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| New bishops in joint consecration The Archbishop of Wales presided over a service to anoint two new bishops after a procession to Llandaff Cathedral. | |
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| MD's firm buy-out saves 70 jobs More than 70 vehicle breakdown and recovery jobs are saved after an MD buys his company out of administration. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Wal-Mart worker dies in sale rush A shop worker dies after being knocked to the ground by bargain-hunters who stormed into a superstore in New York's suburbs as it opened. |
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| Opec discusses falling oil price Opec leaders meet in Cairo, as oil prices remain below $55 a barrel on fears that global demand is set to fall further. | |
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| Economy boost for Spain and Italy Spain and Italy announce plans worth billions of euros to kick-start their economies. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Big pay deals 'unlikely' at BBC Stars like Jonathan Ross are "unlikely" to get multi-million pound pay deals in the future, says the controller of BBC One. |
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| Britney will 'womanize' X Factor Pop star Britney Spears gears up to sing hit single Womanizer on the X Factor - her first UK television performance in four years. | |
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| George Michael plans festive gift Pop star George Michael says he will give away his new Christmas song for free on Christmas Day. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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| Amazon deforestation accelerates The destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has accelerated for the first time in four years, officials say. |
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| Protection boost for rare gorilla Cameroon creates a new national park for the Cross River gorilla, the world's rarest, ahead of a key conservation meeting. | |
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| Clue to break-up of ice shelves A US team produces a computer model to predict the rate at which ice shelves break apart into icebergs. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Europe backs mobile roaming cap Sending text or downloading data while abroad looks set to get cheaper as Brussels backs caps on roaming charges. |
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| Europe's 10bn-euro space vision Member states of the European space agency (Esa) have agreed a 10bn-euro budget at their meeting in The Hague. | |
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| Woman cleared of MySpace bullying A woman accused of driving a teenage girl to kill herself using MySpace has been cleared of cyber-bullying in America. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| Drug firms 'block cheap medicine' Drug companies are blocking or delaying the entry of cheaper generic medicines into the EU, the European Commission says. |
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| South Africa 'at risk of cholera' A South African scientist warns that gross underinvestment in water management has left it at risk of a cholera outbreak. | |
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| UK funds for S Africa Aids fight The UK is to give South Africa's new Health Minister Barbara Hogan £15m to help combat Aids in the country. | |
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| 1963: Canadian air disaster kills 118 More than 100 people are killed when a Canadian jet crashes into a field minutes after take-off. | |||
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| 1975: Graham Hill killed in air crash One of Britain's greatest motor racing drivers is killed in a plane crash in south-east England. | |||
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| 1993: Secret meetings with IRA revealed The government comes under attack in the Commons over revelations that it has had secret contacts with the IRA. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - autumn Tests England take on the All Blacks at Twickenham while Wales play Australia at the Millennium Stadium. |
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| Live text - Premier League Aston Villa host Fulham and Middlesbrough entertain Newcastle, with three other Premier League games on Saturday. | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Hearts defeat Rangers in the early kick-off on another busy Saturday in the SPL. | |
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| Shearer 'rejects Newcastle role' Newcastle manager Joe Kinnear says Alan Shearer has rejected an offer to become a coach at St James' Park. | |
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| India tour of Pakistan 'unlikely' Pakistan admit the terror attacks in Mumbai have made India's Test tour of the country in January unlikely. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Live text - Premier League Aston Villa host Fulham and Middlesbrough entertain Newcastle, with three other Premier League games on Saturday. |
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| Live video - Final Score Keep up with today's matches with BBC Sport's results and updates service (UK users only). | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Hearts defeat Rangers in the early kick-off on another busy Saturday in the SPL. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Chelsea v Arsenal Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Aston Villa v Fulham Fulham visit Aston Villa in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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| Portsmouth v Blackburn Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Sunderland v Bolton Sunderland take on Bolton in the Premier League. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Chelsea v Arsenal Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Tottenham v Everton Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Aston Villa v Fulham Fulham visit Aston Villa in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| HULL | |
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| Stoke v Hull Stoke host Hull in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Liverpool v West Ham Team news ahead of Monday's Premier League match. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Man City v Man Utd Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is back in training after a hamstring injury and is in contention for Sunday's derby at Manchester City. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Man City v Man Utd Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is back in training after a hamstring injury and is in contention for Sunday's derby at Manchester City. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Middlesbrough v Newcastle Middlesbrough entertain Newcastle at The Riverside. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Middlesbrough v Newcastle Middlesbrough entertain Newcastle at The Riverside. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Portsmouth v Blackburn Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke v Hull Stoke host Hull in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland v Bolton Sunderland take on Bolton in the Premier League. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Tottenham v Everton Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Wigan v West Brom Wigan face West Brom at the JJB Stadium. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Liverpool v West Ham Team news ahead of Monday's Premier League match. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan v West Brom Wigan face West Brom at the JJB Stadium. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Nottm Forest v Barnsley Nottingham Forest host Barnsley in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Wolves 1-1 Birmingham Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's late equaliser earns Wolves a draw in the battle of the Championship's top two at Molineux. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Plymouth v Blackpool Plymouth host Blackpool in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Preston v Bristol City Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Burnley v Derby Derby visit Burnley in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Swansea v Cardiff Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Charlton v Southampton Charlton host Southampton in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Westwood influences Birchall move Coventry City winger Chris Birchall says his decision to join Carlisle United on loan was helped by talking to Sky Blues goalkeeper Kieren Westwood. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace v QPR QPR visit Crystal Palace in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Burnley v Derby Derby visit Burnley in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Watford v Doncaster Doncaster visit Watford in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich v Sheff Utd Ipswich host Sheffield United in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Sheff Wed v Norwich Sheffield Wednesday host Norwich in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Nottm Forest v Barnsley Nottingham Forest host Barnsley in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth v Blackpool Plymouth host Blackpool in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston v Bristol City Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| Crystal Palace v QPR QPR visit Crystal Palace in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| READING | |
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 | Madejski admits Royals arrogance Reading chairman John Madejski believes complacency may have contributed to the club's relegation last season. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed v Norwich Sheffield Wednesday host Norwich in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Ipswich v Sheff Utd Ipswich host Sheffield United in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Charlton v Southampton Charlton host Southampton in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Swansea v Cardiff Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford v Doncaster Doncaster visit Watford in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wolves 1-1 Birmingham Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's late equaliser earns Wolves a draw in the battle of the Championship's top two at Molineux. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen v Motherwell Match report to follow from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Pittodrie. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Celtic v Inverness CT Match report to follow from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Celtic Park. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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| St Mirren v Dundee United Match report to follow from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at St Mirren Park. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Falkirk v Hibernian Match report to follow from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at the Falkirk Stadium. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Hamilton v Kilmarnock Match report to follow from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at New Douglas Park. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Hearts 2-1 Rangers Ten-man Hearts extend their winning run to five matches as Rangers are defeated at Tynecastle. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Falkirk v Hibernian Match report to follow from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at the Falkirk Stadium. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Celtic v Inverness CT Match report to follow from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Celtic Park. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Hamilton v Kilmarnock Match report to follow from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at New Douglas Park. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Aberdeen v Motherwell Match report to follow from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Pittodrie. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Hearts 2-1 Rangers Ten-man Hearts extend their winning run to five matches as Rangers are defeated at Tynecastle. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren v Dundee United Match report to follow from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at St Mirren Park. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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| Hearts 2-1 Rangers Ten-man Hearts extend their winning run to five matches as Rangers are defeated at Tynecastle. |
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| Ghana aim for goals in CHAN Ghana's coaches believe their side need at least 2 goals at home to Nigeria in the final round of CHAN qualifiers. | |
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| Rwanda get tough Under-20 draw Hosts Rwanda are drawn alongside Mali, Ghana and Cameroon at the finals of the African Youth Championship. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England returning home from India England's cricketers fly back to London on Saturday with uncertainty still surrounding the two-Test series against India after the Mumbai terror attacks. |
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| Ponting puts Australia in charge Ricky Ponting hits 79 as Australia finish day two of the second Test 29 runs behind New Zealand with seven wickets in hand. | |
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| India tour of Pakistan 'unlikely' Pakistan admit the terror attacks in Mumbai have made India's Test tour of the country in January unlikely. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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| Live text - autumn Tests England take on the All Blacks at Twickenham while Wales play Australia at the Millennium Stadium. |
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| Live video - Wales v Australia Live coverage from BBC Sport Interactive (UK users only). | |
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| Live 5 live commentary - England v New Zealand Commentary from BBC Radio 5 Live (UK users only). | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Thai worry for rugby star's wife Rugby League star Jamie Peacock's heavily pregnant wife is among those stranded after the Thai airport protests. |
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| Peacock reveals World Cup regret England captain Jamie Peacock says he may never get over the disappointment of going out of the World Cup. | |
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| Giants snap up Whitehaven's Gregg Huddersfield Giants sign 17-year-old scrum-half Gregg McNally from Whitehaven and loan him back to his hometown club. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nalbandian denies Davis Cup row David Nalbandian rejects claims that he argued with team-mates as Argentina lost to Spain in the Davis Cup final. |
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| Verdasco wins Davis Cup for Spain Spain win the Davis Cup for the third time as Fernando Verdasco beats Argentina's Jose Acasuso to give them a 3-1 victory. | |
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| Roddick to be coached by Stefanki Andy Roddick will team up with coach Larry Stefanki ahead of the 2009 season. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Australia share lead at World Cup Australia and Spain share the lead with one round to play at the World Cup in Mission Hills, China. |
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| World Cup leaderboard Latest scores from the World Cup team strokeplay event at Mission Hills in China. | |
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| Australian Masters leaderboard The European Tour event at the Huntingdale Golf Club in Melbourne is under way. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Webber targets return in February Mark Webber tells BBC Sport he hopes to recover from a broken leg in time for the first test of Red Bull's new car. |
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| TT Championship unveiled for 2009 In 2009 the Isle of Man TT will feature a points-based championship format to establish an overall champion. | |
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| F1 boss plans scoring revolution Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says he wants a new scoring system that would make the driver with most wins champion. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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 | Kiwi Hartley to test for Red Bull New Zealand's Brendon Hartley will test for the Red Bull Formula One team in December in the wake of Mark Webber breaking his leg. |
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| Webber targets return in February Mark Webber tells BBC Sport he hopes to recover from a broken leg in time for the first test of Red Bull's new car. | |
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| F1 boss plans scoring revolution Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says he wants a new scoring system that would make the driver with most wins champion. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Olympic hero Jeffries turns pro Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jefferies agrees a deal to turn professional with promoter Dennis Hobson. |
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| De la Hoya a 'part-timer' - Roach Freddie Roach calls former charge Oscar de la Hoya a "part-time fighter" ahead of the American's super-fight with Manny Pacquiao on 6 December. | |
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| Appleby defends against Pickering Paul Appleby retains his British featherweight crown with a unanimous decision over Esham Pickering in Glasgow. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Dobriskey slams 'Russian seven' British 1500m star Lisa Dobriskey backs the IAAF's hard line on the Russian athletes caught tampering with their urine samples ahead of the Beijing Olympics. |
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| Greek hurdler hit by two-year ban Former Olympic champion Fani Halkia is suspended from athletics for two years, according to Greece's national athletics federation (Segas). | |
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| Lel eyes record fourth London win Defending champion Martin Lel will bid for a record fourth win in the 2009 London Marathon. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Trump books Wembley Masters spot Bristol's Judd Trump earns a place at the Wembley Masters by beating Mark Joyce 6-1 in the qualifying final in Sheffield. |
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| Walker re-elected as snooker head Sir Rodney Walker has been re-elected as chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. | |
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| Robertson takes title in Bahrain Neil Robertson edges past Matthew Stevens 9-7 to win the Bahrain Championship. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Madison Du Berlais wins Hennessy Trainer David Pipe wins his first Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury as Madison Du Berlais wins by three lengths. |
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| Fallon 'can ride again in 2009' The British Horseracing Authority says it will not issue any charges against the six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon. | |
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| Carberry to miss Sublimity ride Phillip Carberry is taken to hospital after badly injuring his shoulder and will not ride 2007 champion hurdler Sublimity at Newcastle on Saturday. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Two-year French ban for Beltran Spain's Manuel Beltran receives a two-year ban from racing in France following his positive doping test at this year's Tour de France. |
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| GB trio win pursuit in Melbourne Lizzie Armitstead recovers from Friday's crash to win the team pursuit with Katie Colclough and Joanna Rowsell at track cycling's World Cup. | |
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| Mildenhall award Pendleton gold Mildenhall Cycling Club creates a new honour to mark Victoria Pendleton's Olympic achievement. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Alcott sidelined by broken ankle Britain's top skier Chemmy Alcott will be out of action until the new year after breaking her ankle during training. |
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| Raiders reach final with comeback Plymouth Raiders beat Guildford Heat for the second time in four days to reach the BBL Cup final for the first time in their history. | |
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| Wizards split with coach Jordan Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan is fired after his team go 1-10 this season. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Ten to tackle How much can you remember about the last seven days in sport? |
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| Robbo Robson blog Why are the Kiwis getting so hot under the collar about the haka? | |
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| Review of the week Robinho samples Manchester's buses while Carly Zucker tries to watch Joe Cole playing for England | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | JJB Sports Premiership - updates Latest scores from Saturday's full programme of matches in the JJB Sports Premiership. |
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| Bangor v Coleraine Match report follows later. | |
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| Dungannon Swifts v Cliftonville Match report follows later. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Live text - Scottish Premier League Hearts defeat Rangers in the early kick-off on another busy Saturday in the SPL. |
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| Hearts 2-1 Rangers Ten-man Hearts extend their winning run to five matches as Rangers are defeated at Tynecastle. | |
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| Hearts suffer more wage problems Hearts confirm their players have not received their wages on time for the second time this season. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Live text - autumn Tests England take on the All Blacks at Twickenham while Wales play Australia at the Millennium Stadium. |
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| Live video - Wales v Australia Live coverage from BBC Sport Interactive (UK users only). | |
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| Live Radio Wales commentary - Wales v Australia Follow all the action with BBC Radio Wales. | |
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