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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Foes warned off 'testing' Obama The US defence chief warns US opponents against trying to "test" Barack Obama with a crisis early on in his presidency. |
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| Brown in tribute to dead marines Gordon Brown in Afghanistan to visit troops, pays tribute to four Royal Marines killed in two explosions. | |
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| Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates' The Indian navy says it has arrested 23 pirates who tried to storm a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden. | |
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| Ecuador defaults on foreign debt Ecuador will default on billions of dollars of foreign debt it considers "illegitimate", says President Rafael Correa. | |
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| Thai crowds gather for exiled PM Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra is to speak from exile to thousands of supporters massed at a Bangkok rally. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Indian navy 'captures 23 pirates' The Indian navy says it has arrested 23 pirates who tried to storm a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden. |
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| One dead in Sudan oil town clash At least one person is reported dead in the disputed Sudanese oil-rich town of Abyei, a UN official says. | |
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| UK caused cholera, says Zimbabwe A Zimbabwean minister accuses the UK of using biological "terrorism" to spark the cholera outbreak in his country. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Foes warned off 'testing' Obama The US defence chief warns US opponents against trying to "test" Barack Obama with a crisis early on in his presidency. |
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| Investors reel at '$50bn fraud' Investors rush to assess serious potential losses after a Wall Street financier is charged with fraud, estimated at $50bn. | |
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| Ecuador defaults on foreign debt Ecuador will default on billions of dollars of foreign debt it considers "illegitimate", says President Rafael Correa. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thai crowds gather for exiled PM Thailand's ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra is to speak from exile to thousands of supporters massed at a Bangkok rally. |
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| Asian giants agree economic plan The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea vow closer economic co-operation to lessen the impact of the financial crisis. | |
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| Sarkozy scorned for Dalai meeting China's state media launches a co-ordinated attack on French President Nicolas Sarkozy, after he meets the Dalai Lama. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | EU leaders reach new climate deal EU leaders agree a package to fight global warming, but critics say concessions made to some nations will reduce its impact. |
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| US hails Lisbon Guantanamo offer A senior US official describes as a "significant step" Portugal's offer to take in some of the inmates from Guantanamo Bay. | |
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| Greek PM rejects election calls Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis rejects calls for early elections after a week of riots over a fatal police shooting. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Livni sparks Arab 'transfer' row Israeli FM Tzipi Livni sparks controversy by saying a Palestinian state would provide 'a national solution' for Israel's Arabs. |
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| Iran cuts support for Iraq groups US and Iraqi officials say there are signs that Iran has reduced its support for militant Shia groups in Iraq. | |
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| Abu Ghraib blame for US officials A US Senate report says Bush administration officials must share the blame for abuses at military detention camps. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Protester shot as Kashmir votes Police open fire at an anti-election demonstration in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing at least one person. |
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| Dozens held in Pakistan crackdown Police in Pakistan arrest dozens of members of an Islamic charity the UN has blacklisted after the Mumbai attacks. | |
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| Brown in tribute to dead marines Gordon Brown in Afghanistan to visit troops, pays tribute to four Royal Marines killed in two explosions. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Brown in tribute to dead marines Gordon Brown in Afghanistan to visit troops, pays tribute to four Royal Marines killed in two explosions. |
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| Livingstone praises Menezes chief The police chief who commanded the operation which led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes is praised by Ken Livingstone. | |
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| Flash floods hit homes and roads Extensive flash flooding hits parts of England, Wales and Scotland, stranding motorists and causing water to enter hundreds of homes. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Tories demand knife data apology The Tories call on the government to apologise after it admitted releasing incomplete knife crime statistics. |
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| Livingstone praises Menezes chief The police chief who commanded the operation which led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes is praised by Ken Livingstone. | |
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| Blair explains Catholicism move Ex-prime minister Tony Blair explains his decision to delay converting to Roman Catholicism until after he had stepped down. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Maths piloted as 'twinned' GCSEs Secondary schools in England are to pilot a broader maths course, which would be worth two GCSEs. |
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| Special needs battle highlighted Parents of children with special needs feel they have to battle with the system to get what their children need, an inquiry found. | |
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| Poor white boys still lag behind Official figures show five out of six poor white boys did not meet the government's GCSE benchmark this year. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Flash floods hit homes and roads Extensive flash flooding hits parts of England, Wales and Scotland, stranding motorists and causing water to enter hundreds of homes. |
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| Baby P march reaches Downing St Campaigners march through London to demand that no other children should suffer the same fate as Baby P. | |
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| MP criticised for 999 boiler call A London MP has been called "completely dizzy" for dialling 999 after hearing loud noises from her boiler. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Celebrity agent killed in crash Celebrity and promotions agent Colin Angus dies after his car leaves the road near Craigantlet in north Down. |
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| Men 'safe' after trawler is found A trawler that went missing after leaving Killybegs in County Donegal on Wednesday is found along with its crew. | |
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| Warning over SDLP executive role Margaret Ritchie says if she is stopped from doing her ministerial job the SDLP may reconsider its executive participation. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Brown in tribute to dead marines Gordon Brown in Afghanistan to visit troops, pays tribute to four Royal Marines killed in two explosions. |
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| Bomber release campaign launched The father of a victim of the Lockerbie bombing backs a bid to free the man convicted of carrying it out. | |
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| Statue honours Celtic star Jinky A bronze statue in honour of Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone has been unveiled outside the football club's Parkhead stadium. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Rule change call on AMs' expenses A former standards watchdog says the rules should be changed after AMs legitimately bought iPods, a trouser press and vacuum cleaner on expenses. |
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| New anger on ambulance targets Health Minister Edwina Hart criticises the performance of the Welsh Ambulance Trust six months after her last warning. | |
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| Homes and trains hit by flooding Flooding affects some properties in mid and west Wales, but train services between south Wales and London are running again. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | White House considers auto rescue The White House is considering using money earmarked to rescue the banking industry to bail out the country's carmakers. |
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| Investors reel at '$50bn fraud' Investors rush to assess serious potential losses after a Wall Street financier is charged with fraud, estimated at $50bn. | |
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| Ecuador defaults on foreign debt Ecuador will default on billions of dollars of foreign debt it considers "illegitimate", says President Rafael Correa. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Actor Hugh Jackman to host Oscars Film star Hugh Jackman is named as the host of the 2009 Oscars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. |
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| Forties heart-throb Johnson dies US actor Van Johnson, a Hollywood heart-throb of the 1940s and 50s, dies at the age of 92 in a New York nursing home. | |
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| Dizzee Rascal held in 'bat' probe Rapper Dizzee Rascal is held in south-east London on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Mood mixed as climate summit ends The UN climate summit concludes with satisfaction among many delegates, but criticism from environmentalists. |
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| Elephants 'die earlier in zoos' Elephants living in zoos have a shorter lifespan than their wild or working relatives, a study suggests. | |
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| Earth enjoys full moon close-up A full moon has occurred closer to the Earth than at any other time during the past 15 years. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | US shuts down 'scareware' sellers More than one million Americans have been caught out by a ruse peddling fake security software, say US authorities. |
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| Net firms rebuff filtering plan Australian ISPs are refusing to back official plans to set up filters that restrict where people can go online. | |
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| Russian hopes to cash in on ;-) A Russian businessman trademarks the emoticon, a combination of punctuation marks used to convey a wink in text messages. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Preterm baby 'lung growth hope' British researchers have identified a potential target for encouraging lung growth in very premature babies. |
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| Test 'predicts preterm baby risk' Researchers identify a test which can predict whether a woman is likely to give birth when her waters break early in pregnancy. | |
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| Amish gene 'limits heart disease' A gene mutation which protects the heart against a high-fat diet is discovered in the Amish population. | |
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| 1995: Riots break out in Brixton Hundreds of black and white youths are on the streets of Brixton, in south London attacking police, ransacking shops and burning cars after the death of a black man in police custody. | |||
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| 2001: Suicide attack on Indian parliament A group of gunmen breaks through tight security to attack the parliament building in the Indian capital, New Delhi. | |||
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| 1981: Military crackdown on Polish people Military rulers in Poland have declared a state of emergency after imposing martial law and placing leaders of the Solidarity trade union under arrest. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Premier League Leaders Liverpool host Hull on a packed day of Premier League action after Arsenal are held at Boro, with Spurs v Man Utd taking place later. |
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| Strauss stars as England dominate Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood move England into a match-winning position in the first Test against India in Chennai. | |
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| Live scores - Heineken Cup Three Welsh sides, three English clubs and champions Munster are all in action in Saturday's Heineken Cup matches. | |
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| West Indies peg back New Zealand West Indies put in a decent day's work on the third day of the first Test in Dunedin, limiting New Zealand to 365 and then replying with 39-0. | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Dundee United and Rangers kick off the action on another busy day in Scotland's top flight. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - Premier League Leaders Liverpool host Hull on a packed day of Premier League action after Arsenal are held at Boro, with Spurs v Man Utd taking place later. |
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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 Dundee United and Rangers kick off the action on another busy day in Scotland's top flight. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Middlesbrough 1-1 Arsenal Arsenal's title hopes suffer another blow as they are held to a draw at Middlesbrough. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Aston Villa v Bolton Aston Villa host Bolton in the Premier League on Saturday. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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| Wigan v Blackburn Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Aston Villa v Bolton Aston Villa host Bolton in the Premier League on Saturday. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Chelsea v West Ham Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Man City v Everton Man City take on injury-hit Everton at Eastlands. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Stoke v Fulham Team news from Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Liverpool v Hull City Liverpool host Hull in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Liverpool v Hull City Liverpool host Hull in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Man City v Everton Man City take on injury-hit Everton at Eastlands. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Tottenham v Man Utd Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Middlesbrough 1-1 Arsenal Arsenal's title hopes suffer another blow as they are held to a draw at Middlesbrough. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Kinnear fears Owen Newcastle exit Joe Kinnear gives a clear indication that Michael Owen is unlikely to be at St James' Park next season. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Sol Campbell chant suspects found A further seven football fans suspected of verbally abusive chanting aimed at Portsmouth's Sol Campbell are identified. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke v Fulham Team news from Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland v West Brom Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Tottenham v Man Utd Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Sunderland v West Brom Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Chelsea v West Ham Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan v Blackburn Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Wolves v Barnsley Wolves host Barnsley in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Plymouth 0-1 Birmingham Lee Carsley's solitary strike secures victory for Birmingham over Plymouth. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Nott'm Forest v Blackpool Nottingham Forest host Blackpool in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Sheff Wed v Bristol City Sheffield Wednesday host Bristol City in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Burnley v Southampton Burnley host Southampton in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Live - Ipswich Town v Cardiff City Live text commentary from the Championship match at Portman Road. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Parkinson has Addicks job for now Charlton Athletic confirm that caretaker manager Phil Parkinson will remain in charge until the new year. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Watford v Coventry Watford host Coventry in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace v Doncaster Crystal Palace host struggling Doncaster in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Derby crash out of FA Youth Cup Derby County's youngsters are out of the FA Youth Cup with a 3-1 defeat after extra-time at Southampton on Wednesday night. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Crystal Palace v Doncaster Crystal Palace host struggling Doncaster in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich v Cardiff Ipswich host Cardiff in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Reading v Norwich Reading host Norwich in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Nott'm Forest v Blackpool Nottingham Forest host Blackpool in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth v QPR Plymouth host QPR in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston v Birmingham Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| Plymouth v QPR Plymouth host QPR in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| READING | |
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| Reading v Norwich Reading host Norwich in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed v Bristol City Sheffield Wednesday host Bristol City in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Swansea v Sheff Utd Swansea host Sheffield United in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Burnley v Southampton Burnley host Southampton in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Live - Swansea City v Sheff Utd Live text commentary from the Championship match at the Liberty Stadium. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford v Coventry Watford host Coventry in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wolves v Barnsley Wolves host Barnsley in the Championship on Saturday. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen v Falkirk Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Pittodrie. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Statue honours Celtic star Jinky A bronze statue in honour of Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone has been unveiled outside the football club's Parkhead stadium. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee United 2-2 Rangers Kyle Lafferty's late leveller secures a point for Rangers in a frantic game at Tannadice. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Aberdeen v Falkirk Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Pittodrie. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Reid still undecided on Winters Hamilton Accies boss says he is yet to speak with Robbie Winters about a contract at the club. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Laszlo hopes no sale is necessary Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo hopes financial issues will not require him to sell his top players in January. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Johansson arrives at Easter Road Finnish international Jonatan Johansson checks in at Easter Road ahead of his January transfer to Hibernian. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| St Mirren v Inverness CT Report from Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at St Mirren Park to follow. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Motherwell v Kilmarnock (Mon) Team news ahead of Monday's Scottish Premier League match at Fir Park. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Motherwell v Kilmarnock (Mon) Team news ahead of Monday's Scottish Premier League match at Fir Park. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Dundee United 2-2 Rangers Kyle Lafferty's late leveller secures a point for Rangers in a frantic game at Tannadice. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Al Ahly 2-4 Pachuca African champions Al Ahly throw away a two-goal lead to lose their Club World Cup quarter-final 4-2 to Pachuca. |
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| Decisive weekend of CHAN matches DR Congo, Zambia and Zimbabwe are all well placed to qualify for the finals of the inaugural African Nations Championship. | |
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| Middlesbrough 1-1 Arsenal Arsenal's title hopes suffer another blow as they are held to a draw at Middlesbrough. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Strauss stars as England dominate Andrew Strauss and Paul Collingwood move England into a match-winning position in the first Test against India in Chennai. |
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| Collingwood eyes positive outcome Paul Collingwood believes England are in a good position to seal victory in the first Test in Chennai. | |
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| West Indies peg back New Zealand West Indies put in a decent day's work on the third day of the first Test in Dunedin, limiting New Zealand to 365 and then replying with 39-0. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Live scores - Heineken Cup Three Welsh sides, three English clubs and champions Munster are all in action in Saturday's Heineken Cup matches. |
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| Latest scores - Challenge Cup Worcester take on Bourgoin in one of four European Challenge Cup matches on Saturday. | |
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| Biarritz 6-10 Cardiff Blues Jamie Robinson scores the crucial try as the Blues end Biarritz's Heineken Cup hopes with a hard-earned win in France. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Crusaders lodge new stadium plan Super League side Celtic Crusaders have submitted plans for a new 15,000-capacity stadium in Bridgend. |
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| NRL approves dual referees system Australia's National Rugby League approves a plan for its matches to be officiated by two on-pitch referees next season. | |
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| Pryce poised to make Wigan debut Karl Pryce is cleared to make his long-awaited Wigan debut on 28 December after missing the whole of last season with a foot injury. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Davenport to play at Aussie Open Former champion Lindsay Davenport signals a return to the WTA Tour by entering next year's Australian Open. |
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| Nottingham to host tennis trophy Nottingham will again host a professional tennis tournament as the city has been chosen as the venue for the 2009 AEGON Trophy. | |
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| Tennis chief Draper extends deal Roger Draper signs a new five-year deal to continue as chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | On-song Aiken grabs Dunhill lead South Africa's Thomas Aiken fires a stunning 11-under-par 61 to lead going into the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship. |
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| Dunhill Championship leaderboard Latest scores from the European Tour event at Leopard Creek Golf Club, South Africa. | |
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| Rock shares lead at halfway mark Robert Rock hits five birdies on the last six holes to move into a share of the lead in the Alfred Dunhill Championship. | |
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 | Hamilton gets hands on F1 trophy Lewis Hamilton finally gets his hands on the Formula One world title trophy at a glitzy ceremony in Monte Carlo. |
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| F1 unveils cost-cutting blueprint A raft of measures have been agreed that should cut the budgets of Formula One teams by at least 30%. | |
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| Hamilton opposes standard engines Lewis Hamilton says he does not expect teams to back proposals to introduce a standard engine to cut costs in Formula One. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Hamilton gets hands on F1 trophy Lewis Hamilton finally gets his hands on the Formula One world title trophy at a glitzy ceremony in Monte Carlo. |
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| F1 unveils cost-cutting blueprint A raft of measures have been agreed that should cut the budgets of Formula One teams by at least 30%. | |
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| Hamilton opposes standard engines Lewis Hamilton says he does not expect teams to back proposals to introduce a standard engine to cut costs in Formula One. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Cleverly shines in first defence Nathan Cleverly produces an explosive finish to retain his Commonwealth light-heavyweight crown by knocking out Douglas Otieno in the fourth round. |
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| Champion Froch set to meet Taylor Carl Froch is closing in on a fight with Jermain Taylor in the first defence of his WBC super-middleweight title. | |
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| Rahman does not worry Klitschko Wladimir Klitschko is confident he will have too much for former undisputed heavyweight world champion Hasim Rahman when they meet in Germany on Saturday. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Farah heads strong GB Euros squad Britain's Mo Farah and Hayley Yelling are in good shape ahead of Sunday's European Cross Country Championships in Belgium. |
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| Bolt eyes world record domination Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt believes he can significantly lower his world records for the 100m and 200m. | |
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| Belarus pair stripped of medals Two Belarus hammer throwers, who won medals in the Beijing Olympics, are stripped of their medals for doping offences. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | UK Championship latest scores Latest scores and order of play for the first round in Telford. |
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| Live Snooker - Hendry v Lee Live BBC Red Button coverage from snooker's UK Championship at the Telford International Centre(UK users only). | |
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| Live Snooker - Day v Stevens Live BBC Red Button coverage from snooker's UK Championship at the Telford International Centre (UK users only). | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Cheltenham meeting hit by weather Saturday's meeting at Cheltenham is abandoned due to waterlogging at the Gloucestershire track. |
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| Mon Mome claims thrilling victory Mon Mome holds off a late challenge from Star De Mohaison to win the Boylepoker.com Chase at Cheltenham. | |
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| Monet's snatches Huntingdon win Monet's Garden edges out Snoopy Loopy to win the Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Rotterdam to host start of Tour The 2010 Tour de France will start in Rotterdam with a 9km time-trial course. |
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| Hoy resolute after strong return Chris Hoy insists there will be no let-up after outsprinting Britain's young stars in his first races in the UK since the Olympics. | |
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| Armstrong downplays Tour chances Lance Armstrong says that winning an eighth Tour de France is not one of his main priorities for next season. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Scotland men retain curling title Scotland retain their European Curling Championship title following a 7-6 victory over Norway in Sweden. |
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| Gibson shines in pool with bronze James Gibson sets a new national record as Britain claim their third medal at the European Short-Course Championships in Croatia. | |
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| Austria host Winter Youth Games Innsbruck will host the inaugural Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Sport quotes of the week Wenger on the day he charmed Mrs Ronaldo, plus your top chants |
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| Review of the week Roy Keane's beard follows him out of the exit door | |
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| Robbo Robson's blog The Tees Mouth says Paul Ince has no need to be paranoid | |
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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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| Healy receives MBE from the Queen David Healy thanks his Northern Ireland team-mates after receiving an MBE from the Queen. | |
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| Celtic step up chase for McGinn Celtic make an offer for Derry City's highly-rated midfielder Niall McGinn and a deal is expected to be concluded shortly. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Live text - Scottish Premier League Dundee United and Rangers kick off the action on another busy day in Scotland's top flight. |
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| Dundee United 2-2 Rangers Kyle Lafferty's late leveller secures a point for Rangers in a frantic game at Tannadice. | |
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| Scotland men retain curling title Scotland retain their European Curling Championship title following a 7-6 victory over Norway in Sweden. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Live Snooker - Day v Stevens Live BBC Red Button coverage from snooker's UK Championship at the Telford International Centre (UK users only). |
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| Live scores - Heineken Cup Three Welsh sides, three English clubs and champions Munster are all in action in Saturday's Heineken Cup matches. | |
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| Live - Swansea City v Sheff Utd Live text commentary from the Championship match at the Liberty Stadium. | |
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