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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Guinea coup leaders order curfew Soldiers leading a coup attempt in Guinea after the president's death declare an overnight curfew throughout the country. |
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| Seized Zimbabwe activist in court A Zimbabwe rights activist missing for three weeks appears in court linked to a plot to topple the government. | |
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| EU's new online library reopens A pan-European digital cultural library which crashed just hours after its launch last month is back online. | |
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| Russia may cut off Ukraine's gas Russian gas giant Gazprom renews its threat to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine on 1 January, saying a dispute is now at a "critical" stage. | |
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| Gaza rocket fire follows shooting Militants in the Gaza Strip fire mortars and rockets into southern Israel, in retaliation for the killing of three men on Tuesday. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Guinea coup leaders order curfew Soldiers leading a coup attempt in Guinea after the president's death declare an overnight curfew throughout the country. |
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| Seized Zimbabwe activist in court A Zimbabwe rights activist missing for three weeks appears in court linked to a plot to topple the government. | |
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| Somali 'prime minister' resigns A Somali official named prime minister last week resigns, saying his appointment was destabilising the government. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Argentina investigates ex-leader The former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner is to be investigated by a court over corruption allegations. |
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| Madoff investor commits suicide A French investment manager who put $1.4bn into Bernard Madoff's fraud-hit fund kills himself, police say. | |
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| Bush pardons Israel bomber seller US President Bush grants a posthumous pardon to a man who broke the law to supply aircraft to the state of Israel in 1948. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | 'No apology' for detained doctor Australia says it will not apologise to a man wrongly detained on terrorism charges as it could affect his compensation claim. |
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| Japan PM rules out snap election Japan's prime minister rules out calling a snap general election, saying the focus needs to be on the beleaguered economy. | |
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| Vietnam tightens rules on blogs Vietnam tightens restrictions on internet blogs, banning bloggers from raising subjects the government deems inappropriate. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia may cut off Ukraine's gas Russian gas giant Gazprom renews its threat to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine on 1 January, saying a dispute is now at a "critical" stage. |
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| IMF approves bail-out for Latvia The International Monetary Fund approves a rescue plan to stabilise the troubled economy of Latvia. | |
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| Serial killer jailed in Ukraine A court in eastern Ukraine jails a man for life for the murder and rape of about 40 girls and young women over 25 years. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Gaza rocket fire follows shooting Militants in the Gaza Strip fire mortars and rockets into southern Israel, in retaliation for the killing of three men on Tuesday. |
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| Bush pardons Israel bomber seller US President Bush grants a posthumous pardon to a man who broke the law to supply aircraft to the state of Israel in 1948. | |
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| Ahmadinejad gives festive speech Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will deliver Channel 4's alternative to the Queen's Christmas Day speech this year, it has announced. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Clashes mark final Kashmir poll Sporadic clashes break out between protesters and police in the final leg of state elections in Indian-administered Kashmir. |
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| Nato help sought to guard graves Afghanistan seeks Nato's help in guarding mass graves which are believed to contain the remains of over 2,000 Taleban prisoners. | |
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| Pakistan MPs urge India restraint Pakistan's parliament urges India to respond positively to offers of co-operation in the investigation into the Mumbai attacks. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Zavvi placed into administration Music, games and DVD retail chain Zavvi goes into administration following the problems at Woolworths. |
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| Police taped arrest of MP Green The officers who arrested Conservative MP Damian Green were wearing sound recording equipment, police say. | |
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| Dubai sex man arrives in Britain A British man who was convicted of having sex on a beach in Dubai has flown home, his lawyer says. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Police taped arrest of MP Green The officers who arrested Conservative MP Damian Green were wearing sound recording equipment, police say. |
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| Queen's speech addresses downturn The Queen is to use her Christmas speech to express her concern over the impact of the economic downturn. | |
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| Iraqi MPs back foreign troop deal Iraqi MPs authorise the government to sign agreements allowing British and other non-US troops to stay on after 2008. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Promise over learning allowances The Learning and Skills Council promises that EMA payments are now being processed efficiently. |
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| Violence: Schools seek police aid The police were called to violent incidents in schools in England more than 7,000 times last year, the Tories say. | |
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| Bad parents 'widen ability gap' Early gaps in ability between children from poor and rich homes is mostly due to poor quality parenting, a report says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Teenager shot with airgun dies An 18-year-old woman dies in hospital two weeks after being shot in the eye on a Greater Manchester street. |
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| Rhys family's thanks to Liverpool The family of murdered Rhys Jones write to the people of Liverpool thanking them for their kindness since his death. | |
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| Zavvi placed into administration Music, games and DVD retail chain Zavvi goes into administration following the problems at Woolworths. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Bomb is found near GAA premises A bomb found near Gaelic Athletic Association premises in Armagh could have caused serious harm, say police. |
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| Vehicle examined by kidnap police A vehicle which police believe may have been used in a kidnapping and robbery last week is being examined in Belfast. | |
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| Burglars carry sword and hammer A man is forced to lock himself in a room after being confronted in his home by two robbers armed with a sword and a hammer. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Deal reached over water dispute Scottish Water has said industrial action by emergency stand-by staff has been averted following talks. |
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| Motorway body 'hit several times' An elderly man whose body was found at the side of a motorway was hit by a number of vehicles, police have said. | |
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| Two dead following blaze at house Forensic experts are examining the scene of a house fire in the Highlands in which two people died. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Anger after shops' locks damaged Police search for activists who blocked the locks of about 20 shops in an attack against chain stores. |
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| Man, 60, is charged with murder A man is charged with the murder of a 64-year-old who was found dead at his sheltered housing bungalow. | |
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| New York screening for Dylan tale American children will be among the first to view a new cartoon version of Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Toyota sales plunge in November Toyota reports a 21.8% fall in gloabl vehicle sales in November, its worst decline since it began tracking such data. |
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| Oil falls back below $39 a barrel More bad economic news from the US on Tuesday sends oil prices falling back below $39 a barrel. | |
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| US consumers cut their spending US consumers cut back on their spending in November as the recession and rising unemployment took effect. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Ahmadinejad gives festive speech Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will deliver Channel 4's alternative to the Queen's Christmas Day speech this year, it has announced. |
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| Academy Awards voting under way The first round of voting for the Oscars begins as ballot papers are posted to 5,810 Academy Awards voters. | |
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| EU's new online library reopens A pan-European digital cultural library which crashed just hours after its launch last month is back online. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Happy Birthday Earthrise Forty years ago, the crew of Apollo 8 reached lunar orbit - mankind's first close encounter with another world. |
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| Orangutans learn to trade favours Scientists show orangutans are capable of helping each other to obtain food by trading tokens. | |
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| Activists guilty of hate campaign Four animal rights activists are guilty of a blackmail campaign against firms that supplied Huntingdon Life Sciences. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Hi-tech helps track Santa Claus The US military's tradition of tracking Santa's Christmas Eve progress continues, with new web-based tools. |
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| Christmas messages from far away People in remote locations, across the world, can use technology to get their Christmas messages back home to Britain. | |
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| US questions net overhaul plans Plans to create hundreds of new domain names could be stalled as the US government questions the wisdom of the scheme. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Skipping sleep 'hardens arteries' People who scrimp on sleep are more likely to develop hardening of their arteries, a US study suggests. |
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| 'Clue' to sexes' pain difference Experiments in rats may have revealed why some painkilling drugs are less effective in women compared with men. | |
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| Pill changes 'not the answer' Making the contraceptive pill available without prescription will not cut the UK's high teen pregnancy rate, a GP says. | |
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| 1962: Bay of Pigs prisoners fly to freedom More than 1,000 men taken prisoner at the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba return to the United States in time for Christmas. | |||
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| 1974: 'Drowned' Stonehouse found alive Former UK minister John Stonehouse has been found in Australia after apparently faking his own death. | |||
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| 1968: First astronauts orbit Moon The Apollo 8 spacecraft and its crew of three astronauts become the first manned space mission to orbit the Moon. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Hayden ready to fight for place Veteran Australia opener Matthew Hayden insists he is not ready to retire, despite his recent lack of form. |
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| Torres close to Liverpool return Liverpool striker Fernando Torres could return over the Christmas period after missing five games with the recurrence of a hamstring injury. | |
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| Moores hints at Vaughan comeback England coach Peter Moores keeps the door open for a possible return for former captain Michael Vaughan. | |
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| SPL open to Atlantic League idea The Scottish Premier League is open to the Old Firm joining a European league but warns it could take several years to establish. | |
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| Fabregas faces four-month lay-off Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is ruled out for up to four months with ruptured knee ligaments. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Torres close to Liverpool return Liverpool striker Fernando Torres could return over the Christmas period after missing five games with the recurrence of a hamstring injury. |
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| SPL open to Atlantic League idea The Scottish Premier League is open to the Old Firm joining a European league but warns it could take several years to establish. | |
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| Leeds reported over Grayson move Blackpool report Leeds to the Football League after the Yorkshire club name Simon Grayson as their new manager. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Aston Villa v Arsenal Team news ahead of Friday's match. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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| Aston Villa v Arsenal Team news ahead of Friday's match. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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| Sunderland v Blackburn Team news ahead of the Boxing Day match at the Stadium of Light. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Torres close to Liverpool return Liverpool striker Fernando Torres could return over the Christmas period after missing five games with the recurrence of a hamstring injury. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Chelsea v West Brom Team news ahead of the Boxing Day match at Stamford Bridge. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Middlesbrough v Everton Team news ahead of Boxing Day's Premier League match at the Riverside. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Tottenham v Fulham Team news ahead of Boxing Day's Premier League match at White Hart Lane. |
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| HULL | |
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| Man City v Hull Team news ahead of Boxing Day's Premier League match at the City of Manchester Stadium. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Torres close to Liverpool return Liverpool striker Fernando Torres could return over the Christmas period after missing five games with the recurrence of a hamstring injury. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Man City v Hull Team news ahead of Boxing Day's Premier League match at the City of Manchester Stadium. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Stoke v Man Utd Team news ahead of the Boxing Day Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Middlesbrough v Everton Team news ahead of Boxing Day's Premier League match at the Riverside. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Wigan v Newcastle Team news ahead of Boxing Day's Premier League match at the JJB Stadium. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Portsmouth v West Ham Team news ahead of Boxing Day's Premier League match at Fratton Park. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke v Man Utd Team news ahead of the Boxing Day Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland v Blackburn Team news ahead of the Boxing Day match at the Stadium of Light. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Tottenham v Fulham Team news ahead of Boxing Day's Premier League match at White Hart Lane. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Chelsea v West Brom Team news ahead of the Boxing Day match at Stamford Bridge. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Portsmouth v West Ham Team news ahead of Boxing Day's Premier League match at Fratton Park. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan v Newcastle Team news ahead of Boxing Day's Premier League match at the JJB Stadium. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Burnley v Barnsley Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Ipswich v Birmingham Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Sheff Wed v Blackpool Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Watford v Bristol City Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Burnley v Barnsley Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Cardiff can be promoted - Hartson John Hartson says Cardiff have a better chance of promotion than Swansea. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Charlton v QPR Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Swansea v Coventry Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace v Norwich Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Preston v Derby Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Nottm Forest v Doncaster Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich v Birmingham Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Crystal Palace v Norwich Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Nottm Forest v Doncaster Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth v Southampton Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston v Derby Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| Charlton v QPR Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| READING | |
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| Reading v Cardiff Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed v Blackpool Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Wolves v Sheff Utd Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Plymouth v Southampton Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Swansea v Coventry Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford v Bristol City Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wolves v Sheff Utd Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen v Hearts Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Pittodrie. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Rangers v Celtic (1230) Team news ahead of the Scottish Premier League match at Ibrox Stadium. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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| Dundee Utd v Falkirk Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Tannadice. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Dundee Utd v Falkirk Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Tannadice. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| St Mirren v Hamilton Accies Team news ahead of the Scottish Premier League match at Love Street. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Black set for Tynecastle switch Midfielder Ian Black is poised to sign for Hearts from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the next few days. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Hibernian v Kilmarnock Team news ahead of the Scottish Premier League match at Easter Road. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Black set for Tynecastle switch Midfielder Ian Black is poised to sign for Hearts from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the next few days. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Hibernian v Kilmarnock Team news ahead of the Scottish Premier League match at Easter Road. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Motherwell v Inverness CT Team news ahead of the Scottish Premier League match at Fir Park. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Former favourites laud Old Firm Carlos Cuellar and Stilian Petrov may have moved on from Rangers and Celtic but their thoughts will be with their former clubs on Saturday. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren v Hamilton Accies Team news ahead of the Scottish Premier League match at Love Street. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Stoke chase Ivory Coast striker Stoke City are chasing Lens striker Aruna Dindane, reports BBC Radio Stoke. |
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| Liberia's King accepts Fifa ban Liberia goalkeeper Melvin King accepts a Fifa ban after a failed drugs test but says the only medication he took was given to him by the national team doctor. | |
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| Zokora linked with Madrid switch Ivory Coast midfielder Didier Zokora says he is "flattered" to be linked with Real Madrid, but insists he is happy at Tottenham Hotspur. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Moores hints at Vaughan comeback England coach Peter Moores keeps the door open for a possible return for former captain Michael Vaughan. |
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| Hayden ready to fight for place Veteran Australia opener Matthew Hayden insists he is not ready to retire, despite his recent lack of form. | |
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| England spirit pleases Pietersen England captain Kevin Pietersen praises his players for returning to India to complete the Test series after the Mumbai attacks. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Wilkinson on course for comeback Newcastle say Jonny Wilkinson is on course to make a successful comeback after undergoing more surgery on his dislocated knee. |
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| Shoulder injury strikes Williams A shoulder injury rules Ospreys and Wales winger Shane Williams is out of the game against the Scarlets. | |
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| Somerville injury hits Gloucester Gloucester will be without prop Greg Somerville for more than two months after he undergoes eye surgery. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Bradford sign performance manager Stuart Barrow is named the Bradford Bulls' new player performance manager. |
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| Funeral for Karalius takes place The funeral is held in the Isle of Man for former Great Britain rugby league player Vince Karalius. | |
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| Bulls prop Lynch has neck surgery Bradford prop Andy Lynch will miss the start of the new season after undergoing an operation on a troublesome neck injury. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Keothavong leads GB Fed Cup squad British number one Anne Keothavong will lead Great Britain into their 2009 Fed Cup campaign in Estonia. |
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| Davenport out of Australian Open Lindsay Davenport abandons her return to the tour at the Australian Open because she is pregnant with her second child. | |
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| Murray ready for Grand Slam glory Andy Murray says that after a successful 2008 he feels closer to breaking his Grand Slam duck. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Woods faces 'arduous' route back Tiger Woods says he faces an arduous task to rebuild his game and is still unsure when he will be able to return after knee surgery. |
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| Singh seals World Challenge title Vijay Singh takes advantage of stumbling finishes by Jim Furyk and Anthony Kim to win the Chevron World Challenge by one shot. | |
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| McIlroy & Rose book Masters spots Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy and England's Justin Rose are among 15 players to secure a place at next year's Masters courtesy of their world ranking. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Toyota commits to F1 despite loss Toyota vows to continue running its Formula One team despite forecasting an annual loss of over £1bn. |
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| F1 boss faces battle with teams Formula One teams representative Luca di Montezemolo says commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone should consider stepping down. | |
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| F1 stars may have to take pay cut Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says top Formula One teams may no longer be able to pay such large salaries to their star drivers. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Toyota commits to F1 despite loss Toyota vows to continue running its Formula One team despite forecasting an annual loss of over £1bn. |
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| F1 boss faces battle with teams Formula One teams representative Luca di Montezemolo says commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone should consider stepping down. | |
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| F1 stars may have to take pay cut Ferrari team boss Stefano Domenicali says top Formula One teams may no longer be able to pay such large salaries to their star drivers. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Valuev ends Holyfield title dream Russia's WBA heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev claims a majority points victory over American Evander Holyfield. |
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| Skelton captures European title Matt Skelton has won the vacant European heavyweight title with a ninth-round stoppage of Italian Paulo Vidoz in Milan. | |
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| Munroe wants home title defence Leicester boxer Rendall Munroe wants to hold his next title defence in his home town after beating Italian Fabrizio Trotta in Dublin on Thursday. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Tyler appointed UK coaching boss UK Athletics unveils Kevin Tyler as their new head of coaching and development. |
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| UK team selection rules changed UK Athletics introduces new selection policies for the 2009 World Championships. | |
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| Women given Golden League boost Male and female athletes are given an equal number of events in the 2009 Golden League series. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Murphy defeats Fu to clinch title Shaun Murphy earns a dramatic 10-9 victory over Marco Fu to win the UK Championship in Telford. |
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| Walden secures Masters wild card World number 35 Ricky Walden is handed a wildcard for January's Masters, completing the line-up for the Wembley event. | |
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| Murphy beats Maguire in UK semi World number three Shaun Murphy sets up a UK Championship final against Marco Fu with a 9-4 win over Stephen Maguire. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Kauto goes for King George treble Paul Nicholls' Kauto Star bids for a third successive King George VI Chase victory at Kempton Park on Boxing Day. |
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| War to miss King George showdown Trainer Mouse Morris decides against letting 2006 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition travel to Kempton for the King George VI Chase. | |
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| Champion jockey is Hanagan's aim Malton-based jockey Paul Hanagan targets champion jockey as his long-term aim after a successful season. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Cycling coach Sutton wins award British Cycling wins more plaudits as Shane Sutton is named coach of the year at the UK coaching awards. |
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| Cooke sure of new team's future Olympic and world champion Nicole Cooke says her new team will compete on the international circuit next year, despite lacking a sponsor. | |
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| Grass-roots sport receives £480m Athletics and cycling see huge increases in grass-roots funding as part of Sport England's plans to get one million more active by the 2012 Olympics. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Shepherd suffers first-round loss Last year's runner-up Kirk Shepherd loses in the first round of the PDC World Championship to Dutchman Jan van der Rassel. |
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| GB women up for relegation fight Great Britain's women face six crucial games in January as they fight to stay in Europe's Division A and grab a spot at the 2012 Olympics. | |
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| Yngling champions end partnership Olympic gold medal-winning sailors Sarah Ayton, Sarah Webb and Pippa Wilson will not race together again after their Yngling class was axed from the 2012 Games. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Festive 40 quiz Part I of our quiz about the sporting year |
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| Robbo Robson blog The Tees Mouth doles out some Yuletide cheer to the great and good of sport | |
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| Alternative Christmas song Our sporting version of Hallelujah - can you do better? | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Linfield v Glentoran Glentoran boss Alan McDonald wants the Premiership leaders to bounce back in style in the Boxing Day clash against Linfield. |
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| Lisburn Distillery v Bangor Paul Muir will be missing from the Distillery ranks for the JJB Sports Premiership match against the Seasiders on Saturday. | |
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| Evans leaves Whites for Loughgall IFA Championship side Loughgall have signed winger Ryan Evans from Lisburn Distillery. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | SPL open to Atlantic League idea The Scottish Premier League is open to the Old Firm joining a European league but warns it could take several years to establish. |
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| Black set for Tynecastle switch Midfielder Ian Black is poised to sign for Hearts from Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the next few days. | |
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| Strachan plays down Ibrox outcome Celtic manager Gordon Strachan insists the result of Saturday's league encounter with Rangers will have little bearing on the title race. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Dragons v Blues (Fri) Team news and preview ahead of the east Wales Boxing Day derby at Rodney Parade, Newport. |
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| Reading v Cardiff Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. | |
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| Swansea v Coventry Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. | |
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