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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Israeli jets target Gaza tunnels Israel bombs 40 tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip and vows to continue air raids until Hamas militants stop firing rockets. |
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| Many dead in Pakistan bomb blast At least 23 people are killed in a car bomb attack at a polling station in north-western Pakistan, police say. | |
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| Ghanaians vote for new president Ghanaians are voting for a new leader in a presidential run-off after the first round failed to produce an outright winner. | |
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| Children killed in Afghan attack A suicide bombing at an Afghan government building near a school kill 16 people, 14 of them children, police say. | |
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| Bomber targets Sri Lankan capital A suicide bomber hits a military checkpoint in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, killing at least five people, military officials say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Ghanaians vote for new president Ghanaians are voting for a new leader in a presidential run-off after the first round failed to produce an outright winner. |
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| Guinean junta warns mining sector Guinea's coup leader says contracts for the vital mining industry will be reviewed as he vows to curb corruption. | |
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| Zimbabwe child malnutrition rises Acute child malnutrition in parts of Zimbabwe increases by more than 60% compared with 2007, an aid charity says. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Cuba reports slowdown in economy Cuba says it has suffered one of the most difficult financial years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. |
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| Mexican guard 'linked to cartel' Mexican authorities detain a member of President Felipe Calderon's military guard over alleged links to a drug cartel. | |
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| Children killed in Afghan attack A suicide bombing at an Afghan government building near a school kill 16 people, 14 of them children, police say. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thousands join pro-Thaksin rally Thousands of supporters of Thailand's exiled ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra protest in Bangkok, calling for fresh elections. |
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| China firms 'to pay milk victims' Dairy firms involved in China's tainted milk scandal are to compensate the nearly 300,000 people affected, say state media. | |
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| Dramatic rescue in Australia race The Sydney to Hobart yacht race sees a dramatic first day after the crew of a stricken vessel is rescued by fellow competitors. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Exiles get Spain passport chance Spain says some 500,000 descendants of its civil war-era exiles now have the right to apply for Spanish citizenship. |
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| Migrant wave hits Italian island Hundreds more migrants from Africa arrive by boat in Italy, bringing the total to about 1,700 in the last two days. | |
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| Turkey 'hits PKK targets in Iraq' Turkish fighter planes bomb suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, Turkish military sources say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israeli jets target Gaza tunnels Israel bombs 40 tunnels in the southern Gaza Strip and vows to continue air raids until Hamas militants stop firing rockets. |
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| Many killed by Baghdad car bomb At least 22 people have died in a car bomb attack in a Shia district of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, security officials say. | |
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| Turkey 'hits PKK targets in Iraq' Turkish fighter planes bomb suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, Turkish military sources say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Many dead in Pakistan bomb blast At least 23 people are killed in a car bomb attack at a polling station in north-western Pakistan, police say. |
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| Bomber targets Sri Lankan capital A suicide bomber hits a military checkpoint in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, killing at least five people, military officials say. | |
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| Children killed in Afghan attack A suicide bombing at an Afghan government building near a school kill 16 people, 14 of them children, police say. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Arrest over 'nurse in boot' case A man is charged in connection with the abduction of a nurse found in the boot of her car after being missing for 11 days. |
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| Adams 'poised for administration' UK childrenswear retailer Adams is the latest chain store to apply to go into administration, the BBC has learned. | |
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| Faith and Hope 'given a chance' The parents of conjoined baby girls who died soon after being born have defended their decision to go ahead with the births. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Bishops attack 'immoral' Labour Leading Anglican bishops accuse the government of presiding over a debt-addicted country with a deepening wealth divide. |
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| Tories 'may unveil tax cut plans' The Conservatives would cut taxes if they won the next general election, George Osborne suggests. | |
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| Recession 'a test of character' Britons need the spirit shown in World War II to get through the recession, Gordon Brown is to say in his New Year message. | |
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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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| Rebellion dominates education year BBC NI education correspondent Maggie Taggart looks back at the big stories of 2008. | |
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| Cub scout achieves badges record A cub scout from Norfolk makes history by becoming the first in the UK to achieve all 33 activity badges. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Boy, 15, held as murder suspect A 15-year-old boy is among three people arrested on suspicion of murdering a man who was shot in west London. |
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| Injured paratrooper can keep job An Essex paratrooper who suffered horrific injuries in Afghanistan is told he can stay in the Army. | |
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| Faith and Hope 'given a chance' The parents of conjoined baby girls who died soon after being born have defended their decision to go ahead with the births. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Adams 'poised for administration' UK childrenswear retailer Adams is the latest chain store to apply to go into administration, the BBC has learned. |
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| Funeral of holiday tragedy child The funeral of a Londonderry boy who drowned after he fell into a hotel swimming pool near EuroDisney takes place. | |
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| Rapist hunted after teen attacked Police launch a hunt for a rapist in County Tyrone after an attack on a young woman. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Arrest over 'nurse in boot' case A man is charged in connection with the abduction of a nurse found in the boot of her car after being missing for 11 days. |
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| Hunt resumes for man on night out A search resumes for a young man from the Outer Hebrides who went missing after a Christmas night out. | |
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| Call for 'Pilgrim Way' footpath A campaign is launched to link Iona and St Andrews via a new footpath, following the path of St Columba's monks. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'No easy economic cure' warning The Welsh secretary warns there is no "silver bullet" to revive the economy, and governments in London and Cardiff must work closely together. |
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| Faith and Hope 'given a chance' The parents of conjoined baby girls who died soon after being born have defended their decision to go ahead with the births. | |
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| Bail after Christmas sex assault A 35-year-old man is released on police bail after a woman said she was sexually assaulted by a taxi driver early on Christmas Day. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Guinean junta warns mining sector Guinea's coup leader says contracts for the vital mining industry will be reviewed as he vows to curb corruption. |
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| Huge sales attract more shoppers The post-Christmas sales have attracted more customers to UK shops than a year ago, preliminary estimates show. | |
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| Japan's industrial output plunges Industrial output in Japan fell more than 8% in November, the biggest drop on record, government figures show. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Lennon stars in TV laptop advert Former Beatle John Lennon is featuring in a charity's TV advertisement in the US, 28 years after his death. |
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| Boos as singer opens Harrods sale Anti-fur campaigners boo singer Katherine Jenkins as she arrives at Harrods to open the winter sale. | |
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| Film fans 'lapping up' dog tale Marley and Me, with Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson, tops North America's Christmas Day film chart, reports suggest. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Food needs 'fundamental rethink' A sustainable global food system in the 21st Century needs to be built on a series of "new fundamentals", a leading food expert says. |
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| Coral springs back from tsunami Scientists report a rapid recovery in some of the coral reefs damaged by the Indian Ocean tsunami four years ago. | |
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| Erratic weather 'harms wildlife' Birds, mammals and insects are struggling to cope with unseasonal weather in the UK, the National Trust says. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | 'Boom year' for hi-tech criminals Security experts say 2008 was a boom year for hi-tech criminals and the net's underground economy. |
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| Website age ratings 'an option' Websites could be given film-style age ratings under government plans to protect children from harmful content. | |
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| How an old phone can make money If you got a shiny new mobile for Christmas you might be able to make some money on your old one. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Immune cells link to Parkinson's Rogue immune cells entering the brain may contribute to the development of Parkinson's disease, say scientists. |
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| Radiation 'threat' to air crews Pilots and others who work at high altitude may suffer genetic damage from exposure to "cosmic radiation" a study suggests. | |
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| 'Painful legacy' of heart attack One in five people recovering from a heart attack is still having chest pain a year afterwards, a US study suggests. | |
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| 1980: Green light for breakfast television A shake-up of broadcasting franchises paves the way for breakfast television. | |||
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| 2003: Britain gives go-ahead for 'sky marshals' The British Government announces plans to tighten airline security by allowing armed guards on some British flights to the USA. | |||
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| 1993: Mafia link in cocaine haul British customs officials seize £70m of Colombian cocaine thought to be linked to the Mafia. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Premier League Chelsea travel to neighbours Fulham among six 1400 GMT kick-offs in the Premier League on Sunday after Liverpool thrash Newcastle. |
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| Duminy fightback stuns Australia A remarkable ninth-wicket partnership of 180, the third best in Test history, sees South Africa establish an unlikely first-innings lead of 65 in Melbourne. | |
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| Newcastle 1-5 Liverpool Liverpool cement their place at the Premier League summit by thrashing Newcastle at St James' Park. | |
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| Ashley calls off Newcastle sale Magpies owner Mike Ashley announces he has taken the club off the market. | |
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| Rooney vows to retain aggression Manchester United and England star Wayne Rooney says he has no intention of changing his aggressive style of play. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - Premier League Chelsea travel to neighbours Fulham among six 1400 GMT kick-offs in the Premier League on Sunday after Liverpool thrash Newcastle. |
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| Live video - Final Score Keep up with this afternoon's matches with BBC Sport's results and updates service (UK users only). | |
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| Fulham 2-2 Chelsea Clint Dempsey score a last-minute equaliser as Fulham deny west London neighbours Chelsea victory at Craven Cottage. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arsenal 1-0 Portsmouth William Gallas scores the only goal of the game to earn Arsenal victory over Portsmouth. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Hull v Aston Villa Team news ahead of Tuesday's Premier League match. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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| Blackburn v Man City Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Bolton v Wigan Bolton play Wigan in a Premier League fixture. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Fulham 2-2 Chelsea Clint Dempsey score a last-minute equaliser as Fulham deny west London neighbours Chelsea victory at Craven Cottage. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Everton v Sunderland Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Fulham 2-2 Chelsea Clint Dempsey score a last-minute equaliser as Fulham deny west London neighbours Chelsea victory at Craven Cottage. |
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| HULL | |
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| Hull v Aston Villa Team news ahead of Tuesday's Premier League match. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Newcastle 1-5 Liverpool Liverpool cement their place at the Premier League summit by thrashing Newcastle at St James' Park. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Blackburn v Man City Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Man Utd v Middlesbrough Team news ahead of Monday's Premier League match. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Middlesbrough 0-1 Everton Everton move up to sixth in the Premier League as Tim Cahill's winner sinks Middlesbrough. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Newcastle 1-5 Liverpool Liverpool cement their place at the Premier League summit by thrashing Newcastle at St James' Park. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Arsenal 1-0 Portsmouth William Gallas scores the only goal of the game to earn Arsenal victory over Portsmouth. |
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| STOKE | |
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| West Ham v Stoke Line-ups from West Ham's Premier League game with Stoke. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Everton v Sunderland Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| West Brom v Tottenham Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| West Brom v Tottenham Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| West Ham v Stoke Line-ups from West Ham's Premier League game with Stoke. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Bolton v Wigan Bolton play Wigan in a Premier League fixture. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley v Preston Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Birmingham v Swansea Match report will appear here. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Blackpool v Wolverhampton Team news ahead of Monday's Championship match. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Bristol City v Crystal Palace Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Doncaster v Burnley Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Live text - Cardiff v Plymouth |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Sheff Utd v Charlton Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Coventry v Sheff Wed Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Bristol City v Crystal Palace Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Derby v Ipswich Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster v Burnley Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Derby v Ipswich Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich v Nottm Forest Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Norwich v Nottm Forest Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Cardiff v Plymouth Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Barnsley v Preston Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| QPR v Watford Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| READING | |
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| Southampton v Reading Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Coventry v Sheff Wed Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd v Charlton Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Southampton v Reading Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Live text - Birmingham v Swansea |
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| WATFORD | |
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| QPR v Watford Team news ahead of Sunday's Championship match. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Blackpool v Wolverhampton Team news ahead of Monday's Championship match. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen 1-0 Hearts Aberdeen extend their winning run to four matches with a slim victory over Hearts at Pittodrie. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Strachan hails striker McDonald Celtic boss Gordon Strachan is full of praise for match-winner Scott McDonald after Saturday's 1-0 victory over Rangers. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee Utd 1-0 Falkirk Dundee United maintain their excellent run of form with a narrow SPL victory at home to Falkirk. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Dundee Utd 1-0 Falkirk Dundee United maintain their excellent run of form with a narrow SPL victory at home to Falkirk. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | St Mirren 1-0 Hamilton Accies St Mirren extend their winning run of matches to four with a narrow victory over bottom-placed Hamilton. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Black signs contract with Hearts Inverness Caledonian Thistle's 23-year-old midfielder Ian Black signs a pre-contract agreement with boyhood favourites Hearts. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Hibernian 2-4 Kilmarnock Kilmarnock pull off a remarkable win over Hibs at Easter Road despite being reduced to 10 men at Easter Road. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Black signs contract with Hearts Inverness Caledonian Thistle's 23-year-old midfielder Ian Black signs a pre-contract agreement with boyhood favourites Hearts. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Hibernian 2-4 Kilmarnock Kilmarnock pull off a remarkable win over Hibs at Easter Road despite being reduced to 10 men at Easter Road. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Motherwell 3-2 Inverness CT Chris Porter fires a hat-trick as Motherwell prove too strong for Inverness to secure maximum points at Fir Park. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Adam content to stay at Rangers Charlie Adam insists he has no intention of quitting Rangers in January after his surprise inclusion in the Old Firm derby defeat to Celtic. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren 1-0 Hamilton Accies St Mirren extend their winning run of matches to four with a narrow victory over bottom-placed Hamilton. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Ashley calls off Newcastle sale Magpies owner Mike Ashley announces he has taken the club off the market. |
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| Dikgacoi 'close to Fulham deal' South Africa midfielder Kagiso Dikgacoi claims he is close to a move to Fulham in the new year. | |
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| CHAN draw completed in Ivory Coast Hosts Ivory Coast will play Zambia in the opening game of the first ever African Nations Championship finals. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Vaughan awaits England decision Michael Vaughan could sneak into a 15-man England Test squad when the selectors reveal their line-ups for the tour to West Indies on Monday. |
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| Duminy fightback stuns Australia A remarkable ninth-wicket partnership of 180, the third best in Test history, sees South Africa establish an unlikely first-innings lead of 65 in Melbourne. | |
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| New Zealand pair set up easy win A 130-run opening stand by Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum sets New Zealand up for an easy win in the second Twenty20 international against West Indies. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Ospreys play down Williams injury Ospreys coach Sean Holley says Shane Williams could return from his shoulder injury against Munster on 9 January. |
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| Quins aim for Twickenham sell-out Harlequins want to fill Twickenham with 82,000 fans next Christmas following the success of their inaugural "Big Game" against Leicester on Saturday. | |
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| Abraham & Wilson face hearings Sale flanker Luke Abraham and Northampton number eight Roger Wilson both face disciplinary panels for alleged incidents earlier this month. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Widnes edge out young Saints side A young St Helens outfit lose 28-26 to Widnes in a pre-season friendly. |
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| Bradford sign performance manager Stuart Barrow is named the Bradford Bulls' new player performance manager. | |
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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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 | Wealthy Mexican 'in Honda talks' Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is one of four parties talking to bosses of the former Honda Formula One team over a rescue bid, BBC Sport understands. |
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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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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Wealthy Mexican 'in Honda talks' Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is one of four parties talking to bosses of the former Honda Formula One team over a rescue bid, BBC Sport understands. |
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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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| 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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 | Collins poised for Scottish debut Former world 100m champion Kim Collins will be among the competitors at the Aviva International Match at Glasgow's Kelvin Hall. |
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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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| 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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 | Exotic Dancer lands Lexus success Tony McCoy rides Exotic Dancer to victory in the Grade One Lexus Chase at Leopardstown. |
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| Notre Pere jumps to Chepstow win The Jim Dreaper-trained Notre Pere becomes the first Irish winner of the Welsh National at Chepstow. | |
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| Kauto secures King George treble Kauto Star puts in a superb display to win his third consecutive King George VI Stakes at Kempton. | |
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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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 | Taylor too strong for Van Gerwen Phil Taylor crushes Dutchman Michael van Gerwen 4-0 at the PDC World Championship. |
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| Wild Oats XI claims Sydney-Hobart Australian maxi Wild Oats XI wins an unprecedented fourth straight Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Sunday. | |
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| Dramatic rescue in Australia race The Sydney to Hobart yacht race sees a dramatic first day after the crew of a stricken vessel is rescued by fellow competitors. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Festive 40 quiz Part Two of our quiz about the sporting year |
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| Quotes of the Year Part One Kevin Keegan leads the way as we round up 2008's best quotes | |
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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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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Ferguson fears over knee injury Linfield striker Glenn Ferguson is worried his glittering career could be ended by a knee injury. |
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| Newry City 0-2 Glenavon Struggling Glenavon are boosted by a win away to Newry City | |
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| Portadown top after rivals draw Portadown are top of the IFA Championship after Ballinamallard draw 1-1 at Armagh City on Saturday. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Black signs contract with Hearts Inverness Caledonian Thistle's 23-year-old midfielder Ian Black signs a pre-contract agreement with boyhood favourites Hearts. |
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| Strachan hails striker McDonald Celtic boss Gordon Strachan is full of praise for match-winner Scott McDonald after Saturday's 1-0 victory over Rangers. | |
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| Adam content to stay at Rangers Charlie Adam insists he has no intention of quitting Rangers in January after his surprise inclusion in the Old Firm derby defeat to Celtic. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Live text - Birmingham v Swansea |
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| Live text - Cardiff v Plymouth | |
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| Live commentary: Wrexham v Woking Live Blue Square Premier commentary: Wrexham v Woking <p> <i>Available in Real Player only</i> | |
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