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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Israel warns Gaza of escalation Israel drops leaflets on the Gaza Strip warning residents that it plans to escalate its military action against Hamas. |
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| Accord signed in Russia gas row Russian and EU officials sign an agreement on how the flow of gas from Russia to Europe through Ukraine will be monitored. | |
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| Saudi tanker crew 'safe and well' The crew of the supertanker Sirius Star are on their way home after their Somali hijacking ordeal ended, the ship's owners say. | |
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| ANC launches election manifesto South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) unveils its election manifesto at a packed stadium rally. | |
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| China officials 'lost millions' Officials from China's southern Guangdong province are reported to have gambled away more than $3m (£2m) of public money in recent years. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | ANC launches election manifesto South Africa's governing African National Congress (ANC) unveils its election manifesto at a packed stadium rally. |
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| Saudi tanker crew 'safe and well' The crew of the supertanker Sirius Star are on their way home after their Somali hijacking ordeal ended, the ship's owners say. | |
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| Taylor's son jailed for 97 years "Chuckie" Taylor, son of Liberian ex-leader Charles Taylor, is sentenced by a US court to 97 years in jail after being convicted of torture. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US job losses hit record in 2008 More US workers lost jobs in 2008 than in any year since World War II, with employers axing 2.6 million posts. |
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| Blagojevich to fight impeachment The scandal-hit Illinois governor, Rod Blagojevich, vows to fight on after being impeached by state lawmakers. | |
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| Swayze is treated for pneumonia Patrick Swayze is being treated in hospital for pneumonia, a TV executive working on his new drama series reveals. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China officials 'lost millions' Officials from China's southern Guangdong province are reported to have gambled away more than $3m (£2m) of public money in recent years. |
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| S Korea cuts rates as woes deepen South Korea cuts interest rates to a record low of 2.5%, as carmaker Ssangyong applies for bankruptcy protection. | |
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| Kawasaki pulls team out of MotoGP Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki pulls out of MotoGP to cut costs amid the global financial crisis. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Accord signed in Russia gas row Russian and EU officials sign an agreement on how the flow of gas from Russia to Europe through Ukraine will be monitored. |
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| New clashes break out in Athens Police in Greece clash with protesters in a resumption of the violence that flared over the killing of a teenager last month. | |
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| 'Superwoman' Dati riles French French Justice Minister Rachida Dati comes under fire for returning to work five days after giving birth to a baby girl. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Israel warns Gaza of escalation Israel drops leaflets on the Gaza Strip warning residents that it plans to escalate its military action against Hamas. |
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| Canada expels US woman deserter A US army deserter and mother of three is ordered to leave Canada after her appeal for refuge fails. | |
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| Women banned from Baghdad shrine Iraqi authorities close a major Shia shrine in Baghdad to women amid security concerns as the rite of Ashura reaches its climax. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Indian IT scandal boss arrested The founder of scandal-hit Indian software company Satyam is arrested two days after he admitted falsifying the firm's accounts. |
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| Army 'takes key Sri Lanka pass' The Sri Lankan army captures Elephant Pass, the key link to the Jaffna peninsula, President Mahinda Rajapaksa says. | |
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| Pakistan al-Qaeda leaders 'dead' Al-Qaeda's operations chief in Pakistan and another top aide are believed to have been killed, US and Pakistani sources say. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Intern plan to ease graduate woes Students who are unable to secure jobs after leaving university may be offered paid internships for three months. |
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| UK protesters call for Gaza peace Demonstrators are marching through London to call for an end to the conflict in Gaza. | |
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| Four behind post office shooting A four-man gang is believed to have been behind a death and robbery at a sub-post office, police say. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Intern plan to ease graduate woes Students who are unable to secure jobs after leaving university may be offered paid internships for three months. |
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| Blair warning about Gaza radicals Tony Blair says the situation in Gaza offers "no justification" for the radicalisation of British Muslims. | |
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| McCanns' anger at Tory activist Kate and Gerry McCann condemn a Conservative activist who boasted about dressing up as Madeleine McCann at a party. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Warning on replacing Sats tests An expert group is considering what should replace the scrapped Sats tests for 14 year olds in England. |
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| Intern plan to ease graduate woes Students who are unable to secure jobs after leaving university may be offered paid internships for three months. | |
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| Girls suspended for teacher jibes Dozens of girls have been suspended from school for setting up a defamatory Facebook site about a teacher. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Four behind post office shooting A four-man gang is believed to have been behind a death and robbery at a sub-post office, police say. |
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| Man charged over M45 burned body A man is charged with murder after a badly burned body was found by a motorway. | |
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| UK protesters call for Gaza peace Demonstrators are marching through London to call for an end to the conflict in Gaza. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man accused of raping 14-year-old A 38-year-old man is charged with raping a 14-year-old girl close to Belfast city centre in December. |
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| Arson link to fire at supermarket Police are treating a fire which caused extensive damage to a supermarket and offices in Antrim as arson. | |
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| Rally demands end of Gaza strife A rally in Belfast hears calls for an end to the violence in Gaza from politicians, clergy and trades unionists. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Searches as head find woman named Officers conduct further searches as police identify the woman whose remains were found in shopping bags. |
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| Rally to support assault teacher About 200 people join a rally in Dundee in support of a teacher who was convicted of assaulting two pupils. | |
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| Police chief gets speeding fine The head of Tayside police apologises after being caught speeding on a hazardous stretch of the A9. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Stolen goods' fear in downturn Police fear the credit crunch may be tempting more people to buy stolen goods as figures show a rise in thefts from cars. |
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| 99 patients hit by vomiting bug Patients in 10 wards at a hospital have been affected by an outbreak of norovirus, say health chiefs. | |
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| Big freeze hits Welsh sport hard Cardiff City is the biggest casualty after freezing conditions wipe out most of Saturday's sporting fixtures. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Accord signed in Russia gas row Russian and EU officials sign an agreement on how the flow of gas from Russia to Europe through Ukraine will be monitored. |
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| US job losses hit record in 2008 More US workers lost jobs in 2008 than in any year since World War II, with employers axing 2.6 million posts. | |
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| Lloyds pays $350m to end US case UK bank Lloyds TSB agrees to pay a $350m penalty to US authorities after admitting violating US sanctions. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Swayze is treated for pneumonia Patrick Swayze is being treated in hospital for pneumonia, a TV executive working on his new drama series reveals. |
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| Hathaway named in Globes blunder Golden Globe organisers apologise for a blunder on the awards website which suggested that Anne Hathaway had won a gong. | |
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| Sopranos star Brancato is jailed Sopranos star Lillo Brancato is jailed for 10 years for his part in a burglary in which an accomplice shot dead a police officer. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Ants 'get aggressive with cheats' Worker ants in colonies with a queen are physically attacked by their peers if they try to reproduce, a study says. |
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| Venomous mammal caught on camera Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists. | |
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| Mosquitoes make sweet love music Sexy songs sung by mosquitoes in courtship could be key to curbing the spread of dengue fever, say scientists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Greener shades at world's tech show The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones hunts down the green stands at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. |
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| Games will 'eclipse' other media Video games are poised to "eclipse" all other forms of entertainment, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is told. | |
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| Do-it-yourself 3D movies at home New 3D technology unveiled at this year's CES show in Las Vegas may mean films might no longer be the sole province of movie studios with big budgets. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Body repair 'could be ramped up' A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists. |
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| Behaviour link to lifelong health Britons who behaved badly at school are more likely to have had mental health and social problems, a study suggests. | |
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| Breast cancer gene-free baby born The first baby in the UK tested before conception for a genetic form of breast cancer has been born. | |
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| 1991: Last ditch efforts to avoid Gulf War The United Nations Secretary General is leaving shortly for Baghdad in a final diplomatic effort to avoid war against Iraq. | |||
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| 1954: Comet jet crashes with 35 on board Thirty-five people are missing, feared dead, after a BOAC Comet jet airliner crashes into the Mediterranean. | |||
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| 1985: Gas blast kills eight in Putney Eight people die and dozens are injured when an explosion destroys a block of exclusive flats in south-west London. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Premier League Arsenal host Bolton in one of four 1500 GMT kick-offs in the Premier League on Saturday after Aston Villa beat Midlands rivals West Brom. |
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| Live text - Murray v Roddick Andy Murray takes on Andy Roddick in the final of the Qatar Open in Doha. | |
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| Aston Villa 2-1 West Brom Curtis Davies' header and a Scott Carson own goal are enough for Aston Villa to secure victory in the Midlands derby with West Brom. | |
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| Live text - Scottish Cup 4th round It's a busy day in the Homecoming Scottish Cup with 10 fourth round ties surviving the winter weather. | |
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| Waugh fears backlash from England Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh warns his country that they should not get too complacent about the current turmoil in English cricket. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - Premier League Arsenal host Bolton in one of four 1500 GMT kick-offs in the Premier League on Saturday after Aston Villa beat Midlands rivals West Brom. |
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| Live video - Final Score Keep up-to-date with today's matches with BBC Sport's results and updates service (UK users only). | |
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| Aston Villa 2-1 West Brom Curtis Davies' header and a Scott Carson own goal are enough for Aston Villa to secure victory in the Midlands derby with West Brom. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arsenal v Bolton Arsenal take on Bolton in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Aston Villa 2-1 West Brom Curtis Davies' header and a Scott Carson own goal are enough for Aston Villa to secure victory in the Midlands derby with West Brom. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Fulham P-P Blackburn The Premier League game at Craven Cottage is called off because of a frozen pitch. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Arsenal v Bolton Arsenal take on Bolton in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Man Utd v Chelsea Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Everton v Hull Everton take on Hull in the Premier League. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Fulham P-P Blackburn The Premier League game at Craven Cottage is called off because of a frozen pitch. |
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| HULL | |
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| Everton v Hull Everton take on Hull in the Premier League. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Stoke v Liverpool Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Portsmouth P-P Man City Portsmouth's Premier League game against Manchester City is postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Man Utd v Chelsea Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Middlesbrough v Sunderland Sunderland visit Middlesbrough in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Newcastle v West Ham Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Portsmouth P-P Man City Portsmouth's Premier League game against Manchester City is postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke v Liverpool Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Middlesbrough v Sunderland Sunderland visit Middlesbrough in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Wigan v Tottenham Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Aston Villa 2-1 West Brom Curtis Davies' header and a Scott Carson own goal are enough for Aston Villa to secure victory in the Midlands derby with West Brom. |
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| > More news on West Brom |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Newcastle v West Ham Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan v Tottenham Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley v Southampton Barnsley host Southampton in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Blackpool P-P Birmingham Blackpool's Championship match against Birmingham is postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Blackpool P-P Birmingham Blackpool's Championship match against Birmingham is postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Doncaster P-P Bristol City The match between Doncaster and Bristol City is postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Burnley v Swansea Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Cardiff P-P Derby The Championship match between Cardiff City and Derby County is postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Charlton v Nottm Forest Nottingham Forest visit Charlton in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| QPR v Coventry Coventry visit QPR in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Plymouth P-P Crystal Palace Plymouth's Championship match against Crystal Palace is postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Cardiff P-P Derby The Championship match between Cardiff City and Derby County is postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster P-P Bristol City The match between Doncaster and Bristol City is postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich v Sheff Wed Ipswich host Sheffield Wednesday in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Sheff Utd v Norwich Norwich visit Sheffield United in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Charlton v Nottm Forest Nottingham Forest visit Charlton in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth P-P Crystal Palace Plymouth's Championship match against Crystal Palace is postponed because of a frozen pitch. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Wolves v Preston Preston visit Wolves in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| QPR v Coventry Coventry visit QPR in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| READING | |
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 | Reading 4-0 Watford Reading tighten their grip on second place in the Championship after an impressive home win over Watford. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Ipswich v Sheff Wed Ipswich host Sheffield Wednesday in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd v Norwich Norwich visit Sheffield United in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Barnsley v Southampton Barnsley host Southampton in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Burnley v Swansea Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Reading 4-0 Watford Reading tighten their grip on second place in the Championship after an impressive home win over Watford. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wolves v Preston Preston visit Wolves in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Alloa Athletic v Aberdeen Match report to follow. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Celtic v Dundee Match report to follow. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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| E Stirlingshire v Dundee U (Sun) Team news ahead of the Scottish Cup fourth-round tie at Ochilview. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Falkirk v Queen of the South Match report to follow. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Ross County v Hamilton Match report to follow. |
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| HEARTS | |
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| Hibernian v Hearts (Sun) Team news ahead of the Scottish Cup fourth-round tie at Easter Road. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Hibernian v Hearts (Sun) Team news ahead of the Scottish Cup fourth-round tie at Easter Road. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Inverness CT v Partick Thistle Match report to follow. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Ayr United v Kilmarnock Match report to follow. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | McGhee rounds on critical Laszlo Motherwell manager Mark McGhee feels that comments made by Hearts boss Csaba Laszlo criticising the Fir Park side are not merited. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Burke sees Cardiff as fresh start Winger Chris Burke is excited at the prospect of playing for new club Cardiff City after leaving Rangers on a free transfer. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Brechin City P-P St Mirren The Scottish Cup tie at Glebe Park is postponed due to a frozen pitch. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Kanoute fined for goal message Mali striker Frederic Kanoute is fined for revealing a T-shirt expressing support for Palestine during a match. |
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| Voting closes for top BBC award The waiting game has begun following the end of voting for the 2008 BBC African Footballer of the Year. | |
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| Uganda and Tanzania in semi-finals Hosts Uganda will play Burundi in the Cecafa Cup semi-finals, while Kenya will take on Tanzania. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Waugh fears backlash from England Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh warns his country that they should not get too complacent about the current turmoil in English cricket. |
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| Strauss to take on one-day role Andrew Strauss will lead England in the one-day and Twenty20 matches in the West Indies - but the team will have no head coach. | |
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| South Africa hand out two debuts Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Vaughn van Jaarsveld are handed their South Africa debuts while keeper Luke Ronchi is added to Australia's Twenty20 squad. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Meehan anger over postponed match Bath boss Steve Meehan criticises the referee after Saturday's Premiership match against Wasps is postponed 90 minutes before kick-off. |
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| Northampton v Leicester (Sat) Team news for Saturday's Premiership clash at Franklin's Gardens. | |
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| Sale 14-8 London Irish A second-half Mark Cueto try sees Sale defeat league leaders London Irish at home. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Full-strength Manly to face Leeds Manly Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler says the NRL champions will bring a full-strength squad to England for the World Club Challenge against Leeds. |
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| Hull sign Moa on short-term deal Hull FC sign Tongan prop forward Sam Moa on a one-year contract. | |
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| Galea on track for Hull KR opener Hull KR forward Ben Galea is expected to be fit for the start of the new season after returning to training following surgery. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Live text - Murray v Roddick Andy Murray takes on Andy Roddick in the final of the Qatar Open in Doha. |
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| Ill Jankovic pulls out of event World number one Jelena Jankovic's Australian Open plans are in disarray after she pulls out of the Hong Kong World Team Challenge with flu. | |
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| Azarenka claims first tour title Second seed Victoria Azarenka beats Marion Bartoli in the Brisbane International final to win her first WTA Tour title. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Asia on brink of Royal Trophy win Asia close in on their first Royal Trophy win after dominating Saturday's fourballs to lead Europe 6½-1½. |
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| Golf leaderboard Leaderboards of the European Tour season. | |
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| Ogilvy remains in front in Hawaii Australia's Geoff Ogilvy maintains his lead after the second round of the Mercedes Championship. | |
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 | Toro Rosso confirm Buemi for 2009 Sebastien Buemi will drive for Formula One's Toro Rosso this season, according to the team website. |
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| New Donington is granted approval Plans for a £100m revamp of Donington Park, the new home of the British Grand Prix from 2010, are approved. | |
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| Kawasaki pulls team out of MotoGP Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki pulls out of MotoGP to cut costs amid the global financial crisis. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Toro Rosso confirm Buemi for 2009 Sebastien Buemi will drive for Formula One's Toro Rosso this season, according to the team website. |
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| New Donington is granted approval Plans for a £100m revamp of Donington Park, the new home of the British Grand Prix from 2010, are approved. | |
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| Teams unite in cost-cutting plan Formula One's teams give the green light to plans to cut costs as FIA president Max Mosley urges a further reduction in spending. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Vitali Klitschko opts for Gomez Vitali Klitschko signs a contract to defend his WBC heavyweight title against mandatory challenger Juan Carlos Gomez. |
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| Birmingham rivals set for fight British middleweight champion Wayne Elcock will defend his title against fellow Birmingham fighter Matthew Macklin on 14 March. | |
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| DeGale pro debut set for February Olympic middleweight gold medallist James DeGale is to make his professional debut in Birmingham next month. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Masai upstages Twell in Edinburgh Britain's Stephanie Twell finishes fourth behind Kenya's Linet Masai in the women's event at the Great Edinburgh International Cross Country. |
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| London may get Golden League slot London could be added to the Golden League athletics series under new plans by the IAAF. | |
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| Liu 'to miss World Championships' China's former 110m hurdles world record holder Liu Xiang is set to miss this summer's World Championships in Berlin, according to his coach. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Selby ready for Masters defence Mark Selby begins the defence of his Masters title on Monday where he will face either Mark King or Ricky Walden. |
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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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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Master Minded heads Chase field Last year's runaway winner Master Minded heads the 29 entries for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival |
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| Denman heads Gold Cup entry list The 2008 winner Denman and former champion Kauto Star are among 38 horses entered for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. | |
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| Freeze hits race meetings again Tuesday's meeting at Sedgefield and Wednesday's meetings at Fontwell Park and Musselburgh are abandoned because of the cold weather. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Olympian Hoy surprised by honour British Olympic hero Chris Hoy admits he is still coming to terms with receiving a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list. |
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| Hoy knighted in New Year honours Olympic cyclist Chris Hoy is knighted in the New Year Honours list, as Bradley Wiggins and Ben Ainslie become CBEs, Rebecca Adlington is appointed OBE and Lewis Hamilton becomes an MBE. | |
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| Cavendish 'set for 2009 success' Mark Cavendish is set for even bigger things in 2009, according to Isle of Man cycling team manager Gary Hinds. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Live Darts - BDO World Championships Watch BBC Sport coverage of the BDO World Championships from the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green. (UK users only) |
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| Adams holds off Robson challenge Martin Adams secures a tense 5-4 win over Gary Robson to clinch a semi-final spot at the BDO World Darts Championships. | |
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| O'Shea upsets favourite Anderson Favourite Gary Anderson loses 5-3 to Tony O'Shea in the quarter-finals of the BDO World Darts Championship. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Review of the week Big Phil feels the love, as Defoe is guilty of crimes against fashion |
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| Sport quotes of the week Sir Alex has a fit at the fixture list, plus all your top chants | |
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| Robbo blog The Tees Mouth believes Big Phil Scolari is turning into the Tinkerman | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Latest: JJB Sports Premiership Latest scores from the six league games on Saturday. |
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| Ballymena United v Cliftonville Match report follows later. | |
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| Bangor v Institute Match report follows later. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Live text - Scottish Cup 4th round It's a busy day in the Homecoming Scottish Cup with 10 fourth round ties surviving the winter weather. |
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| Live text - Murray v Roddick Andy Murray takes on Andy Roddick in the final of the Qatar Open in Doha. | |
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| Murray struggling to make final Andy Murray says he might not play in Saturday's Qatar Open against Andy Roddick because of a back injury. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Olympic hero Lucy to quit rowing Olympic rowing silver medallist Tom Lucy has confirmed he will quit the sport in order to join the military. |
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| Big freeze hits Welsh sport hard Cardiff City is the biggest casualty after freezing conditions wipe out most of Saturday's sporting fixtures. | |
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| Burke sees Cardiff as fresh start Winger Chris Burke is excited at the prospect of playing for new club Cardiff City after leaving Rangers on a free transfer. | |
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