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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | UK in recession as economy slides The UK enters recession for the first time since the early 1990s, after the economy shrank by 1.5% in the last quarter of 2008. |
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| Infants stabbed at Belgian creche Two infants and an adult are killed and 10 other people wounded in a knife attack at a creche in north-west Belgium. | |
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| Green light for US stem cell work US regulators have cleared the way for the world's first study on human embryonic stem cell therapy. | |
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| N Korea head 'meets China envoy' North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, rarely seen since a reported stroke last year, meets a visiting Chinese official, reports say. | |
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| Thailand defies UN over migrants Thailand admits it has sent scores more asylum-seekers back out to sea, having ignored a UN request for information. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Rwanda arrests Congo rebel leader Gen Nkunda, leader of the main rebel group in DR Congo, is arrested in Rwanda after fleeing a joint operation against him. |
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| Italy pressed by UN over migrants The UN criticises Italy for the conditions in which it is holding nearly 2,000 migrants on one of its southern islands. | |
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| Europeans 'kidnapped in Sahara' Unknown attackers have kidnapped four European tourists near the Niger-Mali border, Malian officials say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama says stimulus deal on track President Barack Obama says Congress is on target to approve his $825bn economic stimulus package by 16 February. |
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| Green light for US stem cell work US regulators have cleared the way for the world's first study on human embryonic stem cell therapy. | |
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| Fidel contemplates his mortality Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro urges his country's leadership not to be disturbed by his illness or his eventual death. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Thailand defies UN over migrants Thailand admits it has sent scores more asylum-seekers back out to sea, having ignored a UN request for information. |
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| N Korea head 'meets China envoy' North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, rarely seen since a reported stroke last year, meets a visiting Chinese official, reports say. | |
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| Satellite begins climate mission A Japanese spacecraft begins its mission to help scientists understand and monitor how the Earth's climate is changing. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Infants stabbed at Belgian creche Two infants and an adult are killed and 10 other people wounded in a knife attack at a creche in north-west Belgium. |
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| Iceland announces early election Icelandic PM Geir Haarde calls an early general election for 9 May, adding that he will not stand again because of a throat tumour. | |
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| Italy pressed by UN over migrants The UN criticises Italy for the conditions in which it is holding nearly 2,000 migrants on one of its southern islands. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | UN 'shocked' by Gaza destruction The UN's humanitarian chief says the scale and nature of destruction in Gaza wrought by Israel's assault against Hamas is "shocking". |
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| Israel defends use of phosphorus An Israeli official insists that there is no evidence its use of white phosphorus shells in Gaza was illegal. | |
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| Family targeted in Iraq attack Eight members of the same Sunni family have been killed in an attack on their home, police in Iraq say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | India PM to undergo heart surgery Indian PM Manmohan Singh, 76, will be admitted to hospital in Delhi for a heart bypass over the weekend, a spokesman says. |
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| Slumdog makes its debut in India Slumdog Millionaire, the Mumbai-based movie nominated for 10 Oscars, finally opens in India to much debate. | |
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| Fresh media attack in Sri Lanka The editor of a Sri Lankan paper and his wife are assaulted in Colombo in the latest of a series of attacks on journalists. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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| UK in recession as economy slides The UK enters recession for the first time since the early 1990s, after the economy shrank by 1.5% in the last quarter of 2008. |
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| Mother jailed over Shannon kidnap Shannon Matthews' mother and co-accused Michael Donovan are jailed for kidnapping and imprisoning the schoolgirl in a plot to claim reward money. | |
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| Troubles victims' payment planned The government is to be asked to pay £12,000 to the families of those killed during the Troubles - including paramilitaries. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | We will fight recession - Brown The government will fight the recession with "every weapon at its disposal", Gordon Brown says. |
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| Potential nuclear sites are named Four potential sites for new nuclear power stations are proposed as the process for choosing suitable locations begins. | |
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| Brown 'won't answer MP questions' Lib Dem Norman Baker publishes a dossier which he says proves Gordon Brown fails to answer MPs' questions properly. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Protesters spark academy closure A troubled school in Cumbria is forced to close for the day after 200 parents and children hold a protest march outside. |
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| Freeze in extra student numbers Universities are warned they will face financial penalties for "over-recruiting" - as a limit is placed on student numbers. | |
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| More teenagers get drug treatment Drug and alcohol treatment services for young people are becoming more accessible, a report says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Mother jailed over Shannon kidnap Shannon Matthews' mother and co-accused Michael Donovan are jailed for kidnapping and imprisoning the schoolgirl in a plot to claim reward money. |
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| Gerrard denies nightclub assault Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard tells a court he intends to deny any involvement in a bar brawl on Merseyside. | |
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| Family death crash father jailed A Lincolnshire father convicted of causing the deaths of four of his children by dangerous driving is jailed for two years. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Troubles victims' payment planned The government is to be asked to pay £12,000 to the families of those killed during the Troubles - including paramilitaries. |
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| Man admits rape and other attacks An illegal immigrant admits raping one woman and attacking two others in Belfast within the space of 48-hours in 2007. | |
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| McGuinness defends border trade Martin McGuinness criticises politicians from the Republic who claim people travelling to NI to shop are "unpatriotic". | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Knife crime blood 'on our hands' A father whose son was stabbed to death delivers a warning to a summit on knife crime. |
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| 'Harsh reality' of recession BBC Scotland's business editor Douglas Fraser on how Scotland's economy is faring as the UK slides into recession. | |
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| Trucker jailed for £7m drugs haul A lorry driver who admitted smuggling cocaine into Scotland from France is jailed for more than five years. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Medics criticised on girl's death A coroner criticises medical staff for not sharing information about a toddler who died of meningococcal septicaemia. |
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| Second jail term after girl dies A man has been jailed for manslaughter after a girl died of injuries he had inflicted seven years earlier. | |
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| Sister arrests over £160m fraud Two sisters are being questioned in connection with a suspected £160m VAT fraud. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| UK in recession as economy slides The UK enters recession for the first time since the early 1990s, after the economy shrank by 1.5% in the last quarter of 2008. |
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| Obama says stimulus deal on track President Barack Obama says Congress is on target to approve his $825bn economic stimulus package by 16 February. | |
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| Spain's jobless rate hits 13.9% Spain's unemployment rate, which is the highest in the eurozone, reached 13.9% in the last three months of 2008. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Ledger had 'most fun' as Joker Heath Ledger's family say they are "proud and excited" by his posthumous Oscar nomination for The Dark Knight. |
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| Slumdog makes its debut in India Slumdog Millionaire, the Mumbai-based movie nominated for 10 Oscars, finally opens in India to much debate. | |
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| Actors' call to ditch strike vote A group of Hollywood actors led by the Screen Actors Guild president backs a plan to suspend a strike vote. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | A billion frogs on world's plates As many as one billion frogs are being harvested from the wild for human consumption each year, according to a new study. |
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| Green light for US stem cell work US regulators have cleared the way for the world's first study on human embryonic stem cell therapy. | |
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| Climate shift 'killing US trees' Old growth trees in western parts of the US are being killed as a result of regional climatic shifts, a study suggests. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Apple's first Macintosh turns 25 The first Apple computer to be called a Macintosh is 25 years old on 24 January. |
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| Japanese firms unveil 'robocop' Two Japanese companies unveil a security robot that can be commanded from a mobile phone to hurl a net over suspects. | |
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| Hacker wins court review decision British hacker Gary McKinnon can seek a judicial review against extradition to the US, a court rules. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Green light for US stem cell work US regulators have cleared the way for the world's first study on human embryonic stem cell therapy. |
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| Vitamin D 'is mental health aid' Vitamin D can help stave off the mental decline that can affect people in old age, a study suggests. | |
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| Cash for child medicine research Millions are to be spent on research to enable doctors to give adult medicines more safely to children. | |
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| 1973: Nixon announces Vietnam peace deal The US president, Richard Nixon, has appeared on national television to announce "peace with honour" in Vietnam. | |||
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| 1989: Many killed in Tajik earthquake Hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake strikes the Soviet Central Asian republic of Tajikistan. | |||
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| 1955: Express train crashes killing 14 Fourteen people die and dozens are injured when an express train travelling from York to Bristol derails at Sutton Coldfield station. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Federer eases past Safin in style Roger Federer hits top form to secure victory over fellow former champion Marat Safin in an entertaining Australian Open third round clash. |
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| Hull complete £5m Bullard swoop Hull City sign midfielder Jimmy Bullard from Fulham for a club-record fee of £5m. | |
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| Villa agree Heskey fee with Wigan Aston Villa confirm they have agreed a £3.5m fee with Wigan for England striker Emile Heskey. | |
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| Ivanovic crashes out in Melbourne Number five seed Ana Ivanovic is woefully out of sorts as she is beaten by the 29th seed Alisa Kleybanova in the Australian Open third round. | |
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| Liverpool 'in new takeover talks' Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks is in takeover talks with Kuwait billionaire Nasser Al-Kharafi, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Hull complete £5m Bullard swoop Hull City sign midfielder Jimmy Bullard from Fulham for a club-record fee of £5m. |
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| Villa agree Heskey fee with Wigan Aston Villa confirm they have agreed a £3.5m fee with Wigan for England striker Emile Heskey. | |
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| Gerrard denies nightclub assault Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard tells a court he intends to deny any involvement in a bar brawl on Merseyside. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Ramsey's 'mixed' Cardiff emotions Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey says he will have mixed emotions about returning to Cardiff in the FA Cup. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Villa agree Heskey fee with Wigan Aston Villa confirm they have agreed a £3.5m fee with Wigan for England striker Emile Heskey. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Sunderland v Blackburn Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Trio extend stays at Racecourse Nathan Fairhurst, Nathan Woolfe and Patrick Suffo all extend their stays at Wrexham. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Chelsea v Ipswich Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Liverpool v Everton Team news ahead of Sunday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Kettering v Fulham Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| HULL | |
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| Hull v Millwall Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Gerrard denies nightclub assault Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard tells a court he intends to deny any involvement in a bar brawl on Merseyside. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Hughes to hold talks with Robinho Manchester City manager Mark Hughes will wait until Robinho returns from his unsanctioned trip to Brazil before deciding whether to take disciplinary action. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Man Utd v Tottenham Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Wigan sign striker Mido on loan Wigan sign Egypt international Mido from Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Newcastle clinch Lovenkrands deal Newcastle United sign former Rangers forward Peter Lovenkrands until the end of the season. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Portsmouth v Swansea Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Halsall set for Stoke academy job Former Walsall head of youth football Mick Halsall is set to be appointed as the new director of Stoke City's academy. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland v Blackburn Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Man Utd v Tottenham Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| West Brom v Burnley Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Hartlepool v West Ham Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Villa agree Heskey fee with Wigan Aston Villa confirm they have agreed a £3.5m fee with Wigan for England striker Emile Heskey. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Souza wants to stay at Barnsley Barnsley defender Dennis Souza wants to end his career in England. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Blackpool v Birmingham Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Blackpool v Birmingham Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | McCombe undergoes stomach surgery Bristol City defender Jamie McCombe is set to be out for around three weeks after undergoing surgery on stomach and pelvis injuries. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| West Brom v Burnley Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Ramsey's 'mixed' Cardiff emotions Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey says he will have mixed emotions about returning to Cardiff in the FA Cup. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Sheff Utd v Charlton Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Torquay v Coventry Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Watford v Crystal Palace Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Derby v Nottm Forest Team news ahead of Friday's FA Cup fourth round match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster v Aston Villa Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Chelsea v Ipswich Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | We wanted Gunn as boss - Cureton Norwich City striker Jamie Cureton reveals he was one of a number of first-team players to urge the Norwich City board to appoint Bryan Gunn as manager. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Derby v Nottm Forest Team news ahead of Friday's FA Cup fourth round match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Bolasie makes Barnet loan switch Barnet sign teenage Plymouth Argyle winger Yannick Bolasie on a one-month loan deal, after his loan at Rushden expired. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Trio extend stays at Racecourse Nathan Fairhurst, Nathan Woolfe and Patrick Suffo all extend their stays at Wrexham. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Agyemang injury blow for Rangers Patrick Agyemang is likely to be out until April with a thigh muscle injury he picked up in training just over two week's ago. |
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| READING | |
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 | Reading bring in midfielder Tabb Reading sign midfielder Jay Tabb from Championship rivals Coventry for an undisclosed fee. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | O'Connor tells fans to be patient Sheffield Wednesday midfielder James O'Connor feels that it may take some time for the club's boardroom changes to filter onto the field of play. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd v Charlton Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Davis backs Saints to beat drop Southampton captain Kelvin Davis is determined to help head coach Jan Poortvliet steer the club to Championship safety this season. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Portsmouth v Swansea Team news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup fourth-round match. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Taylor appointed to Watford board Watford appoint former boss Graham Taylor as a non-executive director on the club's new-look board. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Cup is still a big deal - Vokes Wolves striker Sam Vokes says the FA Cup is still a competition he dreams of playing in. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen v Rangers (1230) Team news ahead of Saturday's lunchtime SPL match at Pittodrie Stadium. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Celtic v Hibernian Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Celtic Park. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Robertson could miss rest of term Dundee United midfielder Scott Robertson faces a long spell on the sidelines with an injury affecting his abdomen and groin. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Motherwell v Falkirk Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Fir Park. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Kilmarnock v Hamilton Acc (Sun) Team news ahead of Sunday's Scottish Premier League match at Rugby Park |
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| HEARTS | |
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| Hearts v Inverness CT Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Tynecastle. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Rosa joins Hibs until the summer Denes Rosa has joined Hibernian for the remainder of the season after the Hungarian midfielder impressed on trial with the Easter Road club. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Hearts v Inverness CT Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Tynecastle. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Kilmarnock v Hamilton Acc (Sun) Team news ahead of Sunday's Scottish Premier League match at Rugby Park |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | McGhee nervously expects offers Motherwell boss Mark McGhee says potential interest in members of his squad worries him. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Novo happy to remain at Rangers Rangers striker Nacho Novo has played down speculation linking him with a move away from the Scottish Premier League club. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Dundee Utd v St Mirren Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Tannadice. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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| Wigan sign striker Mido on loan Wigan sign Egypt international Mido from Middlesbrough on loan until the end of the season. |
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| Fifa, Kenya agree compromise Football's world governing body Fifa and the Kenyan government agree a deal to resolve the dispute at the heart of the game in the country. | |
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| Hull complete £5m Bullard swoop Hull City sign midfielder Jimmy Bullard from Fulham for a club-record fee of £5m. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England's SA tour dates announced England will play four Test matches, five one-day internationals and two Twenty20 matches when they tour South Africa next winter. |
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| Mushtaq tips Panesar to find form England's spin coach Mushtaq Ahmed says Monty Panesar can bounce back from a poor series in India by being a key player against West Indies. | |
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| England stars clear for IPL deals England players will be able to play in the Indian Premier League this season after the England and Wales Cricket Board agrees to release them for three weeks. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Injured Moody out of Six Nations England's Six Nations preparations are dealt a further blow with Leicester flanker Lewis Moody out for up to three months with a broken ankle. |
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| Byrne boost for Ospreys and Wales Wales full-back Lee Byrne recovers from an ankle injury in time to start for the Ospreys against Leicester. | |
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| Cockerill respects Ospreys threat Leicester stand-in coach Richard Cockerill says the Tigers will be thinking of nothing but victory in Saturday's Heineken Cup tie away to the Ospreys. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | RFL seeks World Cup bid backing RFL executive chairman Richard Lewis urges politicians to support its bid to host the Rugby League World Cup in 2013. |
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| Top sports make free-to-air vow The UK's leading governing bodies for sport pledge to keep their main events on free television, according to a new voluntary code of conduct. | |
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| Ref Klein to return to Australia Leading Super League referee Ashley Klein is to move back to his native Australia after resigning from the RFL. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Federer eases past Safin in style Roger Federer hits top form to secure victory over fellow former champion Marat Safin in an entertaining Australian Open third round clash. |
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| Video replay - Safin v Federer Replay of today's action from the Australian Open tennis in Melbourne. (UK users only). | |
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| Video replay - Wozniacki v Dokic Replay of today's coverage from the Australian Open (UK users only) | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Qatar Masters leaderboard World number two Sergio Garcia is one of nine members of the last Ryder Cup team teeing it up the latest European Tour event in Qatar. |
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| Olazabal wants European captaincy Spain's Jose Maria Olazabal puts himself forward for the European captaincy at the 2010 Ryder Cup. | |
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| Perez sets PGA Tour scoring mark American Pat Perez set a PGA Tour record of a 20-under-par total of 124 in the second round of the Bob Hope Classic on Thursday. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Hamilton faces tight test regime Lewis Hamilton faces a truncated testing schedule in getting to grips with the technical changes F1 will embrace this season. |
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| India 'will host 2011 Grand Prix' India will definitely host a Grand Prix in Delhi in 2011, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone tells the BBC Asian Network. | |
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| New rules prompt Ferrari concern Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali admits that F1's biggest rule changes for 25 years create a "big question" for his team going into the 2009 season. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Hamilton faces tight test regime Lewis Hamilton faces a truncated testing schedule in getting to grips with the technical changes F1 will embrace this season. |
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| India 'will host 2011 Grand Prix' India will definitely host a Grand Prix in Delhi in 2011, F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone tells the BBC Asian Network. | |
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| New rules prompt Ferrari concern Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali admits that F1's biggest rule changes for 25 years create a "big question" for his team going into the 2009 season. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Hatton-Pacquiao 'may be back on' Ricky Hatton could fight Manny Pacquiao after all, according to Pacquiao's promotional team. |
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| Jeffries' pro debut falls through Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries is left frustrated after his first professional fight is delayed. | |
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| De la Hoya undecided over future Oscar de la Hoya refuses to rule out fighting on even though his family have implored him to quit boxing. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Athletes to face new doping rules Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson's anti-doping review for UK Athletics calls for tough new measures to tackle drugs. |
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| Liverpool set to host triathlon The inaugural Liverpool Triathlon will take place along the city's waterfront on 21 June. | |
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| Ohuruogu sisters eye 2012 glory Christine Ohuruogu and younger sister Victoria want an Olympic 400m final showdown in 2012. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | O'Sullivan reclaims Masters crown Ronnie O'Sullivan wins his fourth Masters title with a 10-8 win over defending champion Mark Selby in a thrilling final. |
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| Highlights - O'Sullivan wins epic Masters final Watch the tense closing stages of the 2009 Masters final between Ronnie O'Sullivan and defending champion Mark Selby. | |
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| O'Sullivan to play Selby in final World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan thrashes Stephen Maguire to reach the final of the Masters, where he will play defending champion Mark Selby. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Inglis Drever retired from racing Three-time World Hurdle winner Inglis Drever is retired after failing to recover from a leg injury. |
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| Crack Away on target for Festival Champion Hurdle contender Crack Away Jack resumes light work ahead of his tilt at the Cheltenham Festival in March. | |
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| Cheltenham award Pipe race honour Officials at Cheltenham Racecourse are naming a race at this year's National Hunt Festival after former champion trainer Martin Pipe. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Sacked Rasmussen loses ban appeal Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen will not be able to ride in this year's Tour de France after the Court of Arbitration for Sport uphelds his two-year ban. |
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| Reade aims for two golds in London BMX star Shanaze Reade has no regrets over the tactics that saw her miss out on an Olympic medal, and says she is aiming for gold on the track in 2012 | |
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| Armstrong's return in pictures Lance Armstrong's competitive comeback continues with Stage 3 of the Tour Down Under | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Live bowls - World Indoor Championships Live BBC Red Button coverage from the World Indoor Bowls Championships (UK users only). |
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| GB women 'still working for 2012' Great Britain's women still have their eyes on the 2012 Olympics, says performance director Chris Spice. | |
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| Holder Marshall ousted by Skelton England's Simon Skelton knocks out holder Alex Marshall at the World Indoor Bowls Championship in Norfolk. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo blog The Tees Mouth gives Newcastle, Spurs and Man City a few words of advice |
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| Sport quotes of the week Harry Redknapp has some harsh words, plus all your top chants | |
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| Ten to tackle How much can you remember about the last seven days in sport? | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | NI striker Thompson in hospital Northern Ireland and Stockport striker Peter Thompson is in hospital after suffering a collapsed lung. |
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| Dungannon Swifts v Linfield Front men Michael Carvill and Mark Miskimmin are suspended for Linfield's Premiership trip to Dungannon. | |
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| Cliftonville v Lisburn Distillery Lisburn Distillery travel to Solitude to take on Cliftonville. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Confident Murray ready for Melzer Andy Murray says his win against Jurgen Melzer at last year's US Open could give him a psychological edge in their clash at the Australian Open on Saturday. |
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| Gers' Papac wins red card appeal The Scottish FA review panel has reduced Rangers defender Sasa Papac's red card against Falkirk to a caution. | |
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| Inverness hold manager interviews Caley Thistle are speaking to candidates to succeed the sacked Craig Brewster as manager. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Ramsey's 'mixed' Cardiff emotions Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey says he will have mixed emotions about returning to Cardiff in the FA Cup. |
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| Byrne boost for Ospreys and Wales Wales full-back Lee Byrne recovers from an ankle injury in time to start for the Ospreys against Leicester. | |
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| Martinez ready for 'glamour' tie Boss Roberto Martinez says he is looking forward to a "glamour" FA Cup fourth round match against FA Cup holders Portsmouth. | |
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