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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Zimbabwe rival to enter coalition Zimbabwe's opposition agrees to enter a unity government with President Mugabe next month, ending months of stalemate. |
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| US economic output falls sharply US economic output fell 3.8% in the last three months of 2008, the worst quarterly contraction in more than 26 years. | |
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| Octuplets' mum 'already has six' A Californian woman who gave birth to octuplets this week already has six children, according to US media reports. | |
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| Tigers say civilians will remain The Tamil Tigers say civilians in the conflict zone in north-east Sri Lanka want to stay to be protected by the rebels. | |
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| Eurozone jobless at two-year high Unemployment across the nations that share the euro rises to its highest level in more than two years, as more firms lay off staff. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Zimbabwe rival to enter coalition Zimbabwe's opposition agrees to enter a unity government with President Mugabe next month, ending months of stalemate. |
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| Many missing in Kenya store fire Thirty-nine people are missing and one person is dead after a fire at a crowded supermarket in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. | |
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| Somali MPs to elect new president Somali members of parliament are due to elect a new president in a secret ballot vote in Djibouti. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Illinois governor guilty of abuse Rod Blagojevich is ousted as Illinois governor after being found guilty of abusing his powers over Barack Obama's Senate seat. |
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| US 'actively seeks' Mid-East deal US envoy George Mitchell says Washington is committed to "actively and aggressively" seeking peace in the Middle East. | |
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| Octuplets' mum 'already has six' A Californian woman who gave birth to octuplets this week already has six children, according to US media reports. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Heatwave cripples south Australia A record heatwave in south-east Australia causes bush fires, power cuts and an apparent increase in deaths among the elderly. |
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| North Korea tears up agreements North Korea says it is scrapping all military and political deals with the South over its "hostile intent", as ties worsen. | |
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| Burma rejects boat-people claims Burma says Rohingya migrants arriving in Thailand cannot be from its shores as they are not a recognised ethnic group there. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Eurozone jobless at two-year high Unemployment across the nations that share the euro rises to its highest level in more than two years, as more firms lay off staff. |
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| Nail-bomber given life sentence A Muslim convert is jailed for life after launching a failed suicide bomb attack on a restaurant in Devon. | |
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| Row threatens Italy-Brazil match Italy's defence minister demands the scrapping of a football match against Brazil in a row over extradition. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Tight security before Iraq polls Iraq is on a high security alert ahead of elections, after three candidates are killed. |
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| US 'actively seeks' Mid-East deal US envoy George Mitchell says Washington is committed to "actively and aggressively" seeking peace in the Middle East. | |
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| Israel 'hides settlements data' Israel has concealed key data detailing illegal settlement-building activity, reports Haaretz newspaper. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Tigers say civilians will remain The Tamil Tigers say civilians in the conflict zone in north-east Sri Lanka want to stay to be protected by the rebels. |
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| Mumbai 'not planned in Pakistan' Pakistan's report on the Mumbai attacks will show they were not planned there or in the UK, a top envoy says. | |
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| Nine in court over Pakistan bombs Nine suspected al-Qaeda operatives appear in court in Pakistan over two-high profile attacks on foreigners. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Nail-bomber given life sentence A Muslim convert is jailed for life after launching a failed suicide bomb attack on a restaurant in Devon. |
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| Refinery strikes spread across UK Unofficial strikes break out across the UK in support of a walkout by energy workers against the use of foreign labour. | |
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| Man killed visiting newborn son A man is stabbed to death in south London while travelling to hospital to visit his wife who had just given birth. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | PM stands by 'British jobs' vow Gordon Brown does not regret promising "British jobs for British workers", a spokesman says, amid rising industrial unrest. |
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| Brown urges global 'confidence' World leaders must have the "confidence to act" to deal with the global recession, Gordon Brown says in Davos. | |
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| Cameron 'moral capitalism' plea Tory leader David Cameron is to tell business leaders at Davos they should embrace "moral capitalism". | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Balls pushes ahead with academies The Schools Secretary Ed Balls says he will resist calls to slow the pace of the academy programme. |
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| 'Reluctance' to identify gifted Many state schools are unwilling to identify gifted and talented pupils for fear of being seen as "elitist", a report says. | |
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| Increase in 'unproductive' youths A growing number of young people are not in work, education or training in England, figures suggest. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man killed visiting newborn son A man is stabbed to death in south London while travelling to hospital to visit his wife who had just given birth. |
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| Father guilty over ritual beating A taxi driver is convicted of cruelty for encouraging his son to beat himself during a Shia Muslim ceremony in Birmingham. | |
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| Rapist's £5,000 jail toilet claim A convicted paedophile claims £5,000 compensation because his prison cell does not have sanitation. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Rapist gets 18 years for attacks A man who admitted raping a woman and attacking two others in Belfast within the space of 48 hours, has been jailed for 18 years. |
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| Council fined £40,000 after death Belfast City Council is fined £40,000 after a man dies at its Dargan Road landfill site in north Belfast. | |
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| Two held over 1991 double deaths Two people are arrested in connection with the deaths of a man and a woman in Castlerock in 1991. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Energy protest grows in Scotland More than 1,500 workers in Scotland are on strike as part of an escalating UK-wide dispute over the use of foreign labour. |
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| Crew rescued from stricken barge Dozens of crew members are rescued from a barge in the Solway Firth after three of the five wires anchoring it broke. | |
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| Man bought guns on mother's card An East Lothian man spent £20,000 buying weapons over the internet using his mother's credit card, a court hears. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Support demo over foreign staff A 'peaceful protest' is taking place outside a Welsh power station over the use of foreign workers at oil refineries in the UK. |
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| Women 'transform Welsh politics' A high representation of women AMs in the Welsh assembly has an effect on the way politics is conducted, research shows. | |
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| 'Roundabout man' offered a home A man who is camping on a roundabout in protest at what he claims is a lack of help is offered a temporary home. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US economic output falls sharply US economic output fell 3.8% in the last three months of 2008, the worst quarterly contraction in more than 26 years. |
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| Merkel proposes UN economic body German Chancellor Angela Merkel calls for the creation of a United Nations Economic Council modelled on the UN Security Council. | |
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| Exxon hit by fall in price of oil Exxon Mobil, the world's largest oil company, reports a sharp fall in quarterly profits but breaks its own record for full year results. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Narnia franchise continues voyage The Narnia series of films will continue after 20th Century Fox stepped in to produce the third of CS Lewis's books. |
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| Ledger insurance lawsuit settled An agreement has been reached in a lawsuit involving actor Heath Ledger's $10m (£7m) life insurance policy. | |
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| Madonna reveals UK concert dates Madonna will play shows in London and Manchester in July as she restarts her Sticky and Sweet tour. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Locust swarms 'high' on serotonin Scientists identify the brain chemical serotonin as the signal that makes sedentary locusts form devastating swarms. |
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| UK energy saving policy 'failing' The UK government is failing to support the measures needed to meet its energy saving targets, an expert warns. | |
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| MS stem-cell treatment 'success' Stem-cell transplants may control and even reverse multiple sclerosis symptoms if done early in the disease, a study suggests. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Mixed reaction to digital plans Official plans to prepare the UK's digital infrastructure for the future need fleshing out, say experts. |
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| Firms back data protection pledge Twenty UK companies sign a pledge to do more to safeguard the personal data they hold about customers and citizens. | |
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| Amazon profits from festive sales Profits at online retailer Amazon rose 9% in the final three months of last year, as the company enjoyed robust holiday sales. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | MS stem-cell treatment 'success' Stem-cell transplants may control and even reverse multiple sclerosis symptoms if done early in the disease, a study suggests. |
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| Zimbabwe cholera cases top 60,000 More than 60,000 Zimbabweans have been infected by cholera, a figure the WHO had called a "worst case scenario". | |
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| Octuplets' mum 'already has six' A Californian woman who gave birth to octuplets this week already has six children, according to US media reports. | |
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| 1972: Army kills 13 in civil rights protest British troops open fire on a crowd of demonstrators in the Bogside district of Londonderry in the worst day of the current crisis so far. | |||
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| 1965: Last farewell to Churchill Thousands of people pay their last respects to Britain's greatest wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill who is buried today after a full state funeral. | |||
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| 2003: 'Shoe bomber' jailed for life British-born Richard Reid is sentenced to life in jail for trying to bomb an American Airlines flight carrying 197 people. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Nadal into final after epic win Rafael Nadal will meet Roger Federer in the Australian Open final after battling past fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. |
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| S Africa top rankings after win South Africa beat Australia by 39 runs in the final one-day international at Perth to replace them as the world's top-ranked ODI team. | |
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| Blackburn swoop for striker Diouf Striker El-Hadji Diouf joins Blackburn from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. | |
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| Nolan completes Newcastle switch Bolton midfielder Kevin Nolan joins Newcastle United for £4m on a four-and-a-half year contract. | |
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| Venus & Serena win doubles title Venus and Serena Williams win the Australian Open doubles title, their eighth Grand Slam trophy. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Nolan completes Newcastle switch Bolton midfielder Kevin Nolan joins Newcastle United for £4m on a four-and-a-half year contract. |
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| Blackburn swoop for striker Diouf Striker El-Hadji Diouf joins Blackburn from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. | |
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| Man City Santa Cruz bid rejected Manchester City manager Mark Hughes reveals the club have had a new bid for Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz turned down. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arshavin deal still on - Wenger Arsene Wenger says he is "confident" that Arsenal will sign Andrei Arshavin from Zenit St Petersburg before the end of the current transfer window. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Laursen quits international scene Aston Villa captain Martin Laursen announces his retirement from international football. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn swoop for striker Diouf Striker El-Hadji Diouf joins Blackburn from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Nolan completes Newcastle switch Bolton midfielder Kevin Nolan joins Newcastle United for £4m on a four-and-a-half year contract. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | FA set to study Kalou celebration The Football Association confirms it will examine Salomon Kalou's 'handcuff' goal celebrations in Chelsea's win over Middlesbrough. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Everton 1-1 Arsenal Robin van Persie's injury time equaliser gives Arsenal a point at Everton. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Barnes set for Fulham loan switch Derby County midfielder Giles Barnes is set to join Fulham on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent move. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Brown swaps Tigers for Leicester Leicester City sign defender Wayne Brown from Premier League club Hull on loan. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Reds still in title hunt - Lucas Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva says the Reds still believe they can win the Premier League title this season. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Man City Santa Cruz bid rejected Manchester City manager Mark Hughes reveals the club have had a new bid for Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz turned down. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Hargreaves 'fit for next season' Sir Alex Ferguson says Owen Hargreaves will be fit for the start of next season after undergoing surgery on both knees. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | King calls for fortress Riverside Middlesbrough striker Marlon King urges his team-mates to help make their Riverside home a tough prospect for visiting teams. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Nolan completes Newcastle switch Bolton midfielder Kevin Nolan joins Newcastle United for £4m on a four-and-a-half year contract. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Fulham v Portsmouth Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Pulis hits out at overseas owners Stoke City manager Tony Pulis criticises foreign owners of Premier League clubs, including those of Manchester City. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Blackburn swoop for striker Diouf Striker El-Hadji Diouf joins Blackburn from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Cudicini eyeing Tottenham upturn New Tottenham goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini says the club does not belong in the bottom half of the table. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Kiely signs new Baggies contact West Bromwich Albion keeper Dean Kiely signs a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2010. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | West Ham 2-0 Hull David Di Michele and Carlton Cole score as West Ham cruise past Hull at Upton Park. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Wigan 1-1 Liverpool Mido scores a late penalty on his Wigan debut to further dent Liverpool's Premier League title ambitions. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Bristol City v Barnsley Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Sheff Wed v Birmingham Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Ormerod returns eight years on Striker Brett Ormerod signs for Blackpool after being released by Preston North End. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Iriekpen signs Bristol City deal Defender Izzy Iriekpen agrees a deal with Bristol City until the end of the season. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Burnley v Charlton Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Cardiff are dark horses - Johnson Cardiff City are the Championship's surprise packages for automatic promotion, according to defender Roger Johnson. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Burnley v Charlton Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Norwich's Bell in Coventry switch Coventry City sign Republic of Ireland B winger David Bell from Norwich on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace v Blackpool Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Barnes set for Fulham loan switch Derby County midfielder Giles Barnes is set to join Fulham on loan until the end of the season, with a view to a permanent move. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster v Norwich Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich v Plymouth Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich's Bell in Coventry switch Coventry City sign Republic of Ireland B winger David Bell from Norwich on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Cardiff v Nottm Forest Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Ipswich v Plymouth Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston v Sheff Utd Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Sousa confident of success at QPR Queens Park Rangers manager Paulo Sousa says he believes he can achieve his ambitions at Loftus Road. |
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| READING | |
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| QPR v Reading Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed v Birmingham Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Preston v Sheff Utd Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Southampton v Swansea Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Monk warns against Saints slip-up Garry Monk warns Swansea City not to take struggling Southampton for granted. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Wolves v Watford Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | McCarthy slams 'unethical' Hearts Wolves manager Mick McCarthy criticises Hearts for their handling of his club's interest in defender Christophe Berra. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Falkirk v Aberdeen Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at the Falkirk Stadium. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Celtic make approach for Fletcher Celtic open talks with Premier League rivals Hibernian about signing Scotland striker Steven Fletcher. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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| Rangers v Dundee United Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Ibrox. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Falkirk v Aberdeen Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at the Falkirk Stadium. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Hamilton Accies v Hearts Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at the New Douglas Park. |
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| HEARTS | |
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| Hamilton Accies v Hearts Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at the New Douglas Park. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Hibernian v Motherwell Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Easter Road. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Watford net Cowie on pre-contract Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Don Cowie agrees to join Championship outfit Watford in the summer on a free transfer. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| St Mirren v Kilmarnock Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at St Mirren Park. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Hibernian v Motherwell Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Easter Road. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Rangers v Dundee United Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Ibrox. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren v Kilmarnock Team news ahead of Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at St Mirren Park. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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| Blackburn swoop for striker Diouf Striker El-Hadji Diouf joins Blackburn from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. |
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| Minnows get Champs League chance The first round of the African Champions League offers some of the continent's smaller teams the chance to cause an upset. | |
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| FA set to study Kalou celebration The Football Association confirms it will examine Salomon Kalou's 'handcuff' goal celebrations in Chelsea's win over Middlesbrough. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Cricket mourns death of Frindall Test Match Special statistician Bill Frindall dies at the age of 69 after suffering from Legionnaire's disease. |
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| West Indies A v England scorecard England take on West Indies A in St Kitts in their final warm-up match ahead of the Test series. | |
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| S Africa top rankings after win South Africa beat Australia by 39 runs in the final one-day international at Perth to replace them as the world's top-ranked ODI team. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Spencer parts company with Saints Former All Black fly-half Carlos Spencer leaves Northampton Saints by mutual consent. |
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| Lewis quashes British league talk WRU chief Roger Lewis says finding a replacement for the EDF Cup is more important than a British league. | |
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| RFU rejects plan to extend season Plans to extend the Guinness Premiership by six rounds of matches from next season are strongly opposed by the Rugby Football Union. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Visa clearance boosts Crusaders Celtic Crusaders' eight absent players are granted visas and will be available for their season opener at Leeds Rhinos. |
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| Hull FC hit by Crocker visa blow Hull FC signing Michael Crocker is considering an appeal after having his application for a work permit rejected. | |
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| Win increases confidence - Morgan Hull KR coach Justin Morgan calls the 32-24 friendly win away to Warrington Warriors a confidence boost. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Nadal into final after epic win Rafael Nadal will meet Roger Federer in the Australian Open final after battling past fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco. |
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| Video replay - Nadal v Verdasco Watch coverage of Rafael Nadal against fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in the Australian Open semi-final (UK users only). | |
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| Robson reaches Aussie Open final Britain's Laura Robson remains on track for her second junior Grand Slam title after beating Noppawan Lertcheewakarn to reach the Australian Open final. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Dubai Desert Classic leaderboard A strong field lines up for the season's latest European Tour event in Dubai. |
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| McIlroy claims early Dubai lead Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy cards an eight-under par 64 to lead the Dubai Desert Classic before bad light stops play. | |
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| O'Meara compares McIlroy to Woods Mark O'Meara says Ulsterman Rory McIlroy's ball-striking is probably better than that of Tiger Woods at the same age. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | McLaren & Ferrari in united front Former bitter rivals McLaren and Ferrari are now "working extremely closely together" as teams increasingly seek to present a united front to F1's rulers. |
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| Rally Ireland latest (wrc.com) The World Rally Championship is in Ireland for the beginning of the 2009 season. | |
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| Latvala suffers early Irish exit Finland's Jari-Matti Latvala is an early casualty on the opening morning of Rally Ireland. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| McLaren & Ferrari in united front Former bitter rivals McLaren and Ferrari are now "working extremely closely together" as teams increasingly seek to present a united front to F1's rulers. |
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| Honda 'optimistic' on race future Honda's Formula One team play down talk of an end-of-month deadline for their survival and insist they are continuing to work in preparation for the new season. | |
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| F1 to scrap 'bad' pit lane rule Formula One's governing body is to scrap a controversial rule that saw drivers penalised for pitting early while the safety car was deployed. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Hatton relishes Pacquiao showdown Ricky Hatton says it will be an honour to fight Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas in May. |
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| Thaxton faces French challenger Jon Thaxton will make the first defence of his European lightweight title against French champion Anthony Mezaache at the Norfolk Showground on Saturday, 28 February. | |
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| Wladimir Klitschko 'to meet Haye' Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko claims he will fight David Haye for the IBF and WBO titles in London later this year. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Chambers aims for European mark Sprinter Dwain Chambers will use the Birmingham Games to achieve the British qualifying standard for the European Indoor Championships in March. |
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| Sotherton to miss season opener Kelly Sotherton is forced to pull out of the GB team for the Aviva International Meeting in Glasgow on Saturday. | |
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| GB athlete injured in naked jump British long jumper Jonathan Moore flies home after injuring himself in a mysterious incident during warm-weather training in South Africa. | |
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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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| No China trip for Davis & Doherty Veterans Steve Davis and Ken Doherty fail to qualify for the China Open after suffering heavy defeats. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | McCoy quest for landmark delayed Tony McCoy's quest to ride 3,000 winners over jumps is on hold after Chepstow's Friday meeting was abandoned because of a sodden track. |
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| Denman leads Grand National field Last year's Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman is among the 123 entries for this year's Aintree Grand National. | |
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| Leopardstown win for Brave Inca The 2006 Cheltenham Champion Hurdle winner Brave Inca rolls back the years to win the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Armstrong upbeat after comeback Lance Armstrong finishes 29th in the final standings in his competitive comeback in the Tour Down Under. |
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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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| 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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Steelers favourites in Super Bowl Pittsburgh are favoured to win a sixth Super Bowl against Arizona, who are in the NFL's big game for the first time. |
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| London NFL team 'a decade away' London is expected to have its own NFL team within the next 10 to 12 years, according to a senior league official. | |
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| NBA highlights - The Daily Zap Watch a highlights round-up of the biggest games from the NBA from Thursday night. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo blog "Cahill's so good he almost makes Everton worth watching" |
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| Ten to tackle Test your knowledge of the last seven days in sport | |
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| Sport quotes of the week 'Crazy' talk from Benitez, Ponting's win-win situation and all your top chants | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | McIlroy second round is cut short Rory McIlroy plays only three holes of his second round at the Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates Club because of fog. |
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| Dungannon Sw v Lisburn Distillery Dungannon swifts manager John Cunningham adds his two new signings to his squad to face Lisburn Distillery. | |
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| Glentoran v Bangor Bangor welcome back goalkeeper Ryan Brown as they prepare to face Glentoran at the Oval. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Celtic make approach for Fletcher Celtic open talks with Premier League rivals Hibernian about signing Scotland striker Steven Fletcher. |
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| Derby and Cardiff in Porter chase Derby join Championship rivals Cardiff in the race to sign Motherwell striker Chris Porter. | |
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| Celtic on verge of Flood signing Cardiff midfielder Willo Flood is poised to complete his move to Celtic after undergoing a medical in Glasgow. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Visa clearance boosts Crusaders Celtic Crusaders' eight absent players are granted visas and will be available for their season opener at Leeds Rhinos. |
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| Lewis quashes British league talk WRU chief Roger Lewis says finding a replacement for the EDF Cup is more important than a British league. | |
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| Monk warns against Saints slip-up Garry Monk warns Swansea City not to take struggling Southampton for granted. | |
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