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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | India welcomes Mumbai admission India says Pakistan's admission the Mumbai attacks were partly planned on its soil is a "positive development". |
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| Russian and US satellites collide US and Russian satellites collide in space, creating a cloud of debris above Siberia in the first reported accident of its kind. | |
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| Banned Dutch MP held at Heathrow A Dutch MP who is banned from the UK is to be sent back to the Netherlands after landing at Heathrow. | |
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| India pair found guilty of murder An Indian businessman and his servant are convicted of murdering a young girl in a case involving the deaths of 19 people. | |
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| Kenyan MPs reject violence court Kenyan MPs vote against a bill to set up an election violence tribunal, saying suspects should be tried at The Hague. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Kenyan MPs reject violence court Kenyan MPs vote against a bill to set up an election violence tribunal, saying suspects should be tried at The Hague. |
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| Freed weapons ship docks in Kenya A ship recently freed by Somali pirates is arrives in Kenya to offload arms, amid controversy over its cargo. | |
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| Zimbabwe's jailed 'must be freed' Human rights group Amnesty International urges the new coalition government in Zimbabwe to free all political prisoners. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US retail sales unexpectedly rise US retail sales unexpectedly increased by 1% in January, which economists suggest is due to New Year discounting. |
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| US 'lost track of Afghan weapons' The US has failed to keep proper records of many thousands of weapons shipped to Afghanistan, a leaked report says. | |
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| 'Hitmen' held over Mexico murders Mexican soldiers arrest suspected members of a drug cartel hit squad over the murder and torture of a former general. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Australia to rethink fire policy Australia plans to remove obstacles to a nationwide fire alert system, in the wake of the devastating bushfires. |
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| China milk scandal firm bankrupt A Chinese food group at the centre of a contaminated milk scandal is declared bankrupt with debts of $160m. | |
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| Arrests follow China tower fire Chinese police detain 12 people, including a senior state TV staffer, for a fatal fire at the station's new headquarters in Beijing. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Banned Dutch MP held at Heathrow A Dutch MP who is banned from the UK is to be sent back to the Netherlands after landing at Heathrow. |
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| Six killed in N Caucasus violence Four Russian policemen and at least two suspected rebels die in fighting in Ingushetia, in Russia's troubled North Caucasus. | |
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| Pope condemns denial of Holocaust Pope Benedict says Holocaust denial is intolerable, as he meets US Jewish leaders over a controversial bishop's comments. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Gaza to export Valentine's blooms Israel is to allow 25,000 flowers to be sent from Gaza to Europe for Valentine's Day, the first export from the territory in a year. |
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| Lethal bombs in Mosul and Kerbala A bomb attack in Iraq has killed several Shia pilgrims, while in the northern city of Mosul, four police were killed by a car bomb. | |
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| Bouteflika to run for third term Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announces he will seek a third term in office in elections in April. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| India welcomes Mumbai admission India says Pakistan's admission the Mumbai attacks were partly planned on its soil is a "positive development". |
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| India pair found guilty of murder An Indian businessman and his servant are convicted of murdering a young girl in a case involving the deaths of 19 people. | |
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| More Sri Lanka wounded evacuated The Red Cross evacuates a further 160 sick and wounded people trapped by fighting in northern Sri Lanka. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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| Banned Dutch MP held at Heathrow A Dutch MP who is banned from the UK is to be sent back to the Netherlands after landing at Heathrow. |
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| Truancy jailing every two weeks There has been a huge increase in truancy penalties for parents in England, reaching 10,000 prosecutions a year. | |
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| Brown defends Crosby appointment Gordon Brown defends his decision to appoint ex-HBOS chief Sir James Crosby to be a City regulator as he is grilled by MPs. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Banned Dutch MP held at Heathrow A Dutch MP who is banned from the UK is to be sent back to the Netherlands after landing at Heathrow. |
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| Brown defends Crosby appointment Gordon Brown defends his decision to appoint ex-HBOS chief Sir James Crosby to be a City regulator as he is grilled by MPs. | |
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| Johnson 'F-word tirade' at MP Vaz London's mayor Boris Johnson launched a furious verbal attack on Labour MP Keith Vaz, it is claimed. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Truancy jailing every two weeks There has been a huge increase in truancy penalties for parents in England, reaching 10,000 prosecutions a year. |
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| Hammer attack school under review The Prime Minister orders a Serious Case Review of Ridgeway School in Wiltshire, after a hammer attack left a pupil for dead. | |
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| Local UK languages 'taking off' More and more UK state school children are being taught in local languages, new figures show. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Caustic soda rape sentence review The sentences of three rapists who threw caustic soda on their 16-year-old victim are referred to the Court of Appeal. |
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| Striker charged over sex attack Premier League footballer Marlon King is charged after being accused of assaulting a woman in a nightclub in London. | |
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| Fisherman who faked death jailed A fisherman who faked his own death and wrote his own obituary to thwart a fisheries agency is jailed for two and a half years. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | 'No confidence' in Wilson: MLAs A vote of no confidence in Environment Minister Sammy Wilson is passed by Stormont's environment committee. |
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| 'Angry' pensioner escapes gang An 82-year-old woman who escaped from a masked gang in her County Armagh home says "anger" made her able to do it. | |
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| Man, 76, accused of knife raid A 76-year-old man accused of trying to rob a fast food outlet in Belfast while armed with a kitchen knife appears in court. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Jolanta death was 'perfect crime' The killers of Lithanian woman Jolanta Bledaite thought they had planned the perfect murder, a court hears. |
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| Apology call after tax decision Labour's Scottish leader rips up the SNP's manifesto as he attacks the decision to drop plans to scrap the council tax. | |
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| Man raped teenage girl 300 times A court is told that a man raped a teenage girl 300 times over a seven-year period three decades ago. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Grief over cousins' plane deaths The two teenage girl cadets and their tutors, killed in a mid-air crash between two RAF light planes, are named by police. |
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| £500m cut 'to hit public sector' The public sector in Wales is warned that 'the years of plenty' have ended, with huge budget cuts forecast for next year. | |
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| Wales pick injury doubt Williams Wales pick wing Shane Williams and number eight Andy Powell to face England, but they must pass fitness tests on Friday. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Chinese investment in Rio Tinto Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto says China's state-owned Chinalco is to invest a further $19.5bn in the business. |
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| US retail sales unexpectedly rise US retail sales unexpectedly increased by 1% in January, which economists suggest is due to New Year discounting. | |
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| Crisis 'to trap 100m in poverty' The global economic slowdown means 100 million more people in developing countries will remain poor, the World Bank says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Kidman donates to bushfire appeal Nicole Kidman and husband Keith Urban donate A$500,000 (£228,278) to the bushfire appeal in Australia. |
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| Morrissey scotches Smiths reunion Former Smiths frontman Morrissey says reforming with the 1980s band is unlikely as he is "not stuck in the past". | |
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| Sheridan quitting Housewives role Actress Nicolette Sheridan is to leave hit US show Desperate Housewives, US TV network ABC confirms. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | First draft of Neanderthal genome The "first draft" of a complete Neanderthal genome has been sequenced from fossils in Croatia. |
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| Russian and US satellites collide US and Russian satellites collide in space, creating a cloud of debris above Siberia in the first reported accident of its kind. | |
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| Obama 'must act now' on climate The planet will be in "huge trouble" unless Barack Obama tackles climate change rapidly, says a top US scientist. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Queen launches new-look website The Queen's website has been relaunched at Buckingham Palace, in the company of world-wide web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee. |
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| Russian and US satellites collide US and Russian satellites collide in space, creating a cloud of debris above Siberia in the first reported accident of its kind. | |
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| EU backs video games for children Video games should have a "red button" parents can hit to turn off unsuitable titles, say MEPs. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Exercise 'cuts colon cancer risk' Bowel cancer screening will save more than 2,200 lives in the UK every year by 2025, researchers say. |
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| W Africa starts anti-polio drive Twenty million children in West Africa are due to be vaccinated during the next three days in a major effort to eradicate polio. | |
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| Cash bribes 'help smokers quit' The US company General Electric says its staff are more likely to stop smoking if paid cash incentives. | |
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| 1989: Belfast lawyer Finucane murdered Leading solicitor Pat Finucane is shot dead at his home in north Belfast in front of his wife and children. | |||
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| 1964: Deaths follow Cyprus truce breach Fighting between ethnic Turks and Greeks in the disputed island of Cyprus has left at least 16 people dead. | |||
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| 1994: Art thieves snatch Scream One of the world's best-known paintings, The Scream by Edvard Munch, is stolen from a museum in Norway. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Murray v Seppi Andy Murray continues his quest for glory in Rotterdam as he faces Italian Andreas Seppi. |
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| Ancelotti rules out Chelsea move AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti says he has no intention of leaving the club to take charge at Chelsea. | |
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| Olympic 2016 hopefuls submit bids Chicago appears to be the front-runner to secure the 2016 Olympics as the four candidate cities submit their bid details. | |
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| Giggs signs new Man Utd contract Ryan Giggs agrees a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Manchester United until June 2010. | |
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| Mosley stands firm in licence row Motorsport boss Max Mosley writes to Formula One drivers to suggest they race elsewhere if they are unable to pay for their super-licences. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | James delighted by Eriksson link Portsmouth keeper David James believes that former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is exactly the sort of name the club should be linked with. |
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| Ancelotti rules out Chelsea move AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti says he has no intention of leaving the club to take charge at Chelsea. | |
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| Giggs signs new Man Utd contract Ryan Giggs agrees a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Manchester United until June 2010. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Real beat Man Utd in rich league Manchester United come second in the list of the world's richest clubs, while Real Madrid stay top for the fourth year in a row. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Milner praises impact of O'Neill Aston Villa winger James Milner praises manager Martin O'Neill after six of the club's players were named in the England squad to face Spain. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn admit to wage concerns Blackburn chairman John Williams says the club is struggling to compete with its rivals financially. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Everton 3-0 Bolton An impressive debut from Jo helps inspire Everton to a comfortable victory at home to Bolton. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Ancelotti rules out Chelsea move AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti says he has no intention of leaving the club to take charge at Chelsea. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Howard backs striker Jo to shine Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard is full of praise for Brazilian striker Jo after his two debut goals against Bolton. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Wigan 0-0 Fulham Wigan and Fulham fight out a disappointing draw at a blustery JJB Stadium. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Striker charged over sex attack Premier League footballer Marlon King is charged after being accused of assaulting a woman in a nightclub in London. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Real beat Man Utd in rich league Manchester United come second in the list of the world's richest clubs, while Real Madrid stay top for the fourth year in a row. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Real beat Man Utd in rich league Manchester United come second in the list of the world's richest clubs, while Real Madrid stay top for the fourth year in a row. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Giggs signs new Man Utd contract Ryan Giggs agrees a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Manchester United until June 2010. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Striker charged over sex attack Premier League footballer Marlon King is charged after being accused of assaulting a woman in a nightclub in London. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Magpies suffer Xisco injury blow Newcastle will be without striker Xisco for up to three weeks after breaking his big toe in a reserve match. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| James delighted by Eriksson link Portsmouth keeper David James believes that former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is exactly the sort of name the club should be linked with. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Beattie enjoys less physicality Stoke City striker James Beattie is happy to have escaped the physical approach of many teams in the Championship. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Nosworthy targets Arsenal return Sunderland defender Nyron Nosworthy hopes to return to full fitness in time for the Wearsiders' Premier League trip to Arsenal in a weeks time. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Real beat Man Utd in rich league Manchester United come second in the list of the world's richest clubs, while Real Madrid stay top for the fourth year in a row. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Mowbray optimistic over Simpson West Bromwich Albion boss Tony Mowbray is confident on-loan striker Jay Simpson will be back in time for their next Premier League game at Fulham. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Striker Dixon earns West Ham deal West Ham United sign Republic of Ireland Under-21 international striker Terry Dixon on a three-year deal. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Striker charged over sex attack Premier League footballer Marlon King is charged after being accused of assaulting a woman in a nightclub in London. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley P-P Crystal Palace Saturday's Championship match between Barnsley and Crystal Palace is called off because of bad weather. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Promotion race wide open - Jerome Birmingham City striker Cameron Jerome says the race for promotion to the Premier League is wide open. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Blackpool 2-3 Doncaster Doncaster boost their survival hopes with victory over Blackpool in a thrilling encounter at Bloomfield Road. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Bristol City v Southampton Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Birmingham 1-1 Burnley Birmingham fail to take full advantage of leaders Wolves losing as they draw 1-1 with Burnley. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Ledley backed for lead Wales role Ex-captain Kevin Ratcliffe says Joe Ledley should have skippered Wales against Poland if Craig Bellamy had been ruled out. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Charlton P-P Cardiff Charlton Athletic's Championship fixture with Cardiff City has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Westwood expected to save penalty Coventry goalkeeper Keiren Westwood says he had a "gut feeling" he would save Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's injury-time penalty on Saturday. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Daggers sign midfielder Bingham Dagenham & Redbridge sign midfielder Billy Bingham on an 18-month contract. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Bywater poised to commit to Rams Derby County goalkeeper Stephen Bywater is set to sign a new contract at Pride Park, reports BBC Radio Derby. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Stock eager to secure Wales caps Doncaster Rovers midfielder Brian Stock hopes talk of a move to the Premier League will help him gain international recognition with Wales. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Garvan wins Irish Under-21 award Ipswich Town midfielder Owen Garvan wins the Under-21 Player of the Year category at the 19th Eircom/FAI International Awards. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Shackell in Norwich loan switch Norwich City sign Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Jason Shackell on loan until the end of the season. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Keeper Camp keen on Forest return QPR goalkeeper Lee Camp is interested in returning to the City Ground after a loan spell at Forest earlier this season. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Sturrock discusses Mpenza payoff Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock gives his strongest hint yet that Belgian striker Emile Mpenza may have played his last match for the club. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Preston's Brown in fitness battle Preston striker Chris Brown admits he has a long way to go before he can recapture his form of last season following injury. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Leigertwood targets strong finish Queens Park Rangers midfielder Mikele Leigertwood says the team should be pushing for a place in the play-offs. |
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| READING | |
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 | Reading wait on Ingimarsson news Reading defender Ivar Ingimarsson is set to see a specialist about his ongoing knee problems. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Laws eager to discuss contracts Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws is to open contract talks with strikers Marcus Tudgay and Leon Clarke and keeper Lee Grant. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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 | Sheff Utd 1-2 Sheff Wed Marcus Tudgay's stunning 25-yard strike gives Sheffield Wednesday all three points in a pulsating Steel City derby against Sheffield United. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Bristol City v Southampton Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Young keeper earns Martinez vote Swansea boss Roberto Martinez is set to name goalkeeper David Cornell, 17, on the bench for the FA Cup match with Fulham. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford P-P Southampton Saturday's Championship match between Watford and Southampton is postponed because of the bad weather. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Jarvis signs extended Wolves deal Wolves winger Matt Jarvis agrees to extend his contract with the club until 2012. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Old Firm draw SPL Cup opposition Celtic and Rangers are kept apart in the sixth round draw for the Homecoming Scottish Cup. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Old Firm draw SPL Cup opposition Celtic and Rangers are kept apart in the sixth round draw for the Homecoming Scottish Cup. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee Utd v Inverness in doubt Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Tannadice may fall victim to the wintry weather. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Old Firm draw SPL Cup opposition Celtic and Rangers are kept apart in the sixth round draw for the Homecoming Scottish Cup. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Clean sweep in awards for Accies Hamilton Academical trio Billy Reid, Tomas Cerny and James McCarthy scoop January's Clydesdale Bank monthly Premier League awards. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Hearts reject Buddies switch plea Tynecastle club turn down St Mirren's request to delay their SPL meeting on 21 February by 24 hours. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Riordan to avoid police sanction Lothian and Borders police have said Hibernian striker Derek Riordan will not face any further punishment after he made a gesture towards Hearts fans. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Dundee Utd v Inverness in doubt Saturday's Scottish Premier League match at Tannadice may fall victim to the wintry weather. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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 | Inverness & Killie to refund fans Inverness CT and Kilmarnock agree to reimburse supporters who bought tickets for Saturday's Homecoming Scottish Cup tie but failed to attend the game. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Smith unsure on Motherwell future Motherwell goalkeeper Graeme Smith is prepared to wait until the summer before deciding where his future lies. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Burley eyes Fleck for Dutch clash George Burley is considering Rangers teenager John Fleck for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Hearts reject Buddies switch plea Tynecastle club turn down St Mirren's request to delay their SPL meeting on 21 February by 24 hours. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Round-up of African friendlies Several African teams were in action on Wednesday night in international friendlies. Here, we round up all the matches and results. |
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| Arsenal's Adebayor wins Caf award Togo and Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is named the Confederation of African Football's Player of the Year. | |
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| Hayatou re-elected Caf president Cameroonian Issa Hayatou has been re-elected president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), after standing for the position unopposed. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Collingwood eyes England recovery Paul Collingwood says England's innings defeat in the first Test against the West Indies can be the "catalyst" to drive them on to better things. |
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| Asif to appeal against drugs ban Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif is to appeal against a one-year ban imposed after he tested positive for nandrolone. | |
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| Jayawardene quits Sri Lanka role Batsman Mahela Jayawardene is to step down as Sri Lanka captain after the forthcoming tour to Pakistan. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Wales pick injury doubt Williams Wales pick wing Shane Williams and number eight Andy Powell to face England, but they must pass fitness tests on Friday. |
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| Borthwick calm despite criticism Captain Steve Borthwick defends his own form following calls for him to be dropped him ahead of England's Six Nations clash with Wales. | |
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| Hines may miss all of Six Nations Scotland lock Nathan Hines is in danger of missing the entire Six Nations with a knee injury. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Rooney relief after heart scare Wakefield's Jamie Rooney pays tribute to the medical team who saved his life after the stand-off's heart stopped during knee surgery. |
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| Bantams ponder Bulls groundshare Bradford City are looking into a possible groundshare with rugby league side Bradford Bulls at a new site based at Odsal. | |
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| Leeds v Wakefield Team news ahead of Friday's Super League fixture. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Live text - Murray v Seppi Andy Murray continues his quest for glory in Rotterdam as he faces Italian Andreas Seppi. |
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| Nadal grinds out Rotterdam win Rafael Nadal returns to action after his Australian Open win with a laboured 4-6 6-2 7-5 defeat of Simone Bolelli in the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament | |
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| Serena cruises through in Paris Serena Williams coasts through the first round of the Paris Open with a 6-1 6-4 win over Iveta Benesova. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Korean teen overshadows Dougherty England's Nick Dougherty cards a 66 on day one of the Malaysian Open, but 17-year-old South Korean Noh Seung-yul leads after a 10-under-par 62. |
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| Starlets make tournament history Twelve-year-olds Oh Su-hyun and Chi Young-min become the youngest players to compete in the Australian Open women's golf tournament. | |
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| Malaysian Open leaderboard The first round of the Malaysian Open is under way at the Saujana Golf and Country Club. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Mosley stands firm in licence row Motorsport boss Max Mosley writes to Formula One drivers to suggest they race elsewhere if they are unable to pay for their super-licences. |
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| Webber back to test Red Bull car Mark Webber gets back behind the wheel for Red Bull for the first time since breaking his leg as he takes part in testing. | |
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| Coulthard fears for Button future Jenson Button's Formula One career could be over unless current team Honda find a new owner, warns former driver David Coulthard. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Mosley stands firm in licence row Motorsport boss Max Mosley writes to Formula One drivers to suggest they race elsewhere if they are unable to pay for their super-licences. |
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| Webber back to test Red Bull car Mark Webber gets back behind the wheel for Red Bull for the first time since breaking his leg as he takes part in testing. | |
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| Coulthard fears for Button future Jenson Button's Formula One career could be over unless current team Honda find a new owner, warns former driver David Coulthard. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Confident Jennings cautions Cotto Chorley's Michael Jennings believes victory over Miguel Cotto in New York on 21 February will be his ticket "into the big leagues". |
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| Margarito gets one-year fight ban Former WBA welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is banned for a year for putting a plaster-like substance in his gloves. | |
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| Froch closes in on Taylor fight Carl Froch says he is close to finalising a deal to fight American Jermain Taylor in the first defence of his WBC super-middleweight title. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | 'New Paula' targets gold in 2012 Steph Twell, the brightest British distance-running talent to emerge since Paula Radcliffe, tells BBC Sport she has one goal for London 2012: gold. |
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| Olympic champion eyes Sotherton Olympic heptathlon champion Natalya Dobrynska is hoping to face GB's Kelly Sotherton in Birmingham next week. | |
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| Chambers regrets drug 'honesty' British sprinter Dwain Chambers says he wishes he had continued to lie about using the steroid THG, as he feels that he has not been forgiven since he admitted to its use. | |
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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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| Harold aiming for top 16 return Stoke-on-Trent snooker player Dave Harold says he is playing well enough to return to the top 16 of the world rankings. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Nicholls pair head Gold Cup list The 2008 winner Denman and former champion Kauto Star are among 28 horses left in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. |
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| Dancer given Aintree top weight Exotic Dancer heads the weights for the 2009 Grand National having been allotted 11st 10lb for the Aintree handicap chase. | |
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| McCoy earns landmark 3,000th win Tony McCoy rides Restless D'Artaix to victory at Plumpton to bring up the 3,000th victory of his jumps career. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Valverde called by doping inquiry Spanish cyclist Alejandro Valverde is summoned to appear before an Italian anti-doping inquiry. |
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| Daniell sets Track Worlds target Middlesbrough sprinter David Daniell confirms his main focus will be on March's World Championships in Poland ahead of the World Series in Denmark. | |
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| Cavendish takes final Qatar stage Mark Cavendish clinches the final stage of the Tour of Qatar as the overall event, marred by the death of Frederiek Nolf, is won by Belgium's Tom Boonen. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Hoelzl seals giant slalom glory Germany's Kathrin Hoelzl wins the gold medal at the women's giant slalom at the World Ski Championships in Val d'Isere, France. |
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| Team GB take aim for Winter Games Team GB are upbeat about their chances of surging up the Winter Olympics medal table, with a year to go to Vancouver 2010. | |
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| Rudman surrenders World Cup lead Olympic silver medallist Shelley Rudman slips from top spot in the World Cup standings ahead of the final round of racing in Park City on Thursday. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo blog "If Ian Bell is not replaced I will assume he is Geoff Miller's love-child" |
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| Ten to tackle Test your knowledge of the last seven days in sport | |
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| Review of the week Beckham feels the pinch in Milan as Keane goes back to the future | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Lansdowne to become Aviva Stadium Lansdowne Road will be known as the Aviva Stadium after a naming rights deal worth 40 million Euros. |
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| Glentoran 3-1 Bangor Glentoran battle from a goal down to beat Bangor and cut Linfield's Premiership lead to four points. | |
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| DC stutter to defeat against Ards Donegal Celtic miss out on a chance to go level on points with Portadown as they fall at home to Ards. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Live text - Murray v Seppi Andy Murray continues his quest for glory in Rotterdam as he faces Italian Andreas Seppi. |
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| Clean sweep in awards for Accies Hamilton Academical trio Billy Reid, Tomas Cerny and James McCarthy scoop January's Clydesdale Bank monthly Premier League awards. | |
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| Hines may miss all of Six Nations Scotland lock Nathan Hines is in danger of missing the entire Six Nations with a knee injury. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Wales pick injury doubt Williams Wales pick wing Shane Williams and number eight Andy Powell to face England, but they must pass fitness tests on Friday. |
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| Bellamy dismisses supporter row Wales captain Craig Bellamy brushes aside an after-match verbal exchange with a Wales fan following the 1-0 loss to Poland. | |
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| Young keeper earns Martinez vote Swansea boss Roberto Martinez is set to name goalkeeper David Cornell, 17, on the bench for the FA Cup match with Fulham. | |
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