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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Failure hits Nasa's 'CO2 hunter' A fault after launch has scuppered an unmanned $280m Nasa mission to map global sources of carbon dioxide. |
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| US soldiers hurt in Iraq attack Several US soldiers are hurt and an Iraqi interpreter is killed after being shot by Iraqi policemen in the city of Mosul, reports say. | |
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| US recession 'may last into 2010' Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warns Congress that the US recession may last beyond the end of the year. | |
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| Hudson pilot makes funds appeal The pilot of a plane that ditched into the Hudson River after its engines failed appeals for more investment to keep the airline industry safe. | |
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| Japan's PM first to visit Obama Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso will be the first foreign leader to meet President Barack Obama at the White House. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zimbabwe 'illegal gold sale bid' Zimbabwe's vice-president has been trying to sell millions of dollars of gold despite sanctions, the BBC learns. |
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| Mogadishu rocked by fierce battle At least 15 people are killed and scores injured during the fiercest fighting for weeks in the Somali capital Mogadishu. | |
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| Up to 5,500 mining jobs to be cut Platinum producer Lonmin is to cut up to 5,550 jobs at two mines in South Africa amid falling demand. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US recession 'may last into 2010' Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warns Congress that the US recession may last beyond the end of the year. |
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| US soldiers hurt in Iraq attack Several US soldiers are hurt and an Iraqi interpreter is killed after being shot by Iraqi policemen in the city of Mosul, reports say. | |
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| Fire engulfs New York apartments A blaze in a six-storey apartment block in New York's Chinatown area kills one person and injures at least 21. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | North Korea 'plans rocket launch' North Korea says it is planning to launch a rocket carrying a satellite, fuelling speculation about a possible missile test. |
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| Japan's PM first to visit Obama Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso will be the first foreign leader to meet President Barack Obama at the White House. | |
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| Marchers demand Thai PM step down Supporters of ousted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra take to the streets to urge the current government to quit. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Italy and France pen nuclear deal Italy and France sign a nuclear co-operation agreement in Rome to revive nuclear power in Italy. |
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| Khodorkovsky moved to Moscow jail Russian ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is transferred to Moscow from his Siberian prison to face trial on new charges. | |
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| Sweden's crown princess to marry Sweden's Royal Court announces the engagement of heir to the throne Princess Victoria, to her gym-owner boyfriend. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | US to donate '$900m in Gaza aid' The Obama administration will give about $900m to help rebuild Gaza after the recent Israeli offensive, a US official said. |
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| 'Small cell' behind Cairo blast Egyptian police are holding three suspects over the Cairo bombing that killed one person and injured 20, officials say. | |
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| US soldiers hurt in Iraq attack Several US soldiers are hurt and an Iraqi interpreter is killed after being shot by Iraqi policemen in the city of Mosul, reports say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taleban Swat truce 'indefinite' Taleban insurgents in the troubled north-western Swat valley of Pakistan say they have agreed an indefinite ceasefire. |
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| Troops 'at last Tamil Tiger town' Sri Lanka's army says its troops are now at the last main town still held by the Tamil Tiger rebels in the north-east. | |
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| Gujarat starts mass vaccination A mass vaccination of 60,000 people begins in India's western Gujarat state to tackle a deadly outbreak of hepatitis B. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Mother fought to save blast girl A mother pleaded with her nine-year-old daughter not to die after she was caught up in a gas explosion, an inquest hears. |
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| Barrymore police missed evidence Blood found on the boxer shorts of a man found dead by Michael Barrymore's pool was not properly investigated, a report finds. | |
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| Row grows over Royal Mail plans Postal workers demonstrate in Westminster as the row grows over plans to sell off 30% of the Royal Mail. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Straw vetoes Iraq minutes release Jack Straw vetoes the publication of minutes of key Cabinet meetings in the run-up to the Iraq war. |
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| Row grows over Royal Mail plans Postal workers demonstrate in Westminster as the row grows over plans to sell off 30% of the Royal Mail. | |
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| East European worker influx slows Figures show a fall in the number of East Europeans coming to work in the UK but an overall rise in foreign-born UK residents. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Denham says no return for polys The Universities Secretary John Denham has rejected suggestions that he is planning to re-introduce polytechnics for vocational courses. |
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| How best schools beat the odds England's schools inspectorate has highlighted 12 schools that succeed despite tough circumstances. | |
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| Career changers turn to teaching Applications for teacher training are up 10% as many career changers are drawn in, the development agency says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Barrymore police missed evidence Blood found on the boxer shorts of a man found dead by Michael Barrymore's pool was not properly investigated, a report finds. |
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| Knife raid at footballer's home A gang hold knives to the throats of two women in a raid on the home of Manchester United player Darren Fletcher. | |
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| Accused 'doused chips with urine' A shopper saw a man squirt a brown liquid over frozen chips in a Tesco store in Gloucestershire, a court is told. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Bus-builder proposes 235 job cuts Ballymena-based coach-building firm Wrightbus announces plans to make almost of quarter of its staff redundant. |
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| Three held in dissident inquiry Three men are questioned about a robbery last month in which a woman and child were held hostage. | |
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| Fraud search at Anglo Irish Bank Fraud investigators and police are searching the headquarters of Anglo Irish Bank in Dublin. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | 'Slow progress' on class pledge The government has a long way to go to cut P1 to P3 class sizes to a maximum of 18 pupils, figures suggest. |
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| Brandon's bruises 'not explained' A woman accused of killing her toddler son had no explanation for the bruising on his body, a court hears. | |
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| Lily added to T in the Park bill More acts are added to the official line-up for this year's T in the Park music festival in Kinross-shire. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Tortured' asylum seeker's plight A woman who claims she was left destitute by the asylum system says she was forced to turn to prostitution to support herself. |
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| Tighter Wales GM rules expected Tougher controls on genetically modified crops are expected to be announced by ministers in Wales. | |
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| Worker's fear after needle injury A recycling worker pricked by a syringe inside a bag he picked up on his rounds is waiting for HIV, hepatitis and syphilis test results. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| US recession 'may last into 2010' Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke warns Congress that the US recession may last beyond the end of the year. |
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| US retailers report profit slides Some of the US's best-known retailers report sharp slumps in profits as the recession bites. | |
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| European industrial output slumps European industrial orders fell sharply in December, figures show, as factories report a steep drop in demand. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Oscar revamp lifts US TV figures The Academy Awards ceremony, hosted by actor Hugh Jackman, was seen by 36 million US TV viewers, early figures show. |
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| Banksy's Moss prints to be sold Six prints of model Kate Moss by artist Banksy are expected to fetch up to £150,000 at a London auction later. | |
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| Springsteen tops Glastonbury bill Bruce Springsteen will headline this year's Glastonbury Festival, topping the bill on the show's Saturday night. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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| Failure hits Nasa's 'CO2 hunter' A fault after launch has scuppered an unmanned $280m Nasa mission to map global sources of carbon dioxide. |
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| Iraq marshes face grave new threat Iraq's famed southern marches are shrinking again because of record low rainfall and dam and irrigation systems upstream. | |
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| Rare cheetah captured on camera The first camera-trap photographs of the endangered Northwest African, or Saharan cheetah, are obtained in Algeria. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Google users hit by mail blackout Google's web mail service is restored for many users after a blackout lasting more than four hours. |
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| Lord Carter defends digital plan Lord Carter defends his decision to set a baseline speed of 2Mbps as the target for universal broadband in Britain. | |
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| Quake boosts browser video games A version of Quake III is launched for the browser, as a new platform for gaming begins to emerge. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Gene could allow lab-grown teeth Scientists discover a gene that may enable them to grow replacement teeth in the laboratory. |
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| Music linked to teen sex habits Listening to music with degrading sexual lyrics could prompt teenagers to start having sex earlier, a US study suggests. | |
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| Rats spark Bangladesh plague fear Scientists warn of the possibility of an outbreak of bubonic plague in south-east Bangladesh because of a surge in rats. | |
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| 1955: Britain's big freeze Deep snow and freezing temperatures continue to cause havoc across much of Britain. | |||
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| 1968: South Vietnamese recapture Hue The South Vietnamese celebrate the recapture of the country's third city, Hue, after a battle lasting three weeks. | |||
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| 1950: Labour wins slim majority Clement Attlee returns as prime minister of Britain but with a single-figure majority. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Man Utd vow to chase win at Inter Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson brushes aside Jose Mourinho's suggestions the priority will be defence against Inter. |
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| Younus targets Lara Test record Younus Khan eyes Brian Lara's Test record score of 400 after hitting 306 not out in the first Test against Sri Lanka. | |
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| Flintoff expects to play in IPL England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff insists he will recover from his hip injury in time to play in the Indian Premier League in April. | |
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| Jones relishes meeting with Tiger Australian Brendan Jones says facing Tiger Woods when the world number one makes his comeback from injury on Wednesday is "a chance of a lifetime". | |
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| Pompey reject Swiss takeover bid Portsmouth turn down a takeover bid from a Swiss finance group. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Man Utd vow to chase win at Inter Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson brushes aside Jose Mourinho's suggestions the priority will be defence against Inter. |
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| 'The Special One' in his own words Watch a compilation of some of Jose Mourinho's more memorable dealings with the press during his time as Chelsea manager. | |
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| Wenger unhappy to lose Arshavin Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger queries the regulations surrounding Andrey Arshavin's exclusion from the Champions League last 16 match against Roma. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arsenal v Roma Team news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | CSKA Moscow v Aston Villa (1-1) Aston Villa exclude eight first-team players from the squad to face CSKA Moscow in the Uefa Cup second-leg match in Russia on Thursday. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Coventry v Blackburn Team news for Tuesday's FA Cup fifth-round replay. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Bolton 2-1 West Ham First-half goals by Matt Taylor and Kevin Davies give Bolton victory over West Ham. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea Nicolas Anelka's early goal gives new Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink victory in his first game in charge against Aston Villa. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Anichebe to wait longer on injury Everton say that Nigeria striker Victor Anichebe will have to wait longer to find out the full extent of the injury he sustained at the weekend. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Fulham v Swansea Team news for Tuesday's FA Cup fifth-round replay. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Brown calls for Hull to respond Hull City manager Phil Brown tells his team it is time to "stand up and be counted" in the Premier League. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Real sure of overcoming Liverpool Real Madrid are confident of putting one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals by beating Liverpool in the first leg of their last 16 tie at the Bernabeu on Wednesday. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Liverpool 1-1 Man City Liverpool's title hopes are dealt a severe blow as they are held to a draw by Man City at Anfield. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Inter Milan v Man Utd Manchester United will field an unfamiliar central defensive partnership in Tuesday's Champions League tie against Inter Milan. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Middlesbrough hit by Digard blow Middlesbrough midfielder Didier Digard is ruled out for 12 weeks with injuries to both legs after a challenge with Wigan's Lee Cattermole in Saturday's goalless draw. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Kinnear eyes return against Stoke Newcastle boss Joe Kinnear hopes to make his return to the dugout after heart surgery at Stoke on 11 April. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Pompey reject Swiss takeover bid Portsmouth turn down a takeover bid from a Swiss finance group. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | More to come from me, says Sidibe Stoke striker Mama Sidibe has said it will take time for him to get back to his best after returning from injury in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Portsmouth. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Henderson to extend Coventry loan On-loan winger Jordan Henderson hopes to stay at Coventry City until the end of the season. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Hull 1-2 Tottenham Jonathan Woodgate heads a late winner to give Tottenham an important victory at Hull. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Injured quartet out for Baggies West Brom boss Tony Mowbray will be without four key players for Saturday's trip to Everton. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Collins injury blow for Hammers West Ham and Wales defender James Collins will be out for four weeks after suffering a hamstring tear. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Middlesbrough 0-0 Wigan Middlesbrough's miserable run continues as they are held at home by Wigan, making it a club record 14 Premier League games without victory. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley 0-0 Charlton Charlton claim a point at Barnsley in the battle of the relegation strugglers. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Blues coax Carr out of retirement Birmingham City sign right-back Stephen Carr on a short-term contract. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Crewe loan pair to extend deals Crewe extend the loan spell of Blackpool defender Marlon Broomes and are close to a deal for Everton keeper John Ruddy until the end of the season. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Wilson's season ended by injury Bristol City's Brian Wilson is ruled out for the rest of the season after surgery. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Norwich 1-1 Burnley Norwich remain in the Championship's bottom three after dominating but failing to beat Burnley. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | QPR is not must win game - Jones Boss Dave Jones says the result of Wednesday's game with QPR will not decide their season. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Barnsley 0-0 Charlton Charlton claim a point at Barnsley in the battle of the relegation strugglers. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Coventry rocked by McKenzie blow Coventry City forward Leon McKenzie suffers a season-ending Achilles injury. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace v Birmingham Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Addison may miss rest of season Derby County manager Nigel Clough fears that Miles Addison could miss the rest of the season with a foot injury. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | FA to investigate spitting claim The FA will investigate allegations that Doncaster's Richie Wellens spat on Swansea City midfielder Leon Britton. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Scunthorpe loan Trotter and Mills Scunthorpe United sign Liam Trotter from Ipswich and Joseph Mills from Southampton on one-month loan deals. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | McDonald on the mark for Canaries Cody McDonald scores in his first game for Norwich City Reserves, a 3-0 win over Great Yarmouth. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Nott'm Forest 1-3 Derby Lewin Nyatanga sets Derby County on their way to a convincing win over fierce local rivals Nottingham Forest. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Manager happy with Argyle display Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock is pleased with how his side played during their 2-2 draw with Sheffield United. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Southampton 3-1 Preston Marek Saganowski scores twice as struggling Southampton see off promotion-chasing Preston. |
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| QPR | |
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 | QPR 1-3 Ipswich Second-half strikes from Pablo Counago and Jon Walters see Ipswich fight back from a goal down to sink QPR. |
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| READING | |
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 | Reading 0-2 Bristol City Bristol City dent Reading's automatic promotion hopes with a valuable away victory that gives their own play-off chances a big boost. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Watson misses rest of Owls season Sheffield Wednesday club captain Steve Watson will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing a hip operation. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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 | Plymouth 2-2 Sheff Utd Struggling Plymouth are held to a draw by promotion-chasing Sheffield United after twice leading a hard-fought game. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Southampton 3-1 Preston Marek Saganowski scores twice as struggling Southampton see off promotion-chasing Preston. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Fulham v Swansea Team news for Tuesday's FA Cup fifth-round replay. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Wilson resigns from Watford board Andy Wilson, the interim chairman of Watford Leisure Plc, resigns from the board of the Championship club with immediate effect. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Craddock return pleases McCarthy Wolves boss Mick McCarthy feels fit-again Jody Craddock's experience will help shore up his defence. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Young extends Aberdeen contract Aberdeen midfielder Derek Young signs an extension to his contract that will keep him at Pittodrie until at least 2011. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | SFL would consider 'Celtic B' bid The Scottish Football League says it would consider an application from Celtic to have a second-string join the Third Division. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | O'Neill in double Scottish raid Shamrock Rovers boss Michael O'Neill signs Gary Twigg from Brechin and Greg Cameron from Dundee United. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Totten backing Hughes-led Bairns Former Falkirk boss Alex Totten thinks John Hughes will lead his side to safety from relegation. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Falkirk 1-2 Hamilton Hamilton Accies record their first win at Falkirk since 1997 to move nine points clear of their hosts. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Kingston injury worry for Hearts Hearts' Laryea Kingston will miss Saturday's meeting with Dundee United and tests will further reveal the extent of his hamstring problem. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Inverness CT 2-0 Hibernian David Proctor is on target as Inverness ease past Hibs to take maximum points at the Caledonian Stadium. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Inverness CT 2-0 Hibernian David Proctor is on target as Inverness ease past Hibs to take maximum points at the Caledonian Stadium. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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 | Rangers 3-1 Kilmarnock Kenny Miller's double helps Rangers overcome Kilmarnock to leapfrog Celtic and move top of the Scottish Premier League. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Motherwell 1-1 Celtic Paul Quinn hits a late goal for Motherwell as Celtic fail to regain top spot in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | McCulloch hopes for positive test Rangers midfielder Lee McCulloch is hopeful of recovering from injury in time to play in the Co-operative Insurance Cup final. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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 | Saints' Murray hit by suspension St Mirren midfielder Hugh Murray gets a three-match ban after picking up his eighth booking of the season. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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| Anichebe to wait longer on injury Everton say that Nigeria striker Victor Anichebe will have to wait longer to find out the full extent of the injury he sustained at the weekend. |
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| DR Congo move to top of Group B A 2-0 win over Libya puts DR Congo top of their group at African Nations Championship in Ivory Coast. | |
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| Zambia thump Ivory Coast Hosts Ivory Coast make a dreadful start to the inaugural African Nations Championship, losing 3-0 to Zambia in Sunday's opening game. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Swann confident of beating injury Graeme Swann hopes to shake off an elbow problem to play for England in Thursday's fourth Test against West Indies in Barbados. |
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| Younus targets Lara Test record Younus Khan eyes Brian Lara's Test record score of 400 after hitting 306 not out in the first Test against Sri Lanka. | |
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| Flintoff expects to play in IPL England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff insists he will recover from his hip injury in time to play in the Indian Premier League in April. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Murray and Kellock to face Italy Euan Murray and Ali Kellock return to the Scotland side as Frank Hadden makes two changes for Italy's Six Nations visit. |
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| Irish unchanged for England clash Ireland coach Declan Kidney names an unchanged team for Saturday's Six Nations game against England with centre Paddy Wallace fit to start. | |
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| Gatland issues Henson challenge Wales coach Warren Gatland has told Gavin Henson to start "letting his rugby do the talking." | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Buderus adds to Leeds injury woes Leeds hooker Danny Buderus will miss Sunday's World Club Challenge after being told he needs surgery on a knee injury. |
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| Carlaw sidelined by knee injury Catalans Dragons forward Dane Carlaw is ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury. | |
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| England poised for France opener England will take on France in their opening fixture in this autumn's Four Nations tournament. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Stars set for Wimbledon roof test Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Tim Henman and Kim Clijsters will take part in an exhibition event to test the new retractable roof on Centre Court at Wimbledon. |
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| Murray edges through Dubai opener Andy Murray beats Ukraine's Sergiy Stakhovsky in Dubai, but struggles with an ankle injury. | |
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| Goodall starts well in play-offs Josh Goodall is the most impressive player on show as the LTA's new Davis Cup play-offs get under way. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Jones relishes meeting with Tiger Australian Brendan Jones says facing Tiger Woods when the world number one makes his comeback from injury on Wednesday is "a chance of a lifetime". |
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| McIlroy is confident ahead of WGC Rory McIlroy believes he has the game to thrive in the US as he heads into his first event on American soil at the WGC-Accenture Match Play this week. | |
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| Mickelson battles to Riviera win Phil Mickelson fires two birdies in his closing three holes to win the Northern Trust Open by one shot having squandered a five-stroke lead. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Honda struggle to find F1 buyer Honda reveals it currently has no serious buyers to take over its Formula One team. |
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| Gronholm to make rallying return Double world champion Marcus Gronholm will come out of retirement to enter April's Rally Portugal in a privately-entered Subaru. | |
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| 'Line drawn' under F1 spy scandal The spy scandal between McLaren and Ferrari reaches a conclusion after the remaining charges concerning the case were dropped. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Honda struggle to find F1 buyer Honda reveals it currently has no serious buyers to take over its Formula One team. |
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| 'Line drawn' under F1 spy scandal The spy scandal between McLaren and Ferrari reaches a conclusion after the remaining charges concerning the case were dropped. | |
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| Branson hints at F1 involvement Virgin boss Richard Branson admits he would be interested in becoming involved in Formula One, but only if it met certain financial and environmental conditions. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Brave Jennings stopped by Cotto Miguel Cotto clinches the vacant WBO welterweight title by stopping Britain's Michael Jennings in the fifth round at Madison Square Garden. |
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| Pavlik defeats Rubio on home turf Kelly Pavlik retains his WBC and WBO middleweight titles as Mexican Marco Antonio Rubio is pulled out after nine rounds by his corner. | |
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| Dawson postpones Tarver rematch Light-heavyweight champion Chad Dawson's rematch with Antonio Tarver is postponed after he injures his hand in training. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Chambers included in GB Euro team Dwain Chambers is included in the Great Britain team for next month's European Indoor Championships. |
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| Pistorius 'fine' after operation Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius undergoes emergency surgery in Johannesburg after being injured in a boating accident. | |
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| Farah breaks record in Birmingham Mo Farah's new British record for the 3,000m is the highlight at the UK Indoor Grand Prix in Birmingham. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Carter storms to Welsh Open title Ali Carter produces a blistering evening session to capture his first ranking title with a 9-5 victory over Joe Swail in the Welsh Open final. |
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| Carter seals first ranking title win Watch Ali Carter complete an impressive fightback, clinching the concluding frame to beat Joe Swail 9-5 in the final of the Welsh Open. | |
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| Selby confronted by member of audience Mark Selby's preparations for his match against Anthony Hamilton at the Welsh Open are interrupted by a member of the audience. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Nacarat claims Racing Post Chase Tony McCoy and Nacarat storm to victory by nine lengths from Possol in the Racing Post Chase at Kempton. |
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| Nicholls targets Festival success Champion trainer Paul Nicholls is confident of repeating last year's success at Cheltenham. | |
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| Nicholls reveals Gold Cup jockeys Trainer Paul Nicholls says Sam Thomas will ride last year's Gold Cup winner Denman in next month's race at Cheltenham. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Armstrong to compete in Ireland Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong says he will compete in the Tour of Ireland in August. |
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| Armstrong pleased with his form Lance Armstrong says he was happy with his performance at the Tour of California, which was won by team-mate Levi Leipheimer. | |
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| Cavendish captures green jersey Mark Cavendish enhances his growing reputation as the world's top sprinter after winning the green jersey at the Tour of California. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Brit bobsleighers win World gold Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke become the first British women to win gold at the Bobsleigh World Championships. |
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| Victorious Vonn sets new US mark World champion Lindsey Vonn wins the women's super-G at Tarvisio on Sunday to become the most successful female American World Cup skier. | |
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| Highlights - Women's World Cup skiing from Tarvisio Watch highlights from the Women's World Cup skiing from Tarvisio in Italy. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo blog "The sigh of a sleeping newborn could knock the average Premier League striker off his feet" |
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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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 | Irish unchanged for England clash Ireland coach Declan Kidney names an unchanged team for Saturday's Six Nations game against England with centre Paddy Wallace fit to start. |
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| Lis Distillery v Crusaders (Wed) Team news for Wednesday's Premiership clash at New Grosvenor. | |
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| Glentoran 1-3 Coleraine Coleraine beat 10-man Glentoran 3-1 to dent the Oval side's Premiership ambitions. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Murray and Kellock to face Italy Euan Murray and Ali Kellock return to the Scotland side as Frank Hadden makes two changes for Italy's Six Nations visit. |
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| SFA chief wants winter shutdown Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith would like to see the introduction of a two-month winter break. | |
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| Totten backing Hughes-led Bairns Former Falkirk boss Alex Totten thinks John Hughes will lead his side to safety from relegation. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Martinez dreams of FA Cup party Roberto Martinez hopes to celebrate his two year anniversary in charge at Swansea City by beating Fulham in the FA Cup. |
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| Gatland issues Henson challenge Wales coach Warren Gatland has told Gavin Henson to start "letting his rugby do the talking." | |
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| FA to investigate spitting claim The FA will investigate allegations that Doncaster's Richie Wellens spat on Swansea City midfielder Leon Britton. | |
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