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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Kosovo trial clears Serbia leader A UN court clears Serbian ex-President Milan Milutinovic of war crimes in Kosovo but convicts five top officials. |
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| Bangladesh guard mutiny 'is over' Mutinous Bangladeshi border guards have surrendered their weapons and freed all their hostages, the government says. | |
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| Clean living way to beat cancer Over 40% of breast and bowel cancer cases in the UK could be prevented by healthy eating and exercise, world experts say. | |
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| Palestinians relaunch unity talks Leaders of the rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah open talks in a renewed effort to create a unity government. | |
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| Ex-Malawi leader on theft charges Malawi's former President Bakili Muluzi is arrested on charges of stealing $11m in donor money. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Ex-Malawi leader on theft charges Malawi's former President Bakili Muluzi is arrested on charges of stealing $11m in donor money. |
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| Conte's son in TV drug confession The eldest son of the former President of Guinea, Lansana Conte, confesses to drugs trafficking on state television. | |
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| Gabon president's accounts frozen French authorities have frozen bank accounts held by Gabon's president, says a lawyer in a case against Africa's longest serving head of state. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama warning of 'hard choices' US President Barack Obama warns that there will be "hard choices" about spending as he prepares to unveil his first budget. |
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| US raids target Mexican drug gang A crackdown on Mexican traffickers operating in the US has led to 755 arrests and large seizures of drugs and money. | |
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| Four charged in US suicide probe Four people are charged in a wide-ranging probe in the United States into an alleged assisted suicide ring. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China condemns Christie's auction China says Christie's auction house must face consequences for what Beijing calls its illegal sale of two bronze artefacts. |
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| Helping Aborigines 'to take time' A year after 'sorry', living standards for Aborigines are improving but further gains will take time, PM Kevin Rudd says. | |
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| Two navies 'thwart pirate raids' Ships from the Chinese and Danish navies prevent pirates from seizing cargo ships in two separate attacks, reports say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Kosovo trial clears Serbia leader A UN court clears Serbian ex-President Milan Milutinovic of war crimes in Kosovo but convicts five top officials. |
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| Dombrovskis chosen as Latvian PM Valdis Dombrovskis warns Latvia is "on the verge of bankruptcy" after being nominated as its new prime minister. | |
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| Sweden probes 'anti-US' attacks Three supermarkets are destroyed in Sweden, in what police say might be anti-American arson attacks. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Palestinians relaunch unity talks Leaders of the rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah open talks in a renewed effort to create a unity government. |
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| Historic Kuwaiti visit to Baghdad Kuwait's foreign minister has flown to Iraq in the highest-level diplomat visit since the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. | |
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| Israeli girl 'youngest divorcee' A Jerusalem court says a 14-year-old girl's marriage in front of friends was legal and grants a divorce on the parents' wishes. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Bangladesh guard mutiny 'is over' Mutinous Bangladeshi border guards have surrendered their weapons and freed all their hostages, the government says. |
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| Pakistan protests turn violent Supporters of Nawaz Sharif clash with police after the courts bar him and his brother from elected office in Pakistan. | |
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| Heroes' welcome for Slumdog stars The stars of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire are greeted by huge crowds as they return to India. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Darling faces RBS pension anger Ex-RBS bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin is urged to give up his pension as the chancellor admits it could have been blocked. |
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| Minister admits terror transfer The UK admits two suspects in Iraq were handed to the US, sparking claims of collusion in extraordinary rendition. | |
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| Actress Wendy Richard dies at 65 Wendy Richard, best known as Pauline Fowler in BBC One soap EastEnders, has died aged 65, her agent confirms. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Darling faces RBS pension anger Ex-RBS bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin is urged to give up his pension as the chancellor admits it could have been blocked. |
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| Minister admits terror transfer The UK admits two suspects in Iraq were handed to the US, sparking claims of collusion in extraordinary rendition. | |
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| Sell-off 'to save postal service' Lord Mandelson publishes controversial plans to sell-off part of Royal Mail which he says will save a universal postal service. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Foreign students leaving UK debts Up to 70% of students from other parts of the European Union are failing to repay loans taken out while at UK universities. |
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| Young pupils fuel record truancy The rate of unauthorised absence in England's primary schools has taken the overall level to a record. | |
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| Poor still shunning universities There has been slow progress on widening participation despite the money handed to universities, MPs say. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Woman guilty over shopper death A woman is convicted of manslaughter over the death of a shopper in a queue jumping row in south London. |
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| Lorry driver held over stabbing A lorry driver is arrested after a fatal stabbing, which he said happened when defending himself during an attempted robbery. | |
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| Man 'too fat to adopt' slims down A Leeds man who was told he was too fat to adopt loses 19lbs in three weeks. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Attack response time criticised The police are criticised for not securing the site of a petrol bomb attack at a church hall in Fermanagh. |
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| Call centre firm creates new jobs Teleperfomance, a French-owned call centre company, is to create more than 600 new jobs in Newry. | |
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| Wilson attacks government stance The government is promoting the idea climate change is man-made to justify high taxes, claims the environment minister. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | RBS reports record corporate loss Royal Bank of Scotland reports the largest annual loss in UK corporate history and is to receive a further £13bn of taxpayers' cash. |
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| Toddler death accused takes stand The man accused of killing 23-month-old Brandon Muir tells his murder trial he got on "brilliant" with the toddler. | |
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| Cigarette machines to be banned Cigarette vending machines are to be banned in Scotland, along with tobacco displays in shops, ministers say. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Surgeon owed £400k after ruling A health trust is given two weeks to pay a sacked brain surgeon more than £400,000 in back pay after a high court ruling. |
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| Cadet man guilty of sex offences An air cadet instructor is found guilty of two charges of sexual activity with a child, while a jury considers other charges. | |
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| Hain backs 9.8% police cash rise Peter Hain believes council tax payers would be happy to find an extra 2p a day to solve a police force's funding crisis. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Obama warning of 'hard choices' US President Barack Obama warns that there will be "hard choices" about spending as he prepares to unveil his first budget. |
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| UBS appoints new chief executive Swiss banking giant UBS appoints the former head of Credit Suisse, Oswald Gruebel, as its new chief executive. | |
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| GM reports massive quarterly loss Struggling US carmaker General Motors announces a $9.6bn loss in the fourth quarter, pushing its total 2008 losses to $30.9bn. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Heroes' welcome for Slumdog stars The stars of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire are greeted by huge crowds as they return to India. |
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| Final Potter to get 2011 release The final instalment of the Harry Potter film franchise will be released in 2011, it is announced. | |
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| Actress Wendy Richard dies at 65 Wendy Richard, best known as Pauline Fowler in BBC One soap EastEnders, has died aged 65, her agent confirms. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Fish fossil clue to origin of sex A fossil fish from Australia was one of the earliest known vertebrates to reproduce by internal fertilization, Nature journal reports. |
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| 'Oldest English words' identified Some of the oldest words in the English and other Indo-European languages have been identified, scientists believe. | |
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| More seeds for 'doomsday vault' Almost 90,000 food crop seeds arrive at a "doomsday vault" in the Arctic, as it marks its first anniversary. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | UK has 'uphill struggle to 2Mbps' Getting the UK up to speed, even just 2Mbps speed, could be harder than the government thinks, says a study. |
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| Hacker step closer to extradition Computer hacker Gary McKinnon has lost the latest round of his fight against US extradition after the CPS refused to bring charges. | |
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| UK government backs open source The UK government says it will accelerate the use of open source software in public services. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Rapid HIV evolution avoids attack HIV is evolving rapidly to escape the human immune system, an international study has shown. |
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| Clean living way to beat cancer Over 40% of breast and bowel cancer cases in the UK could be prevented by healthy eating and exercise, world experts say. | |
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| Gene modifies lung disease impact Researchers have discovered a gene that modifies the severity of lung disease in people with the lethal genetic condition cystic fibrosis. | |
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| 1991: Iraqi troops flee Kuwait City The Kuwaiti capital is liberated by the Gulf War Allies after 208 days of Iraqi occupation. | |||
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| 1984: US troops withdraw from Beirut The last of the remaining American forces occupying Beirut have pulled out of the Lebanese capital. | |||
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| 1993: World Trade Center bomb terrorises New York A suspected car bomb explodes underneath the World Trade Center in New York killing at least five people. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - West Indies v England Andrew Strauss passes fifty as England make a fine start on day one of the fourth Test against West Indies in Barbados. |
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| Juve star Nedved to quit football Juventus player Pavel Nedved announces he will retire from football at the end of the season. | |
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| Benitez calms Anfield exit talk Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez gives a big hint he is prepared to commit his long-term future to the Anfield club. | |
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| South Africa v Australia latest score South Africa take on Australia in Johannesburg in the first of a three-Test series. | |
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| Murray out of Dubai with a virus Andy Murray pulls out of his Dubai quarter-final against Richard Gasquet because of a virus. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Benitez calms Anfield exit talk Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez gives a big hint he is prepared to commit his long-term future to the Anfield club. |
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| Middlesbrough v Liverpool Fernando Torres is set to miss Liverpool's match at Middlesbrough but Steven Gerrard may earn a start. | |
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| McLeish 'faces Scots revamp test' Former First Minister Henry McLeish is warned that he faces a tough task in his review of Scottish football. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arsenal reveal increased profits Arsenal announce that their profits rose by £4.5m to £24.5m before tax in a report for the six months ending on 30 November 2008. |
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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 1-0 Blackburn Leon Best's goal is enough to secure Coventry an FA Cup upset as they dump Blackburn out in the fifth round. |
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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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 | Blues display frustrates Hiddink Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink criticises his team for their reaction to going 1-0 up in the Champions League win over Juventus. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Jackson praises Everton's Baines Former Everton defender Matt Jackson is delighted that Leighton Baines is getting an extended run at left-back in David Moyes' team. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Fulham 2-1 Swansea Fulham come from behind to beat Championship side Swansea City 2-1 in their FA Cup fifth round replay. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Hull City v Sheff Utd Team news for Thursday's FA Cup fifth-round replay. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Benitez calms Anfield exit talk Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez gives a big hint he is prepared to commit his long-term future to the Anfield club. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Man City v FC Copenhagen (2-2) Team news ahead of Thursday's Uefa Cup match at Eastlands. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Ferguson rues lack of away goal Manchester United's showing in the 0-0 draw with Inter Milan delights boss Sir Alex Ferguson, although he regrets his side's failure to score. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Middlesbrough 2-0 West Ham Middlesbrough reach the FA Cup quarter-finals with a comfortable victory over West Ham at the Riverside. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Llambias warns of prudent future Newcastle United managing director Derek Llambias reassures fans there will be money to spend during the summer, but not on a major scale. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Pennant backs Hart for Portsmouth Portsmouth winger Jermaine Pennant says Paul Hart should be given the opportunity to take on the manager's role on a permanent basis. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Sorensen relishing Villa return Stoke City goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen says he is looking forward to playing against his old club Aston Villa on Sunday. |
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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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 | Tottenham v S Donetsk (0-2) Team news ahead of Thursday's Uefa Cup match at White Hart Lane |
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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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| Middlesbrough 2-0 West Ham Middlesbrough reach the FA Cup quarter-finals with a comfortable victory over West Ham at the Riverside. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Footballer in court over attack Footballer Marlon King appears in a London court charged with attacking a woman in a nightclub. |
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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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 | McLeish bemoans failing strikers Birmingham boss Alex McLeish is growing increasingly frustrated by the failure of his strikers to take their chances. |
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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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 | Robins excited by stadium plans Bristol City Football Club release a video of what it hopes its new £30m stadium will look like. |
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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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 | Cardiff face mini injury crisis Four Cardiff City players pick up injuries in their 0-0 draw with QPR on Wednesday. |
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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 1-0 Blackburn Leon Best's goal is enough to secure Coventry an FA Cup upset as they dump Blackburn out in the fifth round. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Crystal Palace 0-0 Birmingham Birmingham blow the chance to close the gap on leaders Wolves to one point as 10-man Palace hold out. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Doncaster v Derby Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster v Derby Team news ahead of Friday's Championship match. |
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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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 | Gunn admits to interest in Evans Norwich manager Bryan Gunn says he would be interested in bringing Manchester City striker Ched Evans back to Carrow Road. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Forest manager Davies denies rift Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies insists there is no in-fighting at the City Ground and urges the club's supporters to remain calm. |
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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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 | Sedgwick faces spell on sidelines Preston North End midfielder Chris Sedgwick is set to be out of action for three weeks after undergoing hernia surgery on Tuesday. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Cardiff City 0-0 QPR QPR hold Championship play-off chasing Cardiff City to a 0-0 draw at Ninian Park. |
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| READING | |
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| Reading v Nottm Forest Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Owls boss begins transfer search Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws says he has already spoken to three players he would like to add to his squad in the summer. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Hull City v Sheff Utd Team news for Thursday's FA Cup fifth-round replay. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Southampton v Cardiff Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swansea hit by Allen injury blow Swansea are dealt a further midfield injury blow with youngster Joe Allen out for up to a month. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Jenkins pledges future to Watford Watford midfielder Ross Jenkins pledges his future with the club, by signing a new three-and-half-year deal. |
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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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 | Foster feud over says Calderwood Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood makes peace with Dons defender Richard Foster after a bust-up. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Boyd backs Celtic to keep nerve Tom Boyd says former club Celtic will still win the Scottish title despite Rangers taking over at the top. |
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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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 | Accies bid to attract new support Hamilton offer free tickets and reduced admission for next Wednesday's Scottish Premier League clash with Hibs. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Cesnauskis plans to leave Hearts Hearts winger Deividas Cesnauskis plans to leave the Tynecastle club in the summer unless he is given a run of games before the end of the season. |
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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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 | Fitzpatrick defends Well surface Motherwell defender Marc Fitzpatrick says the much-maligned Fir Park pitch could give the club an advantage over other SPL teams. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | McCulloch and Novo set for return Rangers duo Lee McCulloch and Nacho Novo look set to return from injury in time to play in next month's 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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 | Ivory Coast crash out of CHAN Hosts Ivory Coast lose 1-0 to Tanzania in Group A of the African Nations Championship and cannot reach the semi-finals. |
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| Chelsea 1-0 Juventus Didier Drogba's early goal gives Chelsea a slender advantage over Juventus in the Champions League. | |
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| Toure fears Barcelona tiredness Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure fears that fatigue is creeping into his Barcelona team after they fail to win a third straight game. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Live text - West Indies v England Andrew Strauss passes fifty as England make a fine start on day one of the fourth Test against West Indies in Barbados. |
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| South Africa v Australia latest score South Africa take on Australia in Johannesburg in the first of a three-Test series. | |
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| Flintoff key to Ashes, says Warne Australian spin legend Shane Warne says England have no chance of winning the Ashes if Andrew Flintoff is not fit to play. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | England's ref complaints rejected England attack coach Brian Smith is reprimanded for his criticism of Jonathan Kaplan's refereeing in the Six Nations match against Wales. |
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| Gatland excited by Welsh balance Warren Gatland tells France that his Wales side can win pretty or ugly in Friday's match in Paris. | |
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| Stevens set for ERC drug hearing Matt Stevens will face a European Cup Rugby disciplinary hearing, believed to be on Thursady, in relation to a failed drugs test. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Solomona faces three months out Bradford second row David Solomona is ruled out for up to three months with a shoulder injury but Jamie Langley is expected back within three weeks. |
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| Westwood hit with five-match ban Warrington forward Ben Westwood lands a five-match ban for a high tackle that laid out former Australian Test forward Dane Carlaw. | |
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| Wigan lose McIlorum to suspension Wigan hooker Michael McIlorum will miss Saturday's match against Harlequins after being handed a one-match ban. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray out of Dubai with a virus Andy Murray pulls out of his Dubai quarter-final against Richard Gasquet because of a virus. |
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| Eaton edges Ward in marathon tie Chris Eaton beats James Ward in an epic LTA play-off tie at the National Tennis Centre. | |
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| Ram happy despite defeat in Dubai Israeli doubles player Andy Ram says he is pleased to have played in Dubai despite his first-round defeat. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Woods secures victory on comeback Tiger Woods wins his first match after an eight-month injury lay-off at the Accenture Match Play Championship. |
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| Brits share second place in Bali Britain's Jamie Donaldson, Richie Ramsey, Simon Khan and Simon Dyson are tied for second in the Indonesian Open after first round play is suspended. | |
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| McIlroy stifles thoughts of Tiger Rory McIlroy goes into the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play trying to block out thoughts of a possible match with Tiger Woods. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Ex-Honda team closes on F1 return The former Honda team plans to test at Silverstone and Barcelona in the next fortnight, raising hopes it will start the new Formula One season next month. |
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| RBS cutbacks to hit British sport RBS will halve its funding of British sport as a result of the global economic downturn, BBC Sport can reveal. | |
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| Melandri in one-man Kawasaki team Italy's Marco Melandri will be the only rider in Kawasaki's MotoGP team this season. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Ex-Honda team closes on F1 return The former Honda team plans to test at Silverstone and Barcelona in the next fortnight, raising hopes it will start the new Formula One season next month. |
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| RBS cutbacks to hit British sport RBS will halve its funding of British sport as a result of the global economic downturn, BBC Sport can reveal. | |
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| US team plans to enter F1 in 2010 The founders of a proposed Formula One team from the United States say they have the backing needed to enter the sport next year. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Limond WBU title bout cancelled Willie Limond's WBU lightweight title fight against Godwin Mutampuka is cancelled after his Zambian opponent failed a medical. |
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| Jeffries set for professional bow Olympic bronze medallist Tony Jeffries will become the first Beijing star to fight professionally when he meets Aliaksandr Vayavoda on Friday. | |
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| Gavin raring to go for pro debut Birmingham boxer Frankie Gavin cannot wait to make his pro debut in front of his home crowd at the NIA. | |
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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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| Garland ready to race for Britain Guernsey's Dale Garland is ready to race for the Great Britain team in the 4x400m relay at next month's European Indoor Championships. | |
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| Tergat in Great Ireland Run field Former world marathon record holder Paul Tergat will compete in the Great Ireland Run in Dublin on 5 April. | |
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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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 | Festival on track despite economy Cheltenham Racecourse managing director Edward Gillespie says the Festival will be a huge hit despite the economic situation. |
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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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| 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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| CYCLING | |
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 | New GB team to aim for Tour win A new cycling team is to be set up with the aim of creating a British winner of the Tour de France by 2014. |
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| Wada close to 'Athlete Passports' The World Anti-Doping Agency says it is close to implementing an Athlete Passport system for comparing drug-test samples. | |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | GB star Mensah-Bonsu joins Spurs GB basketball star Pops Mensah-Bonsu is to return to the NBA after signing a new deal with the San Antonio Spurs. |
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| Rudman and Bromley ready for World Championships GB medal hopes Shelley Rudman and Kristan Bromley tell BBC Points West they are in good shape for the World Championships in Lake Placid. | |
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| Scots bobsleigher's Games dilemma Gillian Cooke's gold medal at the Bobsleigh World Championships may jeopardise her Commonwealth athletics ambitions. | |
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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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 | McIlroy stifles thoughts of Tiger Rory McIlroy goes into the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play trying to block out thoughts of a possible match with Tiger Woods. |
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| Ballymena United v Bangor (Fri) Ballymena United have Albert Watson and Gavin Melaugh available for Friday's Premier clash against Bangor. | |
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| Cliftonville v Glenavon (Fri) Cliftonville boss Eddie Patterson calls on his team to match Glenavon's battling qualities at Solitude. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Murray out of Dubai with a virus Andy Murray pulls out of his Dubai quarter-final against Richard Gasquet because of a virus. |
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| Limond WBU title bout cancelled Willie Limond's WBU lightweight title fight against Godwin Mutampuka is cancelled after his Zambian opponent failed a medical. | |
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| McLeish 'faces Scots revamp test' Former First Minister Henry McLeish is warned that he faces a tough task in his review of Scottish football. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Gatland excited by Welsh balance Warren Gatland tells France that his Wales side can win pretty or ugly in Friday's match in Paris. |
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| Swansea hit by Allen injury blow Swansea are dealt a further midfield injury blow with youngster Joe Allen out for up to a month. | |
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| Cardiff face mini injury crisis Four Cardiff City players pick up injuries in their 0-0 draw with QPR on Wednesday. | |
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