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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | EU holding economic crisis summit European leaders begin emergency talks aimed at stopping the economic crisis from opening up a new east-west rift. |
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| Charges for Bangladesh mutineers Bangladesh police say they are charging more than 1,000 border guards for a mutiny in which more than 140 people died. | |
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| Explorers begin epic Arctic trek A British team has begun a gruelling trek to the North Pole to discover how quickly the Arctic sea-ice is melting | |
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| Hariri court opens at The Hague An international court set up to try the suspected killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri opens at The Hague. | |
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| Colombia discovers Farc hideouts Colombian soldiers find a network of well-equipped caves used by the Farc guerrilla movement deep in the country's jungle. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Mugabe vows to seize more farms Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe marks his birthday with a vow to continue seizing land from white farmers. |
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| Somali migrants 'drown off Yemen' Forty-five Somalian migrants drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Yemen this week, officials say. | |
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| Zuma dismisses new SA challenge Jacob Zuma, leader of South Africa's ruling ANC, tells the BBC he is not worried by the emergence of a new opposition. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US military chief in Iran warning Iran has enough nuclear material to build a bomb, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says. |
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| US 'cell assault' video released US prosecutors release video of a sheriff's deputy striking a 15-year-old girl and throwing her onto a cell floor. | |
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| Colombia discovers Farc hideouts Colombian soldiers find a network of well-equipped caves used by the Farc guerrilla movement deep in the country's jungle. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Asean group seeks economic action South East Asian leaders call for greater co-ordinated regional action to help restore their damaged economies. |
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| Violence flares over race movie A film set during the race riots that hit Australia four years ago is pulled from cinemas in Sydney after fights break out during screenings. | |
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| Shark attacks Australian surfer An Australian surfer is attacked by a shark at a northern Sydney beach - the third such attack in as many weeks. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| EU holding economic crisis summit European leaders begin emergency talks aimed at stopping the economic crisis from opening up a new east-west rift. |
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| Spain in key regional vote test Spain's Basque Country and Galicia vote in regional polls, the first since the country slid into recession in 2008. | |
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| Explorers begin epic Arctic trek A British team has begun a gruelling trek to the North Pole to discover how quickly the Arctic sea-ice is melting | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| US military chief in Iran warning Iran has enough nuclear material to build a bomb, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff says. |
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| Hariri court opens at The Hague An international court set up to try the suspected killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri opens at The Hague. | |
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| Israeli warning over Gaza rockets Israel's prime minister promises an "uncompromising response" if rockets continue to be fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Charges for Bangladesh mutineers Bangladesh police say they are charging more than 1,000 border guards for a mutiny in which more than 140 people died. |
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| Missiles 'kill seven' in Pakistan Missiles fired by US unmanned aircraft kill seven people close to Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, reports say. | |
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| US resists Karzai poll date call The US says it prefers an August date for elections in Afghanistan, despite President Hamid Karzai's call for an April poll. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Harman warning on Goodwin pension Harriet Harman says former RBS chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin should not "count on" keeping his £650,000 pension. |
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| Mandelson turns on mail critics Lord Mandelson accuses the postal union of using "scare tactics" in the row over plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. | |
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| BBC in University Challenge probe The BBC is looking into claims that a member of University Challenge's winning team was not eligible to take part. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Harman warning on Goodwin pension Harriet Harman says former RBS chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin should not "count on" keeping his £650,000 pension. |
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| Mandelson turns on mail critics Lord Mandelson accuses the postal union of using "scare tactics" in the row over plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. | |
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| Pressure grows for Binyam inquiry A senior Tory MP joins calls for an inquiry into whether former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed was tortured. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Brown sets targets for science The prime minister sets out plans to increase the number of pupils taking science subjects - and to re-train specialist teachers. |
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| Sixth form cuts 'are disastrous' Unions claim some schools in Wales could lose a quarter of their sixth form budgets in assembly government cuts. | |
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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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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Motive mystery in woodland murder Police say they have yet to uncover a motive for the murder of a man found in a Cheshire woodland. |
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| Boyle takes Oscar on home visit Director Danny Boyle returns to his Greater Manchester home town to show off his Oscar. | |
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| Bermuda rescue pair due back home A couple who had to be rescued from their yacht off the Bermuda coast are due back on dry land. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Irish police find arms at border An arms cache, including what are believed to have been two pipebombs, is discovered close to the border. |
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| Spanish girl rescued from rocks A 14-year-old Spanish student is rescued by the coastguard after slipping on rocks near Portstewart. | |
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| Three arrested after city robbery Three people are arrested in connection with an armed robbery at a shop in Belfast on Saturday. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scots criminal age to go up to 12 The age of criminal responsibility in Scotland is to be raised from eight to 12, as part of sweeping justice reforms, ministers confirm. |
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| Man left in coma after NZ attack A man from Scotland is left in a coma after being involved in a fight whilst on a stag night in New Zealand. | |
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| Call for free independence vote Scotland's new constitution minister calls for a free vote at Holyrood over plans for an independence referendum. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Third teenage crash victim named Police name a third teenager killed after a car carrying five young people left the road and crashed into a tree. |
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| Inquiry after fan badly injured Police say they are not treating a serious injury to a Cardiff City fan in Southampton as football-related violence. | |
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| Wales and world honour St David Parades, music and a world record attempt in Welsh national dress mark celebrations for St David's Day in Wales and beyond. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| EU holding economic crisis summit European leaders begin emergency talks aimed at stopping the economic crisis from opening up a new east-west rift. |
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| Asean group seeks economic action South East Asian leaders call for greater co-ordinated regional action to help restore their damaged economies. | |
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| US economy suffers sharp nosedive The US economy shrank by 6.2% in the last three months of 2008 revised official figures show, sending stocks spiralling lower. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Violence flares over race movie A film set during the race riots that hit Australia four years ago is pulled from cinemas in Sydney after fights break out during screenings. |
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| Boyle takes Oscar on home visit Director Danny Boyle returns to his Greater Manchester home town to show off his Oscar. | |
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| Ang Lee to head Venice festival Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee is to head the jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers announce. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Explorers begin epic Arctic trek A British team has begun a gruelling trek to the North Pole to discover how quickly the Arctic sea-ice is melting |
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| Earliest 'human footprints' found Footprints dating from 1.5m years ago found in Kenya show modern foot shape and walking style had already developed by then. | |
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| Brown sets targets for science The prime minister sets out plans to increase the number of pupils taking science subjects - and to re-train specialist teachers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | British 'careless' with liberties British people have been "careless" with their civil liberties, but that is beginning to change, the former shadow home affairs minister says. |
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| Facebook offers control to users Social network Facebook responds to criticism over the way it handles user data by handing over control to its users. | |
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| Net TV plans get Trust scrutiny Plans to make net-based catch-up TV services accessible via set-top boxes are being scrutinised by the BBC Trust. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Motor neurone disease 'gene clue' A gene linked to a type of motor neurone disease that runs in families has been pinned down after a 10-year search. |
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| Alzheimer's plaques 'big impact' The sticky plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease may have a bigger impact on the brain than it was thought, research suggests. | |
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| Old drug combination in TB fight Two drugs already used for fighting other infections may help in the battle against drug-resistant TB, researchers say. | |
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| 1950: Communist spy jailed for 14 years Nuclear scientist Klaus Fuchs is sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for espionage. | |||
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| 1954: US tests hydrogen bomb in Bikini The biggest explosion ever made by man is witnessed in the Pacific when US scientists explode their second H-bomb at Bikini Atoll. | |||
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| 1994: West charged as death toll mounts Fred West is charged with two further murders following the discovery of more human remains in the garden of his Gloucester home. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Sunday's football Manchester United and Tottenham contest the Carling Cup final, while Aston Villa host Stoke in the Premier League on a busy day which has seen West Ham, Blackburn and Bolton pick up three points. |
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| Live text - West Indies v England Ramnaresh Sarwan reaches a double century for West Indies on day four of the fourth Test against England in Barbados. | |
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| Man Utd v Tottenham Team news ahead of Sunday's Carling Cup final between Man Utd and Tottenham at Wembley. | |
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| S Africa v Australia scorecard South Africa take on Australia in Johannesburg in the first of a three-Test series. | |
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| West Ham 1-0 Man City West Ham move up to seventh in the Premier League with a well-deserved victory at home against Manchester City. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - Sunday's football Manchester United and Tottenham contest the Carling Cup final, while Aston Villa host Stoke in the Premier League on a busy day which has seen West Ham, Blackburn and Bolton pick up three points. |
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| West Ham 1-0 Man City West Ham move up to seventh in the Premier League with a well-deserved victory at home against Manchester City. | |
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| Bolton 1-0 Newcastle Bolton ease their relegation worries with victory over a Newcastle side who remain in a scrap for survival. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arsenal 0-0 Fulham Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are dealt another severe blow as Fulham a fifth successive league draw on the Gunners. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Aston Villa v Stoke Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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| Hull 1-2 Blackburn Blackburn dragged themselves clear of the relegation zone with a hard-fought 2-1 win away to out-of-form Hull. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Megson agrees new Bolton contract Bolton manager Gary Megson signs a new rolling contract with the club |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Chelsea 2-1 Wigan A superb John Terrry volley and Frank Lampard's last-gasp header breaks Wigan hearts and keeps Chelsea in the Premier League title race. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Everton 2-0 West Brom Goals from Tim Cahill and Louis Saha earn Everton victory against rock-bottom West Brom at Goodison Park. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Arsenal 0-0 Fulham Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League are dealt another severe blow as Fulham a fifth successive league draw on the Gunners. |
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| HULL | |
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| Hull 1-2 Blackburn Blackburn dragged themselves clear of the relegation zone with a hard-fought 2-1 win away to out-of-form Hull. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Middlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool Liverpool's Premier League title ambitions suffer a major blow as they fail to win at Middlesbrough for a seventh successive season. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | West Ham 1-0 Man City West Ham move up to seventh in the Premier League with a well-deserved victory at home against Manchester City. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Man Utd v Tottenham Team news ahead of Sunday's Carling Cup final between Man Utd and Tottenham at Wembley. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Middlesbrough 2-0 Liverpool Liverpool's Premier League title ambitions suffer a major blow as they fail to win at Middlesbrough for a seventh successive season. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Bolton 1-0 Newcastle Bolton ease their relegation worries with victory over a Newcastle side who remain in a scrap for survival. |
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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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| Aston Villa v Stoke Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Cisse's Sunderland move in danger French striker Djibril Cisse's move to Sunderland could be wrecked by the global credit crisis after his price tag increases by up to £3m. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Man Utd v Tottenham Team news ahead of Sunday's Carling Cup final between Man Utd and Tottenham at Wembley. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Everton 2-0 West Brom Goals from Tim Cahill and Louis Saha earn Everton victory against rock-bottom West Brom at Goodison Park. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| West Ham 1-0 Man City West Ham move up to seventh in the Premier League with a well-deserved victory at home against Manchester City. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Chelsea 2-1 Wigan A superb John Terrry volley and Frank Lampard's last-gasp header breaks Wigan hearts and keeps Chelsea in the Premier League title race. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley 2-1 QPR Barnsley boost their Championship survival hopes with victory at home against QPR. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Sheff Utd 2-1 Birmingham David Cotterill's controversial late penalty gives Sheffield United victory over second-place Birmingham and moves the Blades up to fourth. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Bristol City 0-0 Blackpool Bristol City's rise up the table slowed as struggling Blackpool held on for a point at Ashton Gate. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Bristol City 0-0 Blackpool Bristol City's rise up the table slowed as struggling Blackpool held on for a point at Ashton Gate. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Burnley 2-4 Sheff Wed Marcus Tudgay and Leon Clarke bags two goals apiece as Sheff Wed upset Burnley at Turf Moor. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Ledley sickened by Cardiff defeat Captain Joe Ledley says Cardiff City missed a chance by losing at Southampton as four of their Championship rivals were beaten. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Swansea 1-1 Charlton A 55th-minute Nick Bailey goal salvages a point for bottom-club Charlton at the play-off chasing Swans. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Norwich 1-2 Coventry Norwich's hopes of avoiding relegation suffer a blow as they slip to a home defeat against Coventry. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Watford 2-0 Crystal Palace New Watford signing Don Cowie scores one and sets up the other as the Hornets clinch a third successive league win. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Doncaster 2-1 Derby Mark Wilson gets the winner as Doncaster come from behind to beat Derby. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster 2-1 Derby Mark Wilson gets the winner as Doncaster come from behind to beat Derby. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Preston 3-2 Ipswich Stephen Elliott's second-half strike sets up a thrilling win for Preston, which moves them up to fourth. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich 1-2 Coventry Norwich's hopes of avoiding relegation suffer a blow as they slip to a home defeat against Coventry. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Reading 0-1 Nottm Forest Lewis McGugan's second-half strike earns Nott'm Forest three crucial points at promotion-chasing Reading. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Wolves 0-1 Plymouth Plymouth end a nine-match search for a win as Paul Gallagher's overhead kick after 39 seconds proves decisive. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston 3-2 Ipswich Stephen Elliott's second-half strike sets up a thrilling win for Preston, which moves them up to fourth. |
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| QPR | |
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| Barnsley 2-1 QPR Barnsley boost their Championship survival hopes with victory at home against QPR. |
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| READING | |
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| Reading 0-1 Nottm Forest Lewis McGugan's second-half strike earns Nott'm Forest three crucial points at promotion-chasing Reading. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Burnley 2-4 Sheff Wed Marcus Tudgay and Leon Clarke bags two goals apiece as Sheff Wed upset Burnley at Turf Moor. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd 2-1 Birmingham David Cotterill's controversial late penalty gives Sheffield United victory over second-place Birmingham and moves the Blades up to fourth. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Southampton 1-0 Cardiff City A controversial penalty from David McGoldrick after 11 minutes earns Southampton a vital win in their fight against relegation. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Swansea 1-1 Charlton A 55th-minute Nick Bailey goal salvages a point for bottom-club Charlton at the play-off chasing Swans. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford 2-0 Crystal Palace New Watford signing Don Cowie scores one and sets up the other as the Hornets clinch a third successive league win. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wolves 0-1 Plymouth Plymouth end a nine-match search for a win as Paul Gallagher's overhead kick after 39 seconds proves decisive. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock Aberdeen and Kilmarnock play out a goalless Scottish Premier League draw at Pittodrie. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Celtic 7-0 St Mirren A Shunsuke Nakamura hat-trick helps second-top Celtic ease to victory over 10-man St Mirren in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee United 0-1 Hearts Michael Stewart's strike strengthens Hearts' grip on third place as Dundee United miss a late penalty. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Hibernian 0-0 Falkirk Hibernian and Falkirk both have to settle for a point following a Scottish Premier League draw at Easter Road. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Hamilton Accies 0-1 Rangers Barry Ferguson's goal is enough to give Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers a deserved win over Hamilton. |
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| HEARTS | |
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| Dundee United 0-1 Hearts Michael Stewart's strike strengthens Hearts' grip on third place as Dundee United miss a late penalty. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Hibernian 0-0 Falkirk Hibernian and Falkirk both have to settle for a point following a Scottish Premier League draw at Easter Road. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Inverness CT 1-2 Motherwell Terry Butcher suffers his first defeat as Inverness manager as his former club Motherwell continue their fine run. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Aberdeen 0-0 Kilmarnock Aberdeen and Kilmarnock play out a goalless Scottish Premier League draw at Pittodrie. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Inverness CT 1-2 Motherwell Terry Butcher suffers his first defeat as Inverness manager as his former club Motherwell continue their fine run. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Hamilton Accies 0-1 Rangers Barry Ferguson's goal is enough to give Scottish Premier League leaders Rangers a deserved win over Hamilton. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Celtic 7-0 St Mirren A Shunsuke Nakamura hat-trick helps second-top Celtic ease to victory over 10-man St Mirren in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Aboutrika receives BBC award Mohamed Aboutrika is presented with the BBC African Footballer of the Year award at a special ceremony in Cairo on Saturday. |
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| Zambia, Senegal in CHAN semis Zambia and Senegal qualified for the semi-finals of the African Nations Championship as Group A concluded on Saturday. | |
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| Caf plans to expand CHAN The Confederation of African Football says that the number of teams taking part in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) will be increased from eight to sixteen from the next edition. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Live text - West Indies v England Ramnaresh Sarwan reaches a double century for West Indies on day four of the fourth Test against England in Barbados. |
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| Harmison seeks England assurances Steve Harmison seeks talks with England captain Andrew Strauss after being left out of the team for the fourth Test against West Indies. | |
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| Swann defends umpiring referrals England's Graeme Swann defends the controversial umpire review system after three lbw appeals were referred on the third day of the fourth Test against the West Indies. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Indiscipline angers boss Johnson England manager Martin Johnson says his team's indiscipline cost them the chance to beat Ireland. |
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| Highlights - Ireland 14-13 England Ireland stay on course for the Grand Slam with a tight, edgy and hard-fought win over England at Croke Park. | |
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| Haskell wants England crackdown Flanker James Haskell wants individual England players to be singled out for acts of discipline after the 14-13 defeat by Ireland in Dublin. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Leeds v Manly (Sun) Team news for Sunday's World Club Challenge at Elland Road. |
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| Harlequins 18-24 Wigan Late tries by Amos Roberts and Shaun Ainscough give Wigan their first win of the Super League season. | |
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| Castleford 52-16 Salford Castleford prove too strong for Salford, running in nine tries for a comfortable win. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | In-form Venus seals Mexican title Venus Williams beats Flavia Pennetta to win her second title in a week at the Mexican Open. |
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| Djokovic battles to Dubai victory Novak Djokovic overcomes David Ferrer to win the Dubai Championship. | |
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| Fleming aims for rankings boost Colin Fleming says he hopes his call up to the Great Britain team to face Ukraine in the Davis Cup will help boost his world ranking. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Live scores - WGC Match Play Latest scores as Paul Casey takes on Geoff Ogilvy in the final of the World Golf Championship Accenture Match Play in Tucson, Arizona. (from official website) |
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| Casey storms to Match Play final Paul Casey becomes the first Englishman to reach the final of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship after victory over Ross Fisher. | |
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| Donald wrist injury not serious Luke Donald hopes to be fit to play in next week's Honda Classic after a positive diagnosis of his wrist injury. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Force India unveil car in Jerez Force India launch their 2009 car with its track debut at testing in Jerez. |
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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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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Force India unveil car in Jerez Force India launch their 2009 car with its track debut at testing in Jerez. |
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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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| BOXING | |
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 | British trio make winning starts James DeGale, Frankie Gavin and Billy Joe Saunders get their pro boxing careers off to winning starts. |
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| Rogan claims Commonwealth crown Befast taxi driver Martin Rogan stops Matt Skelton to win the Commonwealth heavyweight title. | |
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| Thaxton beaten in bruising battle Britain's Jon Thaxton loses his European lightweight title to Anthony Mezaache after a thrilling bout on Saturday. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Pistorius released from hospital Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is released from hospital in Johannesburg after undergoing surgery following a boating accident. |
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| Ennis continues comeback in Cardiff Heptathlete Jessica Ennis will continue her comeback from Olympic heartbreak at the Indoor City Challenge in Cardiff. | |
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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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| 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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 | McCoy bags double Fakenham wins Tony McCoy is the star of the show at Fakenham on Friday afternoon with two wins and three seconds from his five rides. |
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| Pipe backs Madison for Gold Cup Trainer David Pipe believes his charge Madison du Berlais is a live contender to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup. | |
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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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| 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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 | Pengilly adds to skeleton medals Adam Pengilly wins a second silver for Great Britain at the Skeleton World Championships in Lake Placid. |
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| Vonn tightens grip on World Cup America's Lindsey Vonn wins the women's super-G at Bansko to tighten her grip on the World Cup overall title. | |
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| Vonn retains world downhill crown America's Lindsey Vonn wins the women's World Cup downhill title. | |
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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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 | Rogan claims Commonwealth crown Befast taxi driver Martin Rogan stops Matt Skelton to win the Commonwealth heavyweight title. |
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| McFall delight after cup triumph Portadown boss Ronnie McFall praises his players after the 1-0 win over Newry City in the Co-Operative Insurance Cup final | |
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| Lis. Distillery 2-0 Crusaders Lisburn Distillery move up a place in the JJB Sports Premiership after a 2-0 win over Crusaders at New Grosvenor. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scot Jacobsen faces long lay-off Scotland prop Allan Jacobsen could be out of action for up to four months with a shoulder injury. |
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| Blatter 'warned against Team GB' The Scottish FA reveals Fifa president Sepp Blatter is saying that a British Olympic team would jeopardise the independence of the four home nations. | |
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| Celtic 7-0 St Mirren A Shunsuke Nakamura hat-trick helps second-top Celtic ease to victory over 10-man St Mirren in the Scottish Premier League. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Ledley sickened by Cardiff defeat Captain Joe Ledley says Cardiff City missed a chance by losing at Southampton as four of their Championship rivals were beaten. |
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| Scrum V's weekend coverage on BBC iPlayer Scrum V on demand | |
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| We can beat world's best - Jones Captain Ryan Jones has no qualms about Wales' style of play and Martyn Williams says French celebrations show how far Warren Gatland's side have come. | |
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