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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Nato to resume Russian contacts Nato ministers agree to resume formal ties with Russia as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for a "fresh start". |
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| Bashir vows to defy Darfur charge Sudan's president vows not to "kneel" to the West, as he furiously defies the war crimes court's indictment against him. | |
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| 'Substantial doubt' for GM future There is "substantial doubt" about the ability of General Motors (GM) to stay afloat, the firm's auditors say. | |
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| Euro rates and growth outlook cut The European Central Bank cuts interest rates for countries using the euro to 1.5% from 2.0% and cuts its growth forecasts. | |
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| N Korea threatens civilian planes Pyongyang says it cannot ensure the safety of South Korean civilian flights near its airspace, amid heightened tensions. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Bashir vows to defy Darfur charge Sudan's president vows not to "kneel" to the West, as he furiously defies the war crimes court's indictment against him. |
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| SA shuts Zimbabwe refugees' camp Thousands of Zimbabweans are stranded after authorities shut a makeshift refugee camp in a South African border town. | |
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| Nigerians face baby poison charge Three people appear in a Nigerian court over the deaths of 80 children, linked to a poisonous teething mixture. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | 'Substantial doubt' for GM future There is "substantial doubt" about the ability of General Motors (GM) to stay afloat, the firm's auditors say. |
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| Venezuela seizes US rice producer Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez orders the expropriation of a US-owned rice mill, amid a battle over price regulation. | |
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| Rape row sparks excommunications A Brazilian Catholic archbishop says all those who helped a child rape victim secure an abortion are to be excommunicated. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China 'faces most difficult year' Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says the country faces unprecedented challenges, as he gives details of its economic stimulus plans. |
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| N Korea threatens civilian planes Pyongyang says it cannot ensure the safety of South Korean civilian flights near its airspace, amid heightened tensions. | |
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| Thai military deny secret US jail Thailand's army chief denies allegations that Washington had a secret jail in Thailand where al-Qaeda suspects were held. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Nato to resume Russian contacts Nato ministers agree to resume formal ties with Russia as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for a "fresh start". |
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| France 'holds Europe jewel thief' A woman and her son are arrested in northern France in connection with the theft of jewellery across Europe. | |
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| Euro rates and growth outlook cut The European Central Bank cuts interest rates for countries using the euro to 1.5% from 2.0% and cuts its growth forecasts. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Car bomb hits Iraq cattle market At least 10 people are killed and many are wounded in a car bomb attack near a busy livestock market in Iraq. |
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| 'New digger attack' in Jerusalem The driver of a construction vehicle in Jerusalem is shot dead after ramming a police car and an empty bus. | |
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| Israeli leader faces more charges Israeli police recommend a third set of charges be brought against the outgoing Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Lahore suspect sketches released Pakistani police release sketches of four men suspected of involvement in the ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore. |
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| Sufi Shrine 'blown up by Taleban' Suspected Taleban militants in NW Pakistan blow up the shrine of a 17th Century Sufi poet of the Pashtun language, police say. | |
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| India makes Gandhi auction pledge India says it will do everything it can to ensure personal effects of Mahatma Gandhi, soon due to be auctioned in the US, return home. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | UK interest rates lowered to 0.5% The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 0.5% and says it will boost the money supply to help revive the economy. |
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| EU judges back UK retirement age The UK's compulsory retirement age of 65 is not in breach of EU legislation, the European Court of Justice rules. | |
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| 'Lord' jailed for £229m bank plot A bogus peer who led a "sophisticated" plot to steal £229m from a Japanese bank is jailed for eight years for his role. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| UK interest rates lowered to 0.5% The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 0.5% and says it will boost the money supply to help revive the economy. |
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| We underestimated risks - Balls Ed Balls admits ministers "underestimated" the risks to the economy from not having tough enough banking regulation. | |
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| MP blog attack on teenage mothers Labour MP Tom Harris accuses 'army of teenage mothers living off the state' of raising a new 'underclass'. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Universities share £8bn funding There are winners and losers as England's university funding council allocates money for 2009-10. |
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| College renovations put on hold Renovation work at eight further education colleges gets the go-ahead but another 79 go into a priority review. | |
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| Warning of primary places crisis Thousands of four and five-year-olds in England could be without a primary school place in the next six years, it is suggested. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Jail for home alone death mother A mother whose 22-month-old daughter died in a house fire after being left alone has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. |
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| Judge criticises drink test error A judge criticises police for failing to breath test a teenage driver who crashed a car killing an 18-year-old passenger. | |
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| Herceptin drug battle woman dies Ann Marie Rogers, who won her legal battle for the breast cancer drug Herceptin, loses her fight for life. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | 15% of MI5 workload is NI-related MI5 is still devoting considerable resources to Northern Ireland, according to a Parliamentary report. |
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| Lorry driver dies in onslip crash A 42-year-old lorry driver dies after his vehicle overturns on the M1 onslip at Moira, County Down, police say. | |
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| Man, 72, arrested over RUC murder A 72-year-old man is arrested by officers investigating the murder of a policeman in County Antrim more than 30 years ago. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Death row Scot cleared of attack Kenny Richey is cleared of a masked attack on a 64-year-old man in Edinburgh. |
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| Registers 'may have been binned' Marked electoral registers for the Glenrothes by-election may have been thrown out with the rubbish, an independent probe says. | |
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| MP blog attack on teenage mothers Labour MP Tom Harris accuses 'army of teenage mothers living off the state' of raising a new 'underclass'. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Gangster free after paying £1.7m A millionaire gangster who was said to have "'ruled" a town through threats and intimidation has been freed from prison. |
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| Council knew of abuse teen's past A council admits knowing that a 19-year-old man who raped and abused his carers' children had a history of sex abuse. | |
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| Lock Jones handed Wales captaincy Alun Wyn Jones will captain a Wales side showing 10 changes for their Six Nations match away to Italy. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Euro rates and growth outlook cut The European Central Bank cuts interest rates for countries using the euro to 1.5% from 2.0% and cuts its growth forecasts. |
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| 'Substantial doubt' for GM future There is "substantial doubt" about the ability of General Motors (GM) to stay afloat, the firm's auditors say. | |
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| UK interest rates lowered to 0.5% The Bank of England cuts interest rates to 0.5% and says it will boost the money supply to help revive the economy. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Fans await Jackson concert dates Several hundred Michael Jackson fans wait at the at the O2 arena in London for the pop superstar to announce a series of comeback concerts there. |
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| Neil Young to play Wight festival Music veteran Neil Young will headline this summer's Isle of Wight festival, organisers announce. | |
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| Brown due in court after arrest R&B singer Chris Brown is expected in court in Los Angeles later after his arrest on suspicion of attacking a woman. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Dancing black hole twins spotted Astronomers believe they have seen the first pair of black holes orbiting each other at the centre of a distant galaxy. |
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| 'No proof' of bee killer theory Scientists say there is no proof that a mysterious disease blamed for the deaths of billions of bees actually exists, the BBC has been told. | |
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| Universities share £8bn funding There are winners and losers as England's university funding council allocates money for 2009-10. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | User info stolen from music site Hackers steal personal user details from music streaming website Spotify. |
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| Tech support calls can be costly A survey by Which computing has found that the majority of tech firms use premium rate helplines for technical support. | |
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| Scrutiny of Microsoft scaled back The European Commission says it no longer needs full-time monitoring of Microsoft's compliance with a 2004 anti-trust ruling. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Antibodies tackle severe asthma Patients with a type of severe asthma benefit from injections of an antibody, British and Canadian research shows. |
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| Compound may block HIV infection US researchers identify a compound that can stop monkeys being infected with a primate version of HIV. | |
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| Fat may reduce allergic reactions Fatty foods may play a role in reducing allergic symptoms, a study by Edinburgh scientists has shown. | |
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| 1966: Passenger jet crashes into Mount Fuji A BOAC Boeing 707 crashes into Mount Fuji in Japan killing all 124 people on board, just 25 minutes after take-off. | |||
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| 1953: Soviet leader 'on brink of death' Rumours are circulating in Moscow that Joseph Stalin, the long-time leader of the Soviet Union, is near death. | |||
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| 1973: Mid-air collision kills 68 Sixty-eight passengers and crew die when two Spanish aircraft collide in mid-air over France. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Ex-Honda team 'seal F1 survival' The former Honda team are saved and will race in Formula One in 2009, according to chief executive Nick Fry. |
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| Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh off Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh is postponed because of security concerns in the wake of the Lahore attacks. | |
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| Footballer Ashley Cole arrested Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole is arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly. | |
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| F1 teams unveil vision of future Proposals for major changes to Formula One's future, including a change to qualifying, are unveiled by the body which represents the teams. | |
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| Lock Jones handed Wales captaincy Alun Wyn Jones will captain a Wales side showing 10 changes for their Six Nations match away to Italy. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Footballer Ashley Cole arrested Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole is arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly. |
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| We can handle pressure - Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson says pressure would not affect Manchester United's title run-in after their 2-1 win at Newcastle. | |
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| Anichebe's season ended by injury Everton striker Victor Anichebe is ruled for the rest of the season as a result of the knee injury he picked up last month. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | West Brom 1-3 Arsenal An inspired Nicklas Bendtner ends Arsenal's goal drought as bottom-of-the-table West Brom are swept aside. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Tiredness not a problem - O'Neill Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill rejects suggestions that his Champions League-chasing side are running out of steam. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn 0-0 Everton Blackburn remain in a scrap for relegation after a goalless draw against Everton at Ewood Park. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Stoke 2-0 Bolton Relegation-threatened Stoke overcome snowy conditions and a committed Bolton side to record only their second win in 14 games in a full-blooded contest. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Footballer Ashley Cole arrested Chelsea and England footballer Ashley Cole is arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Anichebe's season ended by injury Everton striker Victor Anichebe is ruled for the rest of the season as a result of the knee injury he picked up last month. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Fulham 0-1 Hull City An injury-time goal from Manucho steals Hull a valuable three points in their relegation battle as they beat Fulham. |
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| HULL | |
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| Fulham 0-1 Hull City An injury-time goal from Manucho steals Hull a valuable three points in their relegation battle as they beat Fulham. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Mascherano wants Reds consistency Midfielder Javier Mascherano says Liverpool need to improve before they can think of a title challenge this season. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Man City 2-0 Aston Villa Elano's first-half penalty and a smart strike from Shaun Wright-Phillips gave Manchester City victory over a jaded-looking Aston Villa. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | We can handle pressure - Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson says pressure would not affect Manchester United's title run-in after their 2-1 win at Newcastle. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Tottenham 4-0 Middlesbrough Aaron Lennon scores twice as Spurs clinch a thumping win against Middlesbrough. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Points not plaudits, says Hughton Newcastle stand-in boss Chris Hughton says he is only interested in results not performances after Wednesday's 2-1 defeat by Manchester United |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Hart to stay at Pompey for season Portsmouth caretaker manager Paul Hart and assistant Brian Kidd are to keep their roles for the rest of the season. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Potters' defence impresses Pulis Stoke City manager Tony Pulis says it was important for his team to keep a clean sheet against Bolton. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Davenport enjoys Sunderland life Sunderland defender Calum Davenport says he is happy with life on Wearside after joining the club on loan from West Ham United in January. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Tottenham 4-0 Middlesbrough Aaron Lennon scores twice as Spurs clinch a thumping win against Middlesbrough. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Lack of quality worrying Mowbray West Brom boss Tony Mowbray says he is worried some of his players may not be good enough to ultimately keep the club in the Premier League. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Wigan 0-1 West Ham Carlton Cole's superb first-half strike proves decisive as West Ham cement seventh place with victory over Wigan in an ill-tempered encounter. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan 0-1 West Ham Carlton Cole's superb first-half strike proves decisive as West Ham cement seventh place with victory over Wigan in an ill-tempered encounter. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Cardiff 3-1 Barnsley Cardiff climb to fourth in the Championship, emphatically returning to winning ways as Barnsley drop two places to 20th. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Forest seal McSheffrey loan deal Nottingham Forest complete the loan signing of Birmingham City striker Gary McSheffrey. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Blackpool 0-1 Burnley Christian Kalvenes's first goal for Burnley earns the Clarets a vital win that pushes rivals Blackpool deeper into relegation trouble. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Johnson demands City improvement Bristol City boss Gary Johnson wants to see more commitment and desire from his squad after their lacklustre performance against Birmingham. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Blackpool 0-1 Burnley Christian Kalvenes's first goal for Burnley earns the Clarets a vital win that pushes rivals Blackpool deeper into relegation trouble. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Cardiff City v Doncaster Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Injured Sinclair back at Charlton Midfielder Dean Sinclair returns to Charlton from his loan spell at Grimsby to have a hamstring injury assessed. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Coventry 1-2 Sheff Utd Sheffield United set a new club record of 12 away league games unbeaten with victory over rivals Coventry. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Crystal Palace 0-1 Wolves Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's late spot-kick sees Wolves to a narrow win that extends their lead at the top of the Championship to five points. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Dickinson set to seal Leeds move Liam Dickinson's proposed loan move to Leeds is likely to be revived following the Derby striker's return to action after injury. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Coppinger reveals 10-goal target Doncaster striker James Coppinger feels he could score 10 goals in a season for the first time in his career. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich 0-3 Southampton Two goals from Jason Euell and one from substitute Matthew Paterson secure an impressive victory for Southampton that severely dents Ipswich's promotion bid. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Canaries bring in Mooney on loan Norwich City sign Reading striker David Mooney on loan for a month. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Forest seal McSheffrey loan deal Nottingham Forest complete the loan signing of Birmingham City striker Gary McSheffrey. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Sturrock praises Argyle 'steel' Plymouth Argyle boss Paul Sturrock hails his side's "steel" after a second win in four days. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Tranmere capture Preston winger Tranmere Rovers sign Preston North End winger Danny Mayor on a one-month loan deal. |
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| QPR | |
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| QPR 0-1 Norwich Norwich grab their first win in seven league matches thanks to Darel Russell's goal which saw off the challenge of QPR. |
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| READING | |
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| Canaries bring in Mooney on loan Norwich City sign Reading striker David Mooney on loan for a month. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed 1-2 Reading Kevin Doyle and Shane Long score Reading's first goals in five games to secure victory at Sheffield Wednesday. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Coventry 1-2 Sheff Utd Sheffield United set a new club record of 12 away league games unbeaten with victory over rivals Coventry. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Saints Trust rejects 'fans' idea The Southampton Supporters Trust say an idea of a new 'fans Paliament' is unnecessary. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Nottm Forest v Swansea Team news ahead of Saturday's Championship match. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Plymouth 2-1 Watford Paul Gallagher's double lifts Plymouth above Watford in the battle to avoid relegation from the Championship. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | McCarthy relief at Wolves victory Wolves boss Mick McCarthy is breathing easier after his side pulled five points clear in the Championship by beating Crystal Palace 1-0. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | St Mirren 1-1 Aberdeen A Tommy Wright header deep into injury time salvages a dramatic draw for the visitors at St Mirren Park. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic Scott McDonald scores a brace as Celtic move back to the top of the Scottish Premier League. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Falkirk 0-1 Dundee United A Craig Conway penalty is enough to earn Dundee United maximum points at the Falkirk Stadium. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Falkirk rule out Hughes departure Falkirk chairman Campbell Christie rules out a change of manager before the end of the season as John Hughes looks to save the Bairns from relegation. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Hamilton Accies 0-1 Hibernian Hibernian edge back into the top six thanks to a late strike from Steven Fletcher at New Douglas Park. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Hearts 2-1 Motherwell Hearts cement their grip on third place thanks to an injury time goal from Ruben Palazuelos. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Hamilton Accies 0-1 Hibernian Hibernian edge back into the top six thanks to a late strike from Steven Fletcher at New Douglas Park. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Rangers 0-1 Inverness CT Ian Black's spot-kick takes Inverness off the bottom of the Scottish Premier League as Rangers' title hopes are dented. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic Scott McDonald scores a brace as Celtic move back to the top of the Scottish Premier League. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Hearts 2-1 Motherwell Hearts cement their grip on third place thanks to an injury time goal from Ruben Palazuelos. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Rangers 0-1 Inverness CT Ian Black's spot-kick takes Inverness off the bottom of the Scottish Premier League as Rangers' title hopes are dented. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren 1-1 Aberdeen A Tommy Wright header deep into injury time salvages a dramatic draw for the visitors at St Mirren Park. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Ghana and DRC in to CHAN final Ghana and the DR Congo will meet in Sunday's final of the African Nations Championship in Abidjan. |
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| Libya name stadium after Chavez Libya was due to name a football stadium in honour of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday. | |
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| Anichebe's season ended by injury Everton striker Victor Anichebe is ruled for the rest of the season as a result of the knee injury he picked up last month. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Collingwood admits to IPL doubts England star Paul Collingwood says he has security worries about playing in the IPL although he still expects to play in the tournament. |
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| Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh off Pakistan's tour of Bangladesh is postponed because of security concerns in the wake of the Lahore attacks. | |
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| Moody turns down England approach Former Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody rejects an offer to put his name forward for the vacant England job. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Lock Jones handed Wales captaincy Alun Wyn Jones will captain a Wales side showing 10 changes for their Six Nations match away to Italy. |
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| Stevens vows to return 'better' England prop Matt Stevens believes he can return to rugby a better player once he has served his two-year suspension. | |
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| Gloucester rugby player arrested Gloucester rugby union player Ryan Lamb is arrested after allegedly being involved in a fight in Cheltenham on Sunday. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Smith makes surprise Wolves move England coach Tony Smith returns to Super League with struggling Warrington, but he will continue to lead the national side on a part-time basis. |
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| Salford v Harlequins RL (Fri) Team news ahead of Friday's Super League fixture. | |
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| Huddersfield v Hull (Fri) Team news ahead of Saturday's Super League fixture. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Goodall opens for GB in Davis Cup Josh Goodall will spearhead Britain's bid for Davis Cup victory against Ukraine after being drawn to play Ilya Marchenko in the opening singles match. |
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| Murray waits for fitness update Andy Murray will undergo further tests on Thursday on the virus that forced him to withdraw from Davis Cup duty. | |
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| Nadal ready for Davis Cup return Rafael Nadal will make his return from injury when Spain begin the defence of their Davis Cup crown against Serbia on Friday. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Honda Classic leaderboard Leading scores from this week's PGA Tour event in Florida. |
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| McIlroy can win major - Immelman Trevor Immelman says Northern Ireland teenager Rory McIlroy has a chance to succeed him as Masters champion. | |
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| Creamer overcomes nausea to lead Paula Creamer shoots a five-under-par 67 to take a share of the lead after the HSBC Women's Champions first round in Singapore. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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| Ex-Honda team 'seal F1 survival' The former Honda team are saved and will race in Formula One in 2009, according to chief executive Nick Fry. |
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| F1 teams unveil vision of future Proposals for major changes to Formula One's future, including a change to qualifying, are unveiled by the body which represents the teams. | |
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| McLaren face hard work - Hamilton World champion Lewis Hamilton admits McLaren have a great deal of work to do if they are to be ready for the Australian Grand Prix. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Ex-Honda team 'seal F1 survival' The former Honda team are saved and will race in Formula One in 2009, according to chief executive Nick Fry. |
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| McLaren face hard work - Hamilton World champion Lewis Hamilton admits McLaren have a great deal of work to do if they are to be ready for the Australian Grand Prix. | |
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| De la Rosa unhappy with test ban McLaren's Formula One test driver Pedro De la Rosa says the ban on in-season testing could be dangerous. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Moore primed for Euro title shot Jamie Moore is out to make up for lost time when he faces Michele Piccirillo for the vacant European light-middleweight crown. |
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| Boxing mourns champion Finnegan British ex-Olympic boxing champion Chris Finnegan dies, aged 64. | |
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| Hatton 'too strong for Pacquiao' Ricky Hatton believes he will be too big and too strong for Manny Pacquiao when the two meet in Las Vegas on 2 May. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Chambers and Farah head GB hopes Dwain Chambers and Mo Farah carry Britain's medal hopes at this weekend's European Indoor Championships in Turin. |
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| Tomlinson added to GB injury list British long jump record holder Chris Tomlinson becomes the fourth GB athlete to pull out of this weekend's European Indoor Championships. | |
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| Lewis playing down Euro chances Staffordshire's Steven Lewis says a number of pole vaulters have a chance of winning a medal at the European Indoor Championships. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Couch ends Parrott's Crucible bid John Parrott's hopes of a return to the World Snooker Championships end with a 10-3 defeat by Matthew Couch. |
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| Patient Carter reaps the rewards Essex snooker star Ali Carter believes his first ranking event title had been on the cards for some time. | |
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| White fails in world qualifiers Six-times world runner-up Jimmy White is dumped out of the qualifiers for April's World Championship. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Master Minded leads Chase field Last year's runaway winner Master Minded heads the 14 entries left in the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. |
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| Binocular targets Hurdle success Ante-post favourite Binocular is set to take on four previous winners of the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham in this year's race. | |
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| Turner injured in Newmarket fall Jockey Hayley Turner is taken to hospital following a fall on the Newmarket gallops. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Hoy to miss World Championships Sir Chris Hoy withdraws from this month's cycling World Championships in Poland because of a hip injury. |
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| Armstrong confirms European races Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong will continue his comeback with a return to Europe this month. | |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Commonwealth Games move ruled out The head of the Commonwealth Games says there is no chance of the event being switched from Delhi next year, despite fears over security in the region. |
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| Young GB women reach last eight British duo Jenny Wallwork and Gabby White upset the Danish sixth seeds to move into the last eight at the All England Championships. | |
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| Sick Robertson out of All England Illness forces Britain's Nathan Robertson out of badminton's All England Championships before the first round of matches begin. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Sport quotes of the week Guus Hiddink does a Keegan, plus Mick McCarthy and top chants |
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| Ronaldo struck by bizarre injury Brazilian striker Ronaldo comes through his first competitive game for 13 months in one piece, but is injured by a microphone as he leaves the pitch. | |
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| Ten to tackle Test your knowledge of the last seven days in sport | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | McDonald focused on title run-in Glentoran manager Alan McDonald said his team's remaining league games will be "cup finals" after they beat Linfield to go top. |
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| Dungannon Sw 1-4 L Distillery Lisburn Distillery pile on the misery on struggling Dungannon by claiming an emphatic win at Stangmore Park. | |
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| Newry City 0-1 Cliftonville Mark Holland's second-half goal is enough to earn Cliftonville victory in Tuesday's JJB Sports Irish Premiership clash at the Newry Showgrounds | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Dundee boss Scott targets ageism Dundee manager Jocky Scott, winner of the First Division's Irn-Bru Phenomenal manager of the month award, hits out at ageism in Scottish football. |
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| Scots suffer opening Sevens loss Scotland captain Colin Gregor scores two tries but is unable to prevent a 33-14 defeat by Canada in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai. | |
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| Falkirk rule out Hughes departure Falkirk chairman Campbell Christie rules out a change of manager before the end of the season as John Hughes looks to save the Bairns from relegation. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Lock Jones handed Wales captaincy Alun Wyn Jones will captain a Wales side showing 10 changes for their Six Nations match away to Italy. |
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| Collison is Wales injury doubt Jack Collison has added to Wales' injury worries after the West Ham midfielder went off on a streatcher with a knee injury. | |
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| Centre Robinson set to quit Blues Jamie Robinson will leave the Arms Park to join French club Toulon but Cardiff Blues recruit Australia back Sam Norton-Knight. | |
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