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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | MDC to examine Tsvangirai crash Zimbabwe's MDC party says it will carry out its own investigation into the cause of the crash which killed PM Tsvangirai's wife Susan. |
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| Palestinian PM Fayyad steps down Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad says he is resigning to pave the way for a national unity government. | |
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| Nasa launches Earth hunter probe A Nasa mission carrying a telescope to search the sky for Earth-like planets launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida. | |
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| New US-Syria talks 'constructive' A senior US envoy in Damascus says the first high-level contact with Syria in four years has been 'very constructive'. | |
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| NY 'mafia cops' get life in jail Two former New York police who committed murders and other crimes for a mafia family are sentenced to life in jail. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| MDC to examine Tsvangirai crash Zimbabwe's MDC party says it will carry out its own investigation into the cause of the crash which killed PM Tsvangirai's wife Susan. |
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| UN fails to agree on Sudan action The UN Security Council reaches no agreement on a call for Sudan to reverse a decision to expel aid agencies from Darfur. | |
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| UN urges probe into Kenya murders A UN investigator calls for an international inquiry into the murder of two Kenyan human rights activists. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama 'to reverse stem cell ban' President Barack Obama is to lift restrictions on US funding for research on human embryonic stem cells, reports say. |
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| NY 'mafia cops' get life in jail Two former New York police who committed murders and other crimes for a mafia family are sentenced to life in jail. | |
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| Charlie Chaplin's son dies at 82 Sydney Chaplin, the oldest surviving child of Hollywood legend Charlie Chaplin, has died in California aged 82. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Police break up Malaysia protest Police in Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur fire tear gas to disperse a rally against the use of English in the country's schools. |
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| S Korea diverts jets over threats South Korean airlines re-route planes to avoid the North's airspace amid escalating tension and threats from Pyongyang. | |
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| Police arrest Thai website editor Thai police arrest the editor of a leading political website, on charges of carrying content that threatens national security. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Obama trip to Turkey within weeks President Barack Obama will visit Turkey "in a month or so", says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on a visit to Ankara. |
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| US and Russia seek 2009 arms deal The US and Russia say they will seek to agree a new strategic arms reduction treaty by the end of 2009. | |
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| Bishop in Ireland 'stands aside' The Bishop of Cloyne 'stands aside' to aid an investigation into the handling of allegations of clerical sex abuse in his diocese. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Palestinian PM Fayyad steps down Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad says he is resigning to pave the way for a national unity government. |
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| New US-Syria talks 'constructive' A senior US envoy in Damascus says the first high-level contact with Syria in four years has been 'very constructive'. | |
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| Iran to mull US Afghan invitation Iran would consider a US invitation to a conference on Afghanistan later this month, a government spokesman says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Car bomb kills eight in Pakistan Eight people, mostly police and soldiers, are dead after reportedly being lured to a booby-trapped car in north-western Pakistan. |
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| Karzai agrees to delay elections Afghanistan's president says he now accepts polls must be delayed to August, but insists he will remain in office until then. | |
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| Many dead in Sri Lanka, says UN The UN says that thousands of civilians have been killed and wounded in the north-east of Sri Lanka. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Treasury takes 65% Lloyds stake The government is to take a controlling stake in Lloyds Banking Group, as it commits to lending an extra £28bn. |
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| Two Southampton strikers arrested Two Southampton footballers are arrested for allegedly assaulting a fan in the city last month, police say. | |
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| 'Emotional' christening for Goody Terminally ill Jade Goody is christened with her two sons in a "very short and emotional service", her publicist says. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Treasury takes 65% Lloyds stake The government is to take a controlling stake in Lloyds Banking Group, as it commits to lending an extra £28bn. |
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| Name and shame high paid - Cable The Lib Dem Treasury spokesman calls for full disclosure of public sector and corporate "fat cat" salaries. | |
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| PM blocked strike deal - Scargill Former NUM leader Arthur Scargill claims Margaret Thatcher blocked five separate deals which would have ended the miners' strike. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Big rise in head teacher sackings The number of senior secondary leaders dismissed has risen five-fold in three years, head teachers' leaders say. |
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| Call for first aid in curriculum First aid should be a compulsory part of the school curriculum, St John Ambulance has urged ministers. | |
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| Faith leaders defend schools Religious groups have joined together to reject Lib Dem calls for faith schools to be banned from selecting children by religion. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Murder arrest over Pc hit-and-run Police question a man on suspicion of murder after a policeman is killed in a hit-and-run crash in Greater Manchester. |
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| Two Southampton strikers arrested Two Southampton footballers are arrested for allegedly assaulting a fan in the city last month, police say. | |
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| Children's hospital head resigns The head of Birmingham Children's Hospital resigns ahead of a watchdog's report into clinical standards. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Husband's attempted murder charge A 47-year-old Coleraine man appears in court charged with his estranged wife's attempted murder. |
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| Bishop in Ireland 'stands aside' The Bishop of Cloyne 'stands aside' to aid an investigation into the handling of allegations of clerical sex abuse in his diocese. | |
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| Orde risks 'republican support' Gerry Adams says the chief constable, Sir Hugh Orde, risks losing the popular support of the vast majority of republicans. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Party told to prepare for battle Harman issues a rallying call, urging party members to treat the Euro elections as a "dress rehearsal" for the UK election. |
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| Treasury takes 65% Lloyds stake The government is to take a controlling stake in Lloyds Banking Group, as it commits to lending an extra £28bn. | |
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| Two men die in separate incidents Strathclyde Police investigate the deaths of two men in separate incidents. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Action plan call for Hoover staff Calls are made for "serious plan of action" to be implemented for the 337 workers affected by Hoover's closure. |
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| 'Eyesore' flats upgrade delayed Plans to redevelop an 'eyesore' housing estate on prime land have stalled due to the economic recession. | |
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| Online quiz plan for pub sell-off 30,000 entrants are being sought for a £20 competition on the web which will lead to the winner owning a pub. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | US jobless rate increases to 8.1% The number of people unemployed in the US rose by 651,000 in February, official figures show. |
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| Madoff guilty plea on the cards Disgraced US financier Bernard Madoff, may plead guilty next week , reports suggest. | |
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| Opel 'should consider insolvency' German carmaker Opel should consider insolvency instead of state aid, the country's interior minister has said. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson eyes $400m comeback plan Michael Jackson could earn more than $400m (£283m) from a deal involving new music, movies and concerts, his promoter reveals. |
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| Rapper Coolio facing drug charge Rap star Coolio is charged with drug possession after being arrested at Los Angeles International Airport. | |
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| Singer Rihanna 'would testify' Singer Rihanna would testify against her boyfriend Chris Brown if called as a witness in his assault case, her attorney says. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Nasa launches Earth hunter probe A Nasa mission carrying a telescope to search the sky for Earth-like planets launches from Cape Canaveral in Florida. |
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| Telescope 'cousins' meet at last Europe's Herschel and Planck space observatories are in the same cleanroom, just weeks before their historic launch. | |
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| UK's top young scientists named The first UK science competition for teenagers names its young scientist and young technologist of the year. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Firms in data row deny wrongdoing Several firms accused of subscribing to a secret database of building workers' details have denied any wrongdoing. |
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| Obama picks US information chief Vivek Kundra has been picked by President Obama as the US government's chief information officer. | |
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| Al Gore says domain .eco logical Former US vice president AL Gore is backing the creation of green .eco domain names. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Diabetes drugs given 'too soon' One in three people with type 2 diabetes are given pills too soon, rather than adopting lifestyle changes, research suggests. |
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| Virus 'triggers child diabetes' A common virus may be the trigger for many cases of diabetes, say researchers, opening the way for a vaccine. | |
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| Middle age 'key for exercising' Increasing activity level in middle age can have a dramatic impact on health by prolonging life, a study suggests. | |
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| 1965: Police attack Alabama marchers State troopers assault scores of demonstrators demanding better voting rights for blacks as they attempt to march from Selma to Montgomery. | |||
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| 1975: Kidnapped heiress found strangled The body of Lesley Whittle, the 17-year-old heiress kidnapped from her Shropshire home 52 days ago, is found at the bottom of a drain shaft. | |||
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| 1988: IRA gang shot dead in Gibraltar The IRA confirms the three people shot dead by security forces in Gibraltar yesterday were members of an active service unit. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - FA Cup & Premier League Sunderland play Tottenham in the Premier League after Chelsea see off Coventry in in the first of two FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. |
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| Live text - West Indies v England England recover from the loss of Andrew Strauss and Owais Shah to pass 350 on day two of the fifth Test against West Indies in Trinidad. | |
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| S Africa v Australia scorecard South Africa take on Australia in Durban in the second of a three-Test series. | |
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| St Mirren 1-0 Celtic Billy Mehmet's penalty sends St Mirren into the last four of the Scottish Cup at the expense of misfiring Celtic. | |
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| Coventry 0-2 Chelsea Chelsea reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the third time in four seasons with a convincing win over Coventry City. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - FA Cup & Premier League Sunderland play Tottenham in the Premier League after Chelsea see off Coventry in in the first of two FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. |
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| Live Video - Final Score Keep up to date with today's matches with BBC Sport's results and updates service (UK users only). | |
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| St Mirren 1-0 Celtic Billy Mehmet's penalty sends St Mirren into the last four of the Scottish Cup at the expense of misfiring Celtic. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Wenger demands tackling crackdown Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger urges the FA to hand out longer punishment for dangerous tackles. |
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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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 | Coventry 0-2 Chelsea Chelsea reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the third time in four seasons with a convincing win over Coventry City. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Moyes and Jagielka scoop awards Everton's David Moyes and Phil Jagielka win the Barclays Premier League Manager and Player of the Month awards for February. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Fulham v Man Utd Team news for Saturday's FA Cup sixth-round match. |
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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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| Fulham v Man Utd Team news for Saturday's FA Cup sixth-round match. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Can the FA Cup save Boro? Middlesbrough hope an FA Cup run will help their relegation battle |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Martins makes Nigeria committment Obafemi Martins says he is committed to playing for Nigeria and wants to help the qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. |
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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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 | Holland takes Stoke academy job Former Crewe Alexandra manager Steve Holland is appointed as manager of Stoke City's academy, reports BBC Radio Stoke. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Sunderland v Tottenham Sunderland take on Tottenham in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Sunderland v Tottenham Sunderland take on Tottenham in Saturday's Premier League match. |
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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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 | Birmingham v Southampton Birmingham host Southampton in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Blackpool v Norwich Blackpool host Norwich in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Derby 2-1 Bristol City Rob Hulse's late goal earns Derby three points at the expense of play-off hopefuls Bristol City. |
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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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| Live - Cardiff City v Doncaster Live text commentary from the Championship game at Ninian Park. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Charlton v Watford Charlton host Watford in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Coventry 0-2 Chelsea Chelsea reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the third time in four seasons with a convincing win over Coventry City. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace v Preston Crystal Palace host Preston in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Derby 2-1 Bristol City Rob Hulse's late goal earns Derby three points at the expense of play-off hopefuls Bristol City. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Cardiff City v Doncaster Cardiff City host Doncaster in Saturday's Championship match. |
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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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| Blackpool v Norwich Blackpool host Norwich in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Nottm Forest v Swansea Nottm Forest host Swansea in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth v Reading Plymouth host Reading in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Crystal Palace v Preston Crystal Palace host Preston in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| QPR v Sheff Utd QPR play Sheff Utd in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| READING | |
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| Plymouth v Reading Plymouth host Reading in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed v Wolves Sheff Wed host Wolves in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| QPR v Sheff Utd QPR play Sheff Utd in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Two Southampton strikers arrested Two Southampton footballers are arrested for allegedly assaulting a fan in the city last month, police say. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Live - Nottm Forest v Swansea City Live text commentary from the Championship match at the City Ground. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Charlton v Watford Charlton host Watford in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Sheff Wed v Wolves Sheff Wed host Wolves in Saturday's Championship match. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Dunfermline v Aberdeen Match report to follow from Saturday's Homecoming Scottish Cup tie at East End Park. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | St Mirren 1-0 Celtic Billy Mehmet's penalty sends St Mirren into the last four of the Scottish Cup at the expense of misfiring Celtic. |
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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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| Inverness CT v Falkirk Match report to follow. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Reid wary of Rangers Cup backlash Hamilton manager Billy Reid has mixed feelings about seeing Rangers lose at Ibrox to Inverness CT ahead of his team's Scottish Cup tie there on Sunday. |
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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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| Inverness CT v Falkirk Match report to follow. |
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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 offer redundancy packages Rangers tell BBC Scotland that they are offering staff the option of voluntary redundancy in response to the economic downturn. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren 1-0 Celtic Billy Mehmet's penalty sends St Mirren into the last four of the Scottish Cup at the expense of misfiring Celtic. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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| Coventry 0-2 Chelsea Chelsea reach the FA Cup semi-finals for the third time in four seasons with a convincing win over Coventry City. |
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| Ghana favourites to win CHAN Ghana are favourites as they play DR Congo on Sunday in the final of the first ever African Nations Championship in the Ivory Coast. | |
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| Martins makes Nigeria committment Obafemi Martins says he is committed to playing for Nigeria and wants to help the qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Live text - West Indies v England England recover from the loss of Andrew Strauss and Owais Shah to pass 350 on day two of the fifth Test against West Indies in Trinidad. |
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| Strauss confident of Trinidad win England skipper Andrew Strauss remains confident of bowling the West Indies out twice, despite an attritional first day of the fifth Test in Trinidad. | |
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| Taylor ton seals England victory Claire Taylor's century helps England beat Sri Lanka in their World Cup opener, while India thrash Pakistan. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Premiership - latest scores Leicester host table-topping Gloucester, Bristol travel to Bath, Quins play Saracens and Worcester take on Northampton. |
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| Wales book Pumas replay in final Wales face Pool stage conquerors Argentina in the Cup final of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai after beating Samoa. | |
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| Scotland Sevens reach Plate final Scotland set up a Plate final contest with Australia after a comfortable 29-7 win over Portugal at the Rugby World Cup Sevens. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Huddersfield 20-24 Hull Hull make it four wins out of four in Super League this season as they beat Huddersfield 20-24 at the Galpharm Stadium. |
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| Salford 18-48 Harlequins A hat-trick from Chris Melling helps Harlequins to a comprehensive victory as Salford suffer their third defeat of the season. | |
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| Wigan v Bradford (Sat) Team news ahead of Saturday's Super League fixture. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | GB v Ukraine - Davis Cup latest Great Britain take on Ukraine in the Euro-Africa Zone at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow. |
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| Live Davis Cup - Great Britain v Ukraine Live interactive BBC TV coverage of Great Britain v Ukraine in the Davis Cup (UK users only) | |
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| Davis Cup World Group latest scores The latest round of matches is taking place in the Davis Cup | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | PGA Tour leaderboard Latest scores from the USPGA Tour. |
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| Woods to play in Doral WGC event Tiger Woods will play at next week's WGC-CA Championship in Florida. | |
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| Korea's Yang grabs Florida lead South Korea's Yong-Eun Yang leads by one shot at the halfway stage of the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Formula One news has moved >>>> Click the link above to reach BBC Sport's brand new Formula One website for 2009. |
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| Honda team to return as Brawn GP The former Honda Formula One team has been saved and will contest the 2009 season as Brawn GP. | |
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| Heidfeld expects more overtaking BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld insists new rule changes for the impending 2009 season will improve overtaking opportunities for drivers. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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 | Honda team to return as Brawn GP The former Honda Formula One team has been saved and will contest the 2009 season as Brawn GP. |
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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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 | Calzaghe rejects Hopkins rematch Joe Calzaghe has dismissed claims that he is to come out of retirement for a rematch with American Bernard Hopkins. |
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| Classy Moore wins European crown Jamie Moore looks world class in knocking out Italian veteran Michele Piccirillo to claim the European light-middleweight crown. | |
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| Khan confident of beating Barrera Amir Khan has said he is confident he can beat Mexican boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera when they meet in the ring in Manchester. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | GB sprinters shine in early heats Dwain Chambers, Simeon Williamson and Craig Pickering cruise into the 60m semis at the European Indoor Championships. |
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| Live - European Indoor Athletics Live BBC coverage of the European Indoor Athletics Championships from Turin. | |
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| Regis threatens to sue Chambers Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers could face legal action from his former agent John Regis over allegations in his forthcoming autobiography. | |
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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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 | Nicholls pair head Gold Cup list The 2008 winner Denman and former champion Kauto Star are among 17 horses left in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. |
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| On the gallops with Kauto Star BBC Sport's Norman Williamson joins Kauto Star and head lad Clifford Baker for a morning's training. | |
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| Kauto's the one to beat - Nicholls Trainer Paul Nicholls talks to 5 Live Sport ahead of next month's race at the Cheltenham Festival, and admits Kauto Star is the horse to beat. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Will to win undiminished for Hoy Sir Chris Hoy tells BBC Scotland that the crash in which he damaged his hip will not affect him psychologically and that he still has the desire to win. |
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| Schumacher banned for two years Germany's Stefan Schumacher is banned for two years after failing a drugs test during last year's Tour de France. | |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | British duo lose in quarter-final British duo Jenny Wallwork and Gabby White lose to China's Olympic champions in the quarter-finals of the All England Championships. |
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| GB archers fall at world indoors Great Britain's archers suffer individual disappointment at the World Indoor Championships in Poland. | |
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| Pops returns to NBA with Toronto GB forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu has been signed until the end of the season by the NBA's Toronto Raptors. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo blog "Ashley's going to cop it when his wife gets off that mountain" |
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| Sport quotes of the week Guus Hiddink does a Keegan, plus Mick McCarthy and top chants | |
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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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 | JJB Irish Cup and Premier updates Latest scores from Saturday's JJB Sports Irish Cup quarter-finals and Irish Premiership match. |
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| Glentoran v Cliftonville Match report follows later. | |
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| Institute v Newry City Match report follows later. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Live text - Scottish Cup St Mirren stun Celtic with a 1-0 win in the early kick off, as Aberdeen prepare to take on Dunfermline and Inverness face Falkirk for a place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals. |
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| St Mirren 1-0 Celtic Billy Mehmet's penalty sends St Mirren into the last four of the Scottish Cup at the expense of misfiring Celtic. | |
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| Live: Scottish Football League Latest scores from Saturday's matches in Divisions One, Two and Three in the Scottish Football League. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Live - Cardiff City v Doncaster Live text commentary from the Championship game at Ninian Park. |
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| Live - Nottm Forest v Swansea City Live text commentary from the Championship match at the City Ground. | |
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| Live - Eastbourne v Wrexham Live text commentary from the Blue Square Premier match at Priory Lane. | |
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