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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Obama is to reverse stem cell ban President Barack Obama is to lift restrictions on US federal funding for research on human embryonic stem cells. |
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| Tsvangirai says crash an accident Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says the car crash that killed his wife and injured him was an accident. | |
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| Swiss blackmail 'gigolo' jailed A Swiss man is jailed for six years for defrauding Germany's richest woman out of millions of euros and attempting to blackmail her. | |
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| Chinese ships 'harass' US vessel Five Chinese ships have manoeuvred dangerously close to a US navy vessel in the South China Sea, the US government says. | |
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| N Korea warning over 'satellite' North Korea warns against any attempt to try to shoot down a "satellite" it plans to launch, saying the result could be war. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Tsvangirai says crash an accident Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai says the car crash that killed his wife and injured him was an accident. |
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| UN 'protecting' Madagascar rival United Nations staff in Madagascar say they are giving protection to opposition leader Andry Rajoelina. | |
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| Uganda crash kills peacekeepers Three senior Burundi officers are among 10 people feared killed after a plane flying to Somalia crashes in Uganda's Lake Victoria. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Chinese ships 'harass' US vessel Five Chinese ships have manoeuvred dangerously close to a US navy vessel in the South China Sea, the US government says. |
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| Obama is to reverse stem cell ban President Barack Obama is to lift restrictions on US federal funding for research on human embryonic stem cells. | |
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| World economy to 'shrink' in 2009 The global economy will shrink for the first time this year since World War II, the World Bank says. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Korea warning over 'satellite' North Korea warns against any attempt to try to shoot down a "satellite" it plans to launch, saying the result could be war. |
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| Blasts ahead of Tibet anniversary Two bombs explode in western China, amid tight security ahead of the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising. | |
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| Chinese ships 'harass' US vessel Five Chinese ships have manoeuvred dangerously close to a US navy vessel in the South China Sea, the US government says. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Swiss blackmail 'gigolo' jailed A Swiss man is jailed for six years for defrauding Germany's richest woman out of millions of euros and attempting to blackmail her. |
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| Kurdish 'grave site' digs begin Turkish authorities begin excavations where it is thought the bodies of Kurds killed in the 1990s may have been left. | |
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| WWI veteran receives French award The last surviving British veteran of the trenches of World War I, Harry Patch, is made an Officer of the French Legion of Honour. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Shalit campaign steps up a gear The parents of captured soldier Gilad Shalit spend a first full night in a protest tent to raise pressure on Israeli leaders. |
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| UK aid convoy crosses into Gaza A large convoy bringing aid from the UK reaches Gaza after a 24-day journey through Europe and Africa. | |
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| Dubai property boom hits the wall More than half of property projects in Dubai due for completion by 2012 have been put on hold, a study says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Nato 'struggling in Afghan south' Coalition forces in Afghanistan are not winning in large parts of the south, the commander of Nato and US forces says. |
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| Bangladesh imposes YouTube block Bangladesh blocks YouTube after a recording is posted of the PM's meeting with army officers over the recent guards' mutiny. | |
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| 'Militants die' in Pakistan clash Pakistani troops kill four militants in the Bajaur tribal district near the Afghan border, the army says. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Murder police examine base CCTV Detectives investigating the murder of two soldiers in Antrim say some of what happened was captured on CCTV. |
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| Lloyds bonuses 'for junior staff' A government spokesman confirms that only the most junior Lloyds staff will get bonuses this year. | |
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| Club directors 'took secret fees' Three of Derby County's former directors appear in court accused of paying themselves a secret commission. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Murder police examine base CCTV Detectives investigating the murder of two soldiers in Antrim say some of what happened was captured on CCTV. |
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| 'Big rise' in illegal immigrants Research obtained by the BBC's Panorama programme suggests there may be 725,000 illegal immigrants in the UK. | |
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| Lloyds bonuses 'for junior staff' A government spokesman confirms that only the most junior Lloyds staff will get bonuses this year. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Tories warn of educational gap There is a widening gap in educational experience between children from rich and poor families, warns Conservative schools spokesman Michael Gove. |
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| Head urges lie-ins for teenagers Teenage pupils should be given an extra two hours in bed to boost their learning abilities, a Tyneside head teacher says. | |
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| Lib Dems back state faith schools The Lib Dems vote in favour of allowing state-funded faith schools to continue selecting pupils by faith. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Jury out in cab driver sex trial A jury trying a London taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting 14 female passengers and raping one retires to consider the verdicts. |
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| Killer slipped through safety net A mentally ill man who killed a stranger during a knife rampage in north London was failed by the health system, a report finds. | |
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| Village to be sold for up to £25m A Hampshire village, complete with a blacksmiths and 22 cottages and houses, goes on sale for up to £25m. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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| Murder police examine base CCTV Detectives investigating the murder of two soldiers in Antrim say some of what happened was captured on CCTV. |
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| Jail for sex attack on drunk girl An 18-year-old man is jailed for four months for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl while she was drunk. | |
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| Murder accused dentist in court The dentist accused of murdering his wife and an RUC officer in 1991 is remanded in custody for a further four weeks. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Nimrod aircraft grounded by MoD All Nimrod aircraft that have not had a vital safety modification are to be grounded by the Ministry of Defence, the BBC learns. |
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| Police force loses memory stick A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh. | |
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| Father on trial over baby's death A man goes on trial accused of murdering his baby daughter by setting fire to the family's home in Shetland. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Five killed in crash identified Three of the five people who died in a car crash on Merseyside were from the same family, police say. |
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| Car plant meeting after shutdown Toyota is to discuss plans for the future after a week-long shutdown at its Welsh plant on Deeside. | |
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| Antigua arrest pair's new charges Two men charged with murdering a couple on their honeymoon on the island face three new murder charges. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Drug firms in $41bn giant merger Merck is to buy rival Schering-Plough in a $41.1bn deal, creating one of the world's biggest drug companies. |
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| Pound slides as bank shares hit The pound sinks back below $1.40 to a six-week low, as confidence in the UK economy takes yet another hit following falls in bank shares. | |
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| McDonald's warns of revenue drop Fast-food chain McDonald's posts a 1.4% rise in February sales but warns that the strong dollar and high costs will hurt revenues. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Watchmen conquers US box office Superhero film Watchmen storms to the top of the North American box office in its opening weekend, taking $55.7m. |
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| British music museum opens doors A new visitor attraction charting 60 years of British rock and pop music opens at the O2 in south east London. | |
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| U2 confirm plans to tour Europe Irish rock band U2 announce plans to tour Europe to showcase their number one album, No Line On The Horizon. | |
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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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| Stem cell 'scaffold' for stroke Scientists claim to have developed a tiny scaffold of stem cells to fill holes in the brain caused by stroke damage. | |
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| Shakespeare's first theatre found Archaeologists in London believe they have unearthed the remains of the theatre where Romeo and Juliet had its premiere. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Modular Windows plan 'welcomed' Moves to introduce modular features in Windows 7 are welcomed by the European Commission's former monitoring trustee. |
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| Online brand abuse 'on the rise' Online brand abuse, including cyber-squatting, is on the rise, says a report. | |
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| Social sites eclipse e-mail use Social sites such as Facebook and MySpace are more popular than e-mail with web users, finds a report. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Oily fish dementia boosts queried A UK study casts doubt on earlier claims that eating oily fish can protect against dementia in old age. |
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| Obama is to reverse stem cell ban President Barack Obama is to lift restrictions on US federal funding for research on human embryonic stem cells. | |
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| Stem cell 'scaffold' for stroke Scientists claim to have developed a tiny scaffold of stem cells to fill holes in the brain caused by stroke damage. | |
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| 1967: Stalin's daughter defects to the West Svetlana Stalin, daughter of the Soviet dictator, requests asylum at the United States Embassy in India. | |||
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| 1973: Northern Ireland votes for union The people of Northern Ireland vote overwhelmingly to remain within the United Kingdom. | |||
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| 1956: Britain deports Cyprus Archbishop The British authorities order the deportation of the Greek Cypriot leader, Archbishop Makarios, in the hope of restoring law and order to the island. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - West Indies v England Brendan Nash reaches a maiden Test century on day four of the final Test with England in Trinidad. |
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| Ranieri targets early Juve strike Claudio Ranieri will start with Alessandro del Piero and David Trezeguet as Juventus aim for an early goal against Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday. | |
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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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| Benitez faces make or break week Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes the next few days, with games against Real Madrid and Manchester United, may define his side's season. | |
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| Roma v Arsenal Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is ruled out with a hamstring injury, while Roma defender Cicinho is sidelined for the season. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Benitez faces make or break week Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes the next few days, with games against Real Madrid and Manchester United, may define his side's season. |
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| Ranieri targets early Juve strike Claudio Ranieri will start with Alessandro del Piero and David Trezeguet as Juventus aim for an early goal against Chelsea in the Champions League on Tuesday. | |
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| Roma v Arsenal Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is ruled out with a hamstring injury, while Roma defender Cicinho is sidelined for the season. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Roma v Arsenal Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is ruled out with a hamstring injury, while Roma defender Cicinho is sidelined for the season. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Brentford swoop for Villa striker Brentford sign Aston Villa striker Sam Williams on loan, to replace the sidelined Nathan Elder. |
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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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 | Juventus v Chelsea Team news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Moyes unhappy with Wembley semi Everton boss David Moyes speaks out against the use of Wembley as host stadium for the FA Cup semi-finals after his side set up a tie against Manchester United. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Fulham 0-4 Man Utd Carlos Tevez is on target twice as Man Utd stroll past Fulham into the FA Cup semi-finals. |
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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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| Liverpool v Real Madrid Team news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Norwich youngsters exit Youth Cup Norwich City's academy side are knocked out of the FA Youth Cup by Manchester City. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Man Utd v Inter Milan Manchester United are waiting to discover whether defender Rio Ferdinand will be fit for Wednesday's Champions League return leg against Inter Milan. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Southgate absolves Jones of blame Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate refuses to blame goalkeeper Brad Jones after his indecision cost a goal in Sunday's 2-1 FA Cup defeat by Everton. |
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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 delighted with Stoke role Stoke City's new academy director Steve Holland is excited by the chance to work at the Britannia Stadium but admits it has been difficult to sever his ties with former club Crewe. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Sunderland 1-1 Tottenham Robbie Keane cancels out Kieran Richardson's opener as Tottenham resue a point at Sunderland. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Sunderland 1-1 Tottenham Robbie Keane cancels out Kieran Richardson's opener as Tottenham resue a point at Sunderland. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Olsson eyes return at Upton Park West Bromwich Albion defender Jonas Olsson declares himself fit after two months out with a knee injury. |
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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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 | Barnsley v Birmingham Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Bowyer earning McLeish's plaudits Blues boss Alex McLeish feels on-loan midfielder Lee Bowyer is playing a key part in their promotion push. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Sheff Utd v Blackpool Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Leeds to decide on Trundle loan Leeds United manager Simon Grayson has yet to decide whether to try and extend striker Lee Trundle's loan from Bristol City. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Arsenal 3-0 Burnley Arsenal cruise into the FA Cup quarter-finals after a beating Burnley with three goals of the highest class. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Norwich City v Cardiff City Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match at Carrow Road. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Reading v Charlton Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Bristol City v Coventry Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace 2-1 Preston Crystal Palace halt their slide down the Championship table with two first-half goals as they come from behind to beat Preston. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Club directors 'took secret fees' Three of Derby County's former directors appear in court accused of paying themselves a secret commission. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster v QPR Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Wolves v Ipswich Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich City v Cardiff City Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match at Carrow Road. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Watford v Nottm Forest Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Swansea v Plymouth Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Irvine urges fans to be realistic Preston manager Alan Irvine asks the club's supporters to remain realistic as his side aim to secure a play-off place. |
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| QPR | |
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| Doncaster v QPR Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| READING | |
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| Reading v Charlton Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Owls takeover is unlikely - Allen Former Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dave Allen believes the proposed takeover of the club will not happen. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd v Blackpool Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Southampton v Derby Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Swansea v Plymouth Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Eustace joins Derby in loan deal Derby County sign midfielder John Eustace on loan from Championship rivals Watford until the end of the season. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wolves v Ipswich Team news ahead of Tuesday's Championship match. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Miller injury blow for Aberdeen Aberdeen striker Lee Miller could be out for a month with a hamstring injury sustained in last week's game against St Mirren. |
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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 0-1 Falkirk Falkirk progress to the Scottish Cup semi-finals thanks to a tense win against 10-man Inverness. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Rangers 5-1 Hamilton Trophy holders Rangers ease into the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup with a comfortable victory over Hamilton. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Tullberg awaits Hearts derby call Hearts striker Mike Tullberg targets a first-team return in Saturday's Edinburgh derby after missing most of the season with a thigh injury. |
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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 0-1 Falkirk Falkirk progress to the Scottish Cup semi-finals thanks to a tense win against 10-man Inverness. |
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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 5-1 Hamilton Trophy holders Rangers ease into the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup with a comfortable victory over Hamilton. |
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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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 | Determination pays for DRC coach The DR Congo coach Muntubile Santos says determination was the key to his side winning the first ever African Nations Championship. |
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| Roma v Arsenal Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor is ruled out with a hamstring injury, while Roma defender Cicinho is sidelined for the season. | |
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| Sissoko suffers injury setback Mali midfielder Mohamed Sissoko could miss the rest of the season after breaking a bone in his left foot. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Live text - West Indies v England Brendan Nash reaches a maiden Test century on day four of the final Test with England in Trinidad. |
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| Kallis leads South Africa revival Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers keep South Africa in with a chance of a draw, and even an improbable win, on day four of the second Test in Durban. | |
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| Injured Gayle faces two weeks out West Indies captain Chris Gayle will be sidelined for up to 14 days with a hamstring injury, but he will bat again in the fifth Test against England if needed. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Wales admit Peel fitness concern Dwayne Peel's chances of taking his starting spot in the Wales team to face Italy "aren't great" after the scrum-half suffers a hamstring injury. |
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| Henson 'best in world' - Taylor Ex-Wales centre Mark Taylor says Gavin Henson is the best in his position and will be key to beating Italy on Saturday. | |
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| Wasps 21-16 London Irish Wasps keep their play-off hopes alive with a hard-fought victory over out-of-form London Irish. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Wath Brow await fourth-round draw Amateur outfit Wath Brow Hornets will find out their opponents in the fourth round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup when the draw takes place on Monday. |
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| Giants pair sidelined by injury Winger Martin Aspinwall and forward Andy Raleigh are the latest players to be forced on to the Huddersfield Giants physio's table. | |
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| Harris asks for overseas age cap Former Bradford Bulls player and current Featherstone man Iestyn Harris tells the BBC's Super League Show that there should be an age limit on foreign players in Super League. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Lloyd will not quit as GB captain Great Britain Davis Cup captain John Lloyd has no plans to quit following the defeat by Ukraine. |
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| Czechs stun France in Davis Cup Radek Stepanek beats Gilles Simon to give the Czech Republic victory over highly-rated France in the Davis Cup. | |
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| Sharapova set for doubles return Maria Sharapova will only play doubles when she returns to action in Indian Wells next week. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Korean Yang clinches first title South Korea's Y.E Yang wins the Honda Classic by one stroke from America's John Rollins. |
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| Shin shines in Singapore victory Jiyai Shin storms to a superb two-stroke win over Katherine Hull in the HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore. | |
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| Davies claims second in Thailand Rhys Davies has secured the biggest achievement of his rookie golfing career as the Welshman has finished runner-up at the Singha Thailand Open. | |
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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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| Toro Rosso last to unveil new car Italian Formula One team Toro Rosso finally unveil their new car for the impending 2009 season. | |
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| Pedrosa doubtful for Qatar opener Dani Pedrosa's hopes of competing in the MotoGP World Championship opener in Qatar are in doubt following two operations. | |
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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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| Sir Jackie waives fee to help RBS Sir Jackie Stewart is waiving any fees he would have earned this year from the Royal Bank of Scotland, it is announced. | |
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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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| 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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 | Chambers omitted from relay team Dwain Chambers is frozen out of Great Britain's 4x100m relay team despite winning 60m gold at the European Indoor Championships. |
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| Chambers storms to gold in Turin Dwain Chambers is crowned 60m European Indoors champion after crushing the field in Italy. | |
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| GB end Euros with relay silvers Great Britain's 4x400m men and women's relay teams win silver medals at the European Indoor Championships in Turin. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Stevens out of World qualifying Matthew Stevens is the first big-name casualty to be knocked out of the final qualifying round for the World Championship. |
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| Lee nervous ahead of Trump test Stephen Lee admits to nerves ahead of his World Championship qualifying match against Judd Trump. | |
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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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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Attrition ruled out of Cheltenham Former winner War of Attrition is ruled out of this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup after picking up a slight injury. |
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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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 | Wiggins off to Paris-Nice flyer British Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins comes second in the opening time trial of the Paris-Nice classic. |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Lin leads Chinese to title sweep World and Olympic champion Lin Dan wins his fourth All England title with a 21-19 21-12 victory over Lee Chong Wei. |
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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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| 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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 | McGovern banned for two matches Glentoran midfielder Jamie McGovern is banned for a further two matches following his red card against Coleraine. |
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| Portadown 2-5 Crusaders Crusaders march into the Irish Cup semi-finals with a thumping 5-2 win over Portadown. | |
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| Institute 2-1 Newry City An 86th-minute Paul Brown winner sees Institute beat Newry City 2-1. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Miller injury blow for Aberdeen Aberdeen striker Lee Miller could be out for a month with a hamstring injury sustained in last week's game against St Mirren. |
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| Tullberg awaits Hearts derby call Hearts striker Mike Tullberg targets a first-team return in Saturday's Edinburgh derby after missing most of the season with a thigh injury. | |
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| England target big win over Scots England will be in the Cyprus Cup final if they can beat Scotland by a sufficient margin in their last group outing on Tuesday in Larnaca. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Wales admit Peel fitness concern Dwayne Peel's chances of taking his starting spot in the Wales team to face Italy "aren't great" after the scrum-half suffers a hamstring injury. |
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| Wales' Bellamy and Collins boost Wales hope captain Craig Bellamy and key centre-back James Collins will be fit for their 2010 World Cup qualifying double-header with Finland and Germany. | |
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| Tudur Jones joins Swindon on loan Swansea City midfielder Owain Tudur Jones has been recruited by Swindon Town on a month's loan. | |
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