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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | G20 demonstrators march in London Tens of thousands march through London demanding the G20 summit acts on poverty, climate change and jobs. |
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| Pakistan army raid 'kills rebels' Pakistan's army says troops, backed by artillery and helicopter gunships, have killed 26 militants in a raid near the Afghan border. | |
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| World cities begin big switch-off Millions of people worldwide are being urged to switch off lights for an hour, in a major climate change protest. | |
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| Flood fear forces US evacuations Thousands of people are told to leave their homes as the Red River in the US Midwest surges to its highest level in 112 years. | |
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| Afghan leader welcomes US review Afghan President Hamid Karzai praises a US review of strategy in the region, saying it was better than he expected. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zimbabwe 'to arrest land thieves' Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai vows to arrest anyone invading farms - in an apparent challenge to Robert Mugabe. |
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| Kenya PM defends 'odd marriage' Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga defends the power-sharing government and blames the judiciary for corruption. | |
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| Madonna urged to rethink adoption Charity Save the Children urges pop star Madonna to reconsider her apparent plans to adopt a second child from Malawi. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Flood fear forces US evacuations Thousands of people are told to leave their homes as the Red River in the US Midwest surges to its highest level in 112 years. |
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| US warns Pakistan on Taleban link US military officials say elements in Pakistan's military intelligence service still have ties to the Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. | |
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| Madonna urged to rethink adoption Charity Save the Children urges pop star Madonna to reconsider her apparent plans to adopt a second child from Malawi. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Philippines in hostage compromise Some 800 Philippines troops pull out from a cordon around Islamic rebels who have threatened to behead a Western hostage. |
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| Holiday marks Tibet 'liberation' China marks the first "Serfs' Liberation Day" in Tibet, on the anniversary of the start of direct Chinese rule there. | |
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| World cities begin big switch-off Millions of people worldwide are being urged to switch off lights for an hour, in a major climate change protest. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| G20 demonstrators march in London Tens of thousands march through London demanding the G20 summit acts on poverty, climate change and jobs. |
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| Russia hints at Chechen changes Russia's president says the troubled republic of Chechnya may be stable enough to ease security restrictions there. | |
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| World cities begin big switch-off Millions of people worldwide are being urged to switch off lights for an hour, in a major climate change protest. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran and Nato end 30-year impasse An Iranian diplomat meets a Nato official for "informal talks" in Brussels for the first time in 30 years, Nato officials say. |
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| Claims of deal over UK hostages The kidnappers of five Britons being held in Iraq claim to have reached a deal over their release, according to unconfirmed reports. | |
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| Israel army punishes Gaza soldier An Israeli soldier is removed from combat for shooting a Palestinian woman in the leg "by mistake" during the Gaza offensive. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan army raid 'kills rebels' Pakistan's army says troops, backed by artillery and helicopter gunships, have killed 26 militants in a raid near the Afghan border. |
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| Afghan leader welcomes US review Afghan President Hamid Karzai praises a US review of strategy in the region, saying it was better than he expected. | |
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| US warns Pakistan on Taleban link US military officials say elements in Pakistan's military intelligence service still have ties to the Taleban and al-Qaeda militants. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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| G20 demonstrators march in London Tens of thousands march through London demanding the G20 summit acts on poverty, climate change and jobs. |
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| Police apology over suicide rope A police force apologises to a widow for giving her the rope her husband had used to take his own life. | |
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| Forced sale of building society The Dunfermline Building Society has collapsed and is to be put on the market by the government, BBC Scotland learns. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| G20 demonstrators march in London Tens of thousands march through London demanding the G20 summit acts on poverty, climate change and jobs. |
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| Forced sale of building society The Dunfermline Building Society has collapsed and is to be put on the market by the government, BBC Scotland learns. | |
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| Osborne criticises poor economy The shadow chancellor says the prime minister will have to explain the poor financial state of the UK to world leaders. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Science GCSE standards 'lowered' The exams watchdog for England says boards have to take action after finding standards in science GCSEs have fallen. |
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| Longer schooling 'cuts dementia' Changes to improve access to education over 50 years ago could go some way to reducing dementia rates in the elderly, a study has suggested. | |
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| Schools may try to boycott Sats Head teachers and some teachers in England are threatening to boycott next year's national Sats tests. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Thousands join Claudia web page More than 10,000 sign up to a social networking page appealing for help in finding missing York university chef Claudia Lawrence. |
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| G20 demonstrators march in London Tens of thousands march through London demanding the G20 summit acts on poverty, climate change and jobs. | |
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| 'Computer tan' website scores hit A skin cancer charity's website claiming to offer people tans through their computer screens receives one million hits. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Trouble ahead of World Cup game Nine people are arrested following trouble in Belfast ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier between NI and Poland. |
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| Woman dies in Armoy house blaze A woman dies in a fire at an isolated property in the Armoy area of County Antrim on Saturday. | |
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| Probe after Dutch canal body find An international murder probe is launched after an Irishman's dismembered body was found in a canal in Amsterdam. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Forced sale of building society The Dunfermline Building Society has collapsed and is to be put on the market by the government, BBC Scotland learns. |
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| Landmarks go dark for Earth Hour Dozens of Scotland's landmark buildings will be plunged into darkness later as part of a global campaign highlighting climate change. | |
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| Police probe 'suspicious death' A 47-year-old man dies following a disturbance outside his home in the Rimbelton area of Glenrothes. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Police apology over suicide rope A police force apologises to a widow for giving her the rope her husband had used to take his own life. |
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| Osborne criticises poor economy The shadow chancellor says the prime minister will have to explain the poor financial state of the UK to world leaders. | |
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| Lifeboat launch to honour crewman An RNLI volunteer is to be remembered with a new lifeboat named in his honour. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| G20 demonstrators march in London Tens of thousands march through London demanding the G20 summit acts on poverty, climate change and jobs. |
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| Obama tells banks 'work together' President Barack Obama meets with top US bankers to discuss his latest plans to stabilise the US financial system. | |
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| Price of oil drops as rally ends The price of oil falls by almost $2 after several days of gains following more bad economic news. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Madonna urged to rethink adoption Charity Save the Children urges pop star Madonna to reconsider her apparent plans to adopt a second child from Malawi. |
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| Rap star TI sentenced to prison US rapper TI is sentenced to one year and one day after he pleaded guilty to three charges of possessing illegal weapons. | |
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| Lucky Dube death verdict delayed A judge in South Africa postpones the verdict in the trial of three men accused of killing reggae singer Lucky Dube. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Space shuttle ready to head home Space shuttle Discovery is packing up to return to Florida on Saturday, but its experiments are not yet finished. |
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| Wind-powered car breaks record After 10 years, British engineer Richard Jenkins breaks the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle. | |
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| World cities begin big switch-off Millions of people worldwide are being urged to switch off lights for an hour, in a major climate change protest. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Wind-powered car breaks record After 10 years, British engineer Richard Jenkins breaks the world land speed record for a wind-powered vehicle. |
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| Social sites dent privacy efforts Greater use of social network sites may undermine efforts to keep information private, suggests research. | |
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| MTV and YouTube go head to head A survey on music video watching habits finds that more 15-24 year-olds watch music on YouTube rather than traditional channels, such as MTV. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Longer schooling 'cuts dementia' Changes to improve access to education over 50 years ago could go some way to reducing dementia rates in the elderly, a study has suggested. |
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| Steaming hot tea linked to cancer Drinking steaming hot tea has been linked with an increased risk of oesophageal (gullet) cancer, Iranian scientists say. | |
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| Pope 'distorting condom science' The medical journal the Lancet accuses the Pope of distorting science with his remarks that condoms can exacerbate Aids. | |
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| 1979: Nuclear leak causes alarm in America Radioactive steam leaks into the atmosphere at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania prompting fears for the safety of the plant's 500 workers. | |||
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| 1991: Family anger at Hillsborough verdict A jury returns a verdict of accidental death at the end of the inquest of 95 Liverpool football fans crushed to death in Sheffield. | |||
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| 1965: Thousands join Dr King in Alabama rally Martin Luther King leads protests to the steps of the state capital of Montgomery in Alabama. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - International football Wales take on Finland before England, Northern Ireland and Scotland are in action. |
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| Button on pole for stunning Brawn Jenson Button will start the Australian GP on pole with team-mate Rubens Barrichello next to him while Lewis Hamilton is 18th. | |
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| Angry Gayle hits out at Pietersen West Indies captain Chris Gayle hits out at England batsman Kevin Pietersen for comments about team-mate Shivnarine Chanderpaul. | |
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| Hiddink reveals Chelsea job offer Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink says he has been asked to stay on at the club as a consult after the end of this season. | |
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| Live scores - EDF Energy Cup Gloucester take on the Ospreys in the first EDF Energy Cup semi-final before Cardiff Blues face Northampton at the Ricoh Arena. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - International football Wales take on Finland before England, Northern Ireland and Scotland are in action. |
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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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| McCormack & Berra start for Scots Ross McCormack and Christophe Berra will make their first starts for Scotland against the Netherlands. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Adebayor given Arsenal go-ahead Emmanuel Adebayor says Arsenal have given him permission to play for Togo in a 2010 World Cup qualifier on Saturday. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Refs want red card clarification Referees seek an explanation as to why Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel's red card during Sunday's 5-0 defeat by Liverpool was rescinded. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | McCarthy withdraws from SA squad Benni McCarthy's future with South Africa is in question after the Blackburn Rovers striker withdrew from the country's squad, despite being passed fit. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | West Brom 1-1 Bolton Danny Shittu's late own goal cancels out Matt Taylor's opener as West Brom snatch a point. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Hiddink reveals Chelsea job offer Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink says he has been asked to stay on at the club as a consult after the end of this season. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | England call an honour - Baines Everton left-back Leighton Baines wants to seize the opportunity of his surprise England call-up to impress coach Fabio Capello. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Cobblers sign Premier League pair Northampton Town sign Fulham centre-half Adam Watts and West Brom right-back Jared Hodgkiss on loan until the end of the season. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Tiger Welsh moves to Bury on loan Hull City midfielder John Welsh joins League Two promotion chasers Bury on loan. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Anfield backroom team agree deals Five members of Rafael Benitez's backroom staff follow his lead in committing their long-term futures to Liverpool. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Hughes quashes Robinho rift talk Manchester City manager Mark Hughes plays down reports of a rift between himself and Robinho. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Foster wants future with Man Utd Goalkeeper Ben Foster says he has no plans to leave Manchester United, but admits staying could harm his England prospects. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Middlesbrough hit with fine by FA Middlesbrough are fined £6,000 by the Football Association for failing to control their players during their match against West Brom in January. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | McGeady ready to face Bulgarians Aiden McGeady has been passed fit to play for the Republic of Ireland against Bulgaria. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Norway U21s 0-5 England U21s England's young side hammer Norway in blizzard-like conditions to boost their preparations for this summer's European Championships in Sweden. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Sidibe waits on cruciate injury Stoke City striker Mamady Sidibe could be out of action for just a few weeks or up to nine months, after a different diagnosis from two specialists. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | FA rescinds McCartney dismissal Sunderland win an appeal against George McCartney's red card shown during Saturday's defeat at Manchester City. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Capello hits back in King dispute England boss Fabio Capello insists he had every right to pick Tottenham defender Ledley King in his initial squad to face Slovakia and Ukraine. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Cobblers sign Premier League pair Northampton Town sign Fulham centre-half Adam Watts and West Brom right-back Jared Hodgkiss on loan until the end of the season. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Blackburn 1-1 West Ham A Keith Andrew's goal earns Blackburn a deserved share of the spoils against a resolute West Ham after Mark Noble had given the visitors the lead. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Bruce 'will not work for Ashley' Steve Bruce will not become Newcastle United manager while owner Mike Ashley is at the club, according to Wigan chief Dave Whelan. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley in ticket price promise Barnsley confirm that they will not be raising season ticket prices for the 2009/10 campaign in an attempt to attract more fans to Oakwell. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Gold convinced Blues will go up Birmingham City chairman David Gold is confident that Alex McLeish will lead the club back to the Premier League. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Blackpool seal Hughes loan move Blackpool sign Oldham Athletic striker Lee Hughes on loan until the end of the season. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Yeovil sign Bristol City's Noble Yeovil bring in Bristol City midfielder David Noble on loan until the end of the season. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Plymouth 1-2 Burnley Robbie Blake's late strike hands Burnley victory at Plymouth and ensures that they stayed in the Championship play-off places. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | McCormack dismissal appeal upheld Cardiff City win their appeal against Ross McCormack's three-match ban but Gabor Gyepes' one-match ban is upheld. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Charlton midfielder joins Gills Addicks youngster Josh Wright joins Gillingham on loan until the end of the season. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Coleman requests personal hearing Coventry boss Chris Coleman requests a personal hearing with the Football Association after being charged with improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Leeds capture Sodje & Flahavan Reading defender Sam Sodje and Crystal Palace goalkeeper Daryl Flahavan have joined Leeds United on loan for the rest of the season. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Derby's Davies out for the season Derby County striker Steve Davies is ruled out for the remainder of the season with a broken foot. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Doncaster sign Premier League duo Doncaster Rovers sign Newcastle's Kazenga LuaLua on loan and Manchester United keeper Gary Woods on a permanent contract. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Burley inducted into hall of fame Scotland manager George Burley is one of five new names added to Ipswich Town's hall of fame. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Canaries' Cort is out for season Norwich City striker Carl Cort is out for the rest of the season after having an operation on his foot. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Davies relishes relegation battle Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies is "thoroughly enjoying" the challenge of a relegation battle at the City Ground. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Blackpool sign Plymouth's Walton Blackpool sign midfielder Simon Walton on loan from Plymouth until the end of the season. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Preston seal Williamson loan deal Promotion-chasing Preston sign Watford midfielder Lee Williamson on loan for the rest of the season. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Forest capture striker Blackstock Nottingham Forest sign QPR striker Dexter Blackstock on loan until the end of the season. |
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| READING | |
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| Leeds capture Sodje & Flahavan Reading defender Sam Sodje and Crystal Palace goalkeeper Daryl Flahavan have joined Leeds United on loan for the rest of the season. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Permanent move unlikely - Varney Sheffield Wednesday loan striker Luke Varney believes his long-term future is with Derby County. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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 | Halford is confident of promotion Sheffield United utility man Greg Halford feels that the Blades will win promotion to the Premier League. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Succeeding was hard - Le Tissier Former England international and Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier believes that growing up in the Channel Islands was a barrier to his success. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swans duo head to Sweden on loan Swansea youngsters Chad Bond and James Burgin join Swedish club Ostersunds on loan for three mons |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Watford snap up defender Stepanov Watford sign Estonian international defender Andrei Stepanov on a short-term contract until the end of the season. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Jarvis hopeful of return in derby Wolves winger Matt Jarvis says he is looking to return to the squad after injury to face Birmingham City on 6 April. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Dons fans call for manager change The Aberdeen supporters society asks for manager Jimmy Calderwood to be sacked in the wake of the club's Scottish Cup defeat to Dunfermline. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Dundee United 2-2 Celtic Dundee United and Celtic battle out a draw in an entertaining clash at Tannadice. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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| Dundee United 2-2 Celtic Dundee United and Celtic battle out a draw in an entertaining clash at Tannadice. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Falkirk 4-0 Inverness CT A convincing victory by Scottish Premier League bottom club Falkirk lifts them to within one point of opponents Inverness. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Hamilton 0-0 St Mirren Hamilton and St Mirren settle for a share of the points in a drab league encounter at New Douglas Park. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Rangers 2-2 Hearts Rangers' Scottish Premier League title hopes suffer another blow as Hearts come from two behind to draw at Ibrox. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Hibernian 0-0 Aberdeen Hibernian and 10-man Aberdeen fail to find the breakthrough in an engrossing stalemate at Easter Road. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Falkirk 4-0 Inverness CT A convincing victory by Scottish Premier League bottom club Falkirk lifts them to within one point of opponents Inverness. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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 | Kilmarnock 0-0 Motherwell Kilmarnock and Motherwell win a point apiece in a scrappy encounter that fails to advance both sides' ambitions. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Kilmarnock 0-0 Motherwell Kilmarnock and Motherwell win a point apiece in a scrappy encounter that fails to advance both sides' ambitions. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Advocaat may make Ferguson move Zenit St Petersburg manager Dick Advocaat admits he may make a move to sign Rangers captain Barry Ferguson in the summer. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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 | Injury blow for St Mirren keeper St Mirren goalkeeper Chris Smith is out for up to a year after suffered damage to his cruciate ligament. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Live: 2010 World Cup qualifying The latest scores from the final round of African qualifying for the 2010 World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations. |
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| Carthage Eagles start with win Tunisia's campaign for the World Cup in 2010 gets off to the perfect start, plus the day's other results. | |
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| Adebayor given Arsenal go-ahead Emmanuel Adebayor says Arsenal have given him permission to play for Togo in a 2010 World Cup qualifier on Saturday. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Angry Gayle hits out at Pietersen West Indies captain Chris Gayle hits out at England batsman Kevin Pietersen for comments about team-mate Shivnarine Chanderpaul. |
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| England 'embarrassed' by collapse Captain Andrew Strauss admits England felt "pretty embarrassed" after being thrashed by West Indies in the third one-day international. | |
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| Windies humiliate dismal England England are bowled out for 117 as they crash to an embarrassing eight-wicket defeat by West Indies. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Live EDF Cup - Gloucester v Ospreys Live BBC coverage of the first of the semi-finals (UK only). |
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| Live scores - EDF Energy Cup Gloucester take on the Ospreys in the first EDF Energy Cup semi-final before Cardiff Blues face Northampton at the Ricoh Arena. | |
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| Davies defuses Wales-Ireland row Tour team manager Gerald Davies says the row between possible Lions captain Paul O'Connell and Warren Gatland is over. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Demetriou sorry after Saints rout Jason Demetriou apologises to Leon Walker's family after the Wildcats are beaten by St Helens. |
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| Leeds 42-14 Catalans Dragons Leeds Rhinos run in eight tries to crush Catalans and maintain top spot in the Super League table. | |
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| Wigan 8-22 Huddersfield Late tries by Michael Lawrence and Kevin Brown help Huddersfield overcome Wigan in a scrappy, ill-tempered encounter. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray to launch Miami campaign Andy Murray gets his Sony Ericsson Open campaign under way when he takes on Argentine Juan Monaco in Miami on Saturday. |
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| Federer overpowers qualifier Kim World number two Roger Federer eases into the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open with a 6-3 6-2 win over qualifier Kevin Kim. | |
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| Watson crashes out of Jersey Open Guernsey's Heather Watson crashes out of Jersey's AEGON Pro-Series Tennis open losing in straight sets 6-1 6-1 to third seed Katie O'Brien. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Open de Andalucia leaderboard This week's European Tour event is taking place at the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla. |
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| Harrington laments missed chances Padraig Harrington rues three missed birdie putts which left him five shots off the lead after the second round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. | |
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| Montgomerie struggles in Seville Colin Montgomerie admits he was "completely out of sync" after slipping down the leaderboard on day two of the Andalucian 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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| Button on pole for stunning Brawn Jenson Button will start the Australian GP on pole with team-mate Rubens Barrichello next to him while Lewis Hamilton is 18th. | |
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| Highlights - Button takes pole in Australia Highlights from qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix, with Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello filling the front row for the new Brawn GP team. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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 | Button on pole for stunning Brawn Jenson Button will start the Australian GP on pole with team-mate Rubens Barrichello next to him while Lewis Hamilton is 18th. |
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| Toyotas excluded from qualifying Both Toyota cars are sent to the back of the grid for the Australian Grand Prix after being found to have illegal rear wings. | |
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| McLaren blame form on title bid McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh says last season's title push has cost the team their competitiveness this term. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Mayweather Sr to stay with Hatton Ricky Hatton's trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr insists he will be in the Mancunian's corner should a rematch with his son Floyd junior materialise. |
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| Burns retains title against Gomez A seventh-round stoppage sees Ricky Burns make a successful defence of his Commonwealth super-featherweight title against Michael Gomez. | |
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| Olympic boxer eyes the big time Liverpool's Olympic bronze medallist David Price makes his professional debut at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on March 28. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Kiplagat powers to women's title Florence Kiplagat produces a storming finish to win the women's World Cross Country Championship in Jordan. |
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| Chambers invited to Dutch meeting Dwain Chambers is invited to try and break the Dutch 100m all-comers' record at a meeting in Uden in the Netherlands on 27 June. | |
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| Chambers escapes IAAF punishment Briton Dwain Chambers has escaped punishment over his controversial autobiography from the International Association of Athletics Federations. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Parrott withdraws from China Open John Parrott pulls out of the forthcoming China Open, the last event before next month's World Championship, for medical reasons. |
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| Higgins support for inquiry pair John Higgins collects his MBE and says Stephen Maguire and Jamie Burnett will put recent controversy behind them at the World Championships. | |
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| Selby targets Championship title Leicester's Mark Selby says he is determined to win the World Championship next month. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Character Building out of Aintree Character Building is ruled out of the Grand National due to a minor foot injury. |
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| Fallon aims for long-term success Six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon believes he could be riding winners for another five years after he returns to action in September. | |
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| Doncaster ready for Flat season The Flat racing season begins with the traditional William Hill Lincoln at Doncaster on Saturday. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Madison chances excite Cavendish Mark Cavendish form half of a Manx duo with Peter Kennaugh on Saturday as he defends the world madison title. |
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| Armitstead takes silver despite crash Britain's Lizzie Armitstead wins silver in the World Championship scratch race despite suffering a spectacular crash in the late stages of the race in Poland. | |
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| Armitstead wins silver after fall Britain's Lizzie Armitstead wins silver in the World Championship scratch race but GB's pursuit team are denied a medal. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Oxford favourites for Boat Race Oxford are favourites for Sunday's University Boat Race but Cambridge know they still have a chance of victory in the unpredictable event on the Thames. |
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| Palmer denies Willstrop in final Defending champion James Willstrop loses to Australian David Palmer in the final of the Canary Wharf Classic in London. | |
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| Bison withdraw from Elite League Basingstoke Bison confirm they will not take part in ice hockey's Elite League next season. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo Robson blog "Becks could work for the Post Office 'cos it's the delivery that's really lacking there" |
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| Ten to tackle Test your knowledge of the last seven days in sport | |
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| Review of the week Brazilian player wears a dress as Rafa flag clinches new deal | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Johnson to lead Northern Ireland Damien Johnson will mark his 50th cap by captaining Northern Ireland in their vital World Cup game against Poland. |
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| Portadown beat Killymoon Rangers Portadown beat Killymoon Rangers 4-1 to move to within two points of Championship leaders Loughgall. | |
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| Four Nations set for 2011 launch The 'Celtic Cup' style Four Nations tournament is to start in 2011 with Dublin hosting the event. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | McCormack & Berra start for Scots Ross McCormack and Christophe Berra will make their first starts for Scotland against the Netherlands. |
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| Win would be career high - Burley George Burley admits victory against the Netherlands would rank among the high points of his football life. | |
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| Dutch unconcerned by Scots woes Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk rejects the notion of Scotland's injury problems making it easier for his side in Saturday's World Cup qualifier. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Live text - International football Wales take on Finland before England, Northern Ireland and Scotland are in action. |
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| Live EDF Cup - Gloucester v Ospreys Live BBC coverage of the first of the semi-finals (UK only). | |
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| Wales v Finland Match report to follow. | |
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