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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Major cyber spy network uncovered An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers around the world, Canadian researchers say. |
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| Afghan leader 'can stay in power' The Afghan Supreme Court rules Hamid Karzai may remain president until elections later this year, state TV reports. | |
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| Madonna to begin Malawi adoption Pop star Madonna arrives in Malawi to begin the process of adopting a second child from the African country. | |
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| US school swamped by flood river Record-breaking flood waters in the US state of North Dakota breach a dike protecting a school campus. | |
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| Rural deaths mar Turkish election Five people die in violence in mainly Kurdish areas of Turkey during local elections seen as a test for the governing party. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Protests show Madagascar divides Supporters of both Madagascar's ousted president and the man who replaced him hold rival demonstrations in Antananarivo. |
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| Sudan leader in Qatar for summit Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrives in Qatar for an Arab summit which is to discuss the war crimes warrant against him. | |
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| Madonna to begin Malawi adoption Pop star Madonna arrives in Malawi to begin the process of adopting a second child from the African country. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Colombia shocked by incest case A Colombian man is accused of imprisoning his daughter and fathering 11 children with her, causing outrage in Colombia. |
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| Major cyber spy network uncovered An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers around the world, Canadian researchers say. | |
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| US school swamped by flood river Record-breaking flood waters in the US state of North Dakota breach a dike protecting a school campus. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Major cyber spy network uncovered An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers around the world, Canadian researchers say. |
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| Leaders stress need for G20 unity Key politicians from Australia, Russia, China and the UK call for a unified response to the economic crisis at the G20. | |
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| Indonesia crews resume dam rescue Rescuers start a third day of searches after a dam burst near Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, killed 93 people. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Leaders stress need for G20 unity Key politicians from Australia, Russia, China and the UK call for a unified response to the economic crisis at the G20. |
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| Rural deaths mar Turkish election Five people die in violence in mainly Kurdish areas of Turkey during local elections seen as a test for the governing party. | |
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| Major cyber spy network uncovered An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers around the world, Canadian researchers say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Tension high after Baghdad arrest Security forces in Baghdad take control of main roads leading to a district where clashes broke out on Saturday. |
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| Yemen forces clash with militants Yemeni security forces have clashed with militants linked to Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda network. | |
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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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 | Afghan leader 'can stay in power' The Afghan Supreme Court rules Hamid Karzai may remain president until elections later this year, state TV reports. |
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| Sri Lanka army 'kills 15 rebels' The Sri Lankan army says it has killed at least 15 Tamil Tiger rebels in intense battles in the north. | |
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| Major cyber spy network uncovered An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers around the world, Canadian researchers say. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Smith's husband sorry over films The Home Secretary's husband apologises for embarrassing his wife over an adult films parliamentary expenses claim. |
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| Three family members die in fire Two adults and a child are killed and a second child is critically injured in a house fire in South Yorkshire. | |
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| Dunfermline boss attacks Treasury The chairman of the collapsed Dunfermline Building Society accuses the Treasury of "sacrificing" the business. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Smith's husband sorry over films The Home Secretary's husband apologises for embarrassing his wife over an adult films parliamentary expenses claim. |
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| Dunfermline boss attacks Treasury The chairman of the collapsed Dunfermline Building Society accuses the Treasury of "sacrificing" the business. | |
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| Cameron's pledge for family help David Cameron tells the Welsh Conservative party conference that "family friendly reform" is the key to a better future. | |
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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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 | Three family members die in fire Two adults and a child are killed and a second child is critically injured in a house fire in South Yorkshire. |
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| Prayers offered for missing chef Prayers are offered in York for the safe return of chef Claudia Lawrence who has been missing from her home for 11 days. | |
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| Veteran is UK's oldest ever man World War I veteran Henry Allingham becomes the UK's oldest ever man, after clocking up 112 years and 296 days. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Four charged after fans trouble Four men are charged with disorderly behaviour as investigations continue into trouble surrounding a World Cup qualifier in Belfast. |
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| Diversions over builder yard fire Fire crews and police are attending the scene of a fire at a building yard outside Omagh, County Tyrone. | |
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| Man dies after vehicle collision A 52-year-old Polish man has died following a road traffic collision in Aughnacloy, County Tyrone. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Dunfermline boss attacks Treasury The chairman of the collapsed Dunfermline Building Society accuses the Treasury of "sacrificing" the business. |
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| Calman warning to SNP government The head of the commission on Scottish devolution says the SNP has no right to criticise if it did not get involved. | |
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| Call to drug test all prisoners Prisoners in Scottish jails should all face mandatory drug testing, according to the Conservatives. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Helicopter 'crashes at airport' There have been unconfirmed reports that a helicopter has crashed at Swansea Airport, injuring one person. |
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| Cab dispute threatens golf event An age restriction policy on a city's cabs is causing drivers to threaten disruption during major events in protest at the plans. | |
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| Cameron's pledge for family help David Cameron tells the Welsh Conservative party conference that "family friendly reform" is the key to a better future. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Darling downplays new rescue plan Chancellor Alistair Darling plays down the idea that G20 leaders will announce a completely new economic stimulus package. |
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| Leaders stress need for G20 unity Key politicians from Australia, Russia, China and the UK call for a unified response to the economic crisis at the G20. | |
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| Biden appeals to G20 protesters US Vice-President Joe Biden urges G20 protesters to give governments a chance to tackle the economic crisis. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Madonna to begin Malawi adoption Pop star Madonna arrives in Malawi to begin the process of adopting a second child from the African country. |
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| Top marks for High School Musical The third instalment of High School Musical is voted best movie at the Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles. | |
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| Robbie meets Take That in studio Robbie Williams starts recording his new solo album - at the same studio complex where Take That are working. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Nasa's Discovery returns to Earth Nasa's space shuttle Discovery lands after a 13-day mission to the International Space Station to install a pair of solar wings. |
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| 'War' on poisonous Australia toad Australians take part in a mass capture of poisonous cane toads, as part of a collective effort at pest control. | |
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| Cities switch off for Earth Hour Major global landmarks are plunged into darkness as millions switch off lights for an hour to protest against climate change. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| Major cyber spy network uncovered An electronic spy network, based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers around the world, Canadian researchers say. |
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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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| 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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| 1971: Calley guilty of My Lai massacre Lieutenant William Calley is found guilty of murder at a court martial for his part in the My Lai massacre which claimed the lives of 500 South Vietnamese civilians. | |||
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| 1981: Triumph at first London Marathon Thousands of people jog through the normally quiet Sunday streets of the capital to try and cross the finish line of the first ever London marathon. | |||
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| 1971: Manson sent to gas chamber Charles Manson and three members of his hippy cult are sentenced to death in Los Angeles. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Button seals dream Australia win Britain's Jenson Button wins the Australian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello to mark a stunning debut for the new Brawn GP team while McLaren's Lewis Hamilton finishes third. |
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| Live text - West Indies v England Rain stops play after England restrict the West Indies to 137-4 with 31 overs gone in the fourth one-day international. | |
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| More to come from Brawn - Button Jenson Button believes there is "more to come" from him and Brawn GP despite their one-two finish at the Australian Grand Prix. | |
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| Hamilton 'very happy' with result Lewis Hamilton is delighted with his third-placed finish at the Australian Grand Prix. | |
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| Vettel gets 10-place grid penalty Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel is penalised for causing his crash with BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica with three laps left of the Australian Grand Prix. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Heskey pulls out of England squad Emile Heskey will miss England's match against Ukraine on Wednesday after withdrawing from the squad because of injury. |
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| Caldwell bemused by ref decision Scotland defender Gary Caldwell believes his disallowed goal against the Netherlands should have stood. | |
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| Worthington targets more success Happy Northern Ireland boss Nigel Worthington tells his players they must now focus on beating Slovenia. | |
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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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 | Rep of Ireland 1-1 Bulgaria A Kevin Kilbane own goal sees the Republic of Ireland drop two home points 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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 | Burgess pens new Blackpool deal Blackpool striker Ben Burgess signs a new 12-month contract at Bloomfield Road. |
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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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 | Nigeria draw blank in Mozambique Nigeria have been held to a 0-0 draw by Mozambique in their opening Group B World Cup and Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Maputo. |
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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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| Gabon stun Morocco, Togo win Gabon and Togo lead the way on a thrilling day of World and Nations Cup qualifying in Africa, plus all the rest of the action. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Live text - West Indies v England Rain stops play after England restrict the West Indies to 137-4 with 31 overs gone in the fourth one-day international. |
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| Pietersen denied return from tour England denied a request from Kevin Pietersen to make a brief return home during the Caribbean tour, it has been revealed. | |
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| S Africa v Australia scorecard South Africa take on Australia in Cape Town in the second Twenty20 international. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Bristol 37-18 Worcester Bristol run in six tries as they beat fellow strugglers Worcester to keep alive their hopes of avoiding relegation. |
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| Saracens 19-14 Wasps Francisco Leonelli scores a dramatic late try as Saracens defeat Wasps to all but end the defending champions hopes of claiming a play-off place. | |
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| Blues cup success delights Young Director of rugby Dai Young says Cardiff Blues' success in reaching the EDF Energy Cup final proves how far the region has come. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Super League - latest scores Castleford take on Bradford after Hull KR beat Salford and Warrington defeat Celtic Crusaders. |
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| Warrington 27-22 Celtic Crusaders Warrington recover from a half-time deficit to inflict another defeat on Celtic Crusaders. | |
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| Hull KR 48-12 Salford Peter Fox and Michael Dobson both score hat-tricks as Hull KR comfortably defeat Salford at New Craven Park. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray battles through in Miami Andy Murray beats Argentine Juan Monaco to reach round three of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. |
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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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| Clijsters to make tennis comeback Former world number one Kim Clijsters announces her return to tennis, almost two years after retiring. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Open de Andalucia leaderboard The final round of the European Tour event is taking place at the Real Club de Golf de Sevilla. |
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| O'Hair stretches lead at Bay Hill Sean O'Hair survives a windy test at the Arnold Palmer Invitational to head the leaderboard by five shots going into the final round. | |
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| Arnold Palmer Invitational leaderboard Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington are in the field for the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Golf Club in Orlando. | |
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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 seals dream Australia win Britain's Jenson Button wins the Australian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello to mark a stunning debut for the new Brawn GP team while McLaren's Lewis Hamilton finishes third. | |
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| Highlights - Australian Grand Prix Jenson Button wins a dramatic Australian Grand Prix in his first race for the newly formed Brawn GP team. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| Button seals dream Australia win Britain's Jenson Button wins the Australian Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello to mark a stunning debut for the new Brawn GP team while McLaren's Lewis Hamilton finishes third. |
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| Hamilton 'very happy' with result Lewis Hamilton is delighted with his third-placed finish at the Australian Grand Prix. | |
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| Red Bull considering new diffuser Red Bull may add the controversial split-level diffuser to their 2009 car if an appeal against its legality fails. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Quigley battles to title victory Tony Quigley wins the vacant British super-middleweight title after stopping fellow Liverpudlian Tony Dodson in the 12th round. |
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| Price storms to pro debut victory Liverpool heavyweight David Price beats David Ingleby inside three rounds on his professional debut. | |
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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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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Kiplagat powers to world triumph Florence Kiplagat produces a storming finish to win the women's World Cross Country Championship in Jordan, but Britain's Steph Twell struggles. |
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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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 | Well Armed eases to World Cup win The Eoin Harty-trained Well Armed wins the Dubai World Cup, the world's richest horse race. |
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| Expresso Star starts with a bang Expresso Star is an impressive winner of the Flat season's traditional opening race, the William Hill Lincoln at Doncaster. | |
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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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| CYCLING | |
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 | Armitstead battles to third medal Lizzie Armitstead secures her third medal at her first Cycling World Championships winning bronze in the women's 25km points race. |
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| Live video - World Track Championships Live BBC coverage from Pruszkow, Poland. (UK users only). | |
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| Pendleton wins fourth sprint gold Britain's Victoria Pendleton wins her fourth world sprint gold in five years in a nail-biting final in Pruszcow. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Oxford triumph in 155th Boat Race Favourites Oxford storm to a resounding victory over Cambridge in the 155th Boat Race, their seventh win in the last 10 years. |
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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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| Highlights - Kim Yu-Na wins skating gold Kim Yu-Na becomes the first South Korean to win a world figure skating title at the World Figure Skating Championships. | |
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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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 | Fifa could act on Windsor missile The Irish FA condemns the throwing of a missile at Windsor Park but could be punished by Fifa. |
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| Shamrock Rovers 1-2 Derry City Derry City move into second place in the League of Ireland Premier Division by beating Shamrock Rovers 2-1. | |
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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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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Caldwell bemused by ref decision Scotland defender Gary Caldwell believes his disallowed goal against the Netherlands should have stood. |
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| Highlights - Netherlands v Scotland Highlights of the World Cup qualifying match between the Netherlands and Scotland at the Amsterdam ArenA. | |
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| Burley fumes at Dutch decisions Scotland manager George Burley admits his team were second best to the Netherlands but is angry with referee Laurent Duhamel. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Players need club games - Toshack Boss John Toshack says one of the problems Wales have is players not playing for their clubs. |
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| Cardiff Blues 11-5 Northampton Cardiff Blues will play Gloucester in the final of the EDF Energy Cup after the Welsh side win a cracking second semi-final against Northampton. | |
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| Gloucester 17-0 Ospreys Gloucester put holders the Ospreys out of the EDF Energy Cup in their semi-final at Ricoh Arena. | |
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