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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US crew seized by Somali pirates Somali pirates hijack a ship with a 20-strong US crew, after what maritime officials describe as a sustained night-time attack. |
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| Italy buries first quake victims Italy holds funerals for some of the 260 people now known to have died in Monday's quake in the Abruzzo region. | |
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| New nuclear talks offer for Iran The six powers co-ordinating policy with Iran over its nuclear ambitions move to invite the Iranians for fresh talks. | |
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| Independent probe into G20 death A police watchdog says it will launch an independent inquiry into the death of a man at the G20 protests in London. | |
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| Romania blamed over Moldova riots Moldova's president accuses neighbour Romania of stoking violence which erupted in the country's capital on Tuesday. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| US crew seized by Somali pirates Somali pirates hijack a ship with a 20-strong US crew, after what maritime officials describe as a sustained night-time attack. |
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| Sierra Leone RUF rebels sentenced An international tribunal jails three former Sierra Leone rebel leaders for a total of more than 100 years. | |
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| Chad hunts for rogue legionnaire A manhunt is under way for a French Foreign Legion soldier who killed two comrades and a Togolese peacekeeper in Chad, say officials. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US crew seized by Somali pirates Somali pirates hijack a ship with a 20-strong US crew, after what maritime officials describe as a sustained night-time attack. |
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| US banker sees 10% jobless rate A US central banker says the US economy faces a "tough road" and predicts unemployment could rise above 10% this year. | |
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| Spam overwhelms e-mail messages More than 97% of all e-mail messages are unwanted spam, contain malicious software, or are product adverts, says Microsoft. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Mass Thai protest over leadership Protesters in Thailand surround the home of an influential royal adviser, accusing him of engineering an army coup three years ago. |
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| N Korea celebrates rocket launch Thousands of North Koreans rally in Pyongyang to celebrate what the state media say was a successful satellite launch. | |
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| Two Tibetans sentenced to death China sentences two men to death for starting deadly fires during last year's anti-government riots in Tibet. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Romania blamed over Moldova riots Moldova's president accuses neighbour Romania of stoking violence which erupted in the country's capital on Tuesday. |
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| Italy buries first quake victims Italy holds funerals for some of the 260 people now known to have died in Monday's quake in the Abruzzo region. | |
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| Chad hunts for rogue legionnaire A manhunt is under way for a French Foreign Legion soldier who killed two comrades and a Togolese peacekeeper in Chad, say officials. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Bomb attack near Iraq Shia shrine A bomb explodes in a mainly Shia Muslim part of Baghdad, killing seven people and injuring at least 20 others, Iraqi police say. |
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| New nuclear talks offer for Iran The six powers co-ordinating policy with Iran over its nuclear ambitions move to invite the Iranians for fresh talks. | |
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| US crew seized by Somali pirates Somali pirates hijack a ship with a 20-strong US crew, after what maritime officials describe as a sustained night-time attack. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | S Asia foes 'face common threat' US envoy Richard Holbrooke calls for India, Pakistan and the US to work together to defeat Islamic militants. |
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| Eviction notice for Khaleda Zia The Bangladesh government cancels the lease on former PM Khaleda Zia's Dhaka cantonment residence. | |
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| UN issues new Sri Lanka warning The UN issues a fresh appeal for a humanitarian pause in the fighting in Sri Lanka to avoid a 'bloodbath' on the beaches. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Independent probe into G20 death A police watchdog says it will launch an independent inquiry into the death of a man at the G20 protests in London. |
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| Pc guilty of girl's crash death A Northumbria Police officer is found guilty of causing the death of a schoolgirl by dangerous driving. | |
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| Children ill after chlorine leak About 40 people, mainly children, are affected by a suspected chlorine leak at a Black Country swimming pool. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| G20 video 'concerns' police chief Film of an officer pushing a man over at a G20 protest minutes before he died raises concerns, London's police chief says. |
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| Tories call for smaller UK banks A Tory government would work to ensure no banks become big enough to put the whole economy at risk, George Osborne says. | |
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| City has a great future - Brown The City of London will be "renewed" by changes being made to financial regulation, Gordon Brown says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Warning over A* for admissions Top universities risk undermining confidence by using the new A* A-level grade for admissions, warns Minister for Higher Education David Lammy. |
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| Fast-track teacher training fears Proposals to train former bankers as teachers in just six months "demean" the profession, a teaching union says. | |
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| Parents given home teaching money Parents are awarded more than £10,000 to home tutor their children after they withdrew them from a failing school in Essex. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Independent probe into G20 death A police watchdog says it will launch an independent inquiry into the death of a man at the G20 protests in London. |
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| Pc guilty of girl's crash death A Northumbria Police officer is found guilty of causing the death of a schoolgirl by dangerous driving. | |
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| Children ill after chlorine leak About 40 people, mainly children, are affected by a suspected chlorine leak at a Black Country swimming pool. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Energy bills could fall: watchdog Gas and electricity prices in Northern Ireland could fall in the autumn, the utility regulator says. |
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| Transfer test groups have talks Two groups who are drawing up transfer tests to replace the 11 plus exam meet to discuss their long-term plans. | |
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| Shops to open for Twelfth parades Shops in Belfast city centre will be open for business during the Twelfth of July parade in Belfast, it has been announced. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man found guilty of Moira murder A 33-year-old man is jailed for at least 25 years for the rape and murder of Moira Jones in a Glasgow park. |
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| Man injured in doorstep shooting A 36-year-old man is left seriously injured after he was shot on his doorstep in the Gallowhill area of Paisley. | |
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| More patients to be MRSA screened A national screening programme for MRSA is announced by the health secretary, as new figures show a drop in infection rates. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Home alone holiday mum sentenced A mother, who left her children to go on holiday to Spain after arguing with them, is given a suspended prison sentence. |
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| New £4m market hall opens doors A new market hall that forms part of a £74m town centre redevelopment will welcome its first customers. | |
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| Kite surfer sparks 10-crew rescue A kite surfer blown off course in the Severn Estuary is found on a beach in south Wales after a search by 10 emergency crews. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | German car scrap scheme expands Germany triples the size of its car scrapping scheme, which pays cash to those who turn in older cars. |
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| All Irish banks have ratings cut All the banks in the Irish Republic have had their credit ratings cut by the Moody's ratings agency, a day after the country revealed its emergency budget. | |
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| Job insecurity 'getting worse' The global slowdown is increasing the number of insecure jobs, threatening many more with poverty, the OECD says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackman 'heartbroken' over leak X-Men Origins star Hugh Jackman says the leaking of the film a month ahead of its release is a "serious crime". |
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| Spock gives fans Star Trek treat Leonard Nimoy surprises fans by showing the new Star Trek film instead of a scheduled screening of The Wrath Of Khan. | |
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| House star quits for Obama role Hollywood actor and House star Kal Penn is to begin work in President Barack Obama's administration. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Chimpanzees exchange meat for sex Chimpanzees enter into long-term deals, exchanging meat for sex, say researchers who studied behaviour in Ivory Coast. |
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| US space tourist lands on Earth A Russian capsule carrying a US space tourist and two professional astronauts lands safely in Kazakhstan, Russian officials say. | |
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| Butterflies hit by damp summers Recent wet summers have hit the UK butterfly population hard, say conservationists. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Spam overwhelms e-mail messages More than 97% of all e-mail messages are unwanted spam, contain malicious software, or are product adverts, says Microsoft. |
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| UK mobile operators told to share Government could force mobile firms to share airwaves which it sees as a perfect delivery vehicle for universal broadband. | |
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| Google addresses newspaper woes Google defends the way it makes money through aggregating news from newspaper publishers facing closure and falling revenues. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Test 'sheds light on back pain' A simple technique could help differentiate between different causes of back pain - and thus improve treatment. |
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| Study finds stress link to asthma New research from the Children of the 90s finds women who are stressed while pregnant are more likely to have children who suffer from asthma. | |
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| French claim full face transplant A leading French surgeon says he has now effectively carried out a full face transplant after two operations in the same number of weeks. | |
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| 1953: Seven years' hard labour for Kenyatta Jomo Kenyatta is sentenced to seven years hard labour accused of playing a leading role in the Mau Mau movement. | |||
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| 1994: Rock musician Kurt Cobain 'shoots himself' The lead-singer of grunge rock band Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, is found dead in his Seattle home. | |||
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| 1995: Death Row Briton is executed British-born Nicholas Ingram has been executed in the electric chair in the US after two appeals to the US Supreme Court were turned down. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Chelsea will attack, vows Hiddink Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink insists his side will attack from the start in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Liverpool at Anfield. |
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| Czechs in turmoil as coach sacked Czech football is in turmoil after they sack coach Petr Rada and six players are banned for a breach of discipline. | |
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| Arthur pledges future to S Africa South Africa coach Mickey Arthur pledges his loyalty to the Proteas in answer to speculation linking him to the vacant role of England coach. | |
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| Khan to challenge for world title Amir Khan will take on WBA light-welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik in Britain in June. | |
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| Barcelona v Bayern Munich Team news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Chelsea will attack, vows Hiddink Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink insists his side will attack from the start in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Liverpool at Anfield. |
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| Villa boss O'Neill charged by FA Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after his side's 3-2 defeat to Manchester United. | |
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| Czechs in turmoil as coach sacked Czech football is in turmoil after they sack coach Petr Rada and six players are banned for a breach of discipline. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Wenger backs Arsenal to progress Manager Arsene Wenger says Arsenal can reach the Champions League last four after a 1-1 draw at Villarreal in the quarter-final first leg. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Villa boss O'Neill charged by FA Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill is charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after his side's 3-2 defeat to Manchester United. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn suffer Roberts setback Blackburn striker Jason Roberts will miss the next three weeks with a stress fracture in his foot. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Bolton 4-1 Middlesbrough An emphatic second-half display from Bolton leaves struggling Middlesbrough deep than in the relegation mire. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Liverpool v Chelsea Team news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Defender Unsworth hangs up boots Former Everton defender David Unsworth retires from professional football and is hoping to move into coaching. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Fulham 0-1 Liverpool Liverpool move top of the Premier League and kept their title hopes alive with an injury-time winner at Fulham. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Footballer in court over attack Footballer Marlon King appears in court accused of attacking a woman in a central London nightclub last year. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Liverpool v Chelsea Team news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Hamburg v Man City Manchester City have midfield problems as Vincent Kompany and Nigel de Jong are both out of the Uefa Cup tie against their ex-club Hamburg. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Ferguson rues late Porto strike Manager Sir Alex Ferguson criticises Manchester United's "frail defence" after Porto's late strike resulted in a 2-2 draw in the Champions League quarter-final first leg. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Footballer in court over attack Footballer Marlon King appears in court accused of attacking a woman in a central London nightclub last year. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Thousands watch Shearer lead Newcastle training Around 7,500 Newcastle United fans turn up at St James' Park to watch Alan Shearer and his team in an open training session. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Portsmouth post losses of £16.6m Portsmouth report losses of £16.66m for the 2007-08 financial year, despite winning the FA Cup. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Away win for the fans - Sorensen Stoke City goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen dedicates the Potters' first away victory in the Premier League to the club's supporters. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Gordon eager for Sunderland start Sunderland goalkeeper Craig Gordon believes competition for the goalkeeper's jersey at the Stadium of Light is a positive aspect. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Blackburn 2-1 Tottenham A late goal from substitute Andre Ooijer grabs an unlikely win for relegation-threatened Blackburn against ten-man Tottenham. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | West Brom 0-2 Stoke Stoke win away for the first time in the Premier League to boost their survival chances but dent the hopes of rock-bottom West Brom. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | West Ham tie down Noble & Tomkins West Ham youngsters Mark Noble and James Tomkins sign new deals with the Premier League club until 2013. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Footballer in court over attack Footballer Marlon King appears in court accused of attacking a woman in a central London nightclub last year. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Sheff Utd 2-1 Barnsley Sheffield United boss Kevin Blackwell sees his side move into third place in the Championship after they beat Barnsley in a dramatic finish. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Managers give support to Carsley Birmingham manager Alex McLeish and Wolves boss Mick McCarthy agree there was no malice in the challenge that saw Lee Carsley sent off at St Andrew's. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Southern signs new Blackpool deal Blackpool midfielder Keith Southern signs a new two-year deal with the Championship club. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Wycombe aim to extend Akinde loan Wycombe hope to extend the loan signing of Bristol City striker John Akinde until the end of the season. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Akinbiyi seals Houston transfer Striker Ade Akinbiyi leaves Burnley to join Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Jones still wants automatic spot Boss Dave Jones is still harbouring hopes that his Cardiff City side can reach the Premier League by going up automatically, ahead of Derby's visit to Ninian Park. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Southampton 2-3 Charlton Financially troubled Southampton's Championship survival hopes are dealt a blow as they are beaten at home by bottom-club Charlton. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Henderson returns to Sunderland Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson returns to the Stadium of Light from his loan spell at Coventry after picking up a foot injury. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Warnock hails Palace youngsters Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock praises the club's academy after teenage winger Keiron Cadogan scores on his debut. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Cardiff v Derby Team news ahead of Wednesday's Championship match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster 1-2 Watford Two goals in five minutes help Watford beat home-side Doncaster to strengthen their mid-table position |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Chief executive to leave Ipswich Ipswich Town chief executive Derek Bowden is to step down at the end of the season. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Lappin eyes new Canaries contract Simon Lappin says he wants to earn a new contract at Norwich City after ending his 18-month spell without a first-team game. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Forest boss confident of survival Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies is confident that the Reds can stay in the Championship this season. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Sturrock happy hard work paid off Pilgrims manager puts away win down to good preparation in the week pending the Blackpool game. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Bristol City 1-1 Preston Play-off hopefuls Bristol City and Preston have to settle for a point apiece in a hard-fought draw. |
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| QPR | |
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 | QPR terminate Oliveira contract Queens Park Rangers terminate the contact of coach Bruno Oliveira with immediate effect. |
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| READING | |
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| Coventry 0-0 Reading Reading waste the opportunity to close the gap on the top two in the Championship after drawing at Coventry. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Owls exit for full-back Gilbert Sheffield Wednesday left-back Peter Gilbert has his contract at the South Yorkshire club terminated by mutual consent. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd 2-1 Barnsley Sheffield United boss Kevin Blackwell sees his side move into third place in the Championship after they beat Barnsley in a dramatic finish. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Saints expect to avoid punishment Southampton are confident of avoiding a points penalty despite the Football League launching an inquiry into the club's legal and financial position. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swindon extend Tudur Jones loan Swindon Town extend the loan of Swansea City midfielder Owain Tudur Jones until the end of the season. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford 2-2 Southampton Jan-Paul Saeijs scores a last-gasp equaliser to earn struggling Southampton a crucial point away at Watford. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Managers give support to Carsley Birmingham manager Alex McLeish and Wolves boss Mick McCarthy agree there was no malice in the challenge that saw Lee Carsley sent off at St Andrew's. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Belgian defender on trial at Dons Aberdeen take former Feyenoord defender Pieter Collen on a week's trial. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Strachan happy with squad conduct Celtic manager Gordon Strachan says he has no reason to be concerned about the behaviour of his players. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee United 2-2 Hibernian Colin Nish scores two early goals but Hibs surrender their lead to a dramatic late equaliser from David Goodwillie |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Celtic v Falkirk Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Celtic Park. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Celtic 4-0 Hamilton Accies Georgios Samaras fires a double as Celtic move six points clear at the top of the table with an impressive win over Hamilton. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Ferguson backed for Scots return Hearts midfielder Michael Stewart believes shamed captain Barry Ferguson's Scotland career may be resurrected in the future. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Fay is third Scot with 100 caps Hibernian goalkeeper Gemma Fay will be recognised for winning 100 caps when Scotland face Italy. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Inverness CT 2-1 St Mirren Caley Thistle come from behind to beat St Mirren thanks to two fine goals from Filipe Morais. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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 | Hearts 3-1 Kilmarnock Calum Elliot nets twice in the first half as Hearts come from behind to strengthen their grip on third place. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Motherwell 1-1 Aberdeen Motherwell are held to a draw by 10-man Aberdeen in a topsy-turvy encounter at Fir Park. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Four Scots cleared in drink probe No more players will be punished following an investigation into drinking by Scotland squad members. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren v Rangers Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at St Mirren Park. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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| Liverpool v Chelsea Team news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final. |
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| Barcelona v Bayern Munich Team news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final. | |
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| Villarreal 1-1 Arsenal Emmanuel Adebayor's second-half stunner earns Arsenal a crucial draw in their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Villarreal. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | England select Foster and Mahmood Lancashire's Sajid Mahmood and Essex keeper James Foster are named in a 25-man England Performance Squad for this summer's international season. |
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| Arthur pledges future to S Africa South Africa coach Mickey Arthur pledges his loyalty to the Proteas in answer to speculation linking him to the vacant role of England coach. | |
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| Vaughan & Bell begin Ashes quest Michael Vaughan and Ian Bell aim to press their claims for an England recall when they play for the MCC in the season-opener against Durham at Lord's. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Injury-jinxed Farrell to retire Saracens' former England centre Andy Farrell is to retire from rugby union at the end of the season. |
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| Worcester quartet agree new deals Four Worcester Warriors academy players sign new deals with the Guinness Premiership club. | |
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| Bath boss questions Haskell move Bath head coach Steve Meehan says James Haskell has made the wrong decision in moving to Stade Francais. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | England to introduce elite squad England react to their failure at last year's World Cup by announcing a seven-point plan, including a new elite player squad. |
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| Hull KR ban Cockayne until June Hull KR suspend Ben Cockayne without pay until 1 June following his conviction for assault. | |
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| Bradford cleared to release Tupou Bradford win the right to release former New Zealand winger Tame Tupou after an RFL tribunal backs the club in their dispute. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Keothavong withdraws with virus British number one Anne Keothavong retires from her first-round match in Belgium through illness. |
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| Top seed Blake beaten in Houston Americans James Blake and Mardy Fish go out of the US Men's Clay Court Championship in round one. | |
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| Murray thrilled with run of form Andy Murray exceeds his expectations with a Masters title in Miami, on the back of his runner-up finish in Indian Wells. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Woods confident of Masters glory World number one Tiger Woods says he expects to win a fifth US Masters title this week. |
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| Relaxed McIlroy ready for Masters Rising star Rory McIlroy believes he is capable of challenging for victory on his Masters debut. | |
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| McDowell hopeful ahead of Masters Graeme McDowell is optimistic he will be able to get into contention at the Masters after making diligent preparations for the Augusta major. | |
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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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| McLaren face FIA 'lying' inquiry McLaren will appear before the FIA World Motorsport Council on 29 April to answer charges of misleading race stewards following the Australian Grand Prix. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | McLaren face FIA 'lying' inquiry McLaren will appear before the FIA World Motorsport Council on 29 April to answer charges of misleading race stewards following the Australian Grand Prix. |
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| Ferrari boss demands improvement Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo warns his team against becoming the laughing stock of Formula 1. | |
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| Malaysia start time under review Officials in Malaysia confirm they will review the start time of next year's Grand Prix after last weekend's race was ruined by monsoon rain. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Khan to challenge for world title Amir Khan will take on WBA light-welterweight champion Andreas Kotelnik in Britain in June. |
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| Woodhall predicts Froch victory Former WBC super-middleweight champion Richie Woodhall believes Carl Froch will defeat Jermain Taylor on 25 April. | |
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| Venue for Haye-Klitschko revealed Britain's David Haye will challenge Wladimir Klitschko for his IBF and WBO heavyweight titles on 20 June at Schalke 04's football stadium in Germany. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Ohuruogu to compete in Manchester Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu announces she will run in next month's Great City Games in Manchester. |
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| Cullen comes second in Dublin run Ireland's Mary Cullen finishes second behind Ana Dulce Felix of Portugal in the Great Ireland Run. | |
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| US and Jamaica agree sprint clash Two team sprint showdowns between a Usain Bolt-led Jamaica and the best athletes from the United States will take place in 2010. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Snooker boosted by sponsor deal The World Snooker Championship receives a financial boost after online bookmakers Betfred.com are unveiled as the tournament's new official sponsor. |
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| Ebdon outlasts Higgins in final Peter Ebdon wins the final two frames in Beijing to beat John Higgins 10-8 in the final of the China Open. | |
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| Higgins win sets up Ebdon final John Higgins will meet Peter Ebdon in the China Open final after defeating Ryan Day 6-4 in Beijing. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Mon Mome seals shock National win The 100-1 chance Mon Mome, ridden by Liam Treadwell, causes a massive shock with victory in the Aintree Grand National. |
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| Presenter sorry over teeth jibe BBC presenter Clare Balding apologises to Grand National winner Liam Treadwell after making fun of his teeth on air. | |
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| Where they finished at Aintree Where your money went in the Grand National | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Armstrong tipped to ride in Giro Lance Armstrong's Astana team is optimistic the seven-time Tour de France champion will be fit to take part in May's Giro d'Italia. |
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| Aussie cyclist Dajka found dead Former world champion cyclist Jobie Dajka is found dead at his home in Australia. | |
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| Cooke fourth in Tour of Flanders Britain's Nicole Cooke finishes fourth in the Tour of Flanders as she prepares for the World Championships later this year. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Deng suffers fresh injury setback Great Britain star Luol Deng is hit by a new injury concern in his battle to overcome a stress fracture to his right shin. |
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| Daley's new diving partner named British diving champion Tom Daley has found a new partner and will make his debut with him at the World Series later this month. | |
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| Rogers begins campaign with Green Olympic silver medallist Nick Rogers and new partner Pom Green make a low-key start on their route to 2012 on day one of the World Cup event in Majorca. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Review of the week Crouchy shows England the ropes, while a player gets booked for breaking wind |
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| Robbo Robson blog "This weekend proved one thing - there's Real Time and there's Big Four Time." | |
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| Ten to tackle - Shearer special What do you know about the Newcastle manager? | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | McDowell hopeful ahead of Masters Graeme McDowell is optimistic he will be able to get into contention at the Masters after making diligent preparations for the Augusta major. |
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| Ports go second after league win Portadown move into second in the Ladbrokes.com Championship by beating Tobermore United 2-1. | |
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| Kerr takes on Faroe Islands post Former Republic of Ireland manager Brian Kerr is the new coach of the Faroe Islands. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | McCoist admits to Ibrox dark days Assistant manager Ally McCoist says Rangers could have done without the controversy over Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor. |
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| Scots up to 24th in Fifa rankings Scotland move up to 24th place in the latest Fifa rankings, a jump of four places on last month's position. | |
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| Celtic v Falkirk Team news ahead of Wednesday's Scottish Premier League match at Celtic Park. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Jones still wants automatic spot Boss Dave Jones is still harbouring hopes that his Cardiff City side can reach the Premier League by going up automatically, ahead of Derby's visit to Ninian Park. |
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| Montgomerie criticised by Woosnam Former Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam criticises Colin Montgomerie for announcing Jose Maria Olazabal as his vice-captain before he had agreed to. | |
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| Blues v Toulouse (Sat) Team news and preview ahead of Saturday's Heineken Cup quarter-final at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. | |
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