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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Bangkok protests 'under control' Thailand's PM tells the BBC that troops have Bangkok under control after a day of pitched battles with anti-government protesters. |
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| Fire in Polish hostel 'kills 22' At least 22 people have been killed in a fire at a hostel for homeless people in north-western Poland, officials say. | |
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| US politician targeted in Somalia A US congressman has a narrow escape as Somali insurgents fire mortars towards his plane as he takes off from Mogadishu. | |
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| Yemen tribesmen free Dutch couple A Dutch couple kidnapped by armed tribesmen almost two weeks ago have been released, a Yemeni official says. | |
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| Paraguay leader admits love-child Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo admits he is the father of a child who was conceived when he was still a Roman Catholic bishop. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | US politician targeted in Somalia A US congressman has a narrow escape as Somali insurgents fire mortars towards his plane as he takes off from Mogadishu. |
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| US crew urge Obama to end piracy The US crew of the Maersk Alabama urge President Obama to end the "crisis" of Somali piracy. | |
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| Threat to kill two Sudan hostages Kidnappers threaten to kill two female aid workers seized in south Darfur a week ago. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US crew urge Obama to end piracy The US crew of the Maersk Alabama urge President Obama to end the "crisis" of Somali piracy. |
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| Rebels kill 13 soldiers in Peru Shining Path guerrillas kill 13 soldiers in attacks in the remote south-east of Peru, the country's defence minister says. | |
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| Paraguay leader admits love-child Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo admits he is the father of a child who was conceived when he was still a Roman Catholic bishop. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Bangkok protests 'under control' Thailand's PM tells the BBC that troops have Bangkok under control after a day of pitched battles with anti-government protesters. |
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| China offers funds to boost Asean China offers a package of investment funds and credit for infrastructure and trade projects to south-east Asia. | |
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| Activists thwart Japan whale hunt Japan's annual whale-hunting season falls short of its target catch due to disruptions by anti-whaling activists, officials say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Fire in Polish hostel 'kills 22' At least 22 people have been killed in a fire at a hostel for homeless people in north-western Poland, officials say. |
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| Yemen tribesmen free Dutch couple A Dutch couple kidnapped by armed tribesmen almost two weeks ago have been released, a Yemeni official says. | |
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| Georgia protests enter fifth day Thousands of opposition supporters in Georgia hold a fifth day of protests, calling on the president to step down. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Four soldiers killed in Lebanon Four Lebanese soldiers are killed in an attack on an army patrol, according to media reports. |
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| Iran welcomes nuclear talks plan A top Iranian official welcomes an offer of talks with a group of six world powers over Iran's nuclear programme. | |
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| Yemen tribesmen free Dutch couple A Dutch couple kidnapped by armed tribesmen almost two weeks ago have been released, a Yemeni official says. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Sri Lanka holiday truce under way A 48-hour truce called by the Sri Lankan government to allow civilians to leave the north-east war zone seems to be holding. |
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| Troops die in India Maoist attack At least 10 paramilitary troops die in a Maoist attack on a mine in India's eastern Orissa state, police say. | |
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| Satyam announces winning bidder Satyam, the fraud-hit Indian IT firm, says local company Tech Mahindra is to buy a controlling stake in it. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Teachers demand 10% pay increase The National Union of Teachers demands a pay rise of 10% or at least £3,000, whichever is greater. |
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| Brown to send letters over smears The BBC learns Gordon Brown is writing personal letters to those mentioned in controversial e-mails written by an ex-adviser. | |
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| Police hold 114 in power protest More than 100 people are arrested by police in Nottingham over a suspected plan to target a power station. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Brown to send letters over smears The BBC learns Gordon Brown is writing personal letters to those mentioned in controversial e-mails written by an ex-adviser. |
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| Dissidents are hijackers - Adams Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams condemns dissidents for attempting to hijack the "republican future". | |
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| PM plans to compel community work Prime Minister Gordon Brown vows to make sure every young person will do 50 hours of voluntary work by the time they are 19. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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| Teachers demand 10% pay increase The National Union of Teachers demands a pay rise of 10% or at least £3,000, whichever is greater. |
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| Classroom powers 'not being used' School heads should give more support to teachers dealing with bad behaviour, a report on discipline in England says. | |
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| Schools are 'employing bouncers' Schools are employing bouncers to "crowd control" classes in teachers' absence, a union conference is told. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Police hold 114 in power protest More than 100 people are arrested by police in Nottingham over a suspected plan to target a power station. |
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| Cliff death man 'posed for photo' A man who fell 300ft to his death from a Devon cliff top was posing for a photo at the time, say coastguards. | |
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| Woman with lingerie turned away A Brazilian woman is turned away from Newcastle Airport after arriving with a case containing lingerie and not much more. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | 79-year-old dies after house fire A pensioner dies in hospital after being rescued from a fire at a house in south Belfast on Easter Sunday evening. |
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| Two arrested for pensioner murder Two teenagers questioned over a burglary at a pensioner's house in Omagh are rearrested in connection with his murder. | |
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| Teen in court on hatchet charges A teenager is remanded in custody charged with possessing a hatchet and trying to damage a police car door. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Scot 'in Pakistan terror arrest' A Scottish Muslim convert is reportedly arrested at a Pakistan border over links to an alleged terror plot. |
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| Anger over £78 deportation ruling A tribunal ruling which has left an Indian family facing deportation is criticised by Stagecoach millionaire Ann Gloag. | |
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| Downturn debate call over cancer A cancer care specialist calls for an ethical debate over whether the health service should ration expensive new treatments. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Hammer murderer gets 39-year term A man who murdered a Welsh couple in the Canary Islands is jailed for 39 years and ordered to pay their son £270,000 compensation. |
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| Fresh appeal on 2005 lane attack Officers appeal again for information on a 'vicious' sexually-motivated attack on a 16-year-old girl four years ago. | |
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| Seven adults rescued in sea alert Seven adults were rescued after the engine on their boat stopped working, according to an RNLI spokesman. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | GM stock hit by bankruptcy report Shares in US carmaker General Motors fall sharply after reports that the US government wants it to start bankruptcy proceedings. |
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| Oil falls as demand set to slow The price of oil falls sharply after the International Energy Agency predicts that the global recession will cut demand for crude. | |
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| Satyam announces winning bidder Satyam, the fraud-hit Indian IT firm, says local company Tech Mahindra is to buy a controlling stake in it. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Montana pops to top of film chart Miley Cyrus sings her way to the top of the North American box office chart with Hannah Montana: The Movie. |
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| Swiss architect wins top honour Architecture's most prestigious award, the 2009 Pritzker Prize, is awarded to the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. | |
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| Harris knocks GaGa off top spot Dance pop artist Calvin Harris goes straight to the top of the single charts with new song I'm Not Alone. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Mobile technology battles HIV On the edge of Uganda's Impenetrable Forest, a team offers state of the art medical care for HIV positive patients. |
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| Attenborough warns on population The film-maker Sir David Attenborough becomes a patron of a group seeking to cut the growth in human population. | |
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| Scientists find 'pleasure nerves' Scientists in the US and Sweden say they understand more about how the body responds to pleasurable touch. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Small is big in gaming world As advertising revenue plummets, the games industry looks to micro-payments to make big money. |
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| Spies 'infiltrate US power grid' The US government admits the power grid is vulnerable, following media claims it has been breached by foreign spies. | |
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| French reject internet piracy law French politicians reject a bill proposing that people caught downloading music illegally three times lose their internet connection. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Scientists find 'pleasure nerves' Scientists in the US and Sweden say they understand more about how the body responds to pleasurable touch. |
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| Diabetes 'impact on brain power' Failure to control type 2 diabetes may have a long-term impact on a person's memory and brain power, research suggests. | |
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| 'Double whammy' malaria drug hope A new "double whammy" malaria drug could work on its own and as a "booster" for existing drugs, research suggests. | |
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| 1975: Beirut street battle leaves 17 dead At least 17 people are killed and 30 wounded in a gun battle between Palestinian guerrillas and Christian militants in Beirut. | |||
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| 1992: Labour's Neil Kinnock resigns Neil Kinnock resigns as Labour Party leader blaming the Conservative-backed press for his party's defeat at the general election. | |||
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| 1989: Six killed in West Bank village raid At least six Palestinians have been killed in an early morning raid by Israeli soldiers on an Arab village on the West Bank. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Gibbs century seals series for SA Herschelle Gibbs hits 110 as South Africa beat Australia by 61 runs to seal overall victory in their one-day series. |
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| Cabrera aided by past major win Argentina's Angel Cabrera says his experience of winning the US Open in 2007 proved an invaluable aid to his triumph in this year's Masters. | |
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| Chelsea v Liverpool Team news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final. | |
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| Button waits on F1 car's legality F1 championship leader Jenson Button will find out if his car is legal on Tuesday when world motorsport's governing body makes a final ruling on the diffuser row. | |
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| Chelsea insist Hiddink will leave Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck rules out the possibility of interim coach Guus Hiddink remaining with the club beyond the end of the season. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Live scores - Championship Charlton could be relegated, and there is a full programme of Championship matches on Monday with vital games at the top and bottom of the table. |
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| Live video - 5 Live Final Score Keep up to date with today's matches with BBC Sport's results and updates service. | |
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| Leicester 1-0 Leeds Steve Howard's towering injury-time header sinks play-off chasing Leeds United and takes Leicester to the brink of automatic promotion from League One. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Wigan 1-4 Arsenal Arsenal bounce back from a goal down with four second-half goals to see off Wigan. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Agbonlahor to have hamstring scan Gabriel Agbonlahor is to have a scan on the hamstring he injured against Everton, leaving Aston Villa short of experienced strikers. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | PSV convinced Ooijer will return PSV Eindhoven director Jan Reker insists the club will sign Blackburn centre-back Andre Ooijer this summer. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Chelsea 4-3 Bolton Chelsea hold off a brave comeback by Bolton to maintain their outside hopes of the Premier League title. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Chelsea insist Hiddink will leave Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck rules out the possibility of interim coach Guus Hiddink remaining with the club beyond the end of the season. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Aston Villa 3-3 Everton Aston Villa fight back from 3-1 down to secure a point against Everton in a fantastic match. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Man City 1-3 Fulham Clint Dempsey scores twice as Fulham come back from a goal down to clinch a convincing 3-1 win at Manchester City. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Middlesbrough 3-1 Hull Middlesbrough earn a much-needed win over relegation rivals Hull to give them hope of avoiding the drop. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Reds' Agger in dark over future Liverpool defender Daniel Agger says he "does not have a clue" if he will still be at the club next season. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Man City 1-3 Fulham Clint Dempsey scores twice as Fulham come back from a goal down to clinch a convincing 3-1 win at Manchester City. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Sunderland 1-2 Man Utd Federico Macheda's 75th minute strike sends Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Middlesbrough 3-1 Hull Middlesbrough earn a much-needed win over relegation rivals Hull to give them hope of avoiding the drop. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Stoke 1-1 Newcastle Substitute Andy Carroll scores a late equaliser to earn Newcastle a precious point against Stoke in their fight to avoid relegation. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Portsmouth 2-2 West Brom Relegation rivals Portsmouth and West Brom share the spoils following an entertaining encounter at Fratton Park |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Shearer backs Stoke survival bid Newcastle manager Alan Shearer says Stoke City have exceeded all expectations with their performances in the Premier League. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland 1-2 Man Utd Federico Macheda's 75th minute strike sends Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Former Spurs star Neighbour dies Ex-Tottenham, Norwich and West Ham striker Jimmy Neighbour dies at the age of 58. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Portsmouth 2-2 West Brom Relegation rivals Portsmouth and West Brom share the spoils following an entertaining encounter at Fratton Park |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Former Spurs star Neighbour dies Ex-Tottenham, Norwich and West Ham striker Jimmy Neighbour dies at the age of 58. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan 1-4 Arsenal Arsenal bounce back from a goal down with four second-half goals to see off Wigan. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley v Swansea Swansea visit Barnsley in Monday's Championship match. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Birmingham v Plymouth Birmingham host Plymouth in Monday's Championship match. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Blackpool 2-2 Reading Blackpool come from two goals down to claim a point against Reading. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Bristol City 1-1 Ipswich Giovani dos Santos scores a last-gasp penalty to rescue a point for Ipswich at the death against Bristol City. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Cardiff 3-1 Burnley Ross McCormack and Jay Bothroyd keep Cardiff's automatic promotion hopes alive against play-off rivals Burnley in a dramatic last 15 minutes. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Cardiff 3-1 Burnley Ross McCormack and Jay Bothroyd keep Cardiff's automatic promotion hopes alive against play-off rivals Burnley in a dramatic last 15 minutes. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Coventry 0-0 Charlton Charlton's Championship status hangs by a thread after they can only secure a dogged goalless draw against Coventry. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Coventry 0-0 Charlton Charlton's Championship status hangs by a thread after they can only secure a dogged goalless draw against Coventry. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace David McGoldrick's second-half strike seals a vital victory for Southampton and keeps their hopes of Championship survival alive. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Derby v Wolves Derby host Wolves in Monday's Championship match. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster v Preston Doncaster host Preston in Monday's Championship match. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Bristol City 1-1 Ipswich Giovani dos Santos scores a last-gasp penalty to rescue a point for Ipswich at the death against Bristol City. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich v Watford Watford visit Norwich in Monday's Championship match. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Sheff Utd v Nottm Forest Sheffield United host Nottingham Forest in Monday's Championship match. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Birmingham v Plymouth Birmingham host Plymouth in Monday's Championship match. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Doncaster v Preston Doncaster host Preston in Monday's Championship match. |
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| QPR | |
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| QPR v Sheff Wed QPR host Sheffield Wednesday in Monday's Championship match. |
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| READING | |
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| Blackpool 2-2 Reading Blackpool come from two goals down to claim a point against Reading. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| QPR v Sheff Wed QPR host Sheffield Wednesday in Monday's Championship match. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd v Nottm Forest Sheffield United host Nottingham Forest in Monday's Championship match. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Southampton v Crystal Palace Crystal Palace visit Southampton in Monday's Championship match. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Barnsley v Swansea Swansea visit Barnsley in Monday's Championship match. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Norwich v Watford Watford visit Norwich in Monday's Championship match. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Derby v Wolves Derby host Wolves in Monday's Championship match. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen 1-0 Inverness CT Gary McDonald scores a late winner as Aberdeen defeat Inverness to secure their place in the top six of the Scottish Premier League. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Celtic remain favourites - Boyd Kris Boyd says Rangers are still playing catch up in the title race as he chases his 100th goal for the club. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Hamilton 0-1 Dundee Utd Dundee United seal a top six slot in the Scottish Premier League with a narrow victory over Hamilton. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Kilmarnock 3-0 Falkirk Kevin Kyle's hat-trick against Falkirk gives Kilmarnock their first Scottish Premier League win since December. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Hamilton 0-1 Dundee Utd Dundee United seal a top six slot in the Scottish Premier League with a narrow victory over Hamilton. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Hearts 1-1 Celtic Bruno Aguiar's excellent free-kick secures a draw for Hearts against Scottish Premier League leaders Celtic. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | St Mirren v Hibernian Team news ahead of Monday's Scottish Premier League match at St Mirren Park. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Aberdeen 1-0 Inverness CT Gary McDonald scores a late winner as Aberdeen defeat Inverness to secure their place in the top six of the Scottish Premier League. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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 | Kyle joy after duel with cap duo Kevin Kyle hopes that scoring his first career hat-trick against two Scotland defenders will get him noticed. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Rangers 3-1 Motherwell Kris Boyd's double helps Rangers to a win over Motherwell that takes them to within a point of SPL leaders Celtic. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Smith eyes run-in role for Gers Rangers defender Stevie Smith hopes his surprise recall can win him a few more appearances before the season's end. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren v Hibernian Team news ahead of Monday's Scottish Premier League match at St Mirren Park. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | No disciplinary action for Martins Newcastle manager Alan Shearer will not take disciplinary action against Obafemi Martins, who missed Saturday's game against Stoke due to injury. |
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| Man City 1-3 Fulham Clint Dempsey scores twice as Fulham come back from a goal down to clinch a convincing 3-1 win at Manchester City. | |
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| Epalle suffers broken cheekbone Cameroon striker Joel Epalle will be sidelined for several weeks after breaking his cheekbone. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Gibbs century seals series for SA Herschelle Gibbs hits 110 as South Africa beat Australia by 61 runs to seal overall victory in their one-day series. |
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| Latest county scores Latest scorecard from the matches involving Yorkshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Worcestershire and Northamptonshire. | |
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| Irish on brink of World Cup place Ireland have almost certainly secured a place at the next World Cup after beating the UAE in their latest qualifier on Monday. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Blues eclipse 'wayward' Ospreys Former Wales wing Adrian Hadley slams the Ospreys management as he says the Blues are now the top Welsh region. |
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| Harlequins 5-6 Leinster Leinster set up a Heineken Cup semi-final with Munster in Dublin after a pulsating victory over Harlequins at The Stoop. | |
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| Munster 43-9 Ospreys Holders Munster set up a Croke Park semi-final with a crushing four-try victory over hapless Ospreys. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Super League - latest scores Catalans Dragons face Wigan in the final Super League fixture on Bank Holiday Monday. |
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| Leeds 20-30 Salford Salford continue their recent good form with a shock win over Super League champions Leeds. | |
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| St Helens 44-22 Hull FC St Helens run in nine tries to easily overcome Hull FC | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray on course for Nadal clash Britain's Andy Murray could face world number one Rafael Nadal in the semi-fiinals after the draw for the Monte Carlo Masters is made. |
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| Ferrero finally ends win drought Juan Carlos Ferrero ends his five-year wait for a tournament win by beating Florent Serra in the Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca. | |
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| Jankovic victorious in Marbella Jelena Jankovic earns her first tournament win of the year by beating Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the final of the Andalucia Championship. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Cabrera aided by past major win Argentina's Angel Cabrera says his experience of winning the US Open in 2007 proved an invaluable aid to his triumph in this year's Masters. |
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| Cabrera wins Masters in play-off Argentina's Angel Cabrera beats Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell in a play-off to win the 73rd Masters at Augusta. | |
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| McIlroy ends Masters on high note Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy finishes his first major in impressive fashion by shooting 31 on the back nine at the Masters. | |
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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 waits on diffuser verdict F1 championship leader Jenson Button will find out if his car is legal on Tuesday when world motorsport's governing body makes a final ruling on the diffuser row. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | Button waits on F1 car's legality F1 championship leader Jenson Button will find out if his car is legal on Tuesday when world motorsport's governing body makes a final ruling on the diffuser row. |
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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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| BOXING | |
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 | Froch-Taylor suffers TV blackout Carl Froch fails to secure a deal with UK broadcasters for his world title clash against Jermain Taylor on 25 April. |
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| Williams defeats Wright on points Paul Williams underlines his claims to a world middleweight title shot with a convincing win over former champion Ronald 'Winky' Wright. | |
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| O'Donnell stuns Watson in classic John O'Donnell claims Craig Watson's Commonwealth welterweight title in front of a packed York Hall in London. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Radcliffe bides time on comeback Paula Radcliffe will not set a date for her return to competitive racing until getting an accurate assessment of the condition of her right foot. |
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| UK Sport calms 'image rights' row Top British athletes are asked to meet UK Sport and the British Olympic Association to quash a potential row over image rights. | |
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| Wada code faces report criticism Wada's new code is criticised in a report obtained by the BBC, which suggests it fails to conform to European data protection laws. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Dott opposed to Crucible switch Graeme Dott believes it would be a mistake to move the World Championship away from The Crucible. |
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| 'Super6s' can be future of snooker - White Snooker legend Jimmy White says format innovations are one way of helping boost the game's popularity, and comes out strongly against ideas to move the World Championship to China and away from the "amazing" Crucible in Sheffield. | |
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| Higgins or me to win - O'Sullivan Ronnie O'Sullivan believes either himself or John Higgins will win the World Championship if they find their best form in Sheffield. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Niche Market wins Irish National English 33-1 outsider Niche Market wins the Powers Irish Grand National after Tony McCoy's top-weight Wichita Lineman suffers a crashing fall at the first. |
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| Newmarket hopes to beat recession Newmarket's managing director Stephen Wallis admits trading conditions are tough but is hopeful of riding out the credit crunch. | |
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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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| CYCLING | |
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 | Boonen claims third Paris-Roubaix Tom Boonen completes a hat-trick of wins at the Paris-Roubaix to join an elite group who have won the "Queen of the Classics" three times. |
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| Armstrong raises fear of Tour ban Former Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong says the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) could prevent him from riding in this year's race. | |
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| Armstrong accused of test breach Cycling legend Lance Armstrong could face punishment from the French anti-doping agency (AFLD) over claims he violated its strict drugs testing rules. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Scotland win world curling title David Murdoch's Scots defeat hosts and holders Canada in a thrilling World Men's Curling Championship final. |
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| Ireland 1-3 England England secure a 2-0 series success over Ireland after this comeback victory in Dublin on Sunday. | |
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| NBA Highlights - The Daily Zap Catch up with the best of Sunday's action in the NBA. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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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 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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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Irish on brink of World Cup place Ireland have almost certainly secured a place at the next World Cup after beating the UAE in their latest qualifier on Monday. |
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| Ballymena Utd v Newry City Ballymena United are without the suspended David Cushley for Tuesday's game against Newry City. | |
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| Newry City 2-2 Dungannon Swifts Two goals from Chris Morgan earn Newry City an important draw against Dungannon Swifts. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Scotland win world curling title David Murdoch's Scots defeat hosts and holders Canada in a thrilling World Men's Curling Championship final. |
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| Dott opposed to Crucible switch Graeme Dott believes it would be a mistake to move the World Championship away from The Crucible. | |
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| Smith eyes run-in role for Gers Rangers defender Stevie Smith hopes his surprise recall can win him a few more appearances before the season's end. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Cardiff 3-1 Burnley Ross McCormack and Jay Bothroyd keep Cardiff's automatic promotion hopes alive against play-off rivals Burnley in a dramatic last 15 minutes. |
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| Barnsley v Swansea Swansea visit Barnsley in Monday's Championship match. | |
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| Blues eclipse 'wayward' Ospreys Former Wales wing Adrian Hadley slams the Ospreys management as he says the Blues are now the top Welsh region. | |
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