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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Fresh blasts hit Pakistani city A series of blasts in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 10 people, a day after a massive attack by the Taliban in Lahore. |
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| US begins GM bankruptcy planning General Motors and the US Treasury improve the offer to GM's bondholders, as they prepare for the firm's bankruptcy. | |
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| Global crisis 'hits human rights' The global economic crisis is greatly exacerbating abuses of human rights, Amnesty International warns. | |
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| Israel rejects US call over settlement work The Israeli government says construction work in the West Bank settlements will continue, despite unusually strong words from the US on the issue. | |
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| Egypt's Unesco hopeful in book burning row Egypt's candidate to head the UN cultural organisation, Farouk Hosny, apologises for anti-Israeli remarks in May 2008. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigerian militant leader killed A militant leader in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta is killed in police custody 24 hours after his arrest. |
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| Circumcised die in South Africa Eight South African boys die and three are in hospital after botched circumcisions, officials say. | |
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| Nigeria United fan kills rivals A Manchester United supporter in Nigeria drives a minibus into Barcelona fans after his team's defeat, killing four, police say. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US begins GM bankruptcy planning General Motors and the US Treasury improve the offer to GM's bondholders, as they prepare for the firm's bankruptcy. |
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| Time Warner and AOL to separate US media giant Time Warner announces that it is to completely separate itself from AOL around the end of the year. | |
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| Major quake strikes off Honduras A powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Honduras, killing one person and sending shock waves across the region. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Alert level raised on North Korea The US and South Korea raise their alert levels after North Korea says it is scrapping its truce with the South. |
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| Burma rejects foreign criticism Burma's government rejects foreign criticism of the charges against opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as interference. | |
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| Australia swine flu ship isolated A cruise ship carrying 2,000 people is ordered to remain at anchor off Australia after three crew test positive for swine flu. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Opel talks break down in Berlin Talks about the future of Opel and Vauxhall break down after more details emerge of the amount of extra cash it needs. |
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| Bulgaria bus crash leaves 16 dead A bus ploughs into a crowd of pedestrians in south-east Bulgaria, killing at least 16 people and injuring 20. | |
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| MPs Kirkbride and Moran to quit Conservative Julie Kirkbride and Labour's Margaret Moran are both stepping down after MP expenses revelations. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israel rejects US call over settlement work The Israeli government says construction work in the West Bank settlements will continue, despite unusually strong words from the US on the issue. |
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| Egypt's Unesco hopeful in book burning row Egypt's candidate to head the UN cultural organisation, Farouk Hosny, apologises for anti-Israeli remarks in May 2008. | |
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| Global crisis 'hits human rights' The global economic crisis is greatly exacerbating abuses of human rights, Amnesty International warns. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Fresh blasts hit Pakistani city A series of blasts in the Pakistani city of Peshawar kills at least 10 people, a day after a massive attack by the Taliban in Lahore. |
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| Tamil Tiger chief's parents found Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's parents have been found in a camp in northern Sri Lanka, the army says. | |
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| Indian air force gets Awacs plane India boosts its defence capability with the delivery of an Awacs plane under a deal with Israel and Russia. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | MPs Kirkbride and Moran to quit Conservative Julie Kirkbride and Labour's Margaret Moran are both stepping down after MP expenses revelations. |
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| Eton closes as boy has swine flu Public school Eton will close for a week after a pupil tested positive for swine flu, a school spokesman says. | |
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| Royals will not be at D-Day event Neither the Queen nor any other member of the Royal family will attend D-Day commemorations in France next week, Buckingham Palace confirms. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| MPs Kirkbride and Moran to quit Conservative Julie Kirkbride and Labour's Margaret Moran are both stepping down after MP expenses revelations. |
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| Another MP set to leave Commons Conservative MP Christopher Fraser becomes the latest MP to say he will stand down at the next election. | |
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| Cancel MPs' holidays, urges Clegg MPs' summer holidays should be delayed until they agree sweeping reforms at Westminster, Nick Clegg urges. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Heads in talks over school tests Primary school principals from across NI are to meet over concerns about the proposed grammar school entrance tests. |
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| Science gender gap 'widest in UK' Boys outperform girls in school science in the UK more than in any other developed country, a study shows. | |
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| Teacher sacked over 'racy' novel A teacher at a high school in West Yorkshire is dismissed for writing a controversial novel which was published on the internet. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man dies in farm 'chemical' alert A man dies and several emergency staff are in hospital after a noxious substance is found at a Surrey farm. |
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| Teacher sacked over 'racy' novel A teacher at a high school in West Yorkshire is dismissed for writing a controversial novel which was published on the internet. | |
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| Woman gives birth at Tube station A 32-year-old woman gives birth to the first baby boy to be born on the London Underground. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Armed police in mob murder court Nine men are charged over the murder of Kevin McDaid and the attempted murder of Damien Fleming in Coleraine. |
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| Human trafficking gang targeted Six women, believed to be the victims of human trafficking, are rescued in Belfast and Londonderry as part of a UK-wide police operation. | |
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| Babies plot returned to Milltown A plot of land where babies and infants are buried is to be handed back to Milltown Cemetery, its original owners. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Hewlett-Packard to cut 700 jobs Electronics firm Hewlett-Packard is to cut hundreds of jobs at a Scottish plant and transfer the work to the Czech Republic. |
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| Murderer on the run from prison Another inmate goes on the run from a controversial open prison after being allowed out on home leave. | |
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| Swine flu alert school will close A Glasgow primary school at the centre of a swine flu alert will temporarily close, says the Scottish Government. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Marine dies from Afghan wounds A Royal Marine has died in a UK hospital as a result of wounds sustained in Afghanistan, the MoD says. |
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| Jail after laser shone onto plane A judge jails a man for shining a laser into a passenger plane, warning him it could have had "catastrophic" consequences. | |
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| Councillors 'past it' row inquiry A councillor who claimed that some elderly members were "past it" is being investigated by a watchdog. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| US begins GM bankruptcy planning General Motors and the US Treasury improve the offer to GM's bondholders, as they prepare for the firm's bankruptcy. |
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| Time Warner and AOL to separate US media giant Time Warner announces that it is to completely separate itself from AOL around the end of the year. | |
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| Pound falls back against dollar Sterling falls against the dollar after the US currency rallies in early trade and a UK policymaker warns of "false dawns". | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Spector seeks shorter prison term Lawyers for Phil Spector are requesting a shorter prison term when the US music producer is sentenced for murder on Friday. |
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| Singer Gahan undergoes cancer op Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan has surgery to remove a cancerous tumour in his bladder, according to the band's website. | |
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| Eminem out-sells other US albums Eminem's new record Relapse sells more copies in its first week of release than any other album released in the US this year. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Glowing monkeys 'to aid research' Genetically modified primates that glow green and pass the trait on to their offspring could aid the fight against human disease. |
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| People may be able to taste words We are all capable of "hearing" shapes and sizes and perhaps even "tasting" sounds, according to a study. | |
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| Rare Madagascan tortoises stolen Four of the world's rarest tortoises have been stolen from a captive breeding programme in Madagascar. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft promises 'search 2.0' Microsoft re-launches its search engine, promising to make search simpler, and aiming to overhaul Yahoo. |
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| Time Warner and AOL to separate US media giant Time Warner announces that it is to completely separate itself from AOL around the end of the year. | |
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| Ofcom prepares Olympics airwaves Regulator works to make sure the thousands of wireless devices during the London 2012 games will work properly. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Child diabetes cases 'to double' The number of under-fives in Europe with type 1 diabetes is set to double between 2005 and 2020, say experts. |
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| Music 'nurtures' premature babies Playing music to premature babies may help to reduce their pain and encourage better oral feeding, work suggests. | |
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| 'Healthy lifestyles' wane in US The number of US adults following a healthy lifestyle falls in the last two decades despite health campaigns, a study shows. | |
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| 1998: World fury at Pakistan's nuclear tests Pakistan explodes five underground nuclear devices in response to India's recent nuclear tests. | |||
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| 1974: Strikes topple NI power-sharing body Northern Ireland's first power-sharing assembly collapses after its leader Brian Faulkner steps down faced with rising opposition. | |||
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| 1959: Monkeys survive space mission Two monkeys become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. | |||
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 | Live - French Open Gael Monfils is in action after Roger Federer and Venus Williams battle through on day five at Roland Garros. |
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| Hussey expects close Ashes series Michael Hussey says this summer's Ashes will be a "huge challenge" as he lands in England with the rest of the Australia squad. | |
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| D-day looms for 2010 F1 entries Teams have until Friday to submit their entries for the 2010 Formula 1 championship amidst ongoing debate over the rules. | |
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| Federer through after fightback Roger Federer mounts a stirring comeback to beat Jose Acasuso in a tense second-round clash and keep alive his hopes of a first French Open title. | |
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| Venus digs deep to make progress Third seed Venus Williams survives an epic battle with world number 46 Lucie Safarova, fighting back from a set down to reach the French Open third round. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Barca were better side - Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson graciously admits his Manchester United side simply lost to a better team after Barcelona win the Champions League final. |
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| Southampton unable to pay wages Southampton have not paid their players or staff in May as their financial problems continue to mount, BBC Radio Solent understands. | |
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| Bruce free to talk to Sunderland Wigan chairman Dave Whelan allows Steve Bruce to speak to Sunderland about the vacancy at the Stadium of Light. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Walcott named in U21 Euro squad Arsenal winger Theo Walcott is included in the England Under-21 squad for this summer's European Championships in Sweden despite the concerns of club manager Arsene Wenger. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Barry offered new Villa contract Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner says he is "optimistic" midfielder Gareth Barry will stay at the club after offering the England international a new deal. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn 0-0 West Brom Blackburn and West Bromich Albion play out a goalless draw as the visitors say goodbye to the Premier League. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Man City 1-0 Bolton Manchester City end the season on a high after Felipe Caicedo's eighth goal of the season earns them a final-day win. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Angry Blues can win Cup - Hiddink Guus Hiddink hopes Chelsea will use the pain of their Champions League defeat by Barcelona to spur them on to an FA Cup final win over Everton on Saturday. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Everton ready to win Cup - Moyes Everton manager David Moyes feels his team are "due" to win a competition, and sees Saturday's FA Cup final as the perfect opportunity. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Hangeland happy to stay at Fulham Fulham defender Brede Hangeland says there is "nothing to suggest" he will not be a Fulham player next season. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Hull deserved to stay up - Brown Hull boss Phil Brown insists the club retained their Premier League status on merit. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Liverpool and Ablett part company Liverpool reserve team manager Gary Ablett is set to leave the club as boss Rafael Benitez continues to reshuffle his backroom staff. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Man City reach Sturridge impasse Contract talks between Manchester City and teenage striker Daniel Sturridge break down. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Barca were better side - Ferguson Sir Alex Ferguson graciously admits his Manchester United side simply lost to a better team after Barcelona win the Champions League final. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Boro chief Gibson backs Southgate Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson is confident manager Gareth Southgate is the man to take the club back to the Premier League. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Ashley says sorry to Magpies fans Newcastle owner Mike Ashley apologises to the club's supporters for the mistakes that cost them relegation from the Premier League. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Pompey challenge excites Al Fahim UAE businessman Sulaiman Al Fahim has big plans for Portsmouth ahead of his expected takeover at Fratton Park. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Simonsen to fight for Stoke place Stoke City goalkeeper Steve Simonsen insists he is happy to stay with the club, despite losing his place to Thomas Sorensen. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Bruce free to talk to Sunderland Wigan chairman Dave Whelan allows Steve Bruce to speak to Sunderland about the vacancy at the Stadium of Light. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Liverpool 3-1 Tottenham Sami Hyypia makes an emotional appearance as a substitute in his final Liverpool match. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Reid dampens Celtic speculation Chairman John Reid insists Celtic have yet to make an official approach in the search for Gordon Strachan's managerial successor. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | West Ham 2-1 Middlesbrough West Ham's Carlton Cole and Junior Stanislas strike to relegate Middlesbrough at Upton Park. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Bruce free to talk to Sunderland Wigan chairman Dave Whelan allows Steve Bruce to speak to Sunderland about the vacancy at the Stadium of Light. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Davey set to keep Barnsley post Under-fire manager Simon Davey will remain in charge of Barnsley for next season, reports BBC Radio Sheffield. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Balde offered trial at Birmingham Celtic defender Bobo Balde is offered a trial at Birmingham City, who are also targeting Rangers pair Barry Ferguson and Kris Boyd. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Blackpool unveil Holloway as boss Ian Holloway is appointed as Blackpool's new manager on a one-year contract. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Owls boss ends Adebola interest Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws rules out a move for out-of-contract Bristol City striker Dele Adebola. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Reid dampens Celtic speculation Chairman John Reid insists Celtic have yet to make an official approach in the search for Gordon Strachan's managerial successor. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Purse ready to help Owls defence Sheffield Wednesday's latest signing Darren Purse hopes some of his experience rubs off on the club's young defenders. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Charlton boss uncertain of future Charlton boss Phil Parkinson concedes his future at the club is in doubt after the Addicks' relegation to League One. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Harrison named Coventry assistant Steve Harrison is appointed as Coventry's new assistant manager, to replace Steve Kean. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Kuqi offered new deal at Palace Crystal Palace offer top scorer Shefki Kuqi an improved contract after the striker fought his way back into manager Neil Warnock's plans. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Croft departs relegated Norwich Norwich City player of the season Lee Croft has his contract terminated one month early by mutual consent. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Rovers dismiss Stock Wolves talk Doncaster dismiss newspaper speculation that captain Brian Stock is wanted by Wolves. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Reason hopeful on Cambridge deal Midfielder Jai Reason says he is close to agreeing to a deal stay with Cambridge United. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Croft departs relegated Norwich Norwich City player of the season Lee Croft has his contract terminated one month early by mutual consent. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Forest to face Portuguese giants Nottingham Forest line up a prestigious pre-season friendly against Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Sturrock hands challenge to Timar Plymouth manager Paul Sturrock says he wants Hungary international central defender Krisztian Timar to stay at Home Park and win back his place. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Preston reject Forest McKenna bid Preston North End reject two bids from Nottingham Forest for midfielder Paul McKenna. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Lopez in contract talks with QPR Out-of-contract QPR midfielder Jordi Lopez is offered the chance to stay at Loftus Road. |
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| READING | |
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 | Defender Sodje to leave Reading Reading bid farewell to Sam Sodje after three-year stint at the Madejski Stadium. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Purse ready to help Owls defence Sheffield Wednesday's latest signing Darren Purse hopes some of his experience rubs off on the club's young defenders. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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 | Blackwell begins reshaping Blades Sheffield United take up the option of extending goalkeeper Paddy Kenny's contract while deciding not to offer new deals to Danny Webber and Ugo Ehiogu. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Southampton unable to pay wages Southampton have not paid their players or staff in May as their financial problems continue to mount, BBC Radio Solent understands. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swansea warn Wigan over Martinez Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins says he would block any approach from Wigan to recruit manager Roberto Martinez. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Striker Young to stay at Watford Teenage Watford striker Lewis Young signs a new one-year contract with the Championship club. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Henry agrees new Wolves contract Wolves midfielder Karl Henry signs a new four-year deal. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Dons intensify new manager search Aberdeen director of football Willie Miller says the club is drawing up a list of candidates to succeed former boss Jimmy Calderwood. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Reid dampens Celtic speculation Chairman John Reid insists Celtic have yet to make an official approach in the search for Gordon Strachan's managerial successor. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee United 0-3 Rangers Rangers clinch the Scottish Premier League title with a convincing win over Dundee United at Tannadice as holders Celtic draw with Hearts. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | McCoist wary of Bairns cup threat Assistant manager Ally McCoist believes Rangers will have to be at their very best to see off Falkirk in the Scottish Cup final. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Deuchar among exits from Hamilton Hamilton release 12 players, including striker Kenny Deuchar and defender Chris Swailes. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Hearts player in court on charges Hearts defender Lee Wallace appears in court on breach of the peace charges, which include threatening to shoot door staff at a nightclub. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Park exits Hibernian for SFA job Donald Park will begin a new role as head of coach education with the Scottish FA after leaving his post as Hibernian assistant manager. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Inverness begin reshaping squad Inverness offer contracts to Brian Kerr, Filipe Morais, Roy McBain, David Proctor, Richie Foran, Lionel Djebi-Zadi and Eric Odhiambo. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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 | Motherwell 1-2 Kilmarnock Mehdi Taouil's superb goal secures victory for Kilmarnock over Motherwell in their final Scottish Premier League game of the season. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Strachan eyes McGhee as successor Motherwell boss Mark McGhee is recommended by departing Celtic manager Gordon Strachan as his replacement at Parkhead, BBC Sport understands. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| McCoist wary of Bairns cup threat Assistant manager Ally McCoist believes Rangers will have to be at their very best to see off Falkirk in the Scottish Cup final. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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 | St Mirren 0-1 Hamilton Academical St Mirren secure top-flight football next season despite suffering a narrow defeat by Hamilton. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Dismissals triggered Pfister exit German coach Otto Pfister says he resigned from his job with Cameroon following the dismissal of his assistant. |
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| Nigeria United fan kills rivals A Manchester United supporter in Nigeria drives a minibus into Barcelona fans after his team's defeat, killing four, police say. | |
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| Barcelona 2-0 Man Utd Barcelona produce a football masterclass as they beat Manchester United to win the Champions League in style. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Hussey expects close Ashes series Michael Hussey says this summer's Ashes will be a "huge challenge" as he lands in England with the rest of the Australia squad. |
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| Injured Flintoff out of Twenty20 England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is ruled out of the World Twenty20 campaign in June and is replaced by spinner Adil Rashid. | |
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| Gayle wants Twenty20 improvement Beleaguered West Indies skipper Chris Gayle says his side must improve their focus if they are to have a chance of winning the World Twenty20. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Earls given nod for Lions opener Ireland's Keith Earls is one of nine British and Irish Lions debutants in a side featuring seven Welshmen for the South Africa tour opener against a Royal XV on Saturday. |
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| Catt set to postpone retirement London Irish fly-half Mike Catt will continue playing next season if fly-halves Chris Malone and Jamie Lennard are unavailable. | |
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| Elsom opts to return to Australia Leinster's Heineken Cup final hero Rocky Elsom decides to return to Australia to resume his career with the Wallabies. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Sculthorpe joins Giants on loan Wakefield prop Danny Sculthorpe joins Super League rivals Huddersfield on loan until the end of the season. |
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| Matterson keen to emulate Tigers' cup history Castleford Tigers head coach Terry Matterson tells BBC Radio Leeds that the whole town is excited by their Challenge Cup quarter-final at Huddersfield Giants. | |
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| Wigan v Salford (Fri) Team news ahead of Friday's Challenge Cup match | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Live - French Open Gael Monfils is in action after Roger Federer and Venus Williams battle through on day five at Roland Garros. |
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| Federer through after fightback Roger Federer mounts a stirring comeback to beat Jose Acasuso in a tense second-round clash and keep alive his hopes of a first French Open title. | |
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| Venus digs deep to make progress Third seed Venus Williams survives an epic battle with world number 46 Lucie Safarova, fighting back from a set down to reach the French Open third round. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Golf leaderboard The latest leaderboard from the European Tour. |
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| Garcia hopeful of return to form Sergio Garcia targets a return to form and Shane Lowry makes his professional debut at the European Open in Kent. | |
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| Laird and Love secure Open spots Scotsman Martin Laird and Davis Love III will be at the Open after coming through American qualifying. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Rossi has point to prove in Italy Valentino Rossi says he is eager to get back to winning ways at the Italian MotoGP this weekend. |
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| North West 200 Live Watch Thursday's NW 200 practice session live on BBC Northern Ireland's event website from 1900 BST | |
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| D-day looms for 2010 F1 entries Teams have until Friday to submit their entries for the 2010 Formula 1 championship amidst ongoing debate over the rules. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | D-day looms for 2010 F1 entries Teams have until Friday to submit their entries for the 2010 Formula 1 championship amidst ongoing debate over the rules. |
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| Full results | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Woods gets IBF world title chance Sheffield light heavyweight Clinton Woods will fight Tavoris Cloud for the IBF world title later this year. |
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| Limond dreams of bout at Firhill Willie Limond has the incentive of an open-air bout at Firhill Stadium if he can beat Ryan Barrett for the vacant WBU world lightweight title. | |
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| Burns treats O'Hara with respect Coatbridge boxer Ricky Burns is in no rush to land a world title fight, but considers his next bout, against Kevin O'Hara, every bit as important. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Olympic winner Ohuruogu gets MBE Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu and a 7/7 survivor receive MBEs from Prince Charles. |
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| Bolt set for Toronto appearance Jamaica's triple Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt returns to the track next month to race at the Festival of Excellence in Toronto on 11 June. | |
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| Farah sets new GB 10k road mark Mo Farah smashes the British 10k record to win the Bupa London 10,000 road race in 27 minutes, 40 seconds. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Higgins targets more world titles New world champion John Higgins sets his sights on adding to his collection of world titles after winning his third Crucible crown with victory over Shaun Murphy. |
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| Higgins earns third world crown John Higgins win his third world title after demolishing Shaun Murphy 18-9 at The Crucible. | |
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| World Championship final - scores The scores and breaks from the final of the World Championship in Sheffield. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Irish dominate Derby predictions The Derby will almost certainly be won by an Irish-trained horse, says English trainer William Haggas, who won it in 1996. |
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| Again claims Irish 1,000 Guineas Again, trained by David Wachman and ridden by Johnny Murtagh, wins the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh. | |
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| Murtagh drops Rip van Winkle hint Rip van Winkle's odds for the Derby continue to shorten after jockey Johnny Murtagh reveals a "soft spot" for the horse. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Scarponi secures Giro stage win Italian Michele Scarponi of the Serramenti team wins the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia from Sulmona to Benevento on Thursday. |
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| Pellizotti secures Giro stage win Franco Pellizotti of Italy wins the 17th stage of the Giro d'Italia from Chieti to Blockhaus. | |
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| Sastre up to third after Giro win Spain's Carlos Sastre stages a stunning late charge to win the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | NBA play-offs - Magic v Cavaliers Catch the highlights from Tuesday's NBA play-off game. |
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| Paddlers prepare for British bow Britain's top slalom canoeists take part in the first major competition in the UK since 1995. | |
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| GB rowers set to start new season Great Britain's rowers begin the 2009 season with a vastly changed squad from the one that delivered six Olympic medals in Beijing last August. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo Robson blog "There was a sense United had it coming but it was a shock how rubbish they were" |
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| Sport quotes of the week Hull boss Phil Brown takes to the mic, plus all your top chants | |
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| Review of the week Rafa snubs Fergie, as Arshavin gives his views on women drivers | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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| Earls given nod for Lions opener Ireland's Keith Earls is one of nine British and Irish Lions debutants in a side featuring seven Welshmen for the South Africa tour opener against a Royal XV on Saturday. |
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| Glentoran announce Thailand tour Irish Premiership champions Glentoran are to play three matches in Thailand in June 2010. | |
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| Doyle out of Republic qualifier Kevin Doyle will miss the Republic of Ireland's crucial World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria on 6 June because of injury. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Blair excitement over Lions bow Scotland's Mike Blair says he will be "honoured" to make his British & Irish Lions debut against a Royal XV in Rustenburg on Saturday. |
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| Reid dampens Celtic speculation Chairman John Reid insists Celtic have yet to make an official approach in the search for Gordon Strachan's managerial successor. | |
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| McCoist wary of Bairns cup threat Assistant manager Ally McCoist believes Rangers will have to be at their very best to see off Falkirk in the Scottish Cup final. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Wales' fading stars set for chop Wales manager John Toshack says he is ready to drop the few experienced players in his already-youthful squad. |
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| Earls partnership excites Roberts Jamie Roberts looks forward to joining fellow Lions debutant Keith Earls at centre against Royal XV as he bids for a Test place. | |
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| Canada ring the changes for Wales Canada coach Kieran Crowley makes five changes, one positional, from the side that lost 25-6 to Ireland for Saturday's Test with Wales. | |
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