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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Crowds join Ahmadinejad victory rally Thousands of Iranians pour into Tehran's streets to celebrate President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election. |
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| Several dead in Pakistan bombing A bomb kills at least seven people at a market in the northwestern Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan. | |
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| Herschel telescope 'opens eyes' Europe's new billion-euro Herschel space observatory opens a hatch allowing its instruments to see the cosmos for the first time. | |
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| Israel PM to outline Middle East peace plan Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to outline his policy for Middle East peace in a major speech, officials say. | |
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| Sextuplets 'are a gift from God' The parents of Ireland's first ever set of sextuplets say they were given the medical option to abort some foetuses. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan tribesmen attack UN barges Armed tribesmen have attacked UN barges carrying food aid in the south of the country, officials say. |
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| Guinea ex-chief on drugs charge The former army chief in Guinea is among 20 senior officials charged with drug trafficking. | |
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| Malawi welcomes Madonna adoption The decision to grant Madonna the right to adopt four-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" has been warmly received in Malawi. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama outlines healthcare savings US President Barack Obama announces a further $313bn (£190bn) in proposed savings to help reform US healthcare. |
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| Cuba dissident flies to Argentina A leading Cuban dissident flies to Argentina after authorities grant permission for her to visit relatives. | |
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| Stars attend Carradine's funeral Hollywood stars are among hundreds at the LA funeral of Kung Fu star David Carradine, who died in Bangkok last week. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Vietnam holds high-profile lawyer Vietnamese authorities arrest a high-profile lawyer for allegedly conspiring against the government. |
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| US condemns North Korean threat North Korea's threat to "weaponise" its plutonium stocks is deeply regrettable, says US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. | |
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| Love epic tops Bollywood awards The Indian historical epic film Jodhaa Akbar, about Muslim-Hindu relations, dominates the International Indian Film Awards. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Foreigners 'kidnapped' in north Yemen A group of nine foreign nationals, mostly women and children, are kidnapped by Shia rebels in north Yemen, local officials say. |
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| Lawyer challenges Knox testimony An American student accused of killing her British housemate Meredith Kercher is cross-examined for a second day. | |
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| EU's Solana meets Hezbollah in Beirut A senior EU official holds talks for the first time with a politician from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Crowds join Ahmadinejad victory rally Thousands of Iranians pour into Tehran's streets to celebrate President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed re-election. |
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| Israel PM to outline Middle East peace plan Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to outline his policy for Middle East peace in a major speech, officials say. | |
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| Foreigners 'kidnapped' in north Yemen A group of nine foreign nationals, mostly women and children, are kidnapped by Shia rebels in north Yemen, local officials say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Several dead in Pakistan bombing A bomb kills at least seven people at a market in the northwestern Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan. |
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| Lahore buries anti-Taliban cleric The funeral takes place in the Pakistani city of Lahore of a prominent Muslim cleric killed in a suicide attack on Friday. | |
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| Love epic tops Bollywood awards The Indian historical epic film Jodhaa Akbar, about Muslim-Hindu relations, dominates the International Indian Film Awards. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Tories propose school test reform The Tories detail plans to scrap Sats for 11-year-olds, to be replaced by new tests in the first year of secondary school. |
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| Gardener sought in murder inquiry Police investigating the "brutal" murder an elderly woman at her Hull home want to speak to a man who worked on her garden. | |
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| Race car crashes into spectators Five people are hurt, two with life threatening injuries, when a racing car crashes into spectators in Oxfordshire. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Tories propose school test reform The Tories detail plans to scrap Sats for 11-year-olds, to be replaced by new tests in the first year of secondary school. |
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| MPs' expenses 'shocked' watchdog The man heading up an inquiry into MPs' expenses has told the BBC he was "shocked" by some of the revelations. | |
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| Clarke's treaty pledge sparks row Ken Clarke says the Tories will not reopen negotiations on the EU Treaty if the Irish back it in a new referendum. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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| Tories propose school test reform The Tories detail plans to scrap Sats for 11-year-olds, to be replaced by new tests in the first year of secondary school. |
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| Teachers 'swamping job vacancies' Hundreds of teachers are struggling to find work in Scotland and are leaving the country, Labour claims. | |
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| Knighthoods for university heads Staff working in schools and universities account for a tenth of the Queen's Birthday Honours list, including four knighthoods. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Two dead in 'mid-air collision' Two people die when a plane and glider crash to the ground after what an eyewitness describes as a mid-air collision in Oxfordshire. |
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| Gardener sought in murder inquiry Police investigating the "brutal" murder an elderly woman at her Hull home want to speak to a man who worked on her garden. | |
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| Race car crashes into spectators Five people are hurt, two with life threatening injuries, when a racing car crashes into spectators in Oxfordshire. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Car crashes into busy restaurant Two people are taken to hospital after a car crashes into a restaurant following a police chase in Fermanagh. |
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| Japanese dog mauls three-year-old A three-year-old girl is seriously injured after she was attacked by a Japanese Akita dog in a County Tyrone village. | |
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| Riverdance star had 'easy smile' The family of a doctor killed in the Air France plane crash will miss her "easy smile and dancing feet", a memorial Mass is told. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Holyrood 'could gain' more power Powers on speed and drink-drive limits as well as air weapons could be handed to Scotland, the Calman review is to say. |
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| Teachers 'swamping job vacancies' Hundreds of teachers are struggling to find work in Scotland and are leaving the country, Labour claims. | |
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| Man attending RockNess event dies A 22-year-old man attending the RockNess music festival on the banks of Loch Ness dies after being taken to hospital. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Anger over wrong embryo blunder A health trust admits gross failures in care after a couple's last viable embryo was implanted mistakenly into another patient. |
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| AM to step down at next election The Liberal Democrat AM Mick Bates says he will not stand at the next Welsh Assembly elections in 2011, but will spend more time with his family and "shearing the sheep". | |
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| Skateboarder injured in collision A 35-year-old skateboarder is in a critical but stable condition in hospital after being in collision with a man in a park. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Big economies 'stabilising' - G8 G8 finance ministers say major economies are beginning to stabilise but warn that it is too early to halt economic stimulus. |
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| UK's economy is 'best in Europe' Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman says the UK economy is the best in Europe at the moment. | |
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| Growth in Zimbabwe 'may reach 6%' Zimbabwe's economy could grow by between 4% and 6% this year according to the country's finance minister. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Stars attend Carradine's funeral Hollywood stars are among hundreds at the LA funeral of Kung Fu star David Carradine, who died in Bangkok last week. |
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| Love epic tops Bollywood awards The Indian historical epic film Jodhaa Akbar, about Muslim-Hindu relations, dominates the International Indian Film Awards. | |
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| Malawi welcomes Madonna adoption The decision to grant Madonna the right to adopt four-year-old Chifundo "Mercy" has been warmly received in Malawi. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Herschel telescope 'opens eyes' Europe's new billion-euro Herschel space observatory opens a hatch allowing its instruments to see the cosmos for the first time. |
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| Hint of planet outside our galaxy Astronomers believe they have spotted an object six times Jupiter's mass orbiting a star in the Andromeda galaxy. | |
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| Endeavour shuttle launch delayed The launch of space shuttle Endeavour is postponed hours before take-off due to a hydrogen leak, Nasa says. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Microsoft to give away anti-virus Microsoft is close to releasing free software that protects PC users against malicious programs. |
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| CBE for Information Commissioner Richard Thomas, the UK's Information Commissioner, has been appointed a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list. | |
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| Experts warn of porn Mac attacks Hackers are targeting Mac users, hiding a Trojan virus inside a popular pornographic website. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Discovery could ease cancer pain A breakthrough could lead to drugs to alleviate the pain which is experienced by cancer patients. |
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| Concerns over older mother trend An urgent public debate on the trend for women to delay motherhood is needed, leading doctors say. | |
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| Sextuplets 'are a gift from God' The parents of Ireland's first ever set of sextuplets say they were given the medical option to abort some foetuses. | |
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| 1940: German troops enter Paris German troops march into Paris forcing French and allied troops to retreat. | |||
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| 1982: Ceasefire agreed in Falklands A ceasefire between British and Argentine forces on the Falkland Islands is agreed, the prime minister announces. | |||
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| 1991: Iraqi Kurds fear US troop withdrawal More than a thousand Kurds besiege a US military base near the northern Iraqi city of Dohuk, pleading with American troops not to withdraw. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - World Twenty20 Sri Lanka beat Ireland by nine runs at Lord's in the World Twenty20 Super Eights, while England face India later. |
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| Classy Murray wins Queen's title Andy Murray produces another confident display to beat James Blake 7-5 6-4 and clinch his first grass-court title in the Aegon Championships at Queen's. | |
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| Sri Lanka see off valiant Ireland Sir Lanka close in on a place in the semi-finals with a nine-run victory over Ireland in the World Twenty20 Super Eights. | |
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| Liverpool determined to keep duo Liverpool state that Javier Mascherano and Xavi Alonso are not for sale and that they have received no offers for the pair, despite reported interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid. | |
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| Haas beats Djokovic to win title Germany's Tommy Haas beats world number four Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-7(7-4) 6-1 to win the Halle grass-court tournament. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Live Confederations Cup - SA v Iraq Watch live BBC TV coverage of the Confederations Cup from South Africa. (UK users only) |
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| Liverpool determined to keep duo Liverpool state that Javier Mascherano and Xavi Alonso are not for sale and that they have received no offers for the pair, despite reported interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid. | |
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| Barnes set to land Tranmere post John Barnes is set to return to English football as manager of Tranmere Rovers, according to the Jamaica Football Federation. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Fabianski signs new Arsenal deal Arsenal keeper Lukasz Fabianski signs a new long-term contract with the Premier League club. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Villa form prompted exit - Barry Gareth Barry admits he would have stayed at Aston Villa if they had qualified for the Champions League. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn vow to slash wage bill Blackburn chairman John Williams admits the club's wage bill must decrease following a bottom-half Premier League finish. |
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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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 | Maldini linked to role at Chelsea AC Milan legend Paolo Maldini may be poised to join the backroom staff at Chelsea, BBC Sport understands. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Everton trio end Goodison spells Defender Nuno Valente, midfielder Segundo Castillo and winger Andy van der Meyde have all left Everton. |
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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 secure new sponsorship deal Hull City agree a new sponsorship deal for the forthcoming Premier League season. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Liverpool determined to keep duo Liverpool state that Javier Mascherano and Xavi Alonso are not for sale and that they have received no offers for the pair, despite reported interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Villa form prompted exit - Barry Gareth Barry admits he would have stayed at Aston Villa if they had qualified for the Champions League. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Ferguson expected Ronaldo to go Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he was resigned to seeing Cristiano Ronaldo leave Old Trafford. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Tuncay seeks transfer from Boro Middlesbrough midfielder Tuncay indicates he wants to leave the club following their relegation to the Championship from the Premier League. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Group confirms Newcastle interest The Singapore-based Profitable Group confirms its interest in launching a takeover bid for Newcastle. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Portsmouth expect to lose Johnson Portsmouth say defender Glen Johnson is likely to leave the club this summer. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Stoke stadium expansion unlikely Stoke City are unlikely to increase the capacity of the Britannia Stadium until 2011. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Bruce named as Sunderland manager Steve Bruce leaves Wigan to take over as new Sunderland manager, on a three-year contract. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Defender Bale has knee operation Tottenham's Welsh international defender Gareth Bale undergoes knee surgery, which may mean he misses at least the start of pre-season training. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Celtic agree Mowbray compensation West Brom say Celtic have agreed in principle to pay £2m in compensation for the English club's manager Tony Mowbray. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | West Ham takeover deal completed West Ham are taken over by asset management company CB Holding. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Man Utd set to move for Valencia Manchester United are poised to make a formal bid for Wigan winger Antonio Valencia, according to Latics chairman Dave Whelan. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley bid for Adam is rejected Barnsley's bid for Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam is rejected, BBC Radio Sheffield reports. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Birmingham recruit defender Dann Birmingham City sign defender Scott Dann from Coventry City for an undisclosed fee. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Blackpool target Adam signature Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam is keen on a return to Blackpool, according to assistant manager Steve Thompson. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Myrie-Williams joins Dundee Utd Dundee United sign 21-year-old forward Jennison Myrie-Williams from Championship side Bristol City. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Burnley offer Alexander extension Burnley veteran Graham Alexander is offered a one-year contract extension at Turf Moor. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Cardiff reject Blues' Johnson bid Cardiff City have rejected two bids for centre-back Roger Johnson from Premier League new boys Birmingham City. |
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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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| Birmingham recruit defender Dann Birmingham City sign defender Scott Dann from Coventry City for an undisclosed fee. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Plymouth complete Fletcher deal Plymouth Argyle sign Wales international midfielder Carl Fletcher on a two-year deal and agree a contract extension with Luke Summerfield. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Sterjovski seals Perth Glory move Derby County forward Mile Sterjovski completes a deal to return to his homeland with Perth Glory. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Forest's offer for Mills rejected Doncaster Rovers reject a £2m bid from Nottingham Forest for defender Matt Mills. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | BBC Suffolk signs commentary deal Commentary of all Ipswich Town games will return to BBC Suffolk from August after the station agreed a new deal with the club. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | McNally appointed Canaries chief Norwich City name former Fulham managing director David McNally as the club's new chief executive. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Forest's offer for Mills rejected Doncaster Rovers reject a £2m bid from Nottingham Forest for defender Matt Mills. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Sturrock puts faith in Fletcher Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock believes new signing Carl Fletcher will bring "leadership qualities" to his team. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | McKenna 'key to Preston's future' Preston manager Alan Irvine believes captain Paul McKenna is key to the club's future plans despite a recent enquiry from Nott'm Forest. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Gorman will be offered job at QPR New QPR boss Jim Magilton wants John Gorman to be his assistant at Loftus Road. |
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| READING | |
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 | Rodgers confirmed as Reading boss Reading install Brendan Rodgers as their new manager on a three-year contract. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Wednesday target striker Anichebe Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws confirms to BBC Radio Sheffield he is interested in signing the Everton striker Victor Anichebe. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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 | Blades want Evans and Williamson BBC Radio Sheffield understands Sheffield United have a bids in for Manchester City striker Ched Evans and Watford midfielder Lee Williamson. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Le Tissier backed for Saints role Southampton head coach Mark Wotte thinks Matt Le Tissier would be the right choice as the next chairman at the club. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Boothroyd interested in Swans job Former Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd 'declares an interest' in the soon-to-vacant Swansea manager's job. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Mackay to be named Watford boss Malky Mackay is expected to be named Watford's new manager on Monday. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Foley signs new Wolves contract Wolves' player of the season Kevin Foley signs up for four more years at Molineux. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | McGhee dedicated to new Dons post New manager Mark McGhee insists he is fully focused on Aberdeen after missing out on the Celtic post. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Celtic agree Mowbray compensation West Brom say Celtic have agreed in principle to pay £2m in compensation for the English club's manager Tony Mowbray. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | SFA to explain referee decisions The Scottish Football Association is to issue statements over controversial refereeing decisions from the start of next season. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Falkirk target May and Pressley Eddie May and Steven Pressley emerge as favourites to take control of Falkirk's first-team. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Offer made for stake in Setanta US investor Len Blavatnik is offering £20m for a 51% stake in the troubled Irish pay-tv channel Setanta. |
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| HEARTS | |
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| Offer made for stake in Setanta US investor Len Blavatnik is offering £20m for a 51% stake in the troubled Irish pay-tv channel Setanta. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Offer made for stake in Setanta US investor Len Blavatnik is offering £20m for a 51% stake in the troubled Irish pay-tv channel Setanta. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| SFA to explain referee decisions The Scottish Football Association is to issue statements over controversial refereeing decisions from the start of next season. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Offer made for stake in Setanta US investor Len Blavatnik is offering £20m for a 51% stake in the troubled Irish pay-tv channel Setanta. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Well confirm Euro ties in Airdrie Airdrie's Excelsior Stadium is confirmed as the venue for Motherwell's Europa League qualifying ties. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Offer made for stake in Setanta US investor Len Blavatnik is offering £20m for a 51% stake in the troubled Irish pay-tv channel Setanta. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Offer made for stake in Setanta US investor Len Blavatnik is offering £20m for a 51% stake in the troubled Irish pay-tv channel Setanta. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | South Africa v Iraq Hosts South Africa face Asian champions Iraq in the opening Fifa Confederations Cup game. |
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| Ivorians win stadium charity game Ivory Coast beat Cameroon 2-1 on Saturday in a charity match organised to raise funds for families of the victims of March's stadium crush. | |
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| Spain v New Zealand Tournament favourites Spain take on New Zealand in the second match of the Fifa Confederations Cup. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Live text - World Twenty20 Sri Lanka beat Ireland by nine runs at Lord's in the World Twenty20 Super Eights, while England face India later. |
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| Sri Lanka see off valiant Ireland Sir Lanka close in on a place in the semi-finals with a nine-run victory over Ireland in the World Twenty20 Super Eights. | |
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| Women's T20 - Australia v W Indies Australia take on West Indies in a Women's World Twenty20 match. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Injured Kearney out of Kings game Lions full-back Rob Kearney will miss Tuesday's final warm-up match before the first Test against the Southern Kings in Port Elizabeth. |
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| Confident Monye targets Test spot Ugo Monye insists he is "100%" ready if he is chosen to make his Lions Test debut against South Africa on Saturday. | |
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| McGeechan praises Lions character Lions head coach Ian McGeechan was delighted with his side's spirit after they come through a stern test to defeat Western Province in Cape Town. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Warrington 10-21 Bradford Chris Nero, Glenn Morrison and Terry Newton score tries for Bradford as they secure a much-needed win. |
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| Leeds 20-12 Huddersfield Kallum Watkins racec clear to score an interception try as Leeds come from behind to beat Huddersfield. | |
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| France 12-66 England England run in 12 tries as they crush France in a friendly in Paris. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Haas beats Djokovic to win title Germany's Tommy Haas beats world number four Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-7(7-4) 6-1 to win the Halle grass-court tournament. |
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| Classy Murray wins Queen's title Andy Murray produces another confident display to beat James Blake 7-5 6-4 and clinch his first grass-court title in the Aegon Championships at Queen's. | |
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| Murray v Blake as it happened Britain's Andy Murray beats James Blake 7-5 6-4 in the final of the Aegon Championships at Queen's. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Gay holds one-shot St Jude lead United States' Brian Gay holds a slender one-shot lead going into the final round of the St Jude Classic in Memphis. |
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| Nordqvist holds narrow LPGA lead Anna Nordqvist makes a 20-foot birdie on the 15th to take a one-shot lead at the US LPGA Championship before darkness stops play in the third round. | |
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| Harrington misses cut in Memphis Padraig Harrington and Sergio Garcia's US Open preparations suffer a blow after they miss the cut at the storm-delayed St Jude Classic in Memphis. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Peugeot win Le Mans 24-hour race Peugeot finish first and second in the Le Mans 24-hour race to end Audi's five-year domination of the event. |
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| Plater secures Senior TT victory England's Steve Plater wins the blue-riband Senior TT on his HM Plan Honda in the Isle of Man. | |
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| Rider killed in TT race accident Isle of Man competitor John Crellin dies in an accident at the TT motorbike races. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | Ferrari increase pressure on FIA Ferrari up the pressure on the FIA by reiterating the threat to Formula 1's governing body of setting up a rival series. |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Cotto defeats Clottey on points Miguel Cotto defends his WBO welterweight title with a split points victory over Joshua Clottey. |
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| Lawton loses British title bout Stoke boxer Scott Lawton is stopped in the sixth round of his British lightweight title shot by Manchester's John Murray. | |
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| Murray wins fight but loses title John Murray maintains his unbeaten record with a sixth-round stoppage over Scott Lawton, but was stripped of his title after failing to make the weight. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Vaulter Lewis upset with new rule Pole vaulter Steven Lewis says a number of pole vaulters are unhappy with the new 'seven jump rule' that will be implemented at the European Team Championships. |
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| Chambers named in strong GB team Dwain Chambers is selected in the Great Britain team for the inaugural European Team Championships in Portugal. | |
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| Ohuruogu & Chambers win in Paris Christine Ohuruogu takes victory in the 400m and Dwain Chambers wins over 100m in France. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Allen cruises to first pro title Mark Allen hammers Ding Junhui 6-0 in the final of the Wuzhou International Jiangsu Classic to secure his first professional title. |
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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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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Welsh racecourse debut sells out All tickets are sold for the opening meeting at the first new turf racecourse in Britain in more than 80 years. |
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| Shops to tackle underage betting Bookmakers are to assign staff to check the age of customers after a watchdog criticised checking procedures. | |
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| Le Havre lands French Derby win Home challenger Le Havre comes with a strong late charge win the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) at Chantilly. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Cooke win secures Emakumeen lead Britain's Nicole Cooke leads the Emakumeen Bira event in Spain after winning the second stage. |
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| Sir Chris picks up his knighthood Triple Beijing Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy collects his knighthood at Buckingham Palace. | |
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| Baxter swaps skis for the saddle British ski star Alain Baxter attempts an Olympic comeback in track cycling. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | English pair win Singapore Open Nathan Robertson and Anthony Clark shock Olympicchampions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan in the Singapore Open doubles final. |
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| Pittsburgh take Stanley Cup glory Pittsburgh beat Detroit Red Wings 2-1 to win the NHL's Stanley Cup in the best of seven-game series. | |
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| Aussies ease to win over England England's defensive weakness is again exposed in a 4-1 defeat to Australia in the second and final Test match. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo Robson blog "Hasta la vista, Gelled Tumbler - your mum'll be chuffed to bits" |
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| Comedy football awards From Roy Keane's beard to Nigella Lawson's dream, we dish out the gongs | |
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| Chants of the season Robinho and Liam Gallagher star, plus stadium announcements and banners | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Live GAA - Donegal v Antrim Live coverage from BBC Radio Ulster. |
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| Derry City 6-0 Ballymun Utd Substitute Aaron Nash gets a hat-trick as a late gal blitz sees Derry City hammer juniors Ballymun in the FAI Cup. | |
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| Linfield FC has £20m stadium plan Proposals for the upgrade of Windsor Park football stadium have been revealed to the BBC. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Classy Murray wins Queen's title Andy Murray produces another confident display to beat James Blake 7-5 6-4 and clinch his first grass-court title in the Aegon Championships at Queen's. |
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| Peugeot win Le Mans 24-hour race Peugeot finish first and second in the Le Mans 24-hour race to end Audi's five-year domination of the event. | |
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| Scots A attitude pleases Robinson Coach Andy Robinson wants his Scotland A players to show the same attitude against Uruguay on Tuesday as they did in their win over Russia. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | McGeechan praises Lions character Lions head coach Ian McGeechan was delighted with his side's spirit after they come through a stern test to defeat Western Province in Cape Town. |
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| Dixon hails Crusaders' victory Crusaders boss John Dixon says their dramatic 22-16 win over Wigan has huge significance for the sport and not only in Wales. | |
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| Boothroyd interested in Swans job Former Watford boss Aidy Boothroyd 'declares an interest' in the soon-to-vacant Swansea manager's job. | |
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