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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Iran poll loser leads huge rally Defeated presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi leads tens of thousands of supporters in a rally against Iran's election result. |
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| Hostages' bodies 'found in Yemen' At least seven foreign hostages seized in Yemen, including at least one child, are found dead, officials say. | |
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| Sea gives up Neanderthal fossil Part of a Neanderthal man's skull has been dredged up from the North Sea, in the first confirmed find of its kind. | |
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| Obama to lobby doctors on reforms US President Barack Obama is to seek support for his healthcare reform plans from doctors sceptical about some proposals. | |
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| Taliban head 'must be eliminated' Pakistan's army chief says that the head of the Taliban in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud, must be "eliminated". | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Khartoum arms 'used in UN raid' Sudan's government is accused of providing the weapons used to attack barges carrying UN food aid on Sunday. |
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| Facebook Swahili version launched The social-networking website Facebook launches in Swahili, targeting more than 110m speakers of the language. | |
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| Mobile phone banking for Somalia A new system of making payments by mobile phones is launched in the northern Somali region of Somaliland. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama to lobby doctors on reforms US President Barack Obama is to seek support for his healthcare reform plans from doctors sceptical about some proposals. |
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| Cuban dissident's family reunion A leading Cuban dissident has an emotional family reunion in Argentina after a long fight for the right to visit. | |
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| Mexico drug gang 'boss' arrested Mexican officials capture a man accused of heading the Cancun operations of the Gulf drug cartel while 25 gunmen are arrested in Ciudad Juarez. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Leaders gather for Shanghai talks Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders gather in Russia for the ninth Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit. |
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| China storm leaves many homeless Recovery efforts begin in eastern China following a hail storm that killed at least 14 people and destroyed thousands of homes. | |
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| New tax plan sparks China protest Furniture makers in the eastern Chinese city of Nankang protest over plans to reform the area's furniture industry. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Hostages' bodies 'found in Yemen' At least seven foreign hostages seized in Yemen, including at least one child, are found dead, officials say. |
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| First orders from Paris Air Show The first deals are done at the Paris Air Show, with Qatar Airways ordering 24 A320 planes from Europe's Airbus. | |
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| Hague puts spokeswoman on trial The UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague tries its former spokeswoman Florence Hartmann for contempt of court. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran protesters defy rally ban Thousands of supporters of Iran's defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi rally against the presidential result, defying a ban. |
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| Israeli PM 'ruins' peace chance Egypt's president says an Israeli demand that Palestinians accept Israel as a Jewish state ruins the chances for a peace deal. | |
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| Hostages' bodies 'found in Yemen' At least seven foreign hostages seized in Yemen, including at least one child, are found dead, officials say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Taliban head 'must be eliminated' Pakistan's army chief says that the head of the Taliban in Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud, must be "eliminated". |
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| Photographer recalls Mumbai chaos The photographer who filmed gunmen in Mumbai gives evidence at the trial of the main suspect from the attacks. | |
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| Dhoni blames batsmen for defeat India skipper Mahendra Dhoni laments his side's batting performance as their World Twenty20 title defence is ended with a three-run defeat by England. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Iraq war inquiry to be in private An independent inquiry into the Iraq war will be held in private, Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells the House of Commons. |
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| Family 'devastated' by flu death The first person in Europe to die after being diagnosed with swine flu is named as Jacqueline Fleming from Glasgow. | |
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| Premier League's Setanta deadline The English Premier League says it will sell Setanta's rights for live games next season if it does not make payments by Friday. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Iraq war inquiry to be in private An independent inquiry into the Iraq war will be held in private, Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells the House of Commons. |
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| 'Radical' Holyrood powers urged Holyrood should take charge of half the income tax raised in Scotland, says the body reviewing Scottish devolution. | |
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| Ex-PM Thatcher kept in hospital Baroness Thatcher will stay in hospital for "several days" as a "precautionary measure", her spokesman says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Record numbers for autumn courses With a tougher jobs market, there will be more than 1.5 million young people staying in schools, colleges and training. |
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| Tories plan to scrap primary Sats The government says Conservative proposals to reform Sats tests would damage school accountability. | |
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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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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Council loses £1m sickness case Cheltenham Borough Council loses its £1m case against a former managing director claiming she withheld details of a depressive illness. |
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| Hotel leap father returning to UK A Bristol man who threw his two children from a hotel balcony in Crete, killing his son, is flying back to the UK. | |
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| Boys face attempted murder trial Brothers aged 10 and 11 will go on trial in September accused of attempting to murder two boys near Doncaster, a judge orders . | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man is remanded over 'sex attack' A man is remanded in custody accused of sexually assaulting a child during a burglary in north Belfast. |
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| Racist gang attack family's home A Romanian family is targeted in a series of racist attacks in south Belfast which have been ongoing since Thursday. | |
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| McDaid murder suspect is released A woman arrested over the murder of Coleraine man Kevin McDaid is released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Family 'devastated' by flu death The first person in Europe to die after being diagnosed with swine flu is named as Jacqueline Fleming from Glasgow. |
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| 'Radical' Holyrood powers urged Holyrood should take charge of half the income tax raised in Scotland, says the body reviewing Scottish devolution. | |
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| Boyle 'will sing' at Glasgow show Britain's Got Talent tour organisers say Susan Boyle will perform in Glasgow later after she pulled out of two concerts on Sunday. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Couple 'stunned' after IVF mix-up A couple whose last viable embryo was mistakenly implanted into another woman speak of their shock and devastation. |
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| 'Hypocrisy' over police cutbacks A police officer says politicians who voted against raising police funding but criticise station closures are 'hypocritical'. | |
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| Three trains damaged by vandalism Trains are removed from service after the driver cab windows are smashed by an object deliberately hung from a bridge. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | First orders from Paris Air Show The first deals are done at the Paris Air Show, with Qatar Airways ordering 24 A320 planes from Europe's Airbus. |
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| Dollar's reserve status 'is safe' The US dollar strengthens after Russia's finance minister says it is likely to stay as the world's main reserve currency. | |
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| Oil falls from eight-month highs Oil prices fall to just above $71, extending their losses sustained since reaching Thursday's eight-month high of $72.68. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Boyle 'will sing' at Glasgow show Britain's Got Talent tour organisers say Susan Boyle will perform in Glasgow later after she pulled out of two concerts on Sunday. |
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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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| Hangover hangs on at US cinemas Las Vegas bachelor party movie The Hangover hung on to the top spot at the North American box office for a second weekend, early estimates show. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Sea gives up Neanderthal fossil Part of a Neanderthal man's skull has been dredged up from the North Sea, in the first confirmed find of its kind. |
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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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| Charge on single atoms measured Researchers have demonstrated a new method to measure the charge of individual atoms on a variety of materials. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Anti-piracy music deal for Virgin Virgin has pledged to tackle pirates as part of a deal to offer music to its broadband customers. |
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| Africa pioneers mobile bank push Mobile banking is set to grow fast in developing nations and hit $5bn by 2012, say analysts. | |
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| Facebook Swahili version launched The social-networking website Facebook launches in Swahili, targeting more than 110m speakers of the language. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Men warned of greater cancer risk Men's reluctance to adopt a healthy lifestyle and visit the doctor is fuelling a gender gap in cancer deaths, UK experts say. |
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| Obesity ops 'raise fracture risk' People who have obesity operations such as gastric bypasses double their risk of fractures, research suggests. | |
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| First UK swine flu patient death A patient with swine flu and other health problems has died, a Scottish government spokesman has confirmed. | |
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| 1996: Huge explosion rocks central Manchester A massive bomb devastates a busy shopping area in central Manchester. | |||
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| 1974: Man dies in race rally clashes A march through central London leaves one person dead and many more injured as rival demonstrators clash with police and each other. | |||
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| 1971: Councils defy Thatcher milk ban Opposition is growing to Margaret Thatcher's plans to end free school milk for children over the age of seven. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Bug hits Williams's Lions chances Shane Williams's hopes of pushing for a Lions Test berth are hit by a stomach bug which may rule him out of Tuesday's game against the Southern Kings. |
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| Confederations Cup - live scores Brazil take on Egypt in the Confederations Cup in South Africa. | |
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| Live text - World Twenty20 Pakistan ease to a 39-run win over Ireland at The Oval as England prepare to face West Indies in the World Twenty20 Super Eights. | |
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| Pakistan too strong for Ireland Pakistan beat Ireland by 39 runs in the Super Eights phase at the World Twenty20. | |
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| Inter out to land Carvalho & Deco Inter Milan reveal they are hopeful of signing Chelsea duo Ricardo Carvalho and Deco. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Al Fahim's Pompey bid 'on course' Sulaiman Al Fahim's planned takeover of Portsmouth is on course and firmly within Premier League rules, according to the businessman's spokesman. |
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| Inter out to land Carvalho & Deco Inter Milan reveal they are hopeful of signing Chelsea duo Ricardo Carvalho and Deco. | |
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| Premier League's Setanta deadline The English Premier League says it will sell Setanta's rights for live games next season if it does not make payments by Friday. | |
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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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 | Dzemaili quits Bolton for Torino Bolton midfield man Blerim Dzemaili joins Torino after a loan spell with the Italian club. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Inter out to land Carvalho & Deco Inter Milan reveal they are hopeful of signing Chelsea duo Ricardo Carvalho and Deco. |
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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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 | Windass interested in Vale move Dean Windass is interested in becoming a player-coach at Port Vale, reports BBC Radio Stoke. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Liverpool determined to keep duo Liverpool insist Javier Mascherano and Xabi Alonso are not for sale and that they have received no offers for the pair. |
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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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 | Gibson denies Boro sale reports Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson denies claims he wants to sell the club following their relegation to the Championship. |
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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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 | Crouch quotes disappoint Storrie Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie is unhappy with striker Peter Crouch's criticism of the club having not yet appointed a manager. |
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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 make Mowbray budget pledge Celtic hope to conclude a deal to take manager Tony Mowbray and his backroom team from West Brom by midweek. |
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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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 | Davey confident of Kozluk return Barnsley manager Simon Davey believes Rob Kozluk will accept the club's offer of a new contract. |
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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 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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 | Argyle future remains unresolved A board meeting at Plymouth Argyle ends without any decision on the proposed takeover of the club by a Japanese company. |
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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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 | Wotte future hangs in the balance Southampton manager Mark Wotte will find out on Friday whether he will keep his job. |
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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 appointed Watford manager Watford confirm that Malky Mackay is their new manager. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Wolves snap up Serbian midfielder Red Star Belgrade midfielder Nenad Milijas joins Wolves on a four-year deal. |
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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 make Mowbray budget pledge Celtic hope to conclude a deal to take manager Tony Mowbray and his backroom team from West Brom by midweek. |
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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 close in on new manager Falkirk aim to appoint a new manager by the weekend, with youth coach Eddie May favourite to take charge along with Steven Pressley. |
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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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 | Barnsley bid for Adam is rejected Barnsley's bid for Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam is rejected, BBC Radio Sheffield reports. |
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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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 | Blatter unhappy over empty seats Fifa president Sepp Blatter suggests giving away unsold tickets for Confederations Cup matches rather than have empty seats. |
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| Bayelsa star killed after title win The captain of Nigeria's Bayelsa United is shot dead hours after leading his team to the league title. | |
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| South Africa 0-0 Iraq Hosts South Africa and Iraq share the spoils in the opening game of the Fifa Confederations Cup in Johannesburg. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Live text - World Twenty20 Pakistan ease to a 39-run win over Ireland at The Oval as England prepare to face West Indies in the World Twenty20 Super Eights. |
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| NZ claim 'disappoints' Pakistan Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam dismisses new suggestions of ball tampering after Umar Gul destroys New Zealand as 'disappointing'. | |
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| Hughes helped by Middlesex spell Australia opener Phil Hughes says his prospects in the Ashes have been improved by his stint at Middlesex. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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| Bug hits Williams's Lions chances Shane Williams's hopes of pushing for a Lions Test berth are hit by a stomach bug which may rule him out of Tuesday's game against the Southern Kings. |
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| Brussow handed Springboks call-up South Africa call up openside flanker Heinrich Brussow as cover for Schalk Burger ahead of the first Test against the British and Irish Lions. | |
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| Wasps in tough Challenge Cup draw London Wasps face French newcomers Racing-Metro 92, Rugby Calvisano and Bayonne in next season's European Challenge Cup Pool stages. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Blues hand Barrett Origin call-up Former Wigan stand-off Trent Barrett is to make a return to State of Origin action after a four-year absence. |
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| Salford star shuns transfer talk Salford's England international Richie Myler says he is happy to leave contract talks to his agent as clubs take an interest in him. | |
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| Crusaders making progress - Ellis Celtic Crusaders' assistant coach Kevin Ellis tells the BBC's Super League Show his side are moving forward but will not get carried away with their first home win. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nadal plans warm-up for Wimbledon World number one Rafael Nadal is hoping to play at an exhibition tournament to test his fitness ahead of Wimbledon. |
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| Murray plays down Wimbledon hype Andy Murray warns against hyping up his chances of winning Wimbledon too much, despite admitting it is the "best I have felt" going into the tournament. | |
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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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| GOLF | |
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 | Gay strolls to victory in St Jude American Brian Gay cards a final-round 66 to win the St Jude Classic by five shots in Memphis. |
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| Rookie Nordqvist earns LPGA title Rookie Anna Nordqvist wins her first title as a professional at Bulle Rock. | |
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| Faldo knighted in Queen's honours Nick Faldo receives a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to golf. | |
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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 Plant 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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 | Brawn 'sure' of competing in 2010 Ross Brawn is "completely confident" his Brawn GP team will compete in F1 next year despite uncertainty over their entry. |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Manchester switch for Khan fight Amir Khan's world title fight against Andreas Kotelnik is rescheduled for Manchester on 18 July. |
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| Mayweather comeback bout on hold Floyd Mayweather Jr postpones his comeback fight against lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez after hurting his rib in training. | |
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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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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Richards lays down 400m challenge American 400m sprinter Sanya Richards runs the fastest women's 400m of the season at the Golden League opener in Berlin record a time of 49.57 seconds. |
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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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| 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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 | Royal Ascot day one preview Cornelius Lysaght casts around for winners on the opening day of the Royal meeting. |
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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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| CYCLING | |
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 | Valverde hopes for Tour all-clear Alejandro Valverde says he is hopeful he will be cleared to compete in the Tour de France despite a drugs ban in Italy, where the Tour will go this year. |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Bryant inspires Lakers to title Kobe Bryant leads the LA Lakers to a 99-86 victory over Orlando Magic to give them their 15th NBA championsip. |
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| Laureus honours swimmer Adlington Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington scoops the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year award. | |
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| English pair win Singapore Open Nathan Robertson and Anthony Clark shock Olympic champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan in the Singapore Open doubles final. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo Robson blog "Twenty20 is cricket for the goldfish-memory generation" |
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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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| Sport quotes of the week Capello's top tip for Rooney, plus the chants we missed | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Pakistan too strong for Ireland Pakistan beat Ireland by 39 runs in the Super Eights phase at the World Twenty20. |
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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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| Celtic make Mowbray budget pledge Celtic hope to conclude a deal to take manager Tony Mowbray and his backroom team from West Brom by midweek. |
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| All four Scots in midweek Lions Mike Blair faces a fitness test ahead of Tuesday's game against the Southern Kings as all four Scots are chosen to start for the Lions. | |
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| Murray plays down Wimbledon hype Andy Murray warns against hyping up his chances of winning Wimbledon too much, despite admitting it is the "best I have felt" going into the tournament. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Bug hits Williams's Lions chances Shane Williams's hopes of pushing for a Lions Test berth are hit by a stomach bug which may rule him out of Tuesday's game against the Southern Kings. |
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| Crusaders making progress - Ellis Celtic Crusaders' assistant coach Kevin Ellis tells the BBC's Super League Show his side are moving forward but will not get carried away with their first home win. | |
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| Glamorgan effort pleases Maynard Glamorgan cricket manager Matthew Maynard is pleased with his side's effort in the Derbyshire draw but feels they should have won. | |
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