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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | World mourns pop legend Jackson Stars and fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson following his sudden death, amid concerns over the singer's use of pain medication. |
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| G8 'deplores' Iran poll violence Iran's post-election violence is 'deplored' by G8 leaders, but they refrain from questioning President Ahmadinejad's victory. | |
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| Zimbabwe army 'runs diamond mine' Lobby group Human Rights Watch accuses Zimbabwe's army of using forced labour to mine diamonds in the east. | |
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| Nigeria 'to release key militant' Nigeria's government is offering clemency to oil rebel leader Henry Okah as part of its amnesty deal for militants. | |
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| China 'to block' Hummer takeover A Chinese firm's bid to buy the Hummer brand will be blocked on environmental grounds, according to state radio. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria 'to release key militant' Nigeria's government is offering clemency to oil rebel leader Henry Okah as part of its amnesty deal for militants. |
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| Zimbabwe army 'runs diamond mine' Lobby group Human Rights Watch accuses Zimbabwe's army of using forced labour to mine diamonds in the east. | |
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| Africa cries for Michael Jackson News of pop star Michael Jackson's death shocks Africa, where a Nigerian radio presenter broke down live on air. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| World mourns pop legend Jackson Stars and fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson following his sudden death, amid concerns over the singer's use of pain medication. |
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| Honduran leader defies top court Tensions rise in Honduras after President Manuel Zelaya ignores a court order to reinstate the sacked army chief. | |
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| Brazil's Lula signs Amazon bill Brazil's president approves a controversial bill allowing Amazon farmers to acquire an area of public land larger than France. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | UN envoy visits Burma for talks UN special envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrives in Burma ahead of a possible visit by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. |
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| China argues to replace US dollar China's central bank reiterates its call for a new global reserve currency to replace the US dollar. | |
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| Wood harvest puts pandas at risk People should be encouraged to chop down fewer trees for firewood in China's largest panda reserve, says a new report. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | G8 'deplores' Iran poll violence Iran's post-election violence is 'deplored' by G8 leaders, but they refrain from questioning President Ahmadinejad's victory. |
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| Summit addresses Nazi-looted art Representatives of 49 countries meet in Prague to discuss returning looted Nazi art to its Jewish owners. | |
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| Round-the-world solar plane debut Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard has unveiled a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes to fly around the world. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| G8 'deplores' Iran poll violence Iran's post-election violence is 'deplored' by G8 leaders, but they refrain from questioning President Ahmadinejad's victory. |
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| New bomb blast at Baghdad market At least 11 people are killed and more than 40 wounded in a new bomb attack in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. | |
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| US hails Israeli checkpoint steps The US welcomes Israeli steps to ease movement in the West Bank as Palestinian forces are given greater autonomy. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan troops killed in Kashmir Two soldiers are killed by a suicide blast in Pakistani-administered Kashmir, the first such bombing in the area. |
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| S Lanka camp young 'malnourished' The high rate of malnutrition reported among children in Sri Lanka's camps for the displaced is a cause for concern, a senior UN official says | |
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| Indian forces renew Maoist attack Indian forces have launched fresh assaults against Maoist strongholds in West Bengal state, officials say. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Babysitter beat toddler to death A 15-year-old boy from Manchester is convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl who was in his care for 90 minutes. |
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| Sky may have to share TV channels BSkyB should be forced to make its premium sports and film channels available to rivals, watchdog Ofcom proposes. | |
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| Glastonbury tribute for Jackson Australian singer Gabriella Cilmi is the first artist to pay tribute to Michael Jackson on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Brown proposes £60bn climate fund Prime Minister Gordon Brown wants to set up a £60bn annual fund to help poor countries deal with climate change. |
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| MP Keen claimed for medical bill Health minister Ann Keen confirms claiming for private medical treatment for a member of her staff on expenses. | |
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| Jackson Twitter not me - Miliband David Miliband is forced to deny being the author of a widely-reported Twitter message paying tribute to Michael Jackson. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Key schools policy to be amended The government is to abandon the use of centralised national literacy and numeracy strategies in England's primary schools. |
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| Few college buildings to go ahead Only 13 of 144 college building projects placed in limbo after a funding fiasco are to go ahead this year. | |
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| 'Personality tests' for teachers Teacher training applicants will have to undergo psychometric tests to assess their suitability for teaching. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Babysitter beat toddler to death A 15-year-old boy from Manchester is convicted of murdering a two-year-old girl who was in his care for 90 minutes. |
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| Petrol murderers jailed for life Three people are jailed for life for murdering a Norfolk student who they doused with petrol and set on fire. | |
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| Swine flu cases soar in England The number of confirmed swine flu cases in England has jumped by nearly 20% in a single day, latest figures show. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Worker critical after tank fall A construction worker is critically ill after falling 10 metres into an empty water tank in Bangor, County Down. |
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| Two men arrested after flats fire A 19-year-old and a 22-year-old are arrested after a fire in Banbridge which forced 25 people to leave their homes. | |
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| City Hall Travellers 'to leave' Two families from the Travelling community who have been living in caravans outside Belfast City Hall agree to move. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Air France body is missing Scot A body found following last month's Air France crash over the Atlantic is identified as Graham Gardner, from Inverclyde. |
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| Murder trial hears of family rows The uncle of a woman on trial for killing her mother and dumping her body says the two women had a strained relationship. | |
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| Council backs arrear eviction ban Members of Stirling Council vote to ban the practice of evicting tenants who fall behind in rent payments. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Councillor's ban over gay remark A councillor is disqualified from standing after referring to homosexuality as a "notorious disability". |
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| Row over speaking Welsh in shop Two sisters say they were ordered out of a gift shop on the Isle of Wight for speaking in Welsh. | |
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| Carbon man shuns Washington trip An academic turns down a flight to a US conference to discuss carbon emissions and others follow suit. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | China argues to replace US dollar China's central bank reiterates its call for a new global reserve currency to replace the US dollar. |
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| Jackson cancellations to hit AEG AEG Live, the organiser of Michael Jackson's concerts at the O2 arena, could lose millions from their cancellation. | |
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| China 'to block' Hummer takeover A Chinese firm's bid to buy the Hummer brand will be blocked on environmental grounds, according to state radio. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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| World mourns pop legend Jackson Stars and fans pay tribute to Michael Jackson following his sudden death, amid concerns over the singer's use of pain medication. |
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| Screen star Fawcett dies aged 62 Actress Farrah Fawcett, who became an icon of 1970s US television, has died of cancer in Los Angeles aged 62. | |
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| Glastonbury tribute for Jackson Australian singer Gabriella Cilmi is the first artist to pay tribute to Michael Jackson on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Whale chief mulls ending hunt ban Whaling Commission chairman suggests whale conservation could benefit from ending the commercial hunting ban. |
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| Cloud clue in space blast mystery Space shuttle exhaust causes clouds that may explain the 100-year-old mystery of how a Siberian forest was levelled. | |
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| Round-the-world solar plane debut Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard has unveiled a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes to fly around the world. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Web slows after Jackson's death The net was sorely tested as news of Michael Jackson's death spread with both Twitter and Google reporting outages. |
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| Round-the-world solar plane debut Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard has unveiled a prototype of the solar-powered plane he hopes to fly around the world. | |
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| Music industry 'missed' Napster The music industry should have recognised the potential of Napster and online music rather than fought it, says BPI boss. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Alcohol link to one in 25 deaths One in 25 deaths across the world are linked to alcohol consumption, Canadian experts have suggested. |
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| New cancer drug 'shows promise' A new type of cancer treatment has produced highly promising results in preliminary drug trials, researchers say. | |
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| Swine flu cases soar in England The number of confirmed swine flu cases in England has jumped by nearly 20% in a single day, latest figures show. | |
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| 1963: Kennedy: 'Ich bin ein Berliner' President Kennedy inspires the people of West Germany with a morale-boosting speech of defiance to the Soviet Union. | |||
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| 1970: Violence flares as Devlin is arrested Riots break out in Londonderry after it is revealed Bernadette Devlin has been arrested. | |||
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| 2000: IRA weapons dump inspected International inspectors say they have seen a large number of IRA weapons "safely and adequately stored" in bunkers. | |||
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 | Live - Wimbledon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is in action after Roger Federer and Serena Williams go through, with Novak Djokovic due on court later on day five at Wimbledon. |
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| Federer comes through first test Roger Federer remains the man to beat after he sees off 27th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber in four sets at Wimbledon. | |
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| Live text - England U21 v Sweden U21 Stuart Pearce's England U21 team face hosts Sweden in Gothenburg, bidding for a place in the European U21 Championship final. | |
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| Latest score - West Indies v India Latest scorecard from the one-day international in Kingston. | |
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| Serena sweeps into fourth round Second seed Serena Williams overcomes a late wobble against Roberta Vinci to win 6-3 6-4 and reach the last 16 at Wimbledon. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Live text - England U21 v Sweden U21 Stuart Pearce's England U21 team face hosts Sweden in Gothenburg, bidding for a place in the European U21 Championship final. |
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| Johnson completes Liverpool move England right-back Glen Johnson signs a four-year deal with Liverpool after completing a reported £17.5m move from Portsmouth. | |
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| Fabregas pledges Arsenal loyalty Cesc Fabregas insists he will stay at Arsenal and rejects claims he wants to return to Spain. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Fabregas pledges Arsenal loyalty Cesc Fabregas insists he will stay at Arsenal and rejects claims he wants to return to Spain. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Villa face Fiorentina in friendly Aston Villa announce a pre-season friendly against two-time Serie A champions Fiorentina. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn complete Givet signing Blackburn sign on-loan Marseille defender Gael Givet on a four-year contract. |
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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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 | Burdisso plays down Chelsea link Inter Milan defender Nicolas Burdisso denies reports he is set to join Chelsea in a swap with Ricardo Carvalho. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Man City to be warned off Lescott Everton will fight to keep Joleon Lescott as Manchester City prepare a £15m bid for the England defender. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Kelly swaps Birmingham for Fulham Birmingham City right-back Stephen Kelly signs a three-year deal with Fulham on a free transfer following the expiry of his contract at St Andrew's. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Celtic and Hull vie for Fortune Marc-Antoine Fortune's agent says the striker will choose to join Celtic or Hull City. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Johnson completes Liverpool move England right-back Glen Johnson signs a four-year deal with Liverpool after completing a reported £17.5m move from Portsmouth. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Man City to be warned off Lescott Everton will fight to keep Joleon Lescott as Manchester City prepare a £15m bid for the England defender. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Man Utd announce Tevez departure Manchester United announce that striker Carlos Tevez is leaving the club. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Southgate patient over signings Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate admits his hands are tied with regard to bringing in new signings. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Stoke join race to capture Owen Stoke City chairman Peter Coates says the Potters are interested in signing Newcastle striker Michael Owen. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Johnson completes Liverpool move England right-back Glen Johnson signs a four-year deal with Liverpool after completing a reported £17.5m move from Portsmouth. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Ashton link is nonsense - Stoke Stoke City chairman Peter Coates says that the Potters are "a million miles away" from signing West Ham United striker Dean Ashton. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Cisse seals Panathinaikos switch Former Liverpool and Sunderland striker Djibril Cisse signs a four-year contract with Panathinakos. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Sevilla shy away from Zokora deal Sevilla president Jose Maris del Nido says his side have been priced out of a deal for Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Preston warn West Brom off Irvine Preston prepare to fight off any bid from West Brom to make Alan Irvine their new manager. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Ashton link is nonsense - Stoke Stoke City chairman Peter Coates says that the Potters are "a million miles away" from signing West Ham United striker Dean Ashton. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Wigan capture Gomez from Espanyol Wigan manager Roberto Martinez makes his first signing for the club by bringing in playmaker Jordi Gomez from Espanyol. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Kozluk agrees new Barnsley deal Barnsley defender Rob Kozluk turns down a move to Crystal Palace to sign a new 12-month contract at Oakwell. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Johnson completes Birmingham move Centre-back Roger Johnson moves from Cardiff City to Birmingham City for £5m. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Blackpool poised for Clarke deal Republic of Ireland Under-21 international striker Billy Clarke will join Blackpool when his Ipswich contract ends on 1 July, subject to passing a medical. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Elliott signs new three-year deal Bristol City midfielder Marvin Elliott signs a new contract at Ashton Gate, keeping him at the club until 2012. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Burnley closing in on Mears deal Burnley agree a fee with Derby County for defender Tyrone Mears. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Cardiff and Hearts eye up Quinn Cardiff and Hearts are close to meeting Motherwell's valuation of right-back Paul Quinn. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Wycombe start with Charlton trip Promoted Wycombe will face relegated Charlton when the 2009/10 League One season begins on 8 August. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Terriers sign Coventry's Simpson League One side Huddersfield Town sign striker Robbie Simpson from Coventry City, subject to a medical. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Kozluk agrees new Barnsley deal Barnsley defender Rob Kozluk turns down a move to Crystal Palace to sign a new 12-month contract at Oakwell. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Ex-club chief's accounting shame The former chief executive of Derby County is convicted of false accounting in a takeover deal at the club. |
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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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 | Supple pens one-year Ipswich deal Ipswich goalkeeper Shane Supple signs a new deal to stay at Portman Road. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Winger Croft seals Derby switch Derby County complete the signing of former Norwich City winger Lee Croft on a three-year deal. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Imps take Forest defender on loan Lincoln City sign Nottingham Forest left-back Joe Heath on an initial six-month loan. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Gill resigns as Argyle director Phill Gill steps down from his position as a director of Plymouth Argyle. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston warn West Brom off Irvine Preston prepare to fight off any bid from West Brom to make Alan Irvine their new manager. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Lopez's agent cools Swansea link The agent of Spanish midfielder Jordi Lopez plays down speculation that the QPR player is set for a move to Swansea City. |
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| READING | |
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 | Scott hopeful Bennett will stay Brentford manager Andy Scott thinks on-loan defender Alan Bennetr has a big decision to make about his future. |
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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 complete Williamson deal Sheffield United sign Watford midfielder Lee Williamson on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Saints await news of Swiss deal Southampton expect to hear early next week if they will be bought out by a Swiss consortium. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swans reject Bolton's Bodde bid Swansea City turn down a bid of around £2.5m from Bolton Wanderers for Dutch midfielder Ferrie Bodde. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Severin agrees switch to Watford Scott Severin will join Watford on a two-year deal once his Aberdeen contract expires on 1 July. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Morgan defending transfer policy Wolves owner Steve Morgan insists the club will focus their efforts on luring young players to Molineux. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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| Severin agrees switch to Watford Scott Severin will join Watford on a two-year deal once his Aberdeen contract expires on 1 July. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Celtic and Hull vie for Fortune Marc-Antoine Fortune's agent says the striker will choose to join Celtic or Hull City. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Keeper McGovern heads to County Ross County head coach Derek Adams signs Northern Irish goalkeeper Michael McGovern from Dundee United. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | St Mirren sign up striker Higdon St Mirren sign striker Michael Higdon on a two-year deal after his Falkirk contract expires. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | SPL announces £23m record profit The Scottish Premier League reports its largest profit or £23m during the 2007/08 season, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
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| HEARTS | |
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| Cardiff and Hearts eye up Quinn Cardiff and Hearts are close to meeting Motherwell's valuation of right-back Paul Quinn. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| SPL announces £23m record profit The Scottish Premier League reports its largest profit or £23m during the 2007/08 season, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Inverness cuts 'warning to SPL' Inverness make redundancies but say SPL clubs will be worse affected should broadcaster Setanta go into administration. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| SPL announces £23m record profit The Scottish Premier League reports its largest profit or £23m during the 2007/08 season, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Cardiff and Hearts eye up Quinn Cardiff and Hearts are close to meeting Motherwell's valuation of right-back Paul Quinn. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | English duo retain Adam interest Barnsley and Blackpool remain hopeful of signing Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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 | Dargo stays as two exit Buddies Striker Craig Dargo signs a new contract as Gary Mason and Will Haining leave St Mirren. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Santana satisfied with Bafana South Africa coach Joel Santana says his team have made huge improvements during the Confederations Cup. |
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| Brazil 1-0 South Africa An 87th minute free-kick from defender Daniel Alves sends Brazil into the Confederations Cup final and leaves hosts South Africa heartbroken. | |
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| Everton's Ghana trip called off Premier League Everton have been forced to cancel a trip to Ghana after a domestic cup competition was scheduled at the same time as their planned game. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Latest score - West Indies v India Latest scorecard from the one-day international in Kingston. |
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| Latest score - Sussex v Australia Latest scorecard from Australia's opening tour match against Sussex at Hove. | |
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| Aussie coach dismisses spin issue Australia coach Tim Nielsen insists a spin-friendly pitch in Cardiff will heap pressure on England ahead of the first Ashes Test. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | South Africa v Lions The British and Irish Lions go into Saturday's second Test against South Africa with both history and altitude against them in Pretoria. |
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| Habana plays down altitude factor Bryan Habana insists South Africa cannot rely on the high altitude at Loftus Versfeld to help overcome the British and Irish Lions in the second Test on Saturday. | |
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| Sale sign Sarries flanker Seymour Sale Sharks sign flanker David Seymour from Premiership rivals Saracens. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Noble not fazed by Wigan rumours Wigan coach Brian Noble says speculation over his future will not distract him from the job. |
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| Paul gives backing to Myler move Salford City Reds half-back Robbie Paul says it is probably for the best that Richie Myler leaves the club. | |
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| Riley wants Wolves full-back role Chris Riley says he wants to be the number one choice for Warrington Wolves full-back. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Live - Wimbledon Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is in action after Roger Federer and Serena Williams go through, with Novak Djokovic due on court later on day five at Wimbledon. |
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| Federer comes through first test Roger Federer remains the man to beat after he sees off 27th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber in four sets at Wimbledon. | |
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| Serena sweeps into fourth round Second seed Serena Williams overcomes a late wobble against Roberta Vinci to win 6-3 6-4 and reach the last 16 at Wimbledon. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | BMW International Open leaderboard Leading scores from this week's European Tour event from Germany. |
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| Woods's niece makes her LPGA bow Cheyenne Woods, Tiger's 18-year-old niece, makes her LPGA debut, shooting a three-over-par 75 in Rochester, New York. | |
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| PGA Tour leaderboard Latest scores from the PGA Tour. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Rossi powers to pole in Dutch GP Valentino Rossi will start on pole for Saturday's Dutch MotoGP ahead of Dani Pedrosa, Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner. |
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| Rally Poland latest (wrc.com) The World Rally Championship moves to Poland, with Sebastien Loeb looking to extend his lead in the championship standings. | |
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| Speedway set for big Cardiff date Speedway fans are set to savour the biggest date in the domestic diary at the British Speedway Grand Prix on Saturday. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | Mosley warning over F1 peace deal Max Mosley claims Formula 1's peace deal could be jeopardised by continuing antagonism between him and the sport's teams. |
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| Full results | |
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| View full standings tables | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | DeGale to train with Mayweather British middleweight James DeGale will train and spar with undefeated five-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr in America at the end of July. |
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| Classy Klitschko defeats Chagaev Wladimir Klitschko defends his WBO and IBF world heavyweight titles stopping the previously unbeaten Ruslan Chagaev with a 10th-round technical knock-out. | |
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| Dodson in for English title shot Liverpool super-middleweight Tony Dodson is in line to challenge Paul David for the English title. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Injured Yamauchi to miss Worlds British marathon runner Mara Yamauchi will miss this summer's World Championships in Berlin because of a foot injury. |
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| Gay ready to challenge Bolt mark American sprinter Tyson Gay believes he can challenge Usain Bolt's 100m world record after running 9.75 seconds in his first race of the season. | |
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| Injury ends Clay's decathlon bid Olympic decathlon champion Bryan Clay will miss August's World Championships after pulling out of the United States trials with a hamstring injury. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Telford retains UK Championship The UK Championship returns to Telford International Centre for the third year running. |
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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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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Henderson faces ban after hearing Leading trainer Nicky Henderson could face a ban from horse racing after one of the horses he trained for the Queen failed a drugs test. |
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| Art Connoisseur claims shock win Michael Bell's 20-1 shot Art Connoisseur causes a major upset by winning the Golden Jubilee Stakes on the fifth day at Royal Ascot. | |
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| Ghanaati romps to Coronation win Barry Hills' Ghanaati sweeps aside the opposition to win the Coronation Stakes on day four at Royal Ascot. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Contador to lead Astana Tour team Alberto Contador will lead Astana's Tour de France, with seven-time winner Lance Armstrong in a support-rider role. |
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| GB elite riders set for Team Sky Geraint Thomas, David Millar, Bradley Wiggins and Steve Cummings will join a new British-based team, according to British Cycling coach Shane Sutton. | |
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| Valverde to miss Tour de France Alejandro Valverde's team says the Spaniard will not ride in this year's Tour de France as he waits for an appeal to be heard against a two-year doping ban. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Adlington shows class in Glasgow Rebecca Adlington smashes her personal best to win the 200m freestyle title at the Scottish National Championships in Glasgow. |
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| O'Neal joins LeBron at Cleveland Shaquille O'Neal joins Cleveland in a deal which teams him up with fellow NBA superstar LeBron James. | |
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| GB kayakers win European bronze Great Britain win their first ever European Sprint Championships medal in the four-woman kayak category on day two in Brandenburg, Germany. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Review of the week Newcastle's 'deckchair' kit, plus 'Liverpool sign Bent' |
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| Ten to tackle Test your knowledge of the last seven days in sport | |
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| Robbo Robson blog "Why do Wimbledon hand out £10,000 cheques to a bunch of no-marks?" | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Striker Allen signs for Linfield Linfield win the race to sign Curtis Allen with the young striker joining the Blues in a two-year deal. |
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| Feeney placed on transfer list Newry City defender Cullen Feeney is placed on the transfer list as part of a cost-cutting exercise at the Showgrounds. | |
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| New deal not Worthington priority Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington does not want to be distracted by contract talks as he concentrates on clinching a place at the 2010 World Cup. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Celtic and Hull vie for Fortune Marc-Antoine Fortune's agent says the striker will choose to join Celtic or Hull City. |
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| Cardiff and Hearts eye up Quinn Cardiff and Hearts are close to meeting Motherwell's valuation of right-back Paul Quinn. | |
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| McInnes plays down West Brom link Derek McInnes dampens speculation that he will be West Brom boss and intends signing a new deal with St Johnstone. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Swans reject Bolton's Bodde bid Swansea City turn down a bid of around £2.5m from Bolton Wanderers for Dutch midfielder Ferrie Bodde. |
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| Roberts relishing Burger battle Lions centre Jamie Roberts says he is ready for special attention from recalled South Africa flanker Schalk Burger. | |
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| Cardiff and Hearts eye up Quinn Cardiff and Hearts are close to meeting Motherwell's valuation of right-back Paul Quinn. | |
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