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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years Bernard Madoff has been given a jail sentence of 150 years for a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn (£40bn). |
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| Afghan guards held after shootout Forty-one US-trained Afghan guards are arrested in Kandahar after a clash in which the provincial police chief was killed. | |
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| Jacksons 'set for custody battle' Michael Jackson's family will go to court on Monday to help protect his mother's right to custody of his children. | |
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| Brown demands embassy staff freed Gordon Brown calls for the release of the four remaining British embassy staff held in Tehran, after five are freed. | |
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| Israel approves 50 settler homes Israel approves construction of 50 new housing units in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | MDC snubs Mugabe cabinet meeting Ministers in Zimbabwe's ex-opposition boycott a cabinet meeting chaired by President Robert Mugabe. |
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| Police deny Kenya torture claims Kenya's police deny allegations of torture and rape during their disarmament of rival clan militias in the north-east. | |
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| Militants attack Nigeria oil base Nigerian militants attack a Royal Dutch Shell oil facility, the second attack since a government amnesty offer. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years Bernard Madoff has been given a jail sentence of 150 years for a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn (£40bn). |
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| Chavez allies back ousted Zelaya Left-wing Latin American leaders declare their support for ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya at a meeting in Nicaragua. | |
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| Jacksons 'set for custody battle' Michael Jackson's family will go to court on Monday to help protect his mother's right to custody of his children. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Khmer Rouge survivor testifies Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Tribunal hears testimony from one of only three living survivors of the notorious Tuol Sleng prison. |
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| Legal setback for Suu Kyi defence Burma's highest court refuses to allow two top dissidents to testify in defence of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | |
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| Japanese production rises again Japanese industrial output rose 5.9% in May, the third consecutive monthly climb, with car production especially strong. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russian exercises anger Georgia Georgia condemns Russia's largest military exercises just over their border since their 2008 war as "pure provocation". |
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| Gazprom in Azerbaijan gas deal Russian gas giant Gazprom signs a deal allowing it to import natural gas from Azerbaijan and then pipe it to Europe. | |
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| Body in woods is missing banker A Dutch banker who went missing from his home with two shotguns is found dead with gunshot wounds in Berkshire woodland. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran frees five from UK embassy Iran releases five out of nine UK embassy's local staff detained over their alleged role in post-election protests. |
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| Baghdad set for US pullback party Iraq plans a giant party in Baghdad and a special holiday as US troops approach their deadline to quit cities and towns. | |
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| Saudi royal denounces his brother A member of the Saudi royal family denounces his own brother, accusing him of disseminating vice. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan guards held after shootout Forty-one US-trained Afghan guards are arrested in Kandahar after a clash in which the provincial police chief was killed. |
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| 'Tamil unit' for Sri Lanka's army Sri Lanka's army is to establish an ethnic Tamil regiment for the first time, the minister for national reconciliation tells the BBC. | |
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| Ambush kills 12 Pakistan troops Taliban militants kill 12 soldiers in an ambush on a Pakistani military convoy near the Afghan border, the army says. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Nine-year-old with swine flu dies A nine-year-old girl dies in a Birmingham hospital after contracting swine flu, becoming the third patient in the UK to die. |
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| Brown unveils policy 'for growth' Gordon Brown unveils his policy programme for the next year - as David Cameron accuses ministers of "dishonesty". | |
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| Man 'told prostitute of murder' A property developer admitted strangling a man because he was "in the way", a prostitute tells an Old Bailey jury. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Brown unveils policy 'for growth' Gordon Brown unveils his policy programme for the next year - as David Cameron accuses ministers of "dishonesty". |
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| Royal Mail sale plans 'delayed' A government bill allowing the sale of a part of Royal Mail to a private firm will not happen until "later", Lord Mandelson says. | |
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| Baroness Thatcher goes back home Baroness Thatcher returns home after spending more than two weeks in hospital after breaking her arm in a fall. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Urban primary moves out of town A primary in south London is to buy accommodation in the home counties to become an "all-through" Academy. |
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| Court threat for pupils' parents Parents of unruly pupils could be taken to court by teachers under plans to be announced by the government. | |
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| NI boys 'first to get swine flu' A six-year-old boy and his younger brother are the first children from Northern Ireland to have swine flu. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Nine-year-old with swine flu dies A nine-year-old girl dies in a Birmingham hospital after contracting swine flu, becoming the third patient in the UK to die. |
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| 'Starved girl' murder trial stops The trial is halted of a couple accused of murdering a seven-year-old girl who allegedly starved to death. | |
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| Man cleared over Girls Aloud blog A former civil servant who wrote an internet blog imagining the murder of the pop group Girls Aloud is cleared of obscenity. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Paisley Jr 'wants to go to jail' The High Court is told that Ian Paisley Jr appears to want to go to jail over his refusal to obey a judge's ruling that he must name a source. |
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| NI boys 'first to get swine flu' A six-year-old boy and his younger brother are the first children from Northern Ireland to have swine flu. | |
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| Officers search Colin Howell lake A lake and the grounds of a house owned by murder accused dentist Colin Howell are being searched by police. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Backing for more Holyrood powers The majority of Scots want Holyrood to make decisions on income tax and pensions, a BBC Scotland poll suggests. |
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| Teenager guilty of stab murder A teenager is found guilty of murdering a man who was found with 142 separate stab wounds at his home in South Lanarkshire. | |
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| Queen visit is Culloden 'first' The Queen becomes the first British monarch to set foot on Culloden Battlefield during a visit to the Highlands. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Officer's driving offence quashed A traffic officer who was jailed for dangerous driving after crashing at more than 110mph has his conviction quashed. |
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| Ten years for triple death driver A driver who admitted causing the death of three of his passengers when he crashed into a tree is jailed for 10 years. | |
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| AMs' expenses claims are online Details of AMs' expenses for 2008/9 are published on the web, with month-by-month details being logged from October. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years Bernard Madoff has been given a jail sentence of 150 years for a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn (£40bn). |
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| Gazprom in Azerbaijan gas deal Russian gas giant Gazprom signs a deal allowing it to import natural gas from Azerbaijan and then pipe it to Europe. | |
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| Vodafone 'mulls bid for T-Mobile' Vodafone declines to comment on a report that it is considering buying rival mobile phone operator T-Mobile UK. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jacksons 'set for custody battle' Michael Jackson's family will go to court on Monday to help protect his mother's right to custody of his children. |
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| Oscars toughen up best song rules The Oscar for best song in 2010 is to be scrapped if hopefuls fail to reach a minimum standard, the Academy says. | |
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| Fawcett to have private funeral A private funeral for actress Farrah Fawcett is to be held on Tuesday in Los Angeles, it has been announced. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Crop plants get genomics centre A UK research centre to decode the DNA of plants and animals used in agriculture will open this week in the east of England. |
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| Lion prides form to win turf wars Lions form prides to defend territory against other lions, not to improve their hunting success, new research reveals. | |
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| Scientists attack energy industry Britain must invest hugely to create a new low-carbon economy, say leading members of the Royal Society. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Pirate Bay starts video streaming Swedish file-sharing website The Pirate Bay lifts the lid on a proposed video streaming service. |
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| Digital TV now in 90% of UK homes Digital video recorders are proving popular in UK homes, finds research from watchdog Ofcom. | |
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| Universal phone charger deal done Mobile phone companies have struck a deal with the European Commission that could bring a "one size fits all" phone charger into production in the near future. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Elite cyclists 'risk infertility' Professional cyclists should consider freezing their sperm before embarking on their careers, say researchers. |
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| Early pregnancy problems warning Women who have complications in early pregnancy should be supervised more closely in their current and future pregnancies, a study suggests. | |
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| Ovary cancer signs 'confusion' There is "widespread confusion" amongst doctors and women about ovarian cancer, a charity has said. | |
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| 1995: US shuttle docks with Russian space station American and Russian spacecrafts successfully dock in orbit for the first time in 20 years. | |||
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| 1960: BBC unveils TV 'factory' The BBC's new Television Centre will be the "Hollywood" of the small screen, the corporation's director of TV announces. | |||
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| 1974: First female president for Argentina Isabel Peron is sworn in as interim leader of the Argentine Republic after her husband falls ill. | |||
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 | Live - Wimbledon The roof is on Centre Court for the first time at Wimbledon as Dinara Safina faces Amelie Mauresmo, with Andy Murray up against Stanislas Wawrinka later. |
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| Federer sweeps into quarter-final Five-time champion Roger Federer is in sublime form on Centre Court as he defeats Robin Soderling 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. | |
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| Live - Safina v Mauresmo Top seed Dinara Safina makes her first appearance on Centre Court this year as she takes on 17th seed Amelie Mauresmo. | |
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| De Villiers defends Burger action South Africa coach Peter de Villiers defends flanker Schalk Burger as the IRB say it is looking into the issue of eye-gouging. | |
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| Djokovic storms into last eight World number four Novak Djokovic produces a professional display to overcome plucky Israeli Dudi Sela and reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Man City make approach for Eto'o Manchester City make a bid in the region of £25m for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o, BBC Sport understands. |
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| Motherwell confirm Gannon as boss Motherwell will present former Stockport boss Jim Gannon as their new manager at a Tuesday media conference. | |
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| Silva urges Melo to join Arsenal Former Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva says he has urged his Brazil team-mate Felipe Melo to join the Gunners this summer. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Silva urges Melo to join Arsenal Former Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva says he has urged his Brazil team-mate Felipe Melo to join the Gunners this summer. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Oxford face Villa XI warm-up game Oxford will host an Aston Villa XI in their final warm-up match on 4 August before the new Blue Square Premier season. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn eye Van Nistelrooy move Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce wants to bring Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy back to the Premier League. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Sousa criticises Bodde disrespect Manager Paulo Sousa says Ferrie Bodde needs to show Swansea more respect as he is absent from Monday's pre-season training. |
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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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 | Hull lead Fortune race say Nancy AS Nancy sporting director Nicolas Holveck says Hull City look likely to beat Celtic to sign striker Marc-Antoine Fortune. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Torres recommends Valencia trio Liverpool striker Fernando Torres wants Rafael Benitez to sign one of David Silva, Juan Mata or David Villa from Spanish side Valencia. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Man City make approach for Eto'o Manchester City make a bid in the region of £25m for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o, BBC Sport understands. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Ronaldo agrees six-year Real deal Cristiano Ronaldo will complete his world record £80m move from Man Utd to Real Madrid on 1 July after agreeing a six-year deal. |
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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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 | Stoke target Jewell as assistant Stoke City manager Tony Pulis is interested in making former Wigan boss Paul Jewell his assistant manager after Dave Kemp left the role to become the club's head scout. |
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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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 | Swindon accept Baggies' Cox offer Swindon Town accept an offer from West Bromwich Albion for striker Simon Cox. |
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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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 | English duo retain Adam interest Barnsley and Blackpool remain hopeful of signing Rangers midfielder Charlie Adam. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Birmingham boss denies rift talk Birmingham manager Alex McLeish says reports he has fallen out with Blues' board of directors over the signing of defender Giovanny Espinoza are "ridiculous". |
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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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 | Bristol City tie up Clarkson deal Bristol City sign Scotland international striker David Clarkson on a three-year deal from Motherwell. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Burnley in for Fletcher, say Hibs Hibernian confirm that English Premier League outfit Burnley have contacted them over striker Steven Fletcher. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Cardiff close on defender Hudson Cardiff say they have had a bid accepted for an unnamed centre-back, believed to be Charlton's Mark Hudson. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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| Cardiff close on defender Hudson Cardiff say they have had a bid accepted for an unnamed centre-back, believed to be Charlton's Mark Hudson. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Coventry quartet handed pro deals Coventry City award four of their academy players one-year professional contacts. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Hartlepool sign keeper Flinders Hartlepool sign goalkeeper Scott Flinders, following his release by Crystal Palace. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Croft keen to play the Clough way Derby County winger Lee Croft says he is excited to playing football under the management of Nigel Clough. |
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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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 | Trust eye place on Norwich board The Norwich City Supporters Trust urge fans to pool their season ticket rebates and secure representation in the Carrow Road boardroom. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Forest capture striker McGoldrick Nottingham Forest sign striker David McGoldrick from Southampton for £1m. |
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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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 | Burnley are interested in Tudgay Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws reveals that Burnley have enquired about striker Marcus Tudgay but have not made a formal offer. |
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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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| Forest capture striker McGoldrick Nottingham Forest sign striker David McGoldrick from Southampton for £1m. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Sousa criticises Bodde disrespect Manager Paulo Sousa says Ferrie Bodde needs to show Swansea more respect as he is absent from Monday's pre-season training. |
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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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 | Edwards pens new Wolves contract Wolves midfielder Dave Edwards commits to a new three-year deal with the Premier League newcomers. |
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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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| Hull lead Fortune race say Nancy AS Nancy sporting director Nicolas Holveck says Hull City look likely to beat Celtic to sign striker Marc-Antoine Fortune. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Levein bullish on SPL TV future Dundee United manager Craig Levein believes the Scottish Premier League will attract a better television deal than the one they enjoyed with Setanta. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Lovell and Aafjes leave Falkirk Steve Lovell and Gerard Aafjes are the latest Bairns players to leave the club under new manager Eddie May. |
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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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| Burnley in for Fletcher, say Hibs Hibernian confirm that English Premier League outfit Burnley have contacted them over striker Steven Fletcher. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Midfielder Kerr signs for Dundee Former Inverness midfielder Brian Kerr becomes the latest summer addition at Dens Park. |
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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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 | Motherwell confirm Gannon as boss Motherwell will present former Stockport boss Jim Gannon as their new manager at a Tuesday media conference. |
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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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 | Pars' Gallacher joins St Mirren St Mirren conclude negotiations with Dunfermline to sign goalkeeper Paul Gallacher. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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| Man City make approach for Eto'o Manchester City make a bid in the region of £25m for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o, BBC Sport understands. |
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| US 2-3 Brazil Brazil deny the United States another shock victory by coming back from two goals down to win the Confederations Cup. | |
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| Spain 3-2 South Africa (aet) Spain secure victory over hosts South Africa in the Confederations Cup third-place play-off. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Siddle benefits from coach Cooley Australia paceman Peter Siddle says bowling coach Troy Cooley is giving the tourists crucial information on the England batsmen ahead of the Ashes. |
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| England's women hammer Australia England's women thrash Australia by nine wickets to win the first one-day international at Chelmsford. | |
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| Windies thrash India in Kingston West Indies demolish India by eight-wickets in Kingston to level their one-day series at 1-1. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | De Villiers defends Burger action South Africa coach Peter de Villiers defends flanker Schalk Burger as the IRB say it is looking into the issue of eye-gouging. |
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| Give Lions more time - McGeechan Head coach Ian McGeechan says the British and Irish Lions must be given more time to prepare for future tours if they are to remain competitive. | |
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| Jenkins condemns Lions selectors Ex-Wales hooker Garin Jenkins feels poor selection for the Lions' first Test against South Africa brought about their series defeat. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Bulls' Halley switches to England Bradford Bulls winger Dave Halley decides he wants to represent England instead of Wales. |
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| Poching wants more video referees Leeds Rhinos assistant coach Willie Poching joins the calls for a video referee to be in place at all Super League games. | |
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| Tigers launch crowd investigation Castleford Tigers investigate alleged crowd trouble during their Super League defeat by Catalans Dragons at the Jungle. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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| Live - Wimbledon The roof is on Centre Court for the first time at Wimbledon as Dinara Safina faces Amelie Mauresmo, with Andy Murray up against Stanislas Wawrinka later. |
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| Live - Safina v Mauresmo Top seed Dinara Safina makes her first appearance on Centre Court this year as she takes on 17th seed Amelie Mauresmo. | |
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| Federer sweeps into quarter-final Five-time champion Roger Federer is in sublime form on Centre Court as he defeats Robin Soderling 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Dougherty holds on for BMW title England's Nick Dougherty holds off a late charge from Argentina's Rafa Echenique to claim the BMW International Open by one shot. |
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| PGA Tour leaderboard Latest scores from the PGA Tour. | |
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| Mickelson to miss Scottish Open Phil Mickelson confirms that he will not be playing the Scottish Open and is likely to miss The Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Rossi earns 100th career victory Valentino Rossi takes a clear lead in the MotoGP world championship standings after his 100th career win at the Dutch MotoGP at Assen. |
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| Report - Rossi takes Dutch MotoGP Valentino Rossi triumphs at the Dutch MotoGP in Assen, ahead of championship rivals Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner. | |
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| Crump claims British GP in style Jason Crump makes history by winning the British Speedway Grand Prix in Cardiff - the 21st GP win of his career. | |
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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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| BOXING | |
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 | New date for Mayweather v Marquez Floyd Mayweather Jr's comeback bout against Juan Manuel Marquez is rescheduled for 19 September. |
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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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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Injured Fountain to miss Worlds Olympic hepathlon silver medallist Hyleas Fountain will not compete at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin after pulling out of the US trials. |
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| Bolt rules out threat to record Usain Bolt wins the Jamaican national title and plays down Tyson Gay's threat to his world 100m record. | |
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| Oldest UK Olympian dies aged 100 Godfrey Rampling, who won medals for Britain at the 1932 and 1936 Olympics Games, dies in Hertfordshire at the age of 100. | |
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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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 | O'Brien bags seventh Irish Derby Fame And Glory romps home in the Irish Derby to give trainer Aidan O'Brien a record seventh win in the race. |
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| Channon scores win with Som Tala Mick Channon's Som Tala (16-1) won Newcastle's big Flat racing prize, the John Smith's Northumberland Plate. | |
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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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| CYCLING | |
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 | House beats GB stars to win title Kristian House beat a host of Olympic superstars to claim the first major win of his cycling career at the British National Road Race Championships. |
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| Cooke claims 10th British title Nicole Cooke adds the British National road race title to her Olympic and world crowns in Abergavenny. | |
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| Elite cyclists 'risk infertility' Professional cyclists should consider freezing their sperm before embarking on their careers, say researchers. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Smith finally claims Team GB spot Lewis Smith secures a place in the Great Britain team for July's World Championships with a win in the men's 400m individual medley in Glasgow. |
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| Funnell goes clear to win Hickstead Derby William Funnell completes a clear round on Cortaflex Mondriaan to win his third Hickstead Derby. | |
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| Whitaker horse fails drugs test Four-time British Olympian Michael Whitaker is suspended after his horse Tackeray failed a drugs test. | |
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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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 | Feeney poised for move to Leeds Northern Ireland striker Warren Feeney is poised to move from Cardiff City to Leeds United. |
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| Coleraine sign striker Patterson Coleraine complete the signing of Strabane-born striker Rory Patterson from Blue Square North club Droylsden. | |
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| McDonald interviewed for IFA post Glentoran manager Alan McDonald could leave the Oval for a top job with the Irish FA. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Burnley in for Fletcher, say Hibs Hibernian confirm that English Premier League outfit Burnley have contacted them over striker Steven Fletcher. |
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| Live - Wimbledon The roof is on Centre Court for the first time at Wimbledon as Dinara Safina faces Amelie Mauresmo, with Andy Murray up against Stanislas Wawrinka later. | |
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| Bristol City tie up Clarkson deal Bristol City sign Scotland international striker David Clarkson on a three-year deal from Motherwell. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Sousa criticises Bodde disrespect Manager Paulo Sousa says Ferrie Bodde needs to show Swansea more respect as he is absent from Monday's pre-season training. |
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| Jenkins condemns Lions selectors Ex-Wales hooker Garin Jenkins feels poor selection for the Lions' first Test against South Africa brought about their series defeat. | |
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| Cardiff close on defender Hudson Cardiff say they have had a bid accepted for an unnamed centre-back, believed to be Charlton's Mark Hudson. | |
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