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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | US and Russia agree nuclear cuts US President Barack Obama and Russia's Dmitry Medvedev reach a deal to cut back their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. |
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| Scores killed in China protests Clashes in China's restive region of Xinjiang leave at least 140 dead in some of the most serious violence in decades. | |
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| Former US defence secretary dies Former US defence chief Robert McNamara, an architect of the Vietnam war who later regretted the US role, dies at 93. | |
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| US troops killed in Afghan blasts Six US soldiers with Nato-led forces are killed in two separate bomb explosions in Afghanistan, officials say. | |
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| G8 leaders to set emissions goals Leaders of G8 nations are to set a target to cut greenhouse gases by 80% by 2050, the BBC understands. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria militants seize ship crew Militants in Nigeria's oil region kidnap the crew of an oil tanker, including its Russian captain. |
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| South Africa gets new crime squad A new serious crime squad begins work in South Africa, after its predecessor was abolished amid political controversy. | |
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| East Africa customs union boosted Rwanda and Burundi join the East African Community Customs Union, which should lead to lower prices. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| US and Russia agree nuclear cuts US President Barack Obama and Russia's Dmitry Medvedev reach a deal to cut back their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. |
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| Former US defence secretary dies Former US defence chief Robert McNamara, an architect of the Vietnam war who later regretted the US role, dies at 93. | |
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| Canada 'to stem Czech migration' Canada considers re-imposing visas to stem the high number of asylum applications from Czech migrants. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Scores killed in China protests Clashes in China's restive region of Xinjiang leave at least 140 dead in some of the most serious violence in decades. |
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| China launches yuan trade scheme China begins a trial scheme that allows trade with its neighbours to be settled with its own currency, the yuan. | |
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| Twitter to give bushfire alerts Australia is to use social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to give people early warning of bushfires. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| US and Russia agree nuclear cuts US President Barack Obama and Russia's Dmitry Medvedev reach a deal to cut back their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. |
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| Egypt mourns 'headscarf martyr' The body of Muslim woman, stabbed in a German courtroom by a man who had insulted her religion, is taken back to Egypt. | |
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| Germany awards 'new Iron Cross' Four German soldiers are decorated with the country's new medal for bravery, the first to be awarded since World War II. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran frees eighth embassy worker Iran releases the eighth of nine detained UK embassy staff, as its supreme leader tells the West not to meddle. |
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| Egypt mourns 'headscarf martyr' The body of Muslim woman, stabbed in a German courtroom by a man who had insulted her religion, is taken back to Egypt. | |
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| Israel to deport Gaza activists Israel says it will expel eight pro-Palestinian activists detained at sea while trying to bring relief aid to Gaza last week. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | US troops killed in Afghan blasts Six US soldiers with Nato-led forces are killed in two separate bomb explosions in Afghanistan, officials say. |
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| India outlines growth challenge India's government unveils its annual budget, saying the "first challenge" is to return to 9% annual growth "at the earliest". | |
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| Karachi girl 'dumped in manhole' Two policemen in the Pakistani city of Karachi are detained in connection with the alleged murder of a three-year-old girl, officials say. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Convicted killers still at large Nearly 1,000 offenders, including 19 murderers, who should have been sent back to prison are still free, says the justice secretary. |
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| UK concedes new Basra death probe The defence secretary has proposed a new investigation into the deaths of 20 Iraqis in 2004, the High Court hears. | |
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| Hundreds honour dead UK soldiers Hundreds of people hold a one-minute silence to pay their respects to two UK soldiers killed in Afghanistan. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Brown and Sarkozy in pre-G8 talks Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy discuss economic action as they hold talks in France ahead of this week's G8 summit. |
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| Bercow 'dismayed' over BBC leak Speaker John Bercow says he is "dismayed" his plans for deputy speaker elections were leaked to the BBC before he told MPs. | |
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| Tories pledge to cut back quangos David Cameron promises to cut the number of unelected quangos to save money and increase accountability. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Graduates 'face more competition' There are fewer jobs available and more graduates chasing them, a survey of graduate recruiters suggests. |
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| 'All-through' schools to increase The number of "all-through" Academies to open in England will increase to 20 in September, with more in the pipeline. | |
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| Creationism question 'misleading' Complaints about a question on creationism in a biology GCSE prompt an exam board to review its science exam papers. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Nine-year-old with swine flu dies A nine-year-old girl from London becomes the fifth person with swine flu to die in the UK. |
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| Footballer jailed for match death A Sunday league footballer from west London who killed a rival player in a row after a game is jailed. | |
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| Crane collapses on to apartments A crane moving a five-tonne weight collapses on to a block of flats in Liverpool city centre. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Homeless man murdered in stabbing A man is arrested after a 29-year-old man is found dead with multiple stab wounds in north Belfast. |
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| Anger at ambulance cuts proposal Frontline ambulance cover in Northern Ireland could be cut by 70,000 hours under plans being considered by the health minister. | |
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| PSNI defends digger raid response The owner of a supermarket where a cash machine was stolen with a digger criticises the police response to the robbery. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Man jailed for raping schoolgirl A teenager who raped a schoolgirl, who later gave birth to his child, is sent to prison for four years. |
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| Hundreds evacuated from airport Part of Edinburgh Airport is evacuated following the discovery of a suspicious package. | |
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| Islamic charity fire 'deliberate' The Glasgow branch of Islamic Relief in Pollokshields is badly damaged by a fire which police say was started deliberately. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | AMs' expenses face radical cuts Reductions in what expenses can be claimed by assembly members are proposed in an independent report. |
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| Risky building closes city street High Street in Swansea closes to traffic with immediate effect because a building is in danger of collapsing. | |
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| Tributes paid to killed soldier Colleagues and friends of a soldier from the Light Dragoons who died in an explosion in Afghanistan remember him. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | GM bankruptcy plan gains approval A US judge approves bankruptcy plans for car giant GM, allowing it to transfer profitable assets to a new government-backed firm. |
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| India outlines growth challenge India's government unveils its annual budget, saying the "first challenge" is to return to 9% annual growth "at the earliest". | |
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| Trade 'key for economic recovery' Trade assistance is the key to helping developing nations emerge from the global downturn, says the WTO. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson fans picked for memorial A total of 8,750 Michael Jackson fans receive tickets to attend the star's memorial service on Tuesday. |
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| Man scales plinth ahead of launch A man scales Antony Gormley's Fourth Plinth art project in London's Trafalgar Square, minutes before the event is due to begin. | |
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| Prince jazz gala tickets sell out Tickets for two Prince concerts at the Montreux Jazz Festival are snapped up in eight minutes, organisers of the Swiss event say. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | G8 leaders to set emissions goals Leaders of G8 nations are to set a target to cut greenhouse gases by 80% by 2050, the BBC understands. |
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| Spider builds life-sized decoys A species of spider builds a life-like model of its own body to distract predators, scientists have discovered. | |
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| Historic Bible pages put online About 800 pages of the earliest surviving Christian Bible have been pieced together and made available on the internet. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Phorm shares fall as BT opts out Shares in the online ad firm Phorm have fallen after BT said it had no immediate plans to use the service that tracks online behaviour. |
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| Digital champion targets the poor Martha Lane Fox, the UK's digital Champion, plans to focus efforts on the six million Britons "at the bottom of the pile". | |
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| Twitter to give bushfire alerts Australia is to use social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to give people early warning of bushfires. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Laser 'cure' for blindness tested A ground-breaking laser treatment could prevent millions of older people from going blind, experts believe. |
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| Coffee 'may reverse Alzheimer's' Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer's disease, US scientists say. | |
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| Genetic clue to brain cancer risk Genetic warning signs of an increased risk of the commonest kind of brain cancer - a glioma - have been discovered. | |
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| 1988: Piper Alpha oil rig ablaze An out-of-control fire on a North Sea oil rig is feared to have claimed the lives of most of those on board. | |||
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| 1978: Eleven die in sleeper train inferno A blaze on the Penzance to Paddington sleeper train leaves 11 dead and 17 injured. | |||
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| 2005: London to host 2012 Olympics The 2012 Olympic Games will be held in London, the International Olympic Committee announces. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Ronaldo aims shot at English game Cristiano Ronaldo fires a parting shot at the English Premier League ahead of his unveiling by Real Madrid, claiming Spain's La Liga is "superior". |
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| Lee injury blow rocks Australia Australia suffer a potential blow ahead of the start of the Ashes series against England after seamer Brett Lee complains of a rib injury. | |
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| Federer reflects on historic win Roger Federer says he is still trying to come to terms with his record 15th Grand Slam win at Wimbledon. | |
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| Live text - Tour de France Mark Cavendish goes for a second successive stage victory on the 196.5km run from Marseille to La Grande Motte. | |
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| Chelsea snap up Russian Zhirkov Chelsea sign Russian international Yuri Zhirkov from CKSA Moscow. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Terry going nowhere - Ancelotti New Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says captain John Terry, who has been targeted by Manchester City, is not for sale. |
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| Chelsea snap up Russian Zhirkov Chelsea sign Russian international Yuri Zhirkov from CKSA Moscow. | |
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| Ronaldo aims shot at English game Cristiano Ronaldo fires a parting shot at the English Premier League ahead of his unveiling by Real Madrid, claiming Spain's La Liga is "superior". | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Fiorentina eye Eboue & Melo swap Arsenal will have to offer full-back Emmanuel Eboue as part of any deal to sign Fiorentina midfielder Felipe Melo, according to the Italian club. |
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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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 | Thistle snap up midfielder Hodge Former Blackburn midfielder Bryan Hodge signs for Partick Thistle. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Bolton sign Davis from Portsmouth Sean Davis joins Bolton from Portsmouth on a free transfer. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Terry going nowhere - Ancelotti New Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says captain John Terry, who has been targeted by Manchester City, is not for sale. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Yakubu targets start of season Everton striker Yakubu is hoping to be fit for the start of next season. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Hull confirm interest in Zamora Hull City chairman Paul Duffen confirms their interest in Fulham striker Bobby Zamora. |
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| HULL | |
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| Hull confirm interest in Zamora Hull City chairman Paul Duffen confirms their interest in Fulham striker Bobby Zamora. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Dalglish makes Liverpool return Kenny Dalglish returns to Liverpool to take up a senior role at the club's academy and act as a club ambassador. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Terry going nowhere - Ancelotti New Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti says captain John Terry, who has been targeted by Manchester City, is not for sale. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Ronaldo aims shot at English game Cristiano Ronaldo fires a parting shot at the English Premier League ahead of his unveiling by Real Madrid, claiming Spain's La Liga is "superior". |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Middlesbrough sign keeper Coyne Middlesbrough sign Wales international goalkeeper Danny Coyne from League One side Tranmere Rovers on a two-year deal. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Owen completes switch to Man Utd Manchester United seal the capture of free agent Michael Owen after he signs a two-year deal with the club. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Primus extends stay at Portsmouth Portsmouth defender Linvoy Primus signs a one-year contract extension at Fratton Park. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Paterson eager for Stoke return Burnley striker Martin Paterson looks forward to facing former club Stoke City on the first day of the Premier League season. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Chopra completes Cardiff switch Michael Chopra has completed his club record £4m move to Championship side Cardiff City from Sunderland. |
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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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 | Labadie agrees new West Brom deal West Brom midfielder Joss Labadie signs a one-year contract at The Hawthorns. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Sheffield United sign winger Reid Sheffield United sign former West Ham winger Kyel Reid on a two-year contract. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Thomas completes switch to Wigan Wigan seal the signing of Honduras midfielder Hendry Thomas on a three-year deal, subject to international clearance. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Rangers accept Blackpool Adam bid Rangers accept an increased offer from Blackpool for 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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| Rangers accept Blackpool Adam bid Rangers accept an increased offer from Blackpool for midfielder Charlie Adam. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Hartley poised for Robins medical Scotland midfielder Paul Hartley is expected to complete a move to Bristol City before the weekend. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Burnley contact Hearts for Driver Burnley open talks with Hearts over the purchase of Tynecastle winger Andrew Driver. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Chopra completes Cardiff switch Michael Chopra has completed his club record £4m move to Championship side Cardiff City from Sunderland. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Iron sign up O'Connor and Wright Scunthorpe United sign midfielders Michael O'Connor and Josh Wright, reports BBC Radio Humberside. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Midfielder Thornton exits Ricoh Coventry City part company with midfielder Kevin Thornton by mutual consent |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Palace snap up Charlton's Ambrose Crystal Palace sign midfielder Darren Ambrose on a two-year deal, following the end of his contract at relegated Charlton. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Savage grateful to be involved Midfielder Robbie Savage says being back in pre-season training with Derby County is a remarkable achievement. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Woods eager for Doncaster opener Doncaster Rovers midfielder Martin Woods is confident of being fit to start the season, despite undergoing a double hernia operation. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Defender Delaney moves to Ipswich Ipswich sign QPR left-back Damien Delaney on a two-year deal, Roy Keane's second signing since his appointment as manager. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Tudur Jones 'to bring experience' Norwich City midfielder Owain Tudur Jones says he has got the experience to help his team mates be successful in League One. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Davies praises McGugan's fitness Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies praises midfielder Lewis McGugan for returning to pre-season training in great physical condition. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Argyle budget set to be revealed Plymouth Argyle manager Paul Sturrock expects to find out his transfer budget at a meeting with the new board on Tuesday. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Keeper Neal signs for Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Town sign keeper Chris Neal from Preston North End on a three-year deal. |
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| QPR | |
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 | QPR keen on Argentine midfielder Queens Park Rangers hope to beat off competition from several clubs to sign Argentine playmaker Alejandro Damian Faurlin. |
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| READING | |
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 | Murty on trial at Southampton Former Reading skipper Graeme Murty joins Southampton for a trial. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | France is handed Wednesday trial Sheffield Wednesday offer a trial to former Hull City midfielder Ryan France. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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 | Sun Jihai leaves Sheffield United Sheffield United defender Sun Jihai leaves Bramall Lane after just one season. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Liebherr family behind Saints bid A member of the family behind the Liebherr Holdings group has emerged as the person behind a Swiss consortium closing in on the takeover of Southampton. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Scotland will miss Swansea camp Jason Scotland has not gone on Swansea City's training camp to Portugal, fuelling speculation their star striker is set to leave. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Mackay in no rush to sell players Watford manager Malky Mackay says the club are in a "transitional period" with player of the season Tommy Smith set to leave for Sheffield United. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Wolves swoop for defender Zubar Wolves sign defender Ronald Zubar from Marseille for an undisclosed fee. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Striker's '120mph nightclub bid' An Aberdeen footballer accused of speeding while pursued by police was going to a nightclub, a court hears. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Mowbray considers captain change Celtic manager Tony Mowbray says he will hold talks with skipper Stephen McManus before choosing his captain for next season. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Zilina keeper heads for Tannadice Goalkeeper Dusan Pernis agrees to join Dundee United but may have to wait until December to move from his Slovakian club. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Hibs drop keeper Mallo interest John Hughes wants a new goalkeeper but has been priced out of signing Dani Mallo. |
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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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| Burnley contact Hearts for Driver Burnley open talks with Hearts over the purchase of Tynecastle winger Andrew Driver. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Hibs drop keeper Mallo interest John Hughes wants a new goalkeeper but has been priced out of signing Dani Mallo. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Defender McGuire leaves Inverness Inverness Caledonian Thistle confirm that defender Phil McGuire has left the First Division club. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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 | Party alliance fights Diageo cuts A cross-party alliance aims to draw up an alternative business plan to counter Diageo's plans to close its Kilmarnock plant. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Craigan responds to critic Gannon Stephen Craigan expects to have a conversation with Jim Gannon after criticism from the new Motherwell manager. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Rangers accept Blackpool Adam bid Rangers accept an increased offer from Blackpool for midfielder Charlie Adam. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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 | Miranda opts to stay in Argentina St Mirren confirm that South American defender Franco Miranda will not be returning to the club from Argentina. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Egypt revive their World Cup hopes The reigning African Champions Egypt beat Rwanda 3-0 in Cairo to keep their World Cup hopes alive. |
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| Fiorentina eye Eboue & Melo swap Arsenal will have to offer full-back Emmanuel Eboue as part of any deal to sign Fiorentina midfielder Felipe Melo, according to the Italian club. | |
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| Feyenoord confirm Cisse signing Dutch giants Feyenoord confirm the signing of Ivory Coast striker Sekou Cisse. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Lee injury blow rocks Australia Australia suffer a potential blow ahead of the start of the Ashes series against England after seamer Brett Lee complains of a rib injury. |
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| Pakistan on course for Galle win Pakistan need 97 more runs to seal the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, with eight wickets intact. | |
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| Pietersen wary of Aussie threat Kevin Pietersen believes England will face a weaker Australia team in the Ashes than they did last time but says they should not be underestimated. | |
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 | 'Prince of Centres' Williams dies Former Wales and British and Irish Lions captain Bleddyn Williams dies at the age of 86. |
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| Legal row could hit autumn Test Wales' November Test with New Zealand is set for a player-release legal row between the regions and the Welsh Rugby Union. | |
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| Shaw handed two-week suspension British and Irish Lions lock Simon Shaw receives a two-week ban after being cited for foul play in the third Test against South Africa. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Briers wants to finish at Wolves Warrington stand-off Lee Briers says he hopes he will end his career at the Halliwell Jones Stadium after signing a new contract with the club last week. |
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| NSW ring changes for Origin clash New South Wales react to losing the State of Origin series by making a host of changes for the third and final game against Queensland in Brisbane. | |
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| Crusaders consider Newport move Super League new boys Celtic Crusaders are considering temporarily leaving Bridgend and relocating to Newport. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer reflects on historic win Roger Federer says he is still trying to come to terms with his record 15th Grand Slam win at Wimbledon. |
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| Roddick out of US Davis Cup team Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick withdraws from the United States Davis Cup team for their quarter-final against Croatia, with a hip injury. | |
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| Knowles & Groenefeld win doubles Ninth seeds Mark Knowles and Anna-Lena Groenefeld shock top seeds Leander Paes and Cara Black in the mixed doubles final. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Woods seals PGA National victory Tiger Woods clinches his 68th PGA Tour win at the PGA National, despite a superb last-round effort from fellow American Hunter Mahan. |
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| Kaymer beats Westwood in play-off German Martin Kaymer beats England's Lee Westwood in a play-off to claim victory in the French Open. | |
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| Olazabal hunts Open qualification Jose Maria Olazabal and Jean Van de Velde attempt to qualify for the Open at final qualifying in Scotland. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Pedrosa storms to US MotoGP glory Dani Pedrosa clinches victory in the US MotoGP after coming from fourth on the grid to hit the front from the start of the race. |
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| Lorenzo takes pole for US MotoGP Jorge Lorenzo takes pole position for the US MotoGP but the Spaniard also suffers a heavy fall, as does third-fastest rider Casey Stoner. | |
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| Matt Roberts' Laguna practice report Nicky Hayden's 4 July weekend celebrations get off to a stumbling start in California | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | Lee McKenzie blog BBC F1 pit-lane reporter at the Goodwood Festival of Speed |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Lynes comes up short in title bid Last-minute replacement Colin Lynes comes up just short in his bid to reclaim the European light-welterweight title in Paris. |
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| Boxing great Arguello found dead Boxing legend Alexis Arguello of Nicaragua is found dead in an apparent suicide. | |
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| Arthur to fight for British crown Welsh boxer Jamie Arthur is set to challenge for the British featherweight title after a points win in an eliminator against Akaash Bhatia. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Bolt to double up at London event Olympic champion Usain Bolt confirms he will run in both the 100m and 100m relay at the London Grand Prix in July. |
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| Danvers out of Worlds with injury Olympic 400m hurdles bronze medallist Tasha Danvers is set to miss next month's World Championships after failing to recover from a hamstring injury. | |
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| Dennison breaks pole vault record Britain's Olympic pole vaulter Kate Dennison sets a new national record of 4.56m at the Meeting de Atletisimo in Madrid on Saturday. | |
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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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 | Sea The Stars seals historic win Sea The Stars produces another superb display to win the Group One Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park and secure a hat-trick of famous victories. |
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| Record fine and ban for Henderson Leading trainer Nicky Henderson is fined a record £40,000 and will be unable to race horses for three months after being found guilty of doping. | |
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| Worcester meeting off due to heat Wednesday's meeting at Worcester is abandoned after one race due to a shortage of on-course water for horses. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Live text - Tour de France Mark Cavendish goes for a second successive stage victory on the 196.5km run from Marseille to La Grande Motte. |
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| Cavendish storms to stage victory Mark Cavendish wins the second stage of the 2009 Tour de France with a blistering long-range sprint finish. | |
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| Cancellara wins first Tour stage Fabian Cancellara powers to victory in the opening time trial in the Tour de France as seven-time champion Lance Armstrong makes his return to the race. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Campbell beaten by rival Drysdale Great Britain sculler Alan Campbell suffers a three-length defeat by New Zealand's Mahe Drysdale at Henley Royal Regatta. |
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| British pair suffer Henley defeat Great Britain's top pair of Peter Reed and Andy Hodge suffer a second successive defeat by New Zealand in the semi-finals at Henley Royal Regatta. | |
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| Brownlee clinches European silver Britain's Alistair Brownlee wins silver at the Holten ETU Triathlon European Championships. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo Robson blog "Roddick's heroism and ultimate failure mean he is truly an honorary Brit" |
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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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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Bradley quits Derry county panel Derry full forward Paddy Bradley quits the Derry county panel ahead of this weekend's qualifier against Monaghan, BBC Sport learns. |
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| Mukendi poised for Coleraine move Bannsiders manager David Platt is set to make central defender Marc Mukendi his latest summer signing. | |
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| Dundalk 1-0 Derry City Derry City's League of Ireland title ambitions suffer a major blow as they are beaten 1-0 by Dundalk at Oriel Park. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Burnley contact Hearts for Driver Burnley open talks with Hearts over the purchase of Tynecastle winger Andrew Driver. |
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| Zilina keeper heads for Tannadice Goalkeeper Dusan Pernis agrees to join Dundee United but may have to wait until December to move from his Slovakian club. | |
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| Rangers accept Blackpool Adam bid Rangers accept an increased offer from Blackpool for midfielder Charlie Adam. | |
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| WALES | |
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| 'Prince of Centres' Williams dies Former Wales and British and Irish Lions captain Bleddyn Williams dies at the age of 86. |
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| Legal row could hit autumn Test Wales' November Test with New Zealand is set for a player-release legal row between the regions and the Welsh Rugby Union. | |
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| Scotland will miss Swansea camp Jason Scotland has not gone on Swansea City's training camp to Portugal, fuelling speculation their star striker is set to leave. | |
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