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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Fugitive linked to Jakarta blasts There are "strong indications" a key fugitive militant was behind deadly hotel blasts in Jakarta, Indonesian officials say. |
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| Tour de France spectator killed One spectator is killed and two are hurt in an accident involving a police motorcycle on the Tour de France, organisers say. | |
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| New images of Moon landing sites A US spacecraft takes pictures of Apollo landing sites on the Moon, showing footprints and hardware left behind decades ago. | |
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| Sharia trial for Somalia hostages Two French security advisers kidnapped in Somalia will be tried under Sharia law, an official of the Islamic al-Shabab militia says. | |
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| Home vanishes in German landslide Three people are missing and feared dead after a landslide sweeps away two homes in a central German village. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sharia trial for Somalia hostages Two French security advisers kidnapped in Somalia will be tried under Sharia law, an official of the Islamic al-Shabab militia says. |
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| Mauritanians vote for president Voting is under way in Mauritania's first presidential election since a military coup in 2008, as police clash with gunmen in the capital. | |
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| German freighter freed for ransom Somali pirates release a German-owned vessel and its crew of 11 Romanians for hefty ransom payment. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US TV news legend Cronkite dies The US news anchor Walter Cronkite, known as "the most trusted man in America", dies at the age of 92. |
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| Brazil demands return of UK waste Brazilian officials demand that more than 1,400 tonnes of hazardous UK waste found in three ports be returned. | |
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| New images of Moon landing sites A US spacecraft takes pictures of Apollo landing sites on the Moon, showing footprints and hardware left behind decades ago. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Fugitive linked to Jakarta blasts There are "strong indications" a key fugitive militant was behind deadly hotel blasts in Jakarta, Indonesian officials say. |
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| China quarantines school groups More than 100 schoolchildren from the UK and US are quarantined in Beijing after eight tested positive for swine flu. | |
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| Turkmenistan to create desert sea Turkmenistan starts work on the latest phase of its massive project to create a vast artificial sea in the desert. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Sharia trial for Somalia hostages Two French security advisers kidnapped in Somalia will be tried under Sharia law, an official of the Islamic al-Shabab militia says. |
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| Rights group halts Chechnya work Russia's human-rights group Memorial suspends its activities in Chechnya after the killing of activist Natalia Estemirova | |
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| Tour de France spectator killed One spectator is killed and two are hurt in an accident involving a police motorcycle on the Tour de France, organisers say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Blast targets Iraq tribal leader A roadside bomb targets a Sunni tribal leader in the Iraqi city of Falluja, wounding him and killing three other people. |
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| Call for Iran protesters' release Iran's ex-President Rafsanjani challenges the country's leaders at Friday prayers, as police fire tear gas at protesters. | |
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| Palestinians in pastry record bid Bakers in the West Bank city of Nablus try to set a record for the world's biggest kunafa - a local sweet pastry. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Clinton seeks goodwill in India US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton begins a five-day visit to India with a ceremony to mark last year's Mumbai attacks. |
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| Court in Pakistan acquits Sharif A Pakistani court acquits opposition head Nawaz Sharif of hijacking charges, lifting the final ban on him standing for office. | |
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| Nepal child soldiers being freed Nepal starts the process of freeing thousands of child soldiers from camps holding former Maoist rebel fighters. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Royal tributes for oldest veteran The Queen leads the tributes to Henry Allingham, one of the last surviving World War I servicemen, who has died aged 113. |
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| China quarantines school groups More than 100 schoolchildren from the UK and US are quarantined in Beijing after eight tested positive for swine flu. | |
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| Workers march to save steel plant Thousands of workers and their families march on Teesside in protest over the looming closure of a Corus plant in Redcar. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Life peers to get right to resign Life peers are to be given the right to resign from the House of Lords - which hereditary peers have had since 1963. |
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| MoD defends 'spying' on soldiers The Ministry of Defence defends the practice of effectively spying on soldiers suspected of lodging false claims for damages for injuries. | |
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| Purnell 'lost faith months ago' Former Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell, who quit cabinet last month, lost faith in Gordon Brown "six months ago". | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | School charity test or class war? Mike Baker looks at what private schools have to do to pass the Charity Commission's public benefit test. |
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| Many child deaths 'preventable' The deaths of more than 200 children in England every year could be avoided, research suggests. | |
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| College funding fiasco condemned MPs condemn the "catastrophic mismanagement" of a college building scheme in England which could cost hundreds of millions of pounds. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | China quarantines school groups More than 100 schoolchildren from the UK and US are quarantined in Beijing after eight tested positive for swine flu. |
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| Man charged with Co-op blackmail A man is charged with demanding £3m from a Birmingham supermarket, threatening people would be killed. | |
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| Oldest WWI veteran dies aged 113 Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and one of the last surviving WWI servicemen, dies at the age of 113. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Overnight school fire 'was arson' Police are treating a fire which destroyed most of a primary school in County Antrim overnight as arson. |
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| Stolen 4x4 man is shot by police A man who had been driving a stolen Range Rover is shot by police in the County Down village of Gilford. | |
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| Cash stolen during city bank raid A substantial sum of money is stolen during an armed robbery at a bank in east Belfast. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Street death sparks murder probe A murder probe is launched by police after the death of a 25-year-old man in the Royston area of Glasgow. |
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| Sunday ferry 'will go as planned' The controversial first Sunday ferry sailing from Stornoway on Lewis to mainland Scotland will go ahead as planned, the operators said. | |
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| Festival 'moved' over chemicals The organisers of an 80s music festival claim they moved the event to a new venue because of a history of toxic chemicals. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Temporary move for brain surgery Staff shortages at one of Wales' busiest hospitals means emergency neurosurgery is to move to Cardiff while recruitment continues. |
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| Body find after missing man fears Police concerned for a missing 47-year-old man say a body has been recovered from cliffs in an area where a car was found. | |
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| Hartson still critical but stable Former footballer John Hartson remains critically ill but stable after resuming radiotherapy treatment, say his doctors. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | New US home starts surge in June A spurt in the number of new houses under construction in June sparks optimism the US property market is improving. |
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| Cost cuts see Mattel profits jump Toymaker Mattel reports a big rise in quarterly profits, as cost cutting more than offsets a slump in sales. | |
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| General Electric earnings tumble General Electric's earnings fell 47% to $2.9bn in the second quarter from the same period last year as the slowdown hit. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Madonna stage deaths investigated A manslaughter investigation is opened after a stage being built for a Madonna concert in France collapsed, killing two people. |
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| US TV news legend Cronkite dies The US news anchor Walter Cronkite, known as "the most trusted man in America", dies at the age of 92. | |
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| Actress Barton kept in hospital Actress Mischa Barton, best known for starring in the hit drama The OC, is admitted to hospital in the US. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | New images of Moon landing sites A US spacecraft takes pictures of Apollo landing sites on the Moon, showing footprints and hardware left behind decades ago. |
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| Shuttle crew welcomed aboard ISS The US shuttle Endeavour docks at the space station, uniting the largest number of astronauts ever assembled in orbit. | |
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| San Diego menaced by jumbo squid Scuba divers off the Californian city of San Diego report unnerving encounters with large numbers of Humboldt squid. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Wikipedia painting row escalates The battle over Wikipedia's use of images from a British art gallery intensifies into a war of words. |
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| Apple blocks rival smart phones An update to iTunes software prevents unsupported devices, such as the Palm Pre, from synchronising content. | |
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| Facebook 'breaches Canadian law' The popular social networking website Facebook is breaking Canada's privacy laws, a report in the country finds. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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| China quarantines school groups More than 100 schoolchildren from the UK and US are quarantined in Beijing after eight tested positive for swine flu. |
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| HIV circumcision study ends early Circumcising men who already have HIV does not protect their female partners from the virus, a study in Uganda has found. | |
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| Thalidomide lung cancer 'failure' Controversial drug thalidomide does not improve survival for patients with a form of lung cancer, a study finds. | |
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| 2000: Sarah Payne's body found Police confirm the body they found in a West Sussex field yesterday is that of missing eight-year old Sarah Payne. | |||
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| 1966: Nurses murder suspect charged US police have charged a seaman with the murder of eight student nurses in their hostel in Chicago. | |||
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| 2003: Missing Iraq expert - body found A body believed to be that of government scientist Dr David Kelly is found in Oxfordshire - an inquiry will be held into his death. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live - The Open American Tom Watson and Australian Mathew Goggin leads the 138th Open as a topsy-turvy third round nears the business end at Turnberry. |
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| Ashes live - England v Australia Andrew Flintoff is in as England close in on a 500-run lead on day three of the second Test against Australia at Lord's. | |
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| Owen hits winner on Man Utd debut Michael Owen scores the winner on his first appearance for Manchester United as a Malaysia XI are beaten 3-2. | |
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| Ivanov wins as Hincapie moves up Russia's Serguei Ivanov wins the 14th stage of the Tour de France but George Hincapie closes the gap on leader Rinaldo Nocentini to five seconds. | |
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| Tour de France spectator killed One spectator is killed and two are hurt in an accident involving a police motorcycle on the Tour de France, organisers say. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Owen hits winner on Man Utd debut Michael Owen scores the winner on his first appearance for Manchester United as a Malaysia XI are beaten 3-2. |
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| Ancelotti '100% sure' over Terry Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti reiterates that he expects captain John Terry to reject a move to Manchester City. | |
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| Scotland completes Wigan transfer Wigan complete the protracted transfer of striker Jason Scotland from Swansea. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Man City continue Adebayor talks Manchester City boss Mark Hughes says negotiations are still taking place as the club try to sign Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Downing joins Villa in £12m move England winger Stewart Downing completes a £12m move from Middlesbrough to Aston Villa. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Vieri trial at Blackburn extended Veteran Italian striker Christian Vieri is to join Blackburn on their pre-season tour in the hope of earning a contract. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Bolton wrap up Robinson loan deal Bolton sign defender Paul Robinson from West Brom on a season-long loan deal, bringing to an end their long pursuit of the player. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Ancelotti '100% sure' over Terry Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti reiterates that he expects captain John Terry to reject a move to Manchester City. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Everton snub Man City Lescott bid Everton reject a £15m offer from Man City for England defender Joleon Lescott. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Fulham face Lithuanians or Finns Fulham will face either FK Vetra of Lithuania or HJK Helsinki in the third qualifying round of the Europa League. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Hull's move for Murphy collapses Hull City pull out of a deal to sign Republic of Ireland striker Daryl Murphy from Sunderland after talks over personal terms break down. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | El Zhar signs new Liverpool deal Liverpool forward Nabil El Zhar signs a contract extension that is set to keep him at the club until 2012. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Ancelotti '100% sure' over Terry Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti reiterates that he expects captain John Terry to reject a move to Manchester City. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Owen hits winner on Man Utd debut Michael Owen scores the winner on his first appearance for Manchester United as a Malaysia XI are beaten 3-2. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Downing joins Villa in £12m move England winger Stewart Downing completes a £12m move from Middlesbrough to Aston Villa. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Sports Direct profits plunge 91% Profits at Sports Direct, the UK's biggest sports goods retailer, sink after the weak pound and investment losses take their toll. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Crouch heads for Sunderland talks Peter Crouch flies to the North East for talks with Sunderland boss Steve Bruce after the Black Cats agree a £12m fee with Portsmouth. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Sidibe targets October comeback Stoke City striker Mamady Sidibe hopes to return from his cruciate knee ligament injury in October. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Hull's move for Murphy collapses Hull City pull out of a deal to sign Republic of Ireland striker Daryl Murphy from Sunderland after talks over personal terms break down. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Forest set to sign Spurs' Gunter Nottingham Forest are close to completing the signing of Tottenham full-back Chris Gunter for £1.75m. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Greening eager to quit West Brom West Bromwich Albion captain Jonathan Greening hands in a written transfer request. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | West Ham avoid new Tevez sanction West Ham are cleared of any further wrongdoing after an investigation into outstanding issues from the Carlos Tevez affair. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Scotland completes Wigan transfer Wigan complete the protracted transfer of striker Jason Scotland from Swansea. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley to capture keeper Preece Barnsley are set to complete the signing of former Sunderland keeper David Preece on a one-year contract. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Birmingham clinch Ferguson deal Birmingham sign former Scotland captain Barry Ferguson from Rangers on a three-year contract. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Barker completes switch to Derby Derby County manager Nigel Clough finally completes the £1m signing of Blackpool centre-back Shaun Barker. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Ribeiro back to City after injury Bristol City defender Christian Ribeiro returns to action after almost year out with a serious knee injury |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Burnley sign defender Eckersley Burnley sign Manchester United reserve team defender Richard Eckersley on a four-year deal. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Cardiff release triallist Klimpl Cardiff release Maros Klimpl after the Slovakian international fails to impress in a one-week trial. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Southampton name Pardew as boss Southampton name former West Ham and Charlton manager Alan Pardew as their new boss. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Coventry name Wright as captain Coventry City defender Stephen Wright is the new club captain. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Nancy call off games in England French side Nancy have called off their pre-season trip to England because of fears over the number of swine flu cases. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Injuries hamper Rams preparations Derby County manager Nigel Clough says injuries are hampering his pre-season plans. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | No 'big buys' to replace Wellens Doncaster Rovers chairman John Ryan says there will be no big-money buys following midfielder Richie Wellens' departure to Leicester. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Keane makes Ipswich sweat in Portugal Ipswich manager Roy Keane puts his players through their paces with a week of pre-season training in the Algarve. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Pattison back in Gunn's thoughts Norwich City midfielder Matt Pattison is back in manager Bryan Gunn's plans after spending the end of last season out of favour. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Forest set to sign Spurs' Gunter Nottingham Forest are close to completing the signing of Tottenham full-back Chris Gunter for £1.75m. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Aberdeen tracking Plymouth pair Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee is hopeful of raiding Plymouth for full-back Jim Paterson and striker Steve MacLean. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Forest close in on McKenna deal Nottingham Forest agree a fee of £750,000 for Preston North End midfielder Paul McKenna. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Blackstock happy to remain at QPR Queens Park Rangers striker Dexter Blackstock is happy to remain at the club this season. |
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| READING | |
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 | Reading poised to sign Bertrand Reading agree terms to sign Chelsea's England under-21 left-back Ryan Bertrand on a season-long loan. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Owls reject Burnley's Tudgay bid Sheff Weds turn down a bid of about £2m from Premier League side Burnley for striker Marcus Tudgay. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| West Ham avoid new Tevez sanction West Ham are cleared of any further wrongdoing after an investigation into outstanding issues from the Carlos Tevez affair. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Southampton name Pardew as boss Southampton name former West Ham and Charlton manager Alan Pardew as their new boss. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Scotland completes Wigan transfer Wigan complete the protracted transfer of striker Jason Scotland from Swansea. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Watford sign Slovenian defender Watford complete the signing of former Slovenia under-21 international defender Jure Travner from NK Celje. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Wigan close in on McCarthy deal Hamilton midfielder James McCarthy appears likely to choose Wigan ahead of Tottenham and Wolves in a £2m transfer. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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| Aberdeen tracking Plymouth pair Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee is hopeful of raiding Plymouth for full-back Jim Paterson and striker Steve MacLean. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Celtic to take on Dinamo Moscow Celtic will play Russian side Dinamo Moscow in the Champions League third qualifying round. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | SPL agrees TV deal with Sky/ESPN The Scottish Premier League agrees a £65m television deal with Sky and ESPN worth half what it would have earned under Setanta. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Scots learn Euro League opponents Aberdeen, Falkirk and Motherwell all face possible trips to eastern Europe in the Europa League. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Wigan close in on McCarthy deal Hamilton midfielder James McCarthy appears likely to choose Wigan ahead of Tottenham and Wolves in a £2m transfer. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Hearts await decision over Nemec Racing Genk striker Adam Nemec has a choice between signing for Hearts or two German clubs, says his agent. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Old Firm blast SPL over TV deal Celtic and Rangers criticise the SPL over the new TV deal and say it will cost the 12 clubs £70m. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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 | Murray and Hill join Raith Rovers Raith Rovers sign two defenders - Grant Murray, formerly of Kilmarnock, and Dougie Hill from Alloa. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Scots learn Euro League opponents Aberdeen, Falkirk and Motherwell all face possible trips to eastern Europe in the Europa League. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Birmingham clinch Ferguson deal Birmingham sign former Scotland captain Barry Ferguson from Rangers on a three-year contract. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Old Firm blast SPL over TV deal Celtic and Rangers criticise the SPL over the new TV deal and say it will cost the 12 clubs £70m. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Pillars hold Zesco to draw Nigerian club Kano Pillars make a good start to their African Champions League group campaign with a 1-1 draw away to Zesco United of Zambia. |
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| Fifa readmits Ethiopia federation The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has been readmitted to world football after elections for a new leadership were held on Saturday. | |
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| Confederation Cup win for Haras Egyptian club Haras El Hadood beat Bayelsa United of Nigeria 1-0 on Friday in the opening group fixture of the 2009 Confederation Cup. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Ashes live - England v Australia Andrew Flintoff is in as England close in on a 500-run lead on day three of the second Test against Australia at Lord's. |
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| West Indies v Bangladesh score A weakened West Indies side take on Bangladesh in the second Test in Grenada. | |
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| Anderson praises England pressure James Anderson hails England's tactical play after Australia are put firmly onto the back foot on day two of the second Ashes Test at Lord's. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | New Zealand 22-16 Australia Defending champions New Zealand recover from an early deficit to beat Australia in the opening match of this year's Tri-Nations in Auckland. |
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| Samoa qualify for 2011 World Cup Manu Samoa beat Papua New Guinea 73-12 and 188-19 on aggregate to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. | |
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| Walker on target to start season Ospreys' Scotland wing Nikki Walker is fit to start the new season after being injured for the last five months of last term. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | St Helens 20-22 Wakefield Paul Wellens misses a last-gasp penalty as Wakefield claim a famous win over St Helens |
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| Leeds 24-14 Hull KR The Rhinos put in a strong second-half performance to overcome Hull KR. | |
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| Salford 12-18 Castleford Castleford keep their Super League play-off hopes on course by beating Salford. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Injured Roddick puts off return Andy Roddick pulls out of the Indianapolis Championships as he continues his recovery from a hip injury. |
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| Gasquet cleared to return to tour France's Richard Gasquet is cleared to return to competitive tennis after testing positive for cocaine. | |
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| Nadal set to return from injury Rafael Nadal expects to resume training on Monday before returning to action at the Montreal Masters in August. | |
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| GOLF | |
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| Live - The Open American Tom Watson and Australian Mathew Goggin leads the 138th Open as a topsy-turvy third round nears the business end at Turnberry. |
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| Ballesteros eyes 2010 Open return Seve Ballesteros, who is recovering from brain surgery, wants to play in the 2010 Open at St Andrews. | |
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| McIlroy continues to toil at Open Rory McIlroy picks up birdies on his last three holes to rescue some respectability on his way to a four-over 74 in the third round of the Open. | |
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 | Formula One news has moved >>>> Click the link above to reach BBC Sport's brand new Formula One website for 2009. |
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| Bourdais threatens legal action Sebastien Bourdais is considering legal action against Toro Rosso, who sacked him after a string of disappointing results. | |
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| Rossi leaves it late to take pole Valentino Rossi snatches pole position for Sunday's German MotoGP at Sachsenring. | |
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 | Bourdais threatens legal action Sebastien Bourdais is considering legal action against Toro Rosso, who sacked him after a string of disappointing results. |
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| BOXING | |
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 | 'Mature' Khan targets world title Amir Khan says his loss to Breidis Prescott helped mould him into a man ahead of his WBA light-welterweight title fight against Andreas Kotelnik on Saturday. |
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| Froch eyes status as a superstar Nottingham's Carl Froch believes winning the Super Six Boxing Classic series will grant him status as a global boxing superstar. | |
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| Hatton enters hospital for tests Ricky Hatton will undergo tests at a Manchester hospital after suffering from stomach cramps and vomiting. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Injured Silnov will miss Worlds Olympic high jump champion Andrei Silnov will miss next month's World Athletics Championships in Berlin because of an Achilles injury. |
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| Bolt cruises to emphatic 100m win Olympic champion Usain Bolt obliterates the opposition to win the 100m at the Golden League meeting in Paris in a stunning time of 9.79 seconds. | |
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| Ohuruogu to miss London meeting Olympic 400m champion Christine Ohuruogu is forced out of next week's London Grand Prix by 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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| Sport presenter Stubbs leaves BBC BBC sports presenter Ray Stubbs is leaving the corporation after 25 years to join the new ESPN channel. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Ayr gets go-ahead after pile-up Ayr Racecourse is cleared to hold its next meeting after a horrific pile-up involving seven horses. |
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| Sariska romps to Classic double Sariska cruises to victory in the Irish Oaks at the Curragh to add to her Epsom Oaks triumph in June. | |
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| Takeover Target forced to retire The career of sprinter Takeover Target is over after he fractures a cannon bone in the July Cup at Newmarket. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Ivanov wins as Hincapie moves up Russia's Serguei Ivanov wins the 14th stage of the Tour de France but George Hincapie closes the gap on leader Rinaldo Nocentini to five seconds. |
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| Tour de France spectator killed One spectator is killed and two are hurt in an accident involving a police motorcycle on the Tour de France, organisers say. | |
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| Tour de France - stage 14 as it happened Serguei Ivanov wins the 14th stage from Colmar to Besancon, as Rinaldo Nocentini retains the yellow jersey | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | England women defeated by China England lose 4-1 to China in their final group game at the Women's Champions Trophy in Sydney. |
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| Waterfield denied Worlds bronze Peter Waterfield just misses out on winning bronze on the opening day of the FINA World Championships 2009. | |
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| Daley prepares for Worlds debut Teenage diver Tom Daley is hopeful of winning a medal on his World Championships debut in Rome. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | McIlroy continues to toil at Open Rory McIlroy picks up birdies on his last three holes to rescue some respectability on his way to a four-over 74 in the third round of the Open. |
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| Striker Smith signs for Ballymena Ballymena United complete the signing of former Northern Ireland striker Andy Smith from Portadown. | |
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| Skonto Riga 1-1 Derry City Tam McManus scores his first goal for Derry to secure a valuable draw away to Skonto Riga in the Europa League. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Live - The Open American Tom Watson and Australian Mathew Goggin leads the 138th Open as a topsy-turvy third round nears the business end at Turnberry. |
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| Hearts await decision over Nemec Racing Genk striker Adam Nemec has a choice between signing for Hearts or two German clubs, says his agent. | |
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| Aberdeen tracking Plymouth pair Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee is hopeful of raiding Plymouth for full-back Jim Paterson and striker Steve MacLean. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Scotland completes Wigan transfer Wigan complete the protracted transfer of striker Jason Scotland from Swansea. |
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| Samoa qualify for 2011 World Cup Manu Samoa beat Papua New Guinea 73-12 and 188-19 on aggregate to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. | |
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| Hartson still critical but stable Former footballer John Hartson remains critically ill but stable after resuming radiotherapy treatment, say his doctors. | |
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