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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Iran bails UK embassy employee Iran releases on bail the last of the British embassy employees arrested in Tehran over election protests. |
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| US names soldier in Taliban video The Pentagon identifies a US soldier shown in a Taliban video as a 23-year-old private captured in Afghanistan last month. | |
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| Sunday ferry makes first sailing The controversial first Sunday ferry sailing from Stornoway on Lewis to mainland Scotland goes ahead as planned. | |
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| Afghan helicopter crash kills 16 A civilian helicopter crashes in south Afghanistan killing at least 16 people, with Nato saying it was not shot down. | |
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| Pakistan rains kill at least 26 At least 26 people die in heavy monsoon rain in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, officials say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zuma replaces central bank chief South Africa's President Jacob Zuma names former deputy governor Gill Marcus as the new governor of the central bank. |
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| Mauritania election 'a charade' Challengers denounce the presidential poll as partial results show coup leader Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz with a big lead. | |
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| South Sudan army denies UN charge The South Sudanese army denies UN accusations that its troops entered the contested region of Abyei. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | US names soldier in Taliban video The Pentagon identifies a US soldier shown in a Taliban video as a 23-year-old private captured in Afghanistan last month. |
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| New escalation in Mexico drug war Ten Mexican police are held over the murder of 12 federal agents, as thousands of troops are deployed to a western state. | |
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| Man charged over six US killings A man is charged with murder after six people are found dead in the US states of Tennessee and Alabama. | |
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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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| Five bludgeoned in Sydney attack Five people have been found bludgeoned to death at a home in the Australian city of Sydney, police say. | |
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| More UK swine flu pupils in China Four more British pupils are diagnosed with swine flu in China, after eight UK and US pupils test positive for the virus. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | 'Question marks' over Opel bids Questions need to be answered by the three bidders for a majority stake in Opel, Germany's economy minister has said. |
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| Turkey smoke ban extends to bars Turkey extends an existing ban on smoking in public places to all bars, cafes and restaurants, despite some opposition. | |
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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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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Israeli PM defiant on Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects a reported US request to halt a building project in East Jerusalem. |
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| Iran bails UK embassy employee Iran releases on bail the last of the British embassy employees arrested in Tehran over election protests. | |
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| West Bank lifts ban on al-Jazeera Arabic TV al-Jazeera resumes broadcasts in the West Bank after the Palestinian Authority lifts a four-day ban. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan helicopter crash kills 16 A civilian helicopter crashes in south Afghanistan killing at least 16 people, with Nato saying it was not shot down. |
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| US names soldier in Taliban video The Pentagon identifies a US soldier shown in a Taliban video as a 23-year-old private captured in Afghanistan last month. | |
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| Clinton in US-India climate plea Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she hopes the US and India can tackle climate change together. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Swine flu pregnancy tips reissued The Department of Health clarifies its guidelines to expectant mothers on how best to avoid swine flu. |
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| Osborne would scrap 'failed' FSA George Osborne confirms plans to scrap the Financial Services Authority and hand regulation to the Bank of England. | |
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| Sunday ferry makes first sailing The controversial first Sunday ferry sailing from Stornoway on Lewis to mainland Scotland goes ahead as planned. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Osborne would scrap 'failed' FSA George Osborne confirms plans to scrap the Financial Services Authority and hand regulation to the Bank of England. |
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| Helicopter shortage 'a scandal' Tory leader David Cameron questions the government's commitment to UK troops in Afghanistan claiming shortages are not just about money. | |
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| Cameron 'would evict peace camp' A Tory government would remove the long standing peace camp in Parliament Square, says David Cameron. | |
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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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 | More UK swine flu pupils in China Four more British pupils are diagnosed with swine flu in China, after eight UK and US pupils test positive for the virus. |
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| Divers' bid to save waterfall duo Two amateur divers tell how they tried to help find a three-year-old girl and a man thought to be her father who died at a beauty spot. | |
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| Second jogger attacked by buzzard A 19-year-old holidaymaker is the second person to be attacked by a buzzard while out jogging in Cornwall. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Absconding murderer back in court A murderer who absconded before the end of his trial is due in court after handing himself in to police. |
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| Body of man found in city flat The body of a man has been discovered at a flat in the Cliftonville Road area of north Belfast. | |
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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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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Sunday ferry makes first sailing The controversial first Sunday ferry sailing from Stornoway on Lewis to mainland Scotland goes ahead as planned. |
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| Mental health patients go missing Police search for two patients who have gone missing from the Murray Royal mental health hospital in Perth. | |
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| Firefighters hurt in second blaze Three firefighters are treated for minor injuries after a blaze in the same street where fireman Ewan Williamson lost his life. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Divers' bid to save waterfall duo Two amateur divers tell how they tried to help find a three-year-old girl and a man thought to be her father who died at a beauty spot. |
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| Police admit abuse 'negligence' The family of a girl abducted and abused by a paedophile at age three say police have apologised and agreed compensation. | |
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| Church downplays flu worry advice A Catholic diocese says advice on how not to risk spreading swine flu virus should have been given verbally rather than on paper. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Zuma replaces central bank chief South Africa's President Jacob Zuma names former deputy governor Gill Marcus as the new governor of the central bank. |
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| 'Question marks' over Opel bids Questions need to be answered by the three bidders for a majority stake in Opel, Germany's economy minister has said. | |
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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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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Yorke plays solo gig at Latitude Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke plays a rare acoustic set to kick off the last day of the Latitude Festival in Suffolk. |
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| Kings of Leon pull festival gig US band Kings Of Leon cancel their headline slot on Friday at the Spanish Benicassim festival because of bad weather. | |
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| One dead at Slovak music festival One person has died after a giant tent collapsed at Slovakia's biggest music festival, reports say. | |
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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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| Endeavour astronauts on spacewalk Astronauts from the shuttle Endeavour complete the first of five spacewalks at the International Space Station. | |
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| UK set to take back Brazil waste The UK is working with Brazil to organise the return of some 1,400 tonnes of toxic British waste, the Environment Agency says. | |
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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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| Turkey smoke ban extends to bars Turkey extends an existing ban on smoking in public places to all bars, cafes and restaurants, despite some opposition. | |
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| 1997: IRA declares ceasefire The IRA makes a surprise announcement of a ceasefire in Northern Ireland - the second in three years. | |||
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| 1996: 'War criminal' Karadzic resigns Bosnian Serb President and wanted war criminal Radovan Karadzic is forced out of office. | |||
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| 1983: Flesh-eating dinosaur resurrected A gigantic new dinosaur skeleton is unveiled to the media at the Natural History Museum in London. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live - The Open Five-time champion Tom Watson leads by one shot going into the final stages of the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry. |
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| Ashes live - England v Australia England need five wickets for victory but are held up by defiant Australian batting on the fourth day of the second Test at Lord's. | |
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| Contador storms to win and yellow Alberto Contador produces a thrilling attack to win Stage 15 of the Tour de France and put himself in command of the yellow jersey. | |
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| Hughes not giving up on Terry Man City boss Mark Hughes tells Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek that while they must respect Chelsea's assertion that John Terry is not for sale, he is not yet ready to concede defeat in his pursuit of the England captain. | |
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| Vaas to call time on Test career Sri Lanka left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas will retire from Test cricket after this week's third Test against Pakistan. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Hughes still keen on Terry deal Manchester City manager Mark Hughes admits he still hopes to lure Chelsea captain John Terry to Eastlands. |
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| Adebayor completes Man City move Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor joins Manchester City on a five-year deal, for a fee believed to be in the region of £25m. | |
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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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 | Adebayor completes Man City move Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor joins Manchester City on a five-year deal, for a fee believed to be in the region of £25m. |
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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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| Hughes still keen on Terry deal Manchester City manager Mark Hughes admits he still hopes to lure Chelsea captain John Terry to Eastlands. |
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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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| Hughes still keen on Terry deal Manchester City manager Mark Hughes admits he still hopes to lure Chelsea captain John Terry to Eastlands. |
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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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 | Ferguson sad at leaving Rangers Barry Ferguson says it was best for him and Rangers that he joined Birmingham. |
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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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 | Thomas delighted with debut goal Striker Casey Thomas is delighted as he scores on his senior debut in Saturday's 3-1 friendly win over FC Twente. |
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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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| Ferguson sad at leaving Rangers Barry Ferguson says it was best for him and Rangers that he joined Birmingham. |
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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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 | Monomotapa stun Etoile Zimbabwean champions Monomotapa upset visiting Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia 2-1 in Group B of the African Champions League on Sunday. |
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| Eq Guinea look to a new era Former Paraguay international Carlos Diarte promises a new era for football in Equatorial Guinea as he takes over as coach of the national team. | |
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| Uche set to sign for Zaragoza Nigeria striker Ikechukwu Uche tells BBC Sport that he is poised to sign for Spanish club Real Zaragoza from their La Liga rivals Getafe. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Ashes live - England v Australia England need five wickets for victory but are held up by defiant Australian batting on the fourth day of the second Test 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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| Vaas to call time on Test career Sri Lanka left-arm seamer Chaminda Vaas will retire from Test cricket after this week's third Test against Pakistan. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Wales suffer double injury blow Flanker Martyn Williams and prop Gethin Jenkins require shoulder operations and are likely to miss Wales' November Tests. |
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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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| Italians pick Celtic League teams Italian teams Aironi and Praetorians Roma are to compete in the Magners League from the start of the 2010-11 season. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Huddersfield 28-10 Warrington Leroy Cudjoe scores two tries as Huddersfield ease to victory over Warrington. |
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| Bradford 14-20 Wigan Tries from Martin Gleeson and Amos Roberts help Wigan see off a spirited comeback from Bradford. | |
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| Live scores - Super League Bradford face Wigan, Huddersfield take on Warrington and Catalans host Harlequins in Sunday's three Super League matches. | |
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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 Five-time champion Tom Watson leads by one shot going into the final stages of the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry. |
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| Harrington aims to stay positive Defending champion Padraig Harrington remains in upbeat mood despite surrendering his Open crown. | |
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| Lawrie enjoys albatross at Open Paul Lawrie cards a rare albatross during a good final round of 68 at the Open at Turnberry. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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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 pips Lorenzo for German win Valentino Rossi edges out Jorge Lorenzo to win the German MotoGP and extend his championship lead to 14 points. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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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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 | Khan would fight 'friend' Hatton Newly-crowned WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan says he would happily put friendship aside to face Ricky Hatton in the ring. |
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| Cleverly stops McIntosh for title Nathan Cleverly stops Danny McIntosh to retain his Commonwealth light-heavyweight title and claim the vacant British title at London's York Hall. | |
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| Maccarinelli faces end after loss Enzo Maccarinelli suffers a third-round stoppage against Russian Denis Lebedev and may now retire. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Dibaba is late entry to London GP Tirunesh Dibaba will compete over 5,000m at the London Grand Prix ahead of the World Championships in Berlin. |
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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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| 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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 | Contador storms to win and yellow Alberto Contador produces a thrilling attack to win Stage 15 of the Tour de France and put himself in command of the yellow jersey. |
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| Tour de France - stage 15 as it happened Alberto Contador wins Stage 15 in Verbier and takes the yellow jersey as Bradley Wiggins moves to third | |
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| Cavendish writes off green jersey An angry Mark Cavendish says he has given up hope of claiming the Tour de France green jersey after being penalised for dangerous sprinting on Saturday. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | England women miss out on fifth England's campaign in the Women's Champions Trophy ends with a 7-0 loss to China in the fifth-place play-off. |
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| Gallantree sets new best in Rome Britain's Rebecca Gallantree sets a new personal best on her way to seventh place in the women's 1m springboard at the World Championships. | |
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| Britons miss out on Rome medals Nicholas Robinson-Baker and Benjamin Swain finish seventh in the men's 3m synchronized diving final at the World Championships. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Antrim 0-15 1-18 Tyrone All-Ireland champions Tyrone see off a determined Antrim side to win the Ulster football final at Clones. |
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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 Five-time champion Tom Watson leads by one shot going into the final stages of the 138th Open Championship at Turnberry. |
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| Lawrie enjoys albatross at Open Paul Lawrie cards a rare albatross during a good final round of 68 at the Open at Turnberry. | |
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| Ferguson sad at leaving Rangers Barry Ferguson says it was best for him and Rangers that he joined Birmingham. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Maccarinelli faces end after loss Enzo Maccarinelli suffers a third-round stoppage against Russian Denis Lebedev and may now retire. |
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| Wales suffer double injury blow Flanker Martyn Williams and prop Gethin Jenkins require shoulder operations and are likely to miss Wales' November Tests. | |
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| Live - Warwickshire v Glamorgan Keep up to date with Warwickshire v Glamorgan in NatWest Pro40 Division Two. | |
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