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 | Nigeria row over militant killing Nigeria's army and police disagree over whether the leader of an Islamist sect was still alive when he was captured. |
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| Baghdad mosques hit by car bombs At least 27 people have been killed in a series of car bombings outside Shia mosques in Baghdad, Iraqi police report. | |
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| Pace of US economic decline eases The US economy shrank at a better-than-expected annual pace of 1% between April and June, official figures show. | |
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| Space shuttle touches down safely US space shuttle Endeavour successfully lands at Florida's Kennedy Space Center at the end of a 16-day mission. | |
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| Afghan civilian deaths increase More than 1,000 civilians were killed in conflict in Afghanistan in the first six months of 2009, a 24% rise, the UN says. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Nigeria row over militant killing Nigeria's army and police disagree over whether the leader of an Islamist sect was still alive when he was captured. |
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| South African workers end strike A deal is reached to end a week-long strike over pay by some 150,000 municipal workers in South Africa, unions say. | |
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| Envoy queries Sudan terror status A senior US official has said there is no evidence to support keeping Sudan on a list of countries that sponsor terrorism. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Pace of US economic decline eases The US economy shrank at a better-than-expected annual pace of 1% between April and June, official figures show. |
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| Venezuela mulls tough media law A tough new media law, under which journalists could be imprisoned for publishing "harmful" material, is proposed in Venezuela. | |
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| Hacker loses extradition appeal UK hacker Gary McKinnon loses his latest High Court bid to avoid extradition to the US for hacking into military computers. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Verdict delayed in Suu Kyi trial A Burmese court delays the verdict in the trial of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi until 11 August. |
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| New Zealand votes on smacking ban New Zealanders have the chance to vote on whether parental smacking of children should remain a criminal offence. | |
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| Japan jobless at six-year record Japan sees its unemployment reach a six-year high, at 5.4%, with job availability at a new low, in a further sign of the slowdown. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Spain on high alert after bombs Police in Spain are on heightened alert after two bombings in 48 hours blamed on the Basque separatist group Eta. |
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| 'Swine flu liner' docks in France A cruise ship with dozens of cases of swine flu among its 5,000 passengers and crew docks in the south of France. | |
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| Ministers hail jet-fighter deal Ministers welcome a £3bn contract for 40 Typhoon jets as "excellent news" for the armed forces and the defence industry. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Baghdad mosques hit by car bombs At least 27 people have been killed in a series of car bombings outside Shia mosques in Baghdad, Iraqi police report. |
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| Israel says Gaza war 'necessary' An Israeli government report says that the Israeli military campaign in Gaza earlier this year was necessary and proportionate. | |
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| Three held over Baghdad robbery Three people are detained in Iraq in connection with a Baghdad bank robbery in which eight guards were killed. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan civilian deaths increase More than 1,000 civilians were killed in conflict in Afghanistan in the first six months of 2009, a 24% rise, the UN says. |
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| Report highlights hunger in India A report by an Indian campaign group says India is emerging as the world centre of hunger and malnutrition. | |
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| Muslim star claims housing bias A Bollywood star alleges that he was refused a flat in an upmarket part of Mumbai because of his Muslim faith. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Legend Sir Bobby Robson, 76, dies Former England, Newcastle and Ipswich manager Sir Bobby Robson dies following a long battle with cancer. |
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| High Court revokes control order The government's anti-terror strategy has been dealt a blow after the High Court revoked a suspect's control order. | |
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| Town switches off speed cameras Fixed speed cameras are turned off in Swindon in favour of investing money in road safety schemes. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | New revelations in 'torture' case An MI5 officer visited Morocco three times when a UK resident accused of terrorism says he was being tortured there, it emerges. |
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| Ministers hail jet-fighter deal Ministers welcome a £3bn contract for 40 Typhoon jets as "excellent news" for the armed forces and the defence industry. | |
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| High Court revokes control order The government's anti-terror strategy has been dealt a blow after the High Court revoked a suspect's control order. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Bad teens 'not fault of parents' Parents are spending more time with their children - and researchers find no evidence of a decline in parenting. |
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| Schools exclude pupils less often The number of permanent and fixed period exclusions from England's schools has fallen, statistics show. | |
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| New Zealand votes on smacking ban New Zealanders have the chance to vote on whether parental smacking of children should remain a criminal offence. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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| Legend Sir Bobby Robson, 76, dies Former England, Newcastle and Ipswich manager Sir Bobby Robson dies following a long battle with cancer. |
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| Wife jailed over secret filming A woman who helped her husband secretly film young girls at their West Midlands home over an eight-year period is jailed. | |
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| Town switches off speed cameras Fixed speed cameras are turned off in Swindon in favour of investing money in road safety schemes. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Charge dropped in footballer case Counterfeit currency charges against Linfield footballer William Murphy have been dropped. |
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| Child escapes abduction attempt A man tries to abduct a seven-year-old girl from the garden of a house in the Banbridge area of County Down. | |
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| Dissidents disrupt police meeting Dissident republicans have disrupted a District Policing Partnership meeting in Londonderry. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Daughter guilty of killing mother A woman and her boyfriend are guilty of killing her mother and dumping her body in a burn in Ayrshire. |
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| 'Frenzied' killer held for life A teenager who inflicted 142 separate injuries on his victim during a frenzied knife killing is locked up for life. | |
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| Megrahi deadline will be missed A 90-day deadline to decide the prison transfer request of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing will not be met. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Hartson is 'gradually improving' Doctors treating former footballer John Hartson for testicular, brain and lung cancer say he is no longer critically ill and may start chemotherapy next week. |
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| Arrest over shopping centre death Police make an arrest following the death of a 23-year-old man who was restrained by shopping centre security staff. | |
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| 'No regrets' over euthanasia aid A man who is on police bail over the planned suicide of his partner says the legal uncertainty is 'like a black cloud'. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Pace of US economic decline eases The US economy shrank at a better-than-expected annual pace of 1% between April and June, official figures show. |
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| '$10 trillion' credit crunch cost Governments around the world have committed $10 trillion to supporting failing banks, says the International Monetary Fund. | |
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| Call for Zimbabwe diamond ban Reports its army forced people to search for diamonds at gunpoint prompt calls for Zimbabwe to be banned from the diamond trade. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | US model is mother of Law's child US model Samantha Burke is the mother of actor Jude Law's unborn fourth child, his publicist confirms. |
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| Peas break Billboard chart record Black Eyed Peas set a new record for the longest successive stay at the top of the US singles chart by a duo or group. | |
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| Scott 'to direct Alien prequel' Film director Sir Ridley Scott is to return to the Alien franchise to direct a prequel, according to reports. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Space shuttle touches down safely US space shuttle Endeavour successfully lands at Florida's Kennedy Space Center at the end of a 16-day mission. |
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| Maps reveal Venice 'forerunner' Aerial photographs reveal a lost Roman city called Altinum - which some scholars regard as a forerunner of Venice. | |
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| Fresh hope for world's fisheries There is fresh hope that the world's depleted fisheries can be saved from collapse, say researchers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | File-sharer 'violated copyright' A US judge has ruled that a file-sharing student violated copyright law and could face up to $4.5m (£2.8m) in fines. |
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| Apple to fix iPhone security flaw Apple will release a software patch on Saturday to address a recently exposed security flaw in the iPhone. | |
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| Firefox passes billion milestone The open-source web browser Firefox has been downloaded more than a billion times in its five-year history. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Private transplants to be banned The government is to ban private transplants of organs from dead donors after concerns foreign patients pay to jump the queue. |
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| Rapid chlamydia diagnosis for men A urine test can diagnose the sexually transmitted infection chlamydia in men within an hour, enabling quicker treatment. | |
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| 'Swine flu liner' docks in France A cruise ship with dozens of cases of swine flu among its 5,000 passengers and crew docks in the south of France. | |
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| 1991: Superpowers to cut nuclear warheads The US and the Soviet Union sign the Start treaty to reduce stockpiles of nuclear warheads by about a third. | |||
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| 1998: UK imposes total ban on landmines The British Government announces a total ban on landmines, a month before the first anniversary of the death of Princess Diana. | |||
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| 1962: Violence flares at Mosley rally Former fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley is assaulted at a rally in London's east end. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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| Legend Sir Bobby Robson, 76, dies Former England, Newcastle and Ipswich manager Sir Bobby Robson dies following a long battle with cancer. |
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| Live text - England v Australia England lose their second wicket as Ravi Bopara is bowled for 23, replying to Australia's 263 all out on the second day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston. | |
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| Schumacher begins F1 preparations Michael Schumacher drives a 2007 Formula 1 Ferrari as he begins preparations for his comeback to the sport. | |
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| Football honours Sir Bobby Robson Leading figures from football pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson. | |
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| Ferguson to alter Man Utd tactics Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will alter the team's tactics to compensate for Cristiano Ronaldo's departure. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Legend Sir Bobby Robson, 76, dies Former England, Newcastle and Ipswich manager Sir Bobby Robson dies following a long battle with cancer. |
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| Football honours Sir Bobby Robson Leading figures from football pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson. | |
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| Ferguson to alter Man Utd tactics Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will alter the team's tactics to compensate for Cristiano Ronaldo's departure. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Wenger in no rush to strengthen Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he is in no rush to spend the money raised from the sales of Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor to Manchester City. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Petrov doubtful for season start Aston Villa midfielder Stiliyan Petrov is "a doubt" for the first game of the Premier League season after dislocating his shoulder in a pre-season friendly. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | McCarthy targets improved stamina Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy is working on his stamina during pre-season in order to improve his overall fitness levels. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Bolton sign Knight and Ricketts Bolton Wanderers sign defenders Zat Knight from Aston Villa and Sam Ricketts from Hull City. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Mutu loses appeal over huge fine Adrian Mutu must pay Chelsea £14.65m after losing his appeal against a Fifa ruling for a breach of contract. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Everton reject new Lescott offer Everton turn down a second bid from Manchester City for defender Joleon Lescott, with the Eastlands outfit upping their offer from £15m to £18m. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Legend Sir Bobby Robson, 76, dies Former England, Newcastle and Ipswich manager Sir Bobby Robson dies following a long battle with cancer. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Brown still keen to sign Zamora Hull manager Phil Brown remains hopeful that he will sign striker Bobby Zamora despite conflicting comments from Fulham manager Roy Hodgson. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Arbeloa on brink of move to Real Right-back Alvaro Arbeloa is set to complete his move to Real Madrid from Liverpool after passing a medical. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Elano seals move to Galatasaray Brazil international Elano signs a four-year deal with Turkish side Galatasaray after two years at Manchester City. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Ferguson to alter Man Utd tactics Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will alter the team's tactics to compensate for Cristiano Ronaldo's departure. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Williams hopeful of Boro chance Rhys Williams is hoping his versatility will enhance his chances of breaking into the Middlesbrough first-team this season. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Legend Sir Bobby Robson, 76, dies Former England, Newcastle and Ipswich manager Sir Bobby Robson dies following a long battle with cancer. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Portsmouth sign defender Finnan Portsmouth bring in Republic of Ireland international right-back Steve Finnan on a one-year deal. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Pulis happy to play waiting game Stoke City manager Tony Pulis is prepared to wait to sign his top transfer targets. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Bruce not happy with Bent delay Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is frustrated with Tottenham as Darren Bent's proposed move to the north-east drags on. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Bruce not happy with Bent delay Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is frustrated with Tottenham as Darren Bent's proposed move to the north-east drags on. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Legend Sir Bobby Robson, 76, dies Former England, Newcastle and Ipswich manager Sir Bobby Robson dies following a long battle with cancer. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Boa Morte faces six-month lay-off West Ham winger Luis Boa Morte ruptures the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a 1-0 defeat by Tottenham in China. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | SPL sides face Swansea and Wigan Kilmarnock and St Mirren will replace Almeira as friendly opponents for Swansea and Wigan with the Spanish side having pulled out over swine flu fears. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley make offer for Hammill Barnsley make offer for Liverpool winger Adam Hammill |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Blues break summer scoring duck Birmingham City end their pre-season goal drought with a 1-0 victory over League Two side Dagenham and Redbridge. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Coid suffers hairline fracture Blackpool defender Danny Coid sustains a hairline fracture to his tibia and could be out of action for three months. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | No Bristol City deal for Lejsal Bristol City decide against signing Czech goalkeeper Martin Lejsal after a trial at Ashton Gate. |
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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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 | Parry closes on Preston transfer Cardiff's former Wales international Paul Parry agrees personal terms with Preston, BBC Sport Wales understands. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Addicks bring in veteran Dailly Charlton secure the services of veteran Scottish defender Christian Dailly after he impresses on trial. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | McPake injured as Sky Blues lose Coventry City defender James McPake is a major doubt for the start of the season after suffering a suspected broken collar bone in the 1-0 defeat at Dunfermline. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Palace sign Saints striker John Striker Stern John turns down a new contract at Southampton and signs for Crystal Palace. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Derby defender poised for Palace Derby County defender Claude Davis is expected to sign for Crystal Palace once he reaches an agreement to terminate his contract with the Rams. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Stock feels benefit of operation Doncaster Rovers midfielder Brian Stock says his decision to have an operation at the end of last season has paid off. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Legend Sir Bobby Robson, 76, dies Former England, Newcastle and Ipswich manager Sir Bobby Robson dies following a long battle with cancer. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | New signings praise Norwich drive Serbian striker Goran Maric and Danish defender Jens Berthel Askou say the ambition shown by Norwich City was key to them agreeing to sign. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Davies questions squad fitness Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies believes some of his players are lacking match fitness, just eight days before the start of the new season. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Plymouth and Hearts are goalless Plymouth Argyle are held to a goaless draw at home by Scottish Premier League side Hearts. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Parry closes on Preston transfer Cardiff's former Wales international Paul Parry agrees personal terms with Preston, BBC Sport Wales understands. |
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| QPR | |
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 | QPR bag Italian striker Pellicori Italian striker Alessandro Pellicori signs a three-year contract at QPR after impressing on trial. |
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| READING | |
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 | Rodgers excited by Chelsea visit Reading manager Brendan Rodgers is looking forward to taking on his former club Chelsea on Saturday. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Tudgay signs new Wednesday deal Sheffield Wednesday striker Marcus Tudgay signs a four-year contract, BBC Radio Sheffield reports. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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 | Blades' Henderson still not fit Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell says Blades striker Darius Henderson is struggling to be fit for the start of the season. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Palace sign Saints striker John Striker Stern John turns down a new contract at Southampton and signs for Crystal Palace. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Sousa steps up Swans striker hunt Swansea boss Paulo Sousa is interested in Southampton duo Marek Saganowski and Grzegor Rasiak but still hopes to sign Pablo Counago. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Bangura agrees Watford exit deal Watford end the contract of Sierra Leone international midfielder Al Bangura by mutual consent. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Balde plays again as Wolves win Triallist Bobo Balde features again for Wolves in their 1-0 pre-season victory over Crewe Alexandra. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen 1-5 Sigma Olomouc Aberdeen face early elimination from the Europa League after conceding five goals at home in the first leg of their qualifier. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Celtic's Brown could face Dinamo Scott Brown could be fit to play in Celtic's Champions League return leg in Russia after nearly two months out through injury. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee United dealt double blow Dundee United lose new signing Damian Casalinuovo to injury and must wait until January to sign goalkeeper Dusan Pernis. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Lima completes return to Falkirk Portuguese midfielder Vitor Lima is to embark on a second spell with Falkirk after agreeing a one-year contract. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Accies' Corcoran goes to Firhill Partick Thistle sign Marc Corcoran after the winger is released by Hamilton Accies. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Hearts suffer Driver injury blow Winger Andrew Driver will miss the start of the season after being ruled out for six weeks with a heel injury. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Al Ahly will not sign Hibs' Benji Egyptian outfit Al Ahly shelve interest in Hibernian striker Abdessalam Benjelloun because they have found the "new Messi". |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Morais signs St Johnstone deal Promoted St Johnstone sign Felipe Morais after the midfielder rejects a new contract with relegated Inverness. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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 | Jefferies denies team strike talk Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies scotches reports his players are threatening to strike over the club's decision to withdraw a coaching offer from Gary Locke. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Steaua Bucharest 3-0 Motherwell Motherwell fall to defeat in the first leg of their Europa League qualifying tie with Steaua Bucharest. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Thomson thrilled at Gers comeback Rangers midfielder Kevin Thomson returns from a serious knee injury to feature for his team on tour in Germany. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| SPL sides face Swansea and Wigan Kilmarnock and St Mirren will replace Almeira as friendly opponents for Swansea and Wigan with the Spanish side having pulled out over swine flu fears. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Hilal and Zesco bid for first win Our comprehensive look ahead to the weekend's African Champions League action, including Friday's clash in Khartoum. |
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| Toure aims for Man City success New Manchester City defender Kolo Toure says he wants to make the club one of the best in England and believes they can win the Premier League title next season. | |
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| Toure completes Man City switch Manchester City sign central defender Kolo Toure from Arsenal on a four-year contract. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Live text - England v Australia England lose their second wicket as Ravi Bopara is bowled for 23, replying to Australia's 263 all out on the second day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston. |
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| Muralitharan to end Test career Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will retire from Test cricket in 2010 after being warned he will do long-term damage to his knee if he continues. | |
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| England bowling was poor - Swann England wicket-taker Graeme Swann admits they bowled poorly on a rain-affected first day of the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | South Africa v New Zealand (Sat) South Africa bring in Morne Styen for the injured Ruan Pienaar while New Zealand call up Jimmy Cowan and Owen Franks for their second Tri-Nations encounter. |
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| Scarlets' King faces fitness race Scarlets centre Regan King is battling to be fit for the start of the new season after a hamstring operation. | |
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| BBC proposes free-to-air increase The BBC urges the Government to retain and expand the system that protects the screening of certain sporting events on free-to-air television. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Wakefield sign Australian Tronc Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have signed Australian prop Shane Tronc from North Queensland Cowboys. |
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| St Helens v Wigan (Fri) Team news ahead of Friday's Super League match. | |
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| Salford v Wakefield (Fri) Team news ahead of Friday's Super League match. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Serena surges into quarter-finals Top seed Serena Williams reaches the quarter-finals of the Bank of the West Classic in California with a straight-sets win over Melinda Czink. |
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| Sharapova brushes aside Petrova Maria Sharapova thrashes fifth seed and world number 10 Nadia Petrova to reach the quarter-finals in Stanford, California. | |
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| Keothavong out for rest of season British number one Anne Keothavong will not compete again until 2010 after a scan reveals she has suffered a serious knee injury. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Women's British Open leaderboard (from LPGA website) Latest scores from the Women's British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes (from LPGA website) |
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| Golf leaderboard The latest leaderboard from the European tour. | |
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| Woods way off pace in Buick Open Tiger Woods trails leader Steve Lowery by eight shots after the first round of the Buick Open in Michigan. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Funeral for racing driver Surtees The funeral of racing driver Henry Surtees, son of former Formula One champion John Surtees, has been held in West Sussex. |
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| Formula 1 news has moved >>>> Click the link above to reach BBC Sport's brand new Formula 1 website for 2009. | |
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| Earlier date for British MotoGP Next year's British MotoGP at Silverstone moves to an earlier slot than usual after the 2010 race schedule is published. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | Schumacher begins F1 preparations Michael Schumacher drives a 2007 Formula 1 Ferrari as he begins preparations for his comeback to the sport. |
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| Full results | |
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| View full standings tables | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Woods set for IBF title challenge Clinton Woods will fight for the IBF light-heavyweight world title in the United States on Friday, 28 August. |
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| Boxer Gatti's death ruled suicide Former world boxing champion Arturo Gatti probably killed himself and was not murdered, say Brazilian investigators. | |
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| Rogan trades insults with Sexton Marty Rogan and Sam Sexton are involved in angry exchanges on Thursday as they publicise their Commonwealth heavyweight title re-match in October. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Ohuruogu set to be fit for Berlin Christine Ohuruogu says she is running again and will defend the 400m title at the World Championships in Berlin. |
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| GB athletics coach targets 2016 UK Athletics's Paralympic head coach Peter Eriksson believes it may be 2016 before Team GB make a big impact in the sport at the Paralympic Games. | |
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| GB pick Chambers in Worlds squad Sprinter Dwain Chambers will double up at the World Championships after being named in Great Britain's squad. | |
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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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 | Laa Rayb lands Goodwood victory The 25-1 chance Laa Rayb wins the Totesport Mile on the fourth day of the Glorious Goodwood meeting. |
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| Schiaparelli claims Goodwood Cup Favourite Schiaparelli, ridden by Frankie Dettori, wins the Goodwood Cup on Ladies' Day at the Festival. | |
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| Rip van Winkle wins Sussex Stakes Rip Van Winkle finally lives up to the hype as he produces an authoritative display to win the BGC Sussex Stakes on day two of Glorious Goodwood. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Wiggins drops track for Tour bid Triple Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins will not ride on the track for the next two years in order to focus solely on the Tour de France. |
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| Armstrong hits back at Contador Lance Armstrong says his Astana team-mate Alberto Contador has "lots to learn" as the pair engage in a bitter war of words. | |
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| Contador seals 2009 Tour victory Alberto Contador seals his second Tour de France victory while Mark Cavendish takes his sixth stage win with a stunning sprint finish in Paris. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Live - World Swimming Championships Coverage from the Fina World Swimming Championships in Rome (UK users only). |
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| Ortiz admits positive drug test Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz is the latest Major League Baseball player to admit to testing positive for performance-enhancing substances. | |
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| Phelps and Cavic head for rematch Michael Phelps and Milorad Cavic are on course for a rematch of their Beijing Olympic final after both progressed from the heats of the 100m butterfly. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Sport quotes of the week Berbatov and the Beatles, plus Flintoff on retirement |
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| Robbo Robson blog "One of Sven's jobs is to identify local talent - can't see him struggling with that" | |
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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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| Charge dropped in footballer case Counterfeit currency charges against Linfield footballer William Murphy have been dropped. |
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| N Ireland make Milk Cup decider Northern Ireland are though to the Elite Section final after a 3-0 win over Bulgaria while Manchester United need penalties to progress. | |
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| DC give trial to GAA star McCann Antrim GAA star Tomas McCann is on trial at Irish League club Donegal Celtic and could feature against Atletico Madrid next week. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Celtic's Brown could face Dinamo Scott Brown could be fit to play in Celtic's Champions League return leg in Russia after nearly two months out through injury. |
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| 'From legend to idiot' - McGhee Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee says his reputation at Pittodrie has taken a hammering after the Dons' 5-1 drubbing by Sigma Olomouc. | |
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| Steaua Bucharest 3-0 Motherwell Motherwell fall to defeat in the first leg of their Europa League qualifying tie with Steaua Bucharest. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Hartson is 'gradually improving' Doctors treating former footballer John Hartson for testicular, brain and lung cancer say he is no longer critically ill and may start chemotherapy next week. |
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| Live golf - Women's British Open Watch live BBC TV coverage of the Women's British Open from Royal Lytham and St Annes (UK users only). | |
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| Live: Gloucestershire v Glamorgan Latest scorecard from Glamorgan's game. | |
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