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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Main Mumbai suspect pleads guilty The leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai switches his plea to guilty. |
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| Bosnian Serbs guilty of burnings Two Bosnian Serb commanders are convicted at The Hague of burning alive 140 civilians during the Bosnian war. | |
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| Moon astronauts urge Mars mission Two of the astronauts who took part in the first Moon landing 40 years ago call for new efforts to send a manned mission to Mars. | |
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| Clinton meets top Indian leaders Arms, nuclear power and Pakistan are thought to be on the agenda as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Indian leaders. | |
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| Khatami urges referendum on poll The former Iranian President, Mohammad Khatami, calls for a nationwide referendum on the legitimacy of the government. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Somali insurgents ban UN agencies Somali militants accused of links to al-Qaeda ban three United Nations agencies from two southern towns they control. |
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| Mali ex-rebels to tackle al-Qaeda Tuareg former rebels in Mali agree to help fight al-Qaeda's North African branch, which also operates in the Sahara Desert. | |
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| MP fury at 'racist' Nigeria boat A group of Commonwealth MPs cancels a trip in Nigeria after a boat refuses to carry its white members. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Moon astronauts urge Mars mission Two of the astronauts who took part in the first Moon landing 40 years ago call for new efforts to send a manned mission to Mars. |
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| Honduran crisis talks break down Honduras's interim government rejects a Costa Rican proposal offered at talks to end a conflict with the ousted president. | |
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| Deadline for GM's Opel sale looms Would-be buyers of General Motor's Opel business have until later on Monday to lodge plans for the firm's future. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Damages win for S Korea baby swap A South Korean mother who left hospital with the wrong baby after giving birth more than 16 years ago wins some $56,000 (£34,000) in damages. |
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| China firm in Namibia bribe claim A Chinese firm linked to President Hu Jintao's son is investigated for suspected bribery in Namibia. | |
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| Tuvalu vows to go carbon neutral The tiny Pacific island state of Tuvalu says it wants all its energy to come from renewable sources by 2020. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Bosnian Serbs guilty of burnings Two Bosnian Serb commanders are convicted at The Hague of burning alive 140 civilians during the Bosnian war. |
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| Second Turkish 'plot' trial opens Fifty-six people, including two retired generals, go on trial in Turkey accused of plotting to overthrow the government. | |
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| Germany remembers Hitler plotters Germany marks 65 years since the failed attempt by a group of officers to assassinate Adolf Hitler and overthrow the Nazis. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Khatami urges referendum on poll The former Iranian President, Mohammad Khatami, calls for a nationwide referendum on the legitimacy of the government. |
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| Israel condemns Iran-PA meeting Israel accuses the a senior Palestinian official of meeting with "enemies of peace" after he holds talks with Iran's foreign minister. | |
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| Palestinian killed on Gaza border One Palestinian is killed and two are injured in incidents on the border between Israel and Gaza, the Israeli military and Palestinian medics say. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Main Mumbai suspect pleads guilty The leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai switches his plea to guilty. |
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| US 'seeks Afghan prison overhaul' A US military review calls for the overhaul of the entire Afghan prison system, the New York Times reports. | |
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| Clinton meets top Indian leaders Arms, nuclear power and Pakistan are thought to be on the agenda as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Indian leaders. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Pandemic flu service to go live A national flu service will be launched later this week in a bid to relieve the pressure on the health service. |
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| UK terror threat level is reduced The terrorist threat to the UK has been lowered from "severe" to "substantial", the lowest since levels were made public. | |
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| Flintoff inspires England victory Andrew Flintoff takes three wickets on the final morning as England defeat Australia by 115 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Brown aide reveals PM slur anger Damian McBride, who smeared top Tories in emails, says Gordon Brown was so angry about the messages he could hardly speak. |
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| Watchdog criticised over payments Auditors criticise the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, days after three of its commissioners resigned. | |
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| Tories reveal bank reform plans The Conservatives propose giving the Bank of England new powers as part of plans to try to prevent future financial crises. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | 10,000 extra university places The government confirms extra student places in England this year - in subjects like science, engineering and maths. |
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| Move to widen student talent pool A report for the government is set to call for universities to work harder to create opportunities for disadvantaged youngsters. | |
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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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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Mother detained for child deaths A mother is committed to a psychiatric hospital after admitting the manslaughter of two of her children. |
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| Man gets life for shooting couple A man from Cornwall is given a life sentence after admitting killing his ex-girlfriend's father and wounding her mother. | |
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| Flintoff inspires England victory Andrew Flintoff takes three wickets on the final morning as England defeat Australia by 115 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | New site for 'burned out' school About 350 children are offered classrooms at a new site after their school was almost destroyed in an arson attack. |
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| Consultation on 'hooligan' laws New laws to tackle hooliganism at sports ground in Northern Ireland could be in place by next year. | |
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| Shot man faces hijacking charges A man who was shot by police in County Down at the weekend is remanded in custody charged with hijacking and other offences. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Pregnant woman in swine flu scare BBC Scotland understands a pregnant women is in hospital in Ayrshire thought to be suffering from swine flu. |
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| Care workers' redundancy threat A union claims 2,000 staff at a charity which houses vulnerable children have been told they could lose their jobs. | |
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| Organisers happy with Open crowds Open officials are content with crowd numbers at Turnberry despite making £3m less than at last year's event at Royal Birkdale. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Falls father and daughter named A father and daughter who died at a waterfall at a campsite in north Wales at the weekend are named by police. |
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| Last-ditch meeting to save plant Politicians meet the owners of Anglesey Aluminium in a last-minute attempt to secure a new power deal for the plant. | |
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| Cattle 'trample woman to death' A woman who died while walking dogs across a field was probably trampled by cattle, according to police. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Deadline for GM's Opel sale looms Would-be buyers of General Motor's Opel business have until later on Monday to lodge plans for the firm's future. |
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| Troubled CIT 'gets rescue deal' CIT, the troubled American bank, approves a $3bn rescue loan from major shareholders to try to avoid bankruptcy, reports say. | |
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| Halliburton profit down by a half Oilfield services provider Halliburton sees its profits fall by 48%, a better showing than analysts had expected. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Best-selling author McCourt dies Frank McCourt, Irish-American author of best-seller Angela's Ashes, has died in a New York hospice, his brother says. |
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| Madonna visits collapse victims Madonna sees the family of a French technician who was killed in a stage collapse and visits injured survivors. | |
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| Potter film conjures up top slot The latest Harry Potter movie enjoys a strong opening at the North American box office, taking just under $160m in its first five days. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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| Moon astronauts urge Mars mission Two of the astronauts who took part in the first Moon landing 40 years ago call for new efforts to send a manned mission to Mars. |
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| Consultation on 'UK space agency' The science minister Lord Drayson has announced a consultation on whether the UK should have its own dedicated space agency. | |
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| Venus flytrap origins uncovered It is a plant that traps and eats animals, and now scientists have worked out where this voracious plant came from. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Pirate sites return in legal form Download sites Kazaa and The Pirate Bay look set to join Napster in being resurrected as paid-for services. |
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| Apps 'to be as big as internet' The rise in mobile applications will peak at 10 million in 2020 but developer numbers will drastically drop, according to a leading firm. | |
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| Wikipedia painting row escalates The battle over Wikipedia's use of more than 3,000 images from a British art gallery intensifies into a war of words. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Alarming Africa male gay HIV rate HIV rates among gay men in some African countries are 10 times higher that of the general male population, researchers say. |
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| Dystrophy treatment 'step closer' Scientists have found a way to block the genetic flaw that causes the most common form of muscular dystrophy. | |
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| Ninth UK pupil in China 'has flu' British officials say they are trying to confirm reports that a ninth British teenager is in hospital in Beijing with swine flu. | |
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| 1974: Turkey invades Cyprus Thousands of Turkish troops invade northern Cyprus after last-minute talks in the Greek capital, Athens, fail to reach a solution. | |||
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| 1944: Hitler survives assassination attempt Adolf Hitler escapes death after a third attempt on his life when a bomb explodes in Rastenberg | |||
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| 1982: IRA bombs cause carnage in London Eight soldiers on ceremonial duty are killed in two IRA bomb blasts in Hyde Park and Regent's Park. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Flintoff inspires England victory Andrew Flintoff takes three wickets on the final morning as England defeat Australia by 115 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series. |
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| Beaten Ponting blames slow start Ricky Ponting says Australia's poor display over the opening two days cost them the Lord's Test. | |
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| Beckham confronts fans after boos David Beckham reacts angrily to a hostile reception from LA Galaxy fans during his first home game since returning from AC Milan. | |
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| Alguersuari joins Toro Rosso team Toro Rosso confirm that Jaime Alguersuari will drive for the Italian team, starting at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. | |
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| Benitez coy on Alonso Reds future Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez refuses to be drawn on the future of Xabi Alonso when asked if the midfielder may leave the club to join Real Madrid. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Beckham confronts fans after boos David Beckham reacts angrily to a hostile reception from LA Galaxy fans during his first home game since returning from AC Milan. |
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| Video - LA Galaxy fans boo Beckham David Beckham confronts some LA Galaxy fans during his first home game since returning from a loan spell at AC Milan. | |
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| Ronaldo was cheap at £80m - Keane Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane believes Cristiano Ronaldo's world record transfer from Old Trafford to Real Madrid was "cheap" at £80m. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Wenger feared for Rosicky future Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says that at one stage during Tomas Rosicky's rehabilitation he feared the midfielder's career was over. |
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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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 | Second bid for Greening rejected West Bromwich Albion reject a second offer from Fulham for midfielder Jonathan Greening. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Hull to begin talks with Zamora Hull City will open talks with Fulham striker Bobby Zamora early this week. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Benitez coy on Alonso Reds future Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez refuses to be drawn on the future of Xabi Alonso when asked if the midfielder may leave the club to join Real Madrid. |
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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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 | Ronaldo was cheap at £80m - Keane Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane believes Cristiano Ronaldo's world record transfer from Old Trafford to Real Madrid was "cheap" at £80m. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Middlesbrough reject Alves offer Middlesbrough reject an offer of around £3m from a Middle East club for record signing Afonso Alves. |
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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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 | McShane suffers knee injury blow Sunderland defender Paul McShane will be out for at least three months after being told he needs knee surgery. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Forest snap up Gunter and McKenna Nottingham Forest confirm the double signing of defender Chris Gunter and midfielder Paul McKenna. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Second bid for Greening rejected West Bromwich Albion reject a second offer from Fulham for midfielder Jonathan Greening. |
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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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 | Gerken set to return for Robins Bristol City hope to have goalkeeper Dean Gerken back in the frame for the rest of their pre-season programme. |
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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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 | Preston bring Weaver in on trial Preston North End offer Manchester City and Charlton goalkeeper Nicky Weaver a trial at the club. |
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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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 | Ex-Derby execs jailed for fraud Three former Derby County directors are jailed for their part in defrauding the football club during a takeover in 2003. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Barrow star earns Doncaster trial Doncaster take Barrow striker Jason Walker on trial after he impressed against them in Saturday's friendly. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Ipswich close to O'Connor signing Ipswich Town have offered former Liverpool youth player Shane O'Connor a one-year deal at Portman Road |
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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 snap up Gunter and McKenna Nottingham Forest confirm the double signing of defender Chris Gunter and midfielder Paul McKenna. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Argyle snap up Iceland midfielder Plymouth sign Iceland midfielder Kari Arnason on a one-year deal after he impresses during a trial spell. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston bring Weaver in on trial Preston North End offer Manchester City and Charlton goalkeeper Nicky Weaver a trial at the club. |
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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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 | Bertrand delight at Reading move Full-back Ryan Bertrand is already enjoying life at Reading after moving on loan from Chelsea. |
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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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 | Saints ambition vital for Pardew New boss Alan Pardew says Southampton are the only club he would have dropped down to League One to manage. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Lopez set to complete Swans move Former QPR midfielder Jordi Lopez is set to become new manager Paulo Sousa's first Swansea City signing on Monday. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Mackay warning to Hornets signing Watford manager Malky Mackay is impressed with new signing Jure Travner but says he will have to be careful with some of his challenges. |
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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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 | Loovens braced for Dinamo battle Celtic defender Glenn Loovens says opponents Dinamo Moscow will be sharper in the upcoming Champions League qualifiers. |
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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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 | Kingston hopes to skipper Hearts Hearts midfielder Laryea Kingston says he would be honoured to succeed Robbie Neilson as captain of the Edinburgh club. |
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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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 | Striker Anson returns to Galabank Annan Athletic secure former loan-signing Scott Anson after the striker is released by Kilmarnock. |
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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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 | Guardiola says Eto'o should go Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola says it would be better if Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o left the Spanish champions. |
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| Mido fined over training absence Egypt striker Mido is yet to report for pre-season training with Middlesbrough and is being fined for staying away. | |
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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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| CRICKET | |
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| Flintoff inspires England victory Andrew Flintoff takes three wickets on the final morning as England defeat Australia by 115 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the Ashes series. |
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| Beaten Ponting blames slow start Ricky Ponting says Australia's poor display over the opening two days cost them the Lord's Test. | |
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| Pakistan checked by late collapse Pakistan lose three wickets in eight balls to close day one of the final Test with Sri Lanka on 289-7. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Harrison banned for eight months Former Bath player Justin Harrison is suspended for eight months after admitting to taking illegal drugs. |
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| Bath sign Fijian fly-half Little Experienced Fijian fly-half Nicky Little joins Bath on a one-year contract. | |
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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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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Wakefield secure Newton capture Wakefield sign Bradford hooker Terry Newton on a two-year deal from the start of next season. |
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| Cunningham given caution by RFL St Helens hooker Keiron Cunningham escapes a ban after being cautioned for an incident which left Wakefield prop James Stosic with a broken eye socket. | |
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| Widnes eye Super League licence Widnes chairman Steve O'Connor says the Vikings are determined to win a Super League franchise licence for 2012. | |
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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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 | Cink revels in 'surreal' Open win American Stewart Cink describes his first major triumph in the 138th Open at Turnberry as "surreal", and also pays tribute to rival Tom Watson. |
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| Watson earns ranking consolation Tom Watson missed out on winning the Open but the American's efforts improve his ranking by 1269 places. | |
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| Organisers happy with Open crowds Open officials are content with crowd numbers at Turnberry despite making £3m less than at last year's event at Royal Birkdale. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Surtees' son killed in race crash The son of motorsport legend John Surtees is killed when he is hit by a wheel at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent. |
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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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| Alguersuari joins Toro Rosso team Toro Rosso confirm that Jaime Alguersuari will drive for the Italian team, starting at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | Alguersuari joins Toro Rosso team Toro Rosso confirm that Jaime Alguersuari will drive for the Italian team, starting at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. |
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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 targets world title tilt Wales' Nathan Cleverly sets sights on a world title tilt after stopping Danny McIntosh to retain his Commonwealth light-heavyweight title. | |
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| Maccarinelli rules out retirement Enzo Maccarinelli claims he is not quitting boxing after his defeat to Denis Lebedev. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Injured Sotherton out of Worlds Heptathlete Kelly Sotherton withdraws from next month's World Championships in Berlin because of a heel injury. |
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| Pistorius falls short for Berlin Double amputee Oscar Pistorius says he has given up trying to qualify for the 400m at next month's World Athletics Championships in Berlin. | |
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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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| 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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 | Trainer Burke given one-year ban The BHA disqualifies trainer Karl Burke for 12 months after an inquiry into alleged race-fixing. |
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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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| CYCLING | |
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 | Wiggins may quit track for Tour British cyclist Bradley Wiggins could be set to quit track cycling to concentrate fully on competing in the Tour de France. |
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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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| 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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 | Davies may go for open water gold Wales' double Olympic medallist David Davies may end his dream of 1500m glory at the 2012 Games and instead go for gold in the open water event. |
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| British 49er pair clinch silver British pair Rick Peacock and John Pink take silver after a superb final day at the 49er World Championship in Italy. | |
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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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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo Robson blog The Tees Mouth's plan to keep Freddie fit, plus thoughts on The Open |
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| Flintoff Ten to Tackle How much do you know about the retiring Ashes hero? | |
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| Sport quotes of the week Ronaldo feels the love, as Roddick says sorry to everyone | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Antrim to face Kerry at Tullamore Antrim will face Kerry in the fourth round of the All-Ireland qualifiers at Tullamore on Sunday, with a 1500 BST throw-in time. |
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| Carson poised for Australian move Coleraine winger Stephen Carson is reported to be on the verge of joining Australian club Newcastle United Jets. | |
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| Derry in line for Bulgarian trip Derry City will play Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia if they can get past Skonto Riga in the Europa League. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Organisers happy with Open crowds Open officials are content with crowd numbers at Turnberry despite making £3m less than at last year's event at Royal Birkdale. |
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| Loovens braced for Dinamo battle Celtic defender Glenn Loovens says opponents Dinamo Moscow will be sharper in the upcoming Champions League qualifiers. | |
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| Cink revels in 'surreal' Open win American Stewart Cink describes his first major triumph in the 138th Open at Turnberry as "surreal", and also pays tribute to rival Tom Watson. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Maccarinelli rules out retirement Enzo Maccarinelli claims he is not quitting boxing after his defeat to Denis Lebedev. |
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| Charvis stays on as defence coach Ex-Wales captain Colin Charvis has been re-appointed Newport Gwent Dragons defence coach and is unlikely to play again. | |
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| Lopez set to complete Swans move Former QPR midfielder Jordi Lopez is set to become new manager Paulo Sousa's first Swansea City signing on Monday. | |
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