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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Iran puts 100 protesters on trial About one hundred people arrested over Iran's disputed elections, including leading reformists, go on trial in Tehran. |
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| Western troops die in Afghanistan Four soldiers - three American and one French - are killed in gun and bomb attacks in Afghanistan, military officials say. | |
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| US nationals 'being held by Iran' Three missing US nationals have been detained by Iranian guards after they crossed into Iran from Iraq, Iranian media confirm. | |
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| Pakistan Christians die in unrest Six Christians are killed in unrest in central Pakistan, after days of tension sparked by the rumoured desecration of a Koran. | |
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| Experts puzzled by spot on Venus Astronomers have been puzzled by a strange bright spot which has appeared in the clouds of Venus. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria seeks last sect members Nigerian security forces search for remaining members of a sect blamed for violence which left hundreds of people dead. |
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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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| 'Dire shortage' at UN food agency The United Nations food agency says critical shortages force it to slash delivery to millions of starving people. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama sees US economy improving Barack Obama says new figures on the US economy indicate progress is being made in tackling the country's problems. |
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| Venezuelan election law approved Venezuela's National Assembly passes an election law that critics say will benefit President Hugo Chavez's party. | |
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| Former boxer Gatti's body exhumed The body of former boxing champion Arturo Gatti is exhumed in Canada for a second autopsy at his family's request. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Philippines mourns Corazon Aquino The Philippines declares 10 days' mourning for ex-President Aquino, whose "people power" revolution toppled Ferdinand Marcos. |
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| Protest at Malaysia security law Thousands of people demonstrate in the Malaysian capital against a controversial law allowing detention without trial. | |
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| N Korea accuses fishing boat crew North Korea accuses a South Korean fishing boat of "illegally intruding" in to its territorial waters | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | EU reaches gas deal with Ukraine The EU and international institutions agree a deal with Ukraine to help it provide stable supplies of Russian gas to Europe. |
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| Funeral held for Spain bomb dead Two policemen killed by a car bomb on the Spanish island of Majorca are laid to rest as police appeal for help. | |
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| Al-Qaeda 'seek to infiltrate MI5' A senior Conservative MP asks the home secretary whether al-Qaeda sympathisers were mistakenly recruited by MI5. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Iran puts 100 protesters on trial About one hundred people arrested over Iran's disputed elections, including leading reformists, go on trial in Tehran. |
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| Deadly blasts hit Baghdad mosques At least 29 people are killed in a series of bombings outside Shia mosques in Baghdad, Iraqi police report. | |
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| US nationals 'being held by Iran' Three missing US nationals have been detained by Iranian guards after they crossed into Iran from Iraq, Iranian media confirm. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Western troops die in Afghanistan Four soldiers - three American and one French - are killed in gun and bomb attacks in Afghanistan, military officials say. |
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| Pakistan Christians die in unrest Six Christians are killed in unrest in central Pakistan, after days of tension sparked by the rumoured desecration of a Koran. | |
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| US pledge to reduce Afghan deaths The new US commander in Afghanistan vows to work to reduce civilian deaths after a UN report showed they had risen. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Bank reform 'needs to be radical' The highest paid bankers should be revealed and the reform of the banking system made more radical, the city minister says. |
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| Graduates to get gap-year money The government is to pay for hundreds of graduates struggling to find a job to go on expeditions abroad. | |
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| Brazil 'fraud' Britons bailed Two British law graduates, charged with attempted insurance fraud in Brazil, have been granted bail. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | MPs 'back' new immigration system MPs say the new points-based immigration system is working well, but concerns remain about the time taken to process visas. |
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| New questions over 'torture' case The government comes under renewed pressure to disclose what it knew about a UK resident who says he was tortured. | |
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| Bank reform 'needs to be radical' The highest paid bankers should be revealed and the reform of the banking system made more radical, the city minister says. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Graduates to get gap-year money The government is to pay for hundreds of graduates struggling to find a job to go on expeditions abroad. |
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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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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Sit-in workers' 'starved' claim A union complains to police amid claims workers occupying an Isle of Wight wind turbine factory are having their rights breached. |
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| Mother appeals for girl's return Police continue to search for a 14-year-old girl from Lincolnshire thought to have run away with a man she met on the internet. | |
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| 'Blasphemy' row over erotic shots A photographer is accused of blasphemy after taking a set of pictures without permission at a Cornish church. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Fire at town pub treated as arson A fire which extensively damaged a pub in Strabane, County Tyrone, is being treated as arson by police. |
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| Appeal over petrol bomb attack A petrol bomb thrown at a house in Larne, County Antrim, misses its target and lands in a neighbouring garden. | |
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| Two released in £4m fraud inquiry Two men questioned as part of a £4m fraud inquiry have been released, pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Murder inquiry after garage find Police launch a murder inquiry after a woman's body is found in a garage in Dundee in the early hours of the morning. |
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| City bracing for rubbish strike Rubbish could pile up across Glasgow with refuse collectors planning a strike over "life changing" shift changes. | |
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| Doctor concerns over work limits Concerns are raised that not all of the National Health Service in Scotland is ready to cope with new limits on working hours. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Judges rule on child discipline Appeal Court judges say a girl who was kicked and slapped by her parents did not suffer "significant harm" and can return home. |
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| Woman arrested after body found Police arrest a woman and appeal for information after the body of a 34-year-old man is discovered near a river. | |
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| Hunt after 'Valley Boy' stabbing A bare-chested robber with a "Valley Boy" tattoo attacks and stabs a teenager after knocking on his door. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Obama sees US economy improving Barack Obama says new figures on the US economy indicate progress is being made in tackling the country's problems. |
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| US seeks to continue car rebates The US House of Representatives approves extra funds for a scheme offering cash for trading in old cars. | |
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| Safety fears spark Honda recall Japanese carmaker Honda announces it is recalling 440,000 vehicles in the US due to an airbag defect. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Warhol's Jackson goes to auction A portrait by Andy Warhol of the late singer Michael Jackson, commissioned to mark Thriller's record sales, is set to be auctioned in New York . |
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| US file-sharer gets $700,000 fine A US student is told to pay $675,000 (£404,000) to record labels for breaking copyright laws after sharing music online. | |
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| Nepalese site named after Lumley A popular tourist attraction in Nepal is renamed in honour of actress Joanna Lumley and her father. | |
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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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| Experts puzzled by spot on Venus Astronomers have been puzzled by a strange bright spot which has appeared in the clouds of Venus. | |
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| Images reveal 'lost' Roman city Aerial photographs reveal a lost Roman city called Altinum - which some scholars regard as a forerunner of Venice. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | US file-sharer gets $700,000 fine A US student is told to pay $675,000 (£404,000) to record labels for breaking copyright laws after sharing music online. |
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| Apple fix to iPhone security flaw Apple releases a software patch 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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| Confusion over cruise flu claims There are conflicting reports over whether dozens of people on a cruise liner which docked in the south of France are suffering from swine flu. | |
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| 1976: Lauda fights for life after Grand Prix crash F1 racing driver Niki Lauda is in a critical condition in hospital after crashing at the German Grand Prix. | |||
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| 1944: Uprising to free Warsaw begins The Polish Underground Army begins battle to liberate Warsaw, the first European city to fall to the Germans. | |||
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| 1971: Apollo 15 finds rock from birth of Moon Astronauts uncover a rock which may date back to the origin of the Moon. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Wenger not ruling out Vieira deal Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not ruling out the prospect of former Gunners captain Patrick Vieira returning to the club from Inter Milan. |
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| Edgbaston washout thwarts England Play is abandoned without a ball being bowled on day three of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston because of persistent rain. | |
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| Live score - South Africa v New Zealand South Africa host New Zealand in the Tri-Nations in Durban on Saturday. | |
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| Football honours Sir Bobby Robson Leading figures from the world of football pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, who has died aged 76 after a long battle with cancer. | |
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| New deal ends F1 breakaway fears The future of Formula 1 is secured after the sport's governing body and 12 teams sign a new Concorde Agreement. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Football honours Sir Bobby Robson Leading figures from the world of football pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, who has died aged 76 after a long battle with cancer. |
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| Live scores - Co-operative Insurance Cup Latest scores from the first round of the Scottish League Cup. | |
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| Wenger not ruling out Vieira deal Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not ruling out the prospect of former Gunners captain Patrick Vieira returning to the club from Inter Milan. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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| Wenger not ruling out Vieira deal Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not ruling out the prospect of former Gunners captain Patrick Vieira returning to the club from Inter Milan. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Injury-hit Villa knock out Porto An injury-hit Aston Villa side beat Porto 2-1 to book a place in the Peace Cup final against Juventus. |
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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 Chelsea damages appeal 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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| Football honours Sir Bobby Robson Leading figures from the world of football pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, who has died aged 76 after 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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| Football honours Sir Bobby Robson Leading figures from the world of football pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, who has died aged 76 after 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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 | Bent apologises for online rant Spurs striker Darren Bent apologises for an online rant that accused Spurs chairman Daniel Levy of disrupting his move to Sunderland. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Football honours Sir Bobby Robson Leading figures from the world of football pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, who has died aged 76 after a long battle with cancer. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | West Ham sign left-back Daprela West Ham sign Swiss Under-19 defender Fabio Daprela from Grasshopper Club Zurich. |
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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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 | Pericard joins Cardiff on trial Former Juventus striker Vincent Pericard has joined Championship club Cardiff City on trial. |
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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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| Football honours Sir Bobby Robson Leading figures from the world of football pay tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, who has died aged 76 after 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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 | Millwall offer trial to Doumbe Millwall take Plymouth Argyle defender Mathias Doumbe on trial. |
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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 decide against signing Vignal QPR choose not to sign former Liverpool and Portsmouth left-back Gregory Vignal, who has been on trial at Loftus Road. |
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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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 | Travis quits Blades for Australia Sheffield United midfielder Nicky Travis completes his move to Australian side Central Coast Mariners. |
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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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 | Swans track striker Van Beukering Swansea City have a "serious interest" in signing Dutch striker Jhon van Beukering. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | MacKay is excited by Parma test Watford face Parma in their last pre-season game before the season starts. |
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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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 | Bosses explain Scots summer blues Tony Mowbray and Craig Levein do not think summer football would have prevented bruising defeats for Scottish teams in Europe. |
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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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| Bosses explain Scots summer blues Tony Mowbray and Craig Levein do not think summer football would have prevented bruising defeats for Scottish teams in Europe. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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| Bosses explain Scots summer blues Tony Mowbray and Craig Levein do not think summer football would have prevented bruising defeats for Scottish teams in Europe. |
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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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 | Campbell and Cropley exit Hibs Hibernian release forwards Ross Campbell and Jordan Cropley. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Inverness CT v Annan Athletic Match report to follow. |
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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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| Bosses explain Scots summer blues Tony Mowbray and Craig Levein do not think summer football would have prevented bruising defeats for Scottish teams in Europe. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Ibrox boss backs summer kick-off Rangers manager Walter Smith believes an earlier start to the season would help prevent further European misery for Scottish clubs. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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 | St Mirren swoop for Livi's Innes St Mirren sign Chris Innes after the veteran defender leaves crisis-hit Livingston. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Ivory Coast game under threat The Ivory Coast Football Federation says thefts at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium mean the Elephants' next 2010 World Cup qualifier is under threat. |
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| Hughes washes hands of Benjelloun Hibernian boss John Hughes says he is leaving it to his board to deal with "disrespectful" Abdessallam Benjelloun. | |
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| Champs League win for Al Hilal Sudan's Al Hilal beat Zesco United to move to the top of Group A in the African Champions League. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Edgbaston washout thwarts England Play is abandoned without a ball being bowled on day three of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston because of persistent rain. |
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| Kapugedera stars as Sri Lanka win Chamara Kapugedera's 67 guides Sri Lanka to a comfortable six-wicket one-day win over Pakistan in Dambulla. | |
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| Onions rewarded with England deal Fast bowler Graham Onions is given an incremental contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board following a string of impressive performances. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Live score - South Africa v New Zealand South Africa host New Zealand in the Tri-Nations in Durban on Saturday. |
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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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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | World Cup set for 12-team format The 2013 Rugby League World Cup is set to be contested by 12 teams, an increase from last year's 10-team event in Australia. |
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| St Helens 10-6 Wigan Kyle Eastmond's late try gives St Helens a thrilling victory over Wigan. | |
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| Salford 24-30 Wakefield Wakefield hold off a late challenge from Salford to keep up their play-off challenge. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Serena crashes out in California Top seed Serena Williams crashes to a shock 6-2 3-6 6-2 quarter-final defeat at the hands of Australian Samantha Stosur in the Bank of the West Classic in California. |
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| GB quad team reach world decider The GB quad wheelchair tennis team will face the USA in the World Team Cup final after beating the Netherlands 2-0 in the semi-finals. | |
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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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| 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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 | New deal ends F1 breakaway fears The future of Formula 1 is secured after the sport's governing body and 12 teams sign a new Concorde Agreement. |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Witter vows to wrest back title Bradford's Junior Witter faces unbeaten American Devon Alexander for the vacant WBC light-welterweight crown in California on Saturday. |
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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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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Gay sweeps to 100m win in Sweden Sprinter Tyson Gay sweeps to victory in the 100m victory in 9.79 seconds in Stockholm |
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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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| 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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 | Midday lands Nassau Stakes spoils The Oaks runner-up Midday claims victory in the Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. |
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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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| CYCLING | |
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 | Tour stage winner tests positive Tour de France stage 16 winner Mikel Astarloza is suspended after a positive pre-race test for blood-booster EPO. |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Adlington and Phelps set for test Britain's Rebecca Adlington and Joanne Jackson will go for gold in the final of the 800m freestyle at the World Championships in Rome on Saturday. |
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| Davies hopes for British record David Davies hopes to break another British record in Sunday's 1500m World Championships freestyle final after qualifying seventh fastest. | |
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| Britain's Halsall snatches silver Great Britain's Fran Halsall grabs silver in the 100m freestyle on day six of the World Championships. | |
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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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 | Maybin in title hunt after a 68 Gareth Maybin is two shots off the pace in the Moravia Silesia Open after firing a four-under-par 68 in the third round. |
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| Crusaders pitch in for the future Irish League side Crusaders are to lay a new £250,000 synthetic 3G surface at Seaview. | |
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| CSKA Sofia 1-0 Derry City Derry face a one-goal deficit after the away leg of their Europa League tie with CSKA Sofia. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Ibrox boss backs summer kick-off Rangers manager Walter Smith believes an earlier start to the season would help prevent further European misery for Scottish clubs. |
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| Live scores - Co-operative Insurance Cup Latest scores from the first round of the Scottish League Cup. | |
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| Massone sells up to depart Livi Livingston's new backers persuade chairman Angelo Massone to sell his shares and leave the cash-struck club. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Davies hopes for British record David Davies hopes to break another British record in Sunday's 1500m World Championships freestyle final after qualifying seventh fastest. |
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| Pericard joins Cardiff on trial Former Juventus striker Vincent Pericard has joined Championship club Cardiff City on trial. | |
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| Dragons set for Sidey departure New South Wales Waratahs claim they have signed Newport Gwent Dragons' Australian centre Rory Sidey. | |
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