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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Bill Clinton meets N Korea leader Former US President Bill Clinton meets North Korea's Kim Jong-il during a surprise visit to Pyongyang, state media report. |
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| Iran questions detained Americans Iranian police are questioning three Americans being held for illegally entering the country, state media report. | |
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| Protests at Sudan woman's trial Police fire tear gas at supporters of a Sudanese woman charged with wearing "indecent clothing", after her trial was postponed. | |
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| Pilot killed in Thai plane crash The pilot of a Thai plane is killed and several passengers wounded as it skids off the runway on a tourist island. | |
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| S Korea police storm car factory South Korean police commandos have stormed a car factory occupied by hundreds of workers laid off in a restructuring plan. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria to probe Islamist attacks President Umaru Yar'Adua orders an investigation into last week's Islamist uprising in Nigeria, which left hundreds dead. |
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| Protests at Sudan woman's trial Police fire tear gas at supporters of a Sudanese woman charged with wearing "indecent clothing", after her trial was postponed. | |
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| Hillary Clinton arrives in Africa US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in Kenya on an 11-day African tour that will take in six other nations. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Bill Clinton meets N Korea leader Former US President Bill Clinton meets North Korea's Kim Jong-il during a surprise visit to Pyongyang, state media report. |
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| US cyber-security tsar steps down The White House's acting cyber-security tsar resigns from her post, according to the Wall Street Journal. | |
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| Canada probes child driver video Canadian police begin investigating a video showing a young boy driving a car along a dirt road. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Bill Clinton meets N Korea leader Former US President Bill Clinton meets North Korea's Kim Jong-il during a surprise visit to Pyongyang, state media report. |
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| Australia detains terror suspects Australian police arrest four people after uncovering what they say was a terror plot linked to a Somali Islamist group. | |
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| S Korea police storm car factory South Korean police commandos have stormed a car factory occupied by hundreds of workers laid off in a restructuring plan. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Tension rises on Ossetia boundary Russian troops go on a high state of alert as tension mounts on the Georgia-South Ossetia boundary ahead of the war anniversary. |
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| Inquiry call over torture claim A parliamentary committee calls for an independent inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in the torture of terrorism suspects. | |
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| Recovery 'not in sight' says BMW Carmaker BMW says there are few signs of a long-lasting recovery as it reports a 76% drop in quarterly profits. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Fatah holds key party congress Palestinian authority president Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah faction begins a party congress - its first in 20 years. |
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| Iran questions detained Americans Iranian police are questioning three Americans being held for illegally entering the country, state media report. | |
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| Iran poll critics shun ceremony Iran's supreme leader formally endorses Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as winner of the June presidential poll, but key figures stay away. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Indian police accused of abuses Indian police are guilty of human rights violations, including beatings, torture and illegal killings, a new report alleges. |
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| Rocket attack on Afghan capital Suspected Taliban militants fire rockets into the Afghan capital, Kabul, as security fears mount ahead of elections. | |
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| 'Two dead' in India border clash Two Bangladeshis are shot dead by Indian border guards, Bangladeshi officials say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Northern Rock makes hefty losses Losses at nationalised bank Northern Rock rise by a quarter to £724m amid mounting losses on its mortgage loans. |
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| Many dentists earn over £200,000 Nearly 1,200 dentists in England and Wales earned over £200,000 in the financial year 2007-08, official figures show. | |
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| Chip shop showed 'poor hygiene' A council inspection of a chip shop possibly linked to an E.coli outbreak found poor hygiene conditions, it emerges. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | GP wins Tory 'open primary' race A GP is named as the Tories' next parliamentary candidate for Totnes, after a postal ballot of all voters in the Devon seat. |
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| Inquiry call over torture claim A parliamentary committee calls for an independent inquiry into allegations of UK complicity in the torture of terrorism suspects. | |
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| Northern Rock makes hefty losses Losses at nationalised bank Northern Rock rise by a quarter to £724m amid mounting losses on its mortgage loans. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | English Sats results have fallen There has been a slight fall in the proportion of 11-year-olds in England reaching the expected standard in English. |
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| University to cut one in 11 staff The University of Wolverhampton plans to cut 250 jobs - out of 2,700 - in an effort to tackle debts of £8m. | |
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| Teenagers 'bullied by sex texts' More than a third of 11-18 year olds say they have received distressing sexual content via the internet or mobile phones. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man arrested in Milly murder case A man from west London is arrested by detectives investigating the murder of 13-year-old Milly Dowler in 2002. |
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| Social worker paid girls to strip A social worker from Batley is found guilty of misconduct after encouraging teenagers to pose for topless photo shoots. | |
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| Sit-in workers ignore court order Sit-in protesters at a wind turbine blade factory on the Isle of Wight are continuing their action despite a court granting a possession order. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Arrest over 1973 cafe gun murder A man is being questioned by detectives from the Historical Enquiries Team about a murder in Belfast in 1973. |
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| PSNI top job candidate pulls out One of the five candidates shortlisted to succeed Sir Hugh Orde as PSNI chief constable withdraws his application. | |
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| Town rallies round soldier family A soldier from Coleraine in County Londonderry dies in a Surrey hospital two weeks after falling sick from swine flu. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Husband guilty of murdering wife A man is found guilty of the murder of his wife, who was a doctor in Dundee, after attacking her at their home. |
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| Whisky staff facing 100 job cuts Whisky producer Whyte & Mackay confirms plans to cut dozens of jobs at sites across Scotland as part of a major review. | |
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| Dead OAP 'strangled and beaten' An elderly woman discovered dead beside her son had been strangled and beaten, her death certificate confirms. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Chip shop showed 'poor hygiene' A council inspection of a chip shop possibly linked to an E.coli outbreak found poor hygiene conditions, it emerges. |
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| Woman dies in city bus collision A pedestrian has died following a collision with a bus in the centre of Cardiff, police say. | |
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| 'Cruel' tortoise trader is banned A man who admitted cruelty to 151 tortoises gets a suspended prison term and a ban from keeping animals. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Recovery 'not in sight' says BMW Carmaker BMW says there are few signs of a long-lasting recovery as it reports a 76% drop in quarterly profits. |
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| Pound clears $1.70 against dollar Optimism about the banking sector and the UK economy lifts the pound above $1.70 for the first time since October. | |
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| US sees consumer spending growth US consumer spending rose for a second consecutive month, despite rising unemployment, the Commerce Department says. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson's mother granted custody Michael Jackson's mother is named the permanent guardian of her son's three children by a court in LA. |
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| Woodstock anniversary gig dropped Woodstock promoter Michael Lang abandons plans for a 40th anniversary gig, according to reports. | |
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| Accused Parker officer on leave A police chief facing charges over a burglary at the home of the surrogate mother to actress Sarah Jessica Parker's twins is put on leave. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | European bison on 'genetic brink' Europe's largest mammal remains extremely vulnerable to extinction, despite long-standing efforts to save the species. |
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| Trees are 'crucial famine food' Trees can be a vital "famine food" to keep drought-hit communities alive when all other food crops fail, according to a leading campaigner. | |
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| Domestic dog origins challenged The suggestion that dogs were first domesticated in Asia is challenged by a new genetic study. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Call for debate on killer robots A leading academic has called for an international debate on the ethics of using autonomous robots for war. |
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| US cyber-security tsar steps down The White House's acting cyber-security tsar resigns from her post, according to the Wall Street Journal. | |
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| Google and Apple not off the hook Eric Schmidt's resignation from Apple's board because of competing products fails to halt a government investigation. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Scientists halt epilepsy in mice Scientists have prevented epilepsy caused by a faulty gene from being passed down the generations in mice. |
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| 'Proof' malaria began in chimps Scientists say they have genetic proof that malaria spread by mosquitoes jumped species from chimpanzees to humans. | |
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| Dementia link to 'mid-life ills' People who smoke, have high blood pressure or diabetes in mid-life raise their risk of developing dementia, experts say. | |
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| 1964: Three civil rights activists found dead FBI agents uncover the bodies of three missing civil rights workers at a dam near Philadelphia, Mississippi. | |||
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| 1987: Moors murderer claims more killings Moors murderer Ian Brady claims he was involved in another five killings. | |||
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| 2002: Police 'concerned' for missing girls Police in Cambridgeshire say they are "extremely concerned" over the disappearance of two 10-year-old schoolgirls. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Trott gets surprise England call England hand a shock call-up to Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia on Friday. |
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| Spanish rider denies taking EPO Tour de France stage 16 winner Mikel Astarloza vehemently denies doping following a positive test for blood-booster EPO. | |
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| Springboks unchanged for Aussies South Africa stick with their winning starting XV for Saturday's Tri-Nations clash against Australia. | |
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| English club finances worry Uefa Uefa general secretary David Taylor says there is "significant concern" about the financial state of some English Premier League clubs. | |
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| Hewitt returns to action with win Lleyton Hewitt begins his summer hard-court campaign with victory over US wildcard Donald Young at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Lescott wants exit from Everton Defender Joleon Lescott, who is being targeted by Manchester City, tells Everton he wants to leave but is yet to hand in an official transfer request, BBC Sport understands. |
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| Everton in talks to sign Senderos Everton confirm they are negotiating with Arsenal over the signing of Swiss defender Philippe Senderos. | |
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| Depleted Scots call up Naismith Rangers forward Steven Naismith is named in an injury-hit Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifier in Norway. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Everton in talks to sign Senderos Everton confirm they are negotiating with Arsenal over the signing of Swiss defender Philippe Senderos. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Aston Villa agree fee for Delph Leeds United accept Aston Villa's offer for their highly rated midfielder Fabian Delph. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn swoop for strike pair Blackburn complete a loan deal for Chelsea's Franco di Santo, while Hajduk Split say Rovers have also agreed a deal for Nikola Kalinic. |
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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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| Blackburn swoop for strike pair Blackburn complete a loan deal for Chelsea's Franco di Santo, while Hajduk Split say Rovers have also agreed a deal for Nikola Kalinic. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Lescott wants exit from Everton Defender Joleon Lescott, who is being targeted by Manchester City, tells Everton he wants to leave but is yet to hand in an official transfer request, BBC Sport understands. |
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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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 | Irish minnows await Liverpool Irish amateurs Dunmanway Town prepare to host a Liverpool XI in a David v Goliath pre-season friendly |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Lescott wants exit from Everton Defender Joleon Lescott, who is being targeted by Manchester City, tells Everton he wants to leave but is yet to hand in an official transfer request, BBC Sport understands. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | English club finances worry Uefa Uefa general secretary David Taylor says there is "significant concern" about the financial state of some English Premier League clubs. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Mido completes move back to Egypt Middlesbrough striker Mido returns to his native Egypt after signing a year-long loan deal with Zamalek. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Hughton fearful of player sales Caretaker manager Chris Hughton fears more players could leave Newcastle while the sale of the Championship club drags on. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Pompey may face more player sales Executive chairman Peter Storrie says Portsmouth may have to sell more players if there are further delays over the proposed takeover. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Fuller ready to fire, says Pulis Stoke striker Ricardo Fuller will be fully ready for action when the season starts on 15 August, according to manager Tony Pulis. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Sunderland close to Bent capture Sunderland are hopeful they will complete the signing of Tottenham and England striker Darren Bent on Tuesday. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Sunderland close to Bent capture Sunderland are hopeful they will complete the signing of Tottenham and England striker Darren Bent on Tuesday. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Hartson now out of critical care Former Wales striker John Hartson who is fighting cancer has been transferred out of critical care, say his doctors. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Hartson now out of critical care Former Wales striker John Hartson who is fighting cancer has been transferred out of critical care, say his doctors. |
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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 frustration at Gray deal Barnsley manager Simon Davey admits he is frustrated that he has not been able to sign Charlton striker Andy Gray. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Birmingham agree deal for O'Shea Birmingham City agree a fee with Irish side Galway United for Republic of Ireland Under-21 international James O'Shea. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Adam completes move to Blackpool Charlie Adam completes his transfer to Blackpool from Rangers for £500,000. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Winger McIndoe signs for Coventry Much-travelled Michael McIndoe makes the latest move of his career by signing for Coventry from Bristol City. |
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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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 | McCormack is 'happy' at Cardiff Ross McCormack says he is happy at Cardiff City and distances himself from reports saying he accused the club of pricing him out of a Premier League move. |
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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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| Winger McIndoe signs for Coventry Much-travelled Michael McIndoe makes the latest move of his career by signing for Coventry from Bristol City. |
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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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 | Clough fears bad news over Barnes Derby County boss Nigel Clough fears an Achilles injury will keep Giles Barnes on the sidelines at the start of the season and is eager to strengthen his squad. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Reading talks for Rovers' Mills Doncaster Rovers defender Matt Mills is believed to be in talks over a move to Reading. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Lisbie back at Colchester on loan Colchester United re-sign Ipswich striker Kevin Lisbie on a season-long loan. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Martin aims for first-team start Striker Chris Martin stakes his claim for a place in the Norwich City first team with a brace against Wigan. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Defensive dearth concerns Davies Nottingham Forest manager Billy Davies says it is imperative he adds more defensive cover to the squad. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Judge returns to Argyle on loan Blackburn Rovers midfielder Alan Judge makes the move back to Championship club Plymouth Argyle on a season-long loan. |
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| PRESTON | |
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 | Parry excited by move to Preston Preston midfielder Paul Parry admits he is looking forward to a new challenge at Deepdale after leaving Cardiff. |
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| QPR | |
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 | Keeper Cerny agrees new QPR deal QPR goalkeeper Radek Cerny signs a new contract keeping him at Loftus Road until at least 2011. |
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| READING | |
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 | Middlesbrough sign striker Lita Middlesbrough sign former Reading striker Leroy Lita on a three-year contract. |
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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 land Blackburn keeper Bunn Sheffield United sign Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Mark Bunn on a month's loan, BBC Radio Sheffield reports. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Cortese appointed Saints chairman Southampton appoint Swiss businessman Nicola Cortese as their new executive chairman. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Hartson starts cancer treatment Former Wales and Celtic footballer John Hartson starts his chemotherapy treatment after his diagnosis of cancer. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Watford defeat Parma in friendly Watford come back from a goal down to overcome Serie A side Parma at Vicarage Road on Saturday. |
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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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 | Dinamo Moscow v Celtic (Wed) Team news ahead of Wednesday's Champions League qualifying return leg in Russia. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Hibs to host Brechin in Co-op Cup Details of the second round draw in the Co-operative Insurance Cup. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Bairns reject Accies' Arfield bid Falkirk turn down an offer of £100,000 from Scottish Premier League rivals Hamilton for midfielder Scott Arfield. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Hamilton take Wesolowski on loan Hamilton Accies sign Leicester midfielder James Wesolowski on a five-month loan deal. |
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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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| Hibs to host Brechin in Co-op Cup Details of the second round draw in the Co-operative Insurance Cup. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Hibs to host Brechin in Co-op Cup Details of the second round draw in the Co-operative Insurance Cup. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Hibs to host Brechin in Co-op Cup Details of the second round draw in the Co-operative Insurance Cup. |
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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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 | Gers agree Gow fee with Plymouth Rangers agree to sell Alan Gow to Plymouth and are waiting for the forward to agree personal terms at Home Park. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Hibs to host Brechin in Co-op Cup Details of the second round draw in the Co-operative Insurance Cup. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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| Mido completes move back to Egypt Middlesbrough striker Mido returns to his native Egypt after signing a year-long loan deal with Zamalek. |
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| Mokoena explains Pompey move Aaron Mokoena says he joined Premier League side Portsmouth from Blackburn to preserve his dream of captaining South Africa at the 2010 World Cup. | |
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| Chamakh lashes out at Bordeaux Marouane Chamakh strongly criticises his French club Bordeaux for standing in the way of a "dream" move to Arsenal. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Trott gets surprise England call England hand a shock call-up to Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia on Friday. |
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| Strauss frustrated by stalemate Andrew Strauss says England tried everything without the luck needed in the drawn third Test at Edgbaston. | |
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| Sri Lanka ease to series victory A superb 123 by Mahela Jayawardene sets up Sri Lanka for a comfortable win over Pakistan which gives the hosts an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Ex-Bath trio guilty of misconduct Former Bath trio Michael Lipman, Alex Crockett and Andrew Higgins are suspended for nine months after being found guilty of missing two drug tests. |
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| Springboks unchanged for Aussies South Africa stick with their winning starting XV for Saturday's Tri-Nations clash against Australia. | |
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| Ospreys sign US teenager Dirksen The Ospreys recruit South African-born US youth international centre Henno Dirksen. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Castleford pair handed new deals Castleford Tigers duo James Evans and Michael Wainwright sign new contracts with the club. |
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| Bird charged for reckless tackle Catalans Dragons captain Greg Bird faces a four-match ban after being charged for a reckless tackle on Celtic Crusaders prop Ryan O'Hara. | |
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| Rhinos sign Delaney from Titans Leeds Rhinos confirm the transfer of Gold Coast Titans centre Brett Delaney for the start of next season. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Sharapova eases past Groth in LA Maria Sharapova continues her comeback from injury with victory over Jarmila Groth in round one of the LA Women's Tennis Championships in Los Angeles. |
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| Hewitt returns to action with win Lleyton Hewitt begins his summer hard-court campaign with victory over US wildcard Donald Young at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC. | |
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| Bartoli stuns Venus to win title Marion Bartoli of France beats Venus Williams 6-2 5-7 6-4 to clinch the the WTA Bank of the West Classic title in Stanford, California. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Buick Open leaderboard Leading scores from this week's US PGA Tour event in Michigan. |
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| Matthew wins maiden British Open Catriona Matthew becomes the first Scot to win the Women's British Open with a three-shot win at Royal Lytham and St Annes. | |
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| Henningsson clinches Czech title Sweden's Oskar Henningsson claims his first European Tour title when he won the Moravia Silesia Open by two strokes in the Czech Republic. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | 'No blame' urged over rally death The family of a man who died after a collision with a car at a rally say the driver should not be blamed for what happened. |
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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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 | Jake Humphrey blog "Buoyed by my running efforts on the Thursday, I ran the Hungaroring track again on Sunday night" |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Witter ponders future after loss Junior Witter expects to return to the ring despite his emphatic WBC light-welterweight defeat by Devon Alexander in California. |
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| Cleverly wants bout on home soil British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly is keen for a first title bout in Wales. | |
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| Witter loses to classy Alexander Britain's Junior Witter fails to regain the WBC light-welterweight belt after quitting at the end of the eighth round against Devon Alexander. | |
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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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 | Spanish rider denies taking EPO Tour de France stage 16 winner Mikel Astarloza vehemently denies doping following a positive test for blood-booster EPO. |
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| Vinokourov to make racing return Alexander Vinokourov will return to cycling after serving a two-year doping ban by riding in a low-key one-day race in south-western France on Tuesday. | |
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| Money problems hit Cooke's team Nicole Cooke will compete in Team GB colours for the remainder of the season after financial problems plagued her own Vision 1 Racing squad. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Bidegorry sets transatlantic mark French skipper Pascal Bidegorry and his Banque Populaire V crew set a new transatlantic record of three days 15 hours. |
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| Tancock claims gold for Britain Liam Tancock wins Britain's second gold at the World Championships in Rome, while Michael Phelps finishes with five golds. | |
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| World disappointment spurs Davies David Davies says competing in four disciplines at the World Championships will aid his 2012 Olympic medal bid. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Robbo on Robson "I can't think of a current manager who is so highly regarded as a human being" |
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| Sport quotes of the week Berbatov and the Beatles, plus Flintoff on retirement | |
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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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 | McGeeney out of Orchard running Kildare boss and former Armagh captain Kieran McGeeney rules himself out of becoming the new Orchard football manager. |
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| Murphy signs new deal with Blues Linfield defender William Murphy signs a one-year extension to his contract with the Windsor Park side. | |
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| Shamrock Rovers 2-1 Derry Derry City's slump in the League of Ireland Premier Division continues as they lose away to Shamrock Rovers. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Depleted Scots call up Naismith Rangers forward Steven Naismith is named in an injury-hit Scotland squad for the World Cup qualifier in Norway. |
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| Hibs to host Brechin in Co-op Cup Details of the second round draw in the Co-operative Insurance Cup. | |
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| Adam completes move to Blackpool Charlie Adam completes his transfer to Blackpool from Rangers for £500,000. | |
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| WALES | |
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| McCormack is 'happy' at Cardiff Ross McCormack says he is happy at Cardiff City and distances himself from reports saying he accused the club of pricing him out of a Premier League move. |
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| Gabbidon in line for Wales call Danny Gabbidon is set to win his first Wales call for 18 months for their friendly in Montenegro next Wednesday. | |
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| Hartson starts cancer treatment Former Wales and Celtic footballer John Hartson starts his chemotherapy treatment after his diagnosis of cancer. | |
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