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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Burma to free Suu Kyi US 'guest' Burma is to deport the US man whose uninvited visit to opposition leader Suu Kyi led to her trial, a US senator says. |
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| Afghan suicide bomb near Nato HQ A suicide car bomb explodes outside the Nato headquarters in the Afghan capital, killing seven people, officials say. | |
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| 'Ransom demand' for missing ship Finnish police say a ransom demand has been made for a missing Russian-manned cargo vessel, the Arctic Sea. | |
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| Gaza Islamist leader dies in raid The leader of a radical Islamist group involved in a shootout with Hamas in Gaza is among at least 24 people killed, reports say. | |
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| Taiwan leader in typhoon apology Taiwan's president apologises for the slow official response to Typhoon Morakot which has killed at least 120 people. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Court gives bail to Congo's Bemba The war crimes court orders the release of DR Congo's former Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba ahead of his war crimes trial. |
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| Mystery remains over cargo vessel The fate of the missing Russian-manned cargo ship, Arctic Sea, is still unresolved with a sighting off Africa still to be confirmed. | |
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| School pupil, 90, dies in Kenya Kimani Nganga Maruge, who held the world record for being the oldest person to start primary school, dies in Kenya. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Mexico prison riot leaves 19 dead At least 19 inmates die and more than 20 are injured in a riot in a prison in the northern Mexican state of Durango. |
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| 'Colombia-US base accord reached' Colombia says it has struck a deal to allow the US to use its military bases, despite concerns in some South American nations. | |
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| Ex-Turks and Caicos PM accuses UK The ousted prime minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands criticises the UK government for imposing direct rule over corruption claims. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Burma to free Suu Kyi US 'guest' Burma is to deport the US man whose uninvited visit to opposition leader Suu Kyi led to her trial, a US senator says. |
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| Taiwan leader in typhoon apology Taiwan's president apologises for the slow official response to Typhoon Morakot which has killed at least 120 people. | |
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| Japanese ex-PMs visit war shrine Two Japanese former prime ministers visit a controversial World War II shrine, as the current pm stays away. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | 'Ransom demand' for missing ship Finnish police say a ransom demand has been made for a missing Russian-manned cargo vessel, the Arctic Sea. |
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| Gang kills seven in Russian sauna Russian police hunt gunmen who killed seven women at a sauna and four policemen in the southern region of Dagestan. | |
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| Mass Polish reburial of war dead The remains of 2,000 people found in Poland's largest mass grave from World War II are reburied in a military cemetery. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Gaza Islamist leader dies in raid The leader of a radical Islamist group involved in a shootout with Hamas in Gaza is among at least 24 people killed, reports say. |
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| Iran Bahais face espionage trial Seven members of the Bahai faith in Iran are to go on trial on Tuesday on charges of spying for Israel, prosecutors say. | |
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| Iraqi protest at media censorship Some 200 Iraqi media workers protest in Baghdad at what they say is growing state interference in their work. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Afghan suicide bomb near Nato HQ A suicide car bomb explodes outside the Nato headquarters in the Afghan capital, killing seven people, officials say. |
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| Sri Lanka call to free refugees Two of Sri Lanka's most senior Roman Catholic clergy speak out against the detention of nearly 300,000 Tamil war refugees. | |
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| Pakistan to reform tribal areas Pakistani President Zardari announces reforms to integrate the country's war-torn tribal areas into the country's mainstream. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Bankers defy Tory bonus criticism The banking industry hits back at calls from the Tory party to clamp down further on big bonuses. |
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| Tribute to 'fearless' UK soldiers Three British soldiers killed in explosions in Afghanistan on Thursday are remembered by family and colleagues. | |
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| George Michael quizzed over crash Singer George Michael is arrested and held by police for five hours after his Land Rover and a lorry collide in Berkshire. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Bankers defy Tory bonus criticism The banking industry hits back at calls from the Tory party to clamp down further on big bonuses. |
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| Bereaved families hit by tax hike The interest charged on inheritance tax will rise to 3% from next month, HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed. | |
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| NHS attack by MEP 'unpatriotic' Labour steps up its attacks on a Tory MEP who criticised the NHS on US television, with the health secretary calling it unpatriotic. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Parent debt 'damaging education' Parents who do not settle school bills for care of their children out of hours are forcing some schools into cuts, head teachers warn. |
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| 'No benefit' from tuition fees Students are not benefiting from the extra money brought in by tuition fees, according to a leading academic. | |
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| Teacher trainees 'lack A-levels' Too many teachers in key subjects such as science and maths are not well-qualified enough, a report says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Abduction fear for missing walker The family of a British man who disappeared while walking the Lycian Way in Turkey say they fear he may have been abducted. |
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| Man charged with woodland murder A 50-year-old gardener is charged with the murder of a woman whose body was found in woods in Surrey. | |
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| Skydiver falls on to hangar roof A skydiver falls on to a roof in Shropshire and survives, after his parachute failed to open properly during a 10,000 ft freefall. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Woman punched during pub robbery A woman is punched twice in the face during a robbery at a pub in Ardglass, County Down. |
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| More buses tasked for Tall Ships Extra buses from private coach operators are brought in to supplement Translink services in Belfast. | |
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| Man attacked during home burglary A 64-year-old man is assaulted during an aggravated burglary at his home in Lurgan, County Armagh. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | QC's call over bomber's 'release' A top Scottish QC calls on the justice secretary to consider his position over the possible release of the Lockerbie bomber. |
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| Piping contest draws huge crowds Thousands of pipers and drummers are competing to be crowned world champions at a contest in Glasgow Green. | |
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| 'Oldest' golden eagle found dead The oldest known wild golden eagle in Britain is found dead on the Scottish island of Jura at the age of 22. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Flight delay after window cracked The cockpit window of a plane flying from Turkey to Cardiff cracked during the flight forcing it to be diverted, an inquiry shows. |
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| Girl, 14, killed in car collision A teenage girl has been killed after a collision with a car as she and a friend crossed the road, police confirm. | |
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| Investigation after bungalow fire Scenes of crimes officers investigate the cause of a fire at a bungalow which was destroyed. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Nigeria sacks heads of five banks The Nigerian central bank has injected 400bn naira ($2.6bn; £1.6bn) into five banks and sacked their managers. |
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| Biggest US bank failure this year Colonial BancGroup becomes the biggest US bank to collapse this year and its assets are sold to rival BB&T, the regulator says. | |
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| Porsche shares up on Qatar deal Shares in Porsche rose after the Gulf state of Qatar agreed to take a stake in the the German carmaker. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | U2 brand green criticism 'unfair' The Edge defends the size and cost of their 360 Degrees world tour, as the band play to a record 88,000 people at Wembley Stadium. |
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| Musicians pay tribute to Les Paul The Edge and Slash are among the guitarists paying tribute to guitar pioneer Les Paul, who has died aged 94. | |
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| Aerosmith cancel remaining dates Rock band Aerosmith cancel the remainder of their summer tour in the wake of singer Steven Tyler's on-stage accident. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | US probe captures Saturn equinox Raw images of the moment Saturn reached its equinox have been beamed back to Earth by Nasa's Cassini spacecraft. |
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| Antarctic glacier 'thinning fast' One of the largest glaciers in Antarctica is thinning four times faster than 10 years ago, research seen by the BBC suggests. | |
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| Facial expressions 'not global' A new study suggests that people from different cultures might read facial expressions differently. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Alarm sounded over game futures Video game makers are under threat from spiralling licence costs and competition among consoles, warns analyst. |
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| Sony to support open ebook format Sony is dropping its own-brand standard for digital books in favour of an open format. | |
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| Microsoft backs long life for IE6 The venerable IE6 browser will be supported until 2014, despite a campaign to kill it, says Microsoft. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Many women 'not on safest pill' Many women are not taking the safest brand of the pill, say researchers who found variation in the risk of blood clot. |
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| Drug 'attacks cancer stem cells' A compound that appears to target the master cells which help breast cancers grow has been discovered by scientists. | |
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| Australian man wins right to die In a precedent-setting ruling, an Australian court tells a quadriplegic man who wants to die he can have his care stopped. | |
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| 1945: Allied nations celebrate VJ Day Allied nations across the globe rejoice on Victory in Japan day that marks the end of World War II. | |||
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| 1998: Dozens die in Omagh bombing At least 27 people are feared dead after a massive car bomb in the town of Omagh in Northern Ireland. | |||
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| 1965: Los Angeles riot toll keeps rising At least 28 people die and hundreds are injured after a weekend of rioting in Los Angeles. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Saturday football Chelsea beat Hull as the Premier League season kicks off with eight games, alongside a full Football League programme. |
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| Live text - Athletics World Championships Day one sees the men's 100m heats and heptathlete Jess Ennis in action. | |
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| USPGA leaderboard The early third-round starters aim to make up ground on leader Tiger Woods, who tees off at 1940 BST, at Hazeltine. | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen host Celtic at Pittodrie as the Scottish Premier League season begins, followed by four matches kicking off at 1500 BST. | |
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| Chelsea 2-1 Hull Chelsea striker Didier Drogba scores an injury-time winner to give his side victory against a stubborn Hull side. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - Saturday football Chelsea beat Hull as the Premier League season kicks off with eight games, alongside a full Football League programme. |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen host Celtic at Pittodrie as the Scottish Premier League season begins, followed by four matches kicking off at 1500 BST. | |
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| Chelsea 2-1 Hull Chelsea striker Didier Drogba scores an injury-time winner to give his side victory against a stubborn Hull side. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Everton v Arsenal Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Everton and Arsenal in the Premier League. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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| Aston Villa v Wigan Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Aston Villa and Wigan in the Premier League. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Man Utd v Birmingham Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Man Utd and Birmingham in the Premier League. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn 0-2 Manchester City Emmanuel Adebayor strikes after only three minutes of his debut to help Manchester City make a winning start to the new Premier League season. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Bolton v Sunderland Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Bolton and Sunderland in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Bolton |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Stoke City v Burnley Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Stoke City and Burnley in the Premier League. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Chelsea 2-1 Hull Chelsea striker Didier Drogba scores an injury-time winner to give his side victory against a stubborn Hull side. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Everton v Arsenal Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Everton and Arsenal in the Premier League. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Portsmouth 0-1 Fulham Portsmouth fail to put a summer of turmoil behind them as they slip to an opening day defeat to Fulham. |
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| HULL | |
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| Chelsea 2-1 Hull Chelsea striker Didier Drogba scores an injury-time winner to give his side victory against a stubborn Hull side. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Tottenham v Liverpool Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Tottenham and Liverpool in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Liverpool |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Blackburn 0-2 Manchester City Emmanuel Adebayor strikes after only three minutes of his debut to help Manchester City make a winning start to the new Premier League season. |
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| > More news on Manchester City |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Man Utd v Birmingham Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Man Utd and Birmingham in the Premier League. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Portsmouth 0-1 Fulham Portsmouth fail to put a summer of turmoil behind them as they slip to an opening day defeat to Fulham. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke City v Burnley Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Stoke City and Burnley in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Stoke |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Bolton v Sunderland Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Bolton and Sunderland in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Sunderland |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Tottenham v Liverpool Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Tottenham and Liverpool in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Tottenham |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| Wolves v West Ham Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Wolves and West Ham in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on West Ham United |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Aston Villa v Wigan Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Aston Villa and Wigan in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Wigan |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wolves v West Ham Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Wolves and West Ham in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Wolves |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley v Coventry Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Barnsley and Coventry in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Barnsley |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Blackpool v Cardiff Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Blackpool and Cardiff in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Blackpool |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Bristol City v Crystal Palace Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Bristol City and Crystal Palace in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Bristol City |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Blackpool v Cardiff Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Blackpool and Cardiff in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Cardiff |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Barnsley v Coventry Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Barnsley and Coventry in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Coventry |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Bristol City v Crystal Palace Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Bristol City and Crystal Palace in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Crystal Palace |
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| DERBY | |
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| Scunthorpe v Derby Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Scunthorpe and Derby in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Derby |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster v Preston Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Doncaster and Preston in the Championship. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Ipswich 0-0 Leicester Ipswich and Leicester settle for a point after a goalless encounter at Portman Road. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Southgate resigned to Tuncay move Middlesbrough manager Gareth Southgate reveals he would love to retain striker Tuncay Sanli but expects him to move on before the end of the month. |
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| > More news on Middlesbrough |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Newcastle v Reading Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Newcastle and Reading in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Newcastle |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Nottm Forest v West Brom Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Nottingham Forest and West Brom in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Nottm Forest |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth v QPR Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Plymouth and Queens Park Rangers in the Championship. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Doncaster v Preston Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Doncaster and Preston in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Preston |
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| QPR | |
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| Plymouth v QPR Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Plymouth and Queens Park Rangers in the Championship. |
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| > More news on QPR |
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| READING | |
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| Newcastle v Reading Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Newcastle and Reading in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Reading |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Peterborough v Sheff Wed Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Peterborough and Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Sheff Wed |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheffield United v Watford Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Sheffield United and Watford in the Championship. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swansea 0-3 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough prove too classy for Swansea as they claim a first win in eight league matches. |
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| > More news on Swansea |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Sheffield United v Watford Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Sheffield United and Watford in the Championship. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Nottm Forest v West Brom Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Nottingham Forest and West Brom in the Championship. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Hartlepool v Charlton Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Hartlepool and Charlton in League One. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Manager Gunn sacked by Canaries Norwich City sack manager Bryan Gunn after only two matches of the new season, including an opening-day 7-1 defeat. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Saints snap up Chelsea midfielder Southampton sign Chelsea midfielder Jacob Mellis on loan. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic Goals from Aiden McGeady and Scott McDonald give Celtic an opening day Scottish Premier League win over Aberdeen. |
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| > More news on Aberdeen |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic Goals from Aiden McGeady and Scott McDonald give Celtic an opening day Scottish Premier League win over Aberdeen. |
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| > More news on Celtic |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee United v Hearts (Mon) Preview followed by live coverage of Monday's game between Dundee United and Hearts in the Scottish Premier League |
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| > More news on Dundee United |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen host Celtic at Pittodrie as the Scottish Premier League season begins, followed by four matches kicking off at 1500 BST. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen host Celtic at Pittodrie as the Scottish Premier League season begins, followed by four matches kicking off at 1500 BST. |
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| > More news on Hamilton |
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| HEARTS | |
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| Dundee United v Hearts (Mon) Preview followed by live coverage of Monday's game between Dundee United and Hearts in the Scottish Premier League |
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| > More news on Hearts |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen host Celtic at Pittodrie as the Scottish Premier League season begins, followed by four matches kicking off at 1500 BST. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen host Celtic at Pittodrie as the Scottish Premier League season begins, followed by four matches kicking off at 1500 BST. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen host Celtic at Pittodrie as the Scottish Premier League season begins, followed by four matches kicking off at 1500 BST. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen host Celtic at Pittodrie as the Scottish Premier League season begins, followed by four matches kicking off at 1500 BST. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen host Celtic at Pittodrie as the Scottish Premier League season begins, followed by four matches kicking off at 1500 BST. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Inverness CT v Ayr United Team news ahead of Saturday's First Division match at Caledonian Stadium. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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| Chelsea 2-1 Hull Chelsea striker Didier Drogba scores an injury-time winner to give his side victory against a stubborn Hull side. |
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| Free tickets for SA World Cup Fifa launches a fund to give away 120,000 free tickets to poor South Africans for the 2010 World Cup. | |
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| Habarugira moves to America Burundi international defender David Habarugira joins top-flight side D.C. United of America. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | Uncapped Trott to replace Bopara England are set to take a major gamble in the crucial fifth Ashes Test by replacing Ravi Bopara with the uncapped Jonathan Trott, BBC Sport understands. |
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| Live score - England Lions v Australia Australia warm-up for the final Ashes Test with a two-day game against England Lions at Canterbury. | |
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| Goodwin guides Sussex into final Sussex defeat Northants by seven wickets in the Twenty20 Cup semi-finals at Edgbaston. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Wilkinson shines on French debut England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson kicks 17 points on his French league debut as his new side Toulon draw 22-22 at home to Stade Francais. |
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| James retains highest ambitions Wales and Lions three-quarter Dafydd James says he still has international dreams after his summer move to Cardiff Blues. | |
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| Jones hopes to stay Wales captain Ryan Jones says he is eager to continue as Wales skipper despite his disappointing 2008/9 season. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Harlequins RL 22-26 Salford Harlequins' play-off hopes take a massive dent after a late Luke Swain try gives struggling Salford a dramatic win at the Stoop. |
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| Super League latest scores Catalans host Hull in Saturday's late Super League match after Salford snatch victory at Harlequins. | |
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| Leeds 76-12 Castleford Leeds run in 14 tries to beat Castleford and claim their biggest-ever victory at Headingley. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer and Nadal suffer defeats Rafael Nadal loses to Juan Martin Del Potro and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga shocks Roger Federer as the world's top two players exit the Montreal Masters. |
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| Clijsters' run ended by Safina World number one Dinara Safina ends Kim Clijsters' remarkable run in Cincinnati with victory in their quarter-final. | |
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| Murray wins to set up Tsonga semi Britain's Andy Murray defeats Nikolay Davydenko to set up a semi-final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Montreal Masters. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | USPGA leaderboard The early third-round starters aim to make up ground on leader Tiger Woods, who tees off at 1940 BST, at Hazeltine. |
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| Superb Woods goes clear in USPGA Tiger Woods leads by four shots at the halfway stage of the 91st USPGA Championship at Hazeltine. | |
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| Woods lays down gauntlet in USPGA Tiger Woods leads Padraig Harrington by one shot after the first round of the 91st USPGA Championship at Hazeltine. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Rossi takes pole for Czech MotoGP World championship leader Valentino Rossi takes pole for Sunday's Czech MotoGP at Brno. |
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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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| Schumacher sad at F1 abandonment Michael Schumacher speaks of his regret at having to scrap his proposed Formula 1 comeback. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | Schumacher sad at F1 abandonment Michael Schumacher speaks of his regret at having to scrap his proposed Formula 1 comeback. |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Women's boxing gains Olympic spot Women boxers will get the chance to compete for gold at London 2012 after a decision by the International Olympic Committee. |
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| Welsh boxing's bad boys The Calzaghe gym once housed three world champions. Now the champs have gone, the BBC's Sport Wales television show visited the Newbridge fight club to see how the bad boys of Welsh boxing are transforming themselves for their second coming. | |
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| Odyssey next on Cleverly journey British and Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly will make his next defence at Belfast's Odyssey Arena on 9 October. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Live - Athletics World Championships Day one sees the men's 100m heats and heptathlete Jess Ennis in action. |
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| Ennis stretches heptathlon lead Britain's Jessica Ennis wins both the opening two events in her bid for heptathlon gold at the World Championships in Berlin. | |
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| Bolt and Gay stroll through heats Triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt and American Tyson Gay both stroll through their opening 100m heats at the World Championships. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Contrite O'Sullivan handed fine Ronnie O'Sullivan is fined £300 by World Snooker for prematurely conceding a frame at the UK Championship. |
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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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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | York prepared for return of Ebor Officials at York Racecourse complete preparations for their flagship meeting, The Ebor Festival |
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| Replay - Ireland clinch Shergar Cup Watch a replay of the full race as a win for Richard Hughes on Push The Button in the The Michael Page International Shergar Cup challenge is enough to seal victory for Ireland in the team event at Ascot. | |
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| The greatest...reception honours jockey McCoy The achievements of the County Antrim born jockey Tony McCoy are marked at a reception at Stormont. | |
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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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| Racing return excites Vinokourov 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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 | Brownlee wins Hyde Park triathlon Britain's Alistair Brownlee wins his fourth successive World Championship Series triathlon in style in London. |
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| Weakened GB suffer opening defeat A patched-up Great Britain side lose 70-56 to Poland in their first game of the Game On tournament. | |
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| British kayakers into world final Great Britain's four-man sprint kayakers become the first GB crew to reach a World Championship final in their class in Dartmouth, Canada. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Review of the week Fergie warms up for the new season as Plymouth fans go mad for advert |
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| Ten to Tackle Test your knowledge of the last seven days in sport | |
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| Robbo blog The Tees Mouth tips Chelsea to be champions, plus views on friendlies | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Latest: Carling Premiership Score updates from the all six games on Saturday. |
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| Cliftonville v Coleraine The Reds are missing four key players for the Carling Premiership encounter at Solitude. | |
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| Dungannon Swifts v Ballymena Utd A week of transfer business between these clubs ends with a meeting in the Carling Premiership at Stangmore Park. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Aberdeen host Celtic at Pittodrie as the Scottish Premier League season begins, followed by four matches kicking off at 1500 BST. |
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| Live video - BBC Scotland Sportscene Watch live TV coverage from BBC Scotland (UK users only) | |
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| Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic Goals from Aiden McGeady and Scott McDonald give Celtic an opening day Scottish Premier League win over Aberdeen. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Rivalry helps Wales' hurdle hopes Rhys Williams says his 400m hurdling rivalry with fellow Welshman David Greene can inspire him at the World Championships. |
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| Blackpool v Cardiff Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Blackpool and Cardiff in the Championship. | |
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| Swansea 0-3 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough prove too classy for Swansea as they claim a first win in eight league matches. | |
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