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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Burma deports Suu Kyi US 'guest' A US man jailed in Burma for visiting opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is taken to hospital in Thailand after being deported. |
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| Japan economy set to show growth Japan's economy is expected to show growth for the second quarter, meaning it could be emerging from recession. | |
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| Row over Afghan wife-starving law Afghan legislation allowing a husband to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex becomes law, sparking criticism. | |
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| Dozens die in Kuwait wedding fire Forty-one women and children are killed by a fire in a tent at a wedding near Kuwait City, officials say. | |
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| Deaths take UK Afghan toll to 201 Two British soldiers die after explosions in Afghanistan, taking the number of UK troops killed since 2001 to 201. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Nigeria police raid Muslim sect Nigerian police arrest more than 600 members of the Darul Islam community in the northwestern Niger state. |
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| Hunger strike before Gabon poll An independent candidate in Gabon's presidential election begins a hunger strike to demand that it be postponed. | |
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| Passport row Canadian back home A Canadian woman stranded in Kenya for three months because of a row over her passport photo returns home. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Burma deports Suu Kyi US 'guest' A US man jailed in Burma for visiting opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is taken to hospital in Thailand after being deported. |
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| Obama attacks insurance premiums US President Barack Obama steps up his drive for healthcare reform, attacking excessive insurance company premiums. | |
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| Passport row Canadian back home A Canadian woman stranded in Kenya for three months because of a row over her passport photo returns home. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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| Burma deports Suu Kyi US 'guest' A US man jailed in Burma for visiting opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is taken to hospital in Thailand after being deported. |
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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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| Japan economy set to show growth Japan's economy is expected to show growth for the second quarter, meaning it could be emerging from recession. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Pilot dies as Russia jets collide Two Russian fighters collide in training for an air show, killing the aerobatic team's commander and injuring five people on the ground. |
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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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| Toddler killed in balcony fall An 18-month-old British child dies after falling from a balcony at a hotel on the Italian island of Sardinia. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Dozens die in Kuwait wedding fire Forty-one women and children are killed by a fire in a tent at a wedding near Kuwait City, officials say. |
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| Women 'to join Iranian cabinet' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he will appoint women to his cabinet - the first since the 1970s. | |
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| Israeli wins Fatah top body seat Fatah, the political faction of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, elects a Jewish-born Israeli to its governing council. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Deaths take UK Afghan toll to 201 Two British soldiers die after explosions in Afghanistan, taking the number of UK troops killed since 2001 to 201. |
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| Row over US Bollywood 'detention' Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan expresses anger at his treatment at a US airport but US customs deny he was detained. | |
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| Row over Afghan wife-starving law Afghan legislation allowing a husband to starve his wife if she refuses to have sex becomes law, sparking criticism. | |
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| UK | |
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| Deaths take UK Afghan toll to 201 Two British soldiers die after explosions in Afghanistan, taking the number of UK troops killed since 2001 to 201. |
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| Tories plan league tables review Tory plans could see England schools get more league table points by putting pupils through "harder" exams such as maths. | |
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| Toddler killed in balcony fall An 18-month-old British child dies after falling from a balcony at a hotel on the Italian island of Sardinia. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| PM sees progress in Afghanistan Gordon Brown insists UK armed forces are making progress in Afghanistan, despite the death toll among personnel passing 200. |
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| Tories plan league tables review Tory plans could see England schools get more league table points by putting pupils through "harder" exams such as maths. | |
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| Darling vow on City bonus rules The government is ready to intervene to curb City bonuses to stop bankers from taking excessive risks. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Tories plan league tables review Tory plans could see England schools get more league table points by putting pupils through "harder" exams such as maths. |
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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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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Toddler killed in balcony fall An 18-month-old British child dies after falling from a balcony at a hotel on the Italian island of Sardinia. |
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| Vigilante fear as eight flee fire Four adults and four children who escaped a house fire may have been mistakenly targeted, say neighbours. | |
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| School bonus report 'kept secret' A report into a school whose governors are said to have paid themselves £1m in bonuses must be made available, a union says. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Man dies working in Afghanistan A man from Ballykelly, County Londonderry, dies while working in western Afghanistan. |
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| Tall Ships sail away from Belfast The Belfast Maritime Festival comes to an end with a Parade of Sail along Belfast Lough on Sunday. | |
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| Second fire at city courthouse The Crumlin Road courthouse in north Belfast has been damaged by fire for the second time in two days. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Construction 'crisis' action call The Scottish Labour leader calls on ministers to take urgent action to address "the crisis in the construction industry". |
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| Girl, 11, badly injured in crash An 11-year-old girl is in a serious condition in hospital after being involved in a collision with a car in Midlothian. | |
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| Jobless footballers 'could coach' Unemployed footballers should be given jobs coaching children, according to the Scottish Labour Party. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Council boss barred from last job A man brought in to run a crisis-hit council was suspended from his last job amid a review of his leadership, it emerges. |
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| Two girls ill in E.coli outbreak Two girls aged 11 and seven, who attended a dance camp, contract E.coli in a second outbreak in Wales in three weeks. | |
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| Man dies as van goes into river A man has been arrested after the van he was driving overturned into a river, killing a 21-year-old passenger. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Japan economy set to show growth Japan's economy is expected to show growth for the second quarter, meaning it could be emerging from recession. |
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| Mexico favours Brazil trade pact Mexico's President Felipe Calderon says he will propose a free trade agreement with Brazil, during a trip to the country. | |
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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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| 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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| Michael 'sober' at crash arrest Singer George Michael says he was "stone cold sober" when he was arrested after a car crash in Berkshire. | |
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| Row over US Bollywood 'detention' Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan expresses anger at his treatment at a US airport but US customs deny he was detained. | |
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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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 | Moderate drinking 'boosts bones' Women who drink moderate amounts of beer may be strengthening their bones, according to Spanish researchers. |
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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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| 1952: Flood devastates Devon village Twelve bodies are recovered and 24 people are missing feared dead in the flood which has swept through Lynmouth in north Devon. | |||
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| 2004: Dozens stranded in Cornish floods Flash floods devastate a north Cornwall coastal village after the area's average August rainfall fell in just two hours. | |||
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| 1977: Rock and roll 'king' Presley dies Elvis Presley, whose singing and style revolutionized popular music in the 1950s, dies after collapsing at his home. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live text - Premier League Tottenham host Liverpool after Manchester United begin the defence of their Premier League title by beating Birmingham. |
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| Live - Athletics World Championships Day two is under way with the men's 100m final and GB's Jessica Ennis in the heptathlon. | |
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| Man Utd 1-0 Birmingham Wayne Rooney scores his 99th goal for Manchester United as the champions open the defence of their Premier League title with victory over Birmingham. | |
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| India recall Dravid to ODI squad Former India captain Rahul Dravid is to make a return to one-day international cricket after almost two years out. | |
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| England gamble on uncapped Trott England take a major gamble for the crucial fifth Ashes Test by replacing Ravi Bopara with the uncapped Jonathan Trott. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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| Live text - Premier League Tottenham host Liverpool after Manchester United begin the defence of their Premier League title by beating Birmingham. |
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| Man Utd 1-0 Birmingham Wayne Rooney scores his 99th goal for Manchester United as the champions open the defence of their Premier League title with victory over Birmingham. | |
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| Hughes defends chase for Lescott Manchester City manager Mark Hughes hits back at Everton boss David Moyes following his criticism of their pursuit of Joleon Lescott. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Everton 1-6 Arsenal Arsenal produce a scintillating opening-day display to hammer a woefully out-of-sorts Everton. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Aston Villa 0-2 Wigan Hugo Rodallega scores a stunning goal to help Wigan to a victory over Aston Villa in manager Roberto Martinez's first game in charge of the Latics. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Man Utd 1-0 Birmingham Wayne Rooney scores his 99th goal for Manchester United as the champions open the defence of their Premier League title with victory over Birmingham. |
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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 0-1 Sunderland Sunderland begin new manager Steve Bruce's reign in style as Darren Bent gives them victory at Bolton. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Stoke City 2-0 Burnley Burnley are taught a harsh lesson on on their Premier League debut as Stoke score from two first-half set pieces to secure a comfortable victory. |
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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 1-6 Arsenal Arsenal produce a scintillating opening-day display to hammer a woefully out-of-sorts Everton. |
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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 by 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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| 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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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Man Utd 1-0 Birmingham Wayne Rooney scores his 99th goal for Manchester United as the champions open the defence of their Premier League title with victory over Birmingham. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Pompey uncertainty worries James Portsmouth's summer of uncertainty has taken its toll on the players, according to goalkeeper David James. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke City 2-0 Burnley Burnley are taught a harsh lesson on on their Premier League debut as Stoke score from two first-half set pieces to secure a comfortable victory. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Bolton 0-1 Sunderland Sunderland begin new manager Steve Bruce's reign in style as Darren Bent gives them victory at Bolton. |
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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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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Wolves 0-2 West Ham Goals from Mark Noble and Matthew Upson condemn Wolves to defeat on their return to the Premier League. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Aston Villa 0-2 Wigan Hugo Rodallega scores a stunning goal to help Wigan to a victory over Aston Villa in manager Roberto Martinez's first game in charge of the Latics. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wolves 0-2 West Ham Goals from Mark Noble and Matthew Upson condemn Wolves to defeat on their return to the Premier League. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley 0-2 Coventry Leon Best and Clinton Morrison are on target as Coventry win at Barnsley, who have Rob Kozluk sent off. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Blackpool 1-1 Cardiff Ian Evatt rescues a point for Blackpool after Michael Chopra had given visitors Cardiff the lead. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Palace receive apology for 'goal' Referees' chief Keith Hackett apologises to Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock over the goal not awarded by official Rob Shoebridge in Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Bristol City at Ashton Gate. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Cardiff worry on McCormack injury Cardiff wait on news of striker Ross McCormack's hamstring injury that could also cool transfer interest from other clubs. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Barnsley 0-2 Coventry Leon Best and Clinton Morrison are on target as Coventry win at Barnsley, who have Rob Kozluk sent off. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Palace receive apology for 'goal' Referees' chief Keith Hackett apologises to Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock over the goal not awarded by official Rob Shoebridge in Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Bristol City at Ashton Gate. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Scunthorpe 3-2 Derby A goal from Martyn Woolford kills off Derby after they twice dragged themselves level against Scunthorpe. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Doncaster 1-1 Preston Adam Lockwood nets a late equaliser to deny Preston a victory at the Keepmoat Stadium. |
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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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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Newcastle 3-0 Reading A hat-trick from Shola Ameobi secures Newcastle their first win of the season with a commanding victory over Reading. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Nottm Forest 0-1 West Brom An own goal sees West Bromwich Albion take all the points in an evenly matched game in which former Baggie Robert Earnshaw misses a crucial penalty |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth 1-1 QPR An injury-time own goal from Kaspars Gorkss sees Plymouth take a share of the spoils against QPR |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Doncaster 1-1 Preston Adam Lockwood nets a late equaliser to deny Preston a victory at the Keepmoat Stadium. |
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| QPR | |
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| Plymouth 1-1 QPR An injury-time own goal from Kaspars Gorkss sees Plymouth take a share of the spoils against QPR |
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| READING | |
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| Newcastle 3-0 Reading A hat-trick from Shola Ameobi secures Newcastle their first win of the season with a commanding victory over Reading. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Peterborough 1-1 Sheff Wed Sheffield Wednesday are pegged back for the second time in two games as Peterborough earn a draw thanks to Craig Mackail-Smith's equaliser. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheffield United 2-0 Watford Sheffield United ease to victory over Watford as summer signing Ched Evans also opens his goal account for them. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Swans miss midfield duo - Britton Leon Britton hopes that fellow midfield stars Darren Pratley and Ferrie Bodde return soon to bolster Swansea City. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Sheffield United 2-0 Watford Sheffield United ease to victory over Watford as summer signing Ched Evans also opens his goal account for them. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Nottm Forest 0-1 West Brom An own goal sees West Bromwich Albion take all the points in an evenly matched game in which former Baggie Robert Earnshaw misses a crucial penalty |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Hartlepool 0-2 Charlton Charlton win on their first visit to Hartlepool's Victoria Park to make it two victories out of two in League One. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Exeter 1-1 Norwich Former Ipswich player Richard Logan comes off the bench to deny Norwich victory at St James Park. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Huddersfield 3-1 Southampton Jordan Rhodes scores two second-half goals as Huddersfield beat Southampton. |
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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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| CELTIC | |
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 | McGeady ready to harass Arsenal Aiden McGeady says Celtic must not allow Arsenal to settle if they are to win their Champions League tie. |
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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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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Rangers 4-1 Falkirk Rangers enjoy a home victory over battling Falkirk after unfurling the Scottish Premier League flag. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Kilmarnock 3-0 Hamilton Accies Two goals by Kevin Kyle help Kilmarnock register an opening day Scottish Premier League win over 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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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Benjelloun happy to repay Hibees Abdessalam Benjelloun says he never wanted to leave Hibernian and is delighted to score the winner on his return. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Kilmarnock 3-0 Hamilton Accies Two goals by Kevin Kyle help Kilmarnock register an opening day Scottish Premier League win over Hamilton. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| St Johnstone 2-2 Motherwell Ross Forbes' superb equaliser denies St Johnstone victory in their return to the Scottish Premier League against Motherwell. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Whittaker in Rangers title pledge Rangers defender Steven Whittaker is confident the Ibrox side can defend their Scottish Premier League crown. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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 | Hibernian 2-1 St Mirren Abdessalam Benjelloun's late goal gives Hibernian victory over 10-man St Mirren at Easter Road. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Inverness CT 0-0 Ayr United Inverness and Ayr United each claim a point following a goalless First Division draw at the Caledonian Stadium. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Tagoe dismisses Hoffenheim claims Ghana striker Prince Tagoe accuses Hoffenheim of 'inhumane' treatment and insists he is fit to carry on with his career. |
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| Appiah happy with Ghana return Ghana captain Stephen Appiah is happy to return to action for the Black Stars for the first time since April. | |
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| Zesco United stun Al Merreikh Sudan's Al Merreikh suffer a shock home defeat when they lost 3-2 to Zesco United in the Champions League. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | India recall Dravid to ODI squad Former India captain Rahul Dravid is to make a return to one-day international cricket after almost two years out. |
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| Coventry equals ODI batting mark Charles Coventry equals the highest individual one-day international score but cannot prevent Zimbabwe losing the series against Bangladesh. | |
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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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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Quins set for fake blood verdict Harlequins will discover their Heineken Cup future on Monday when a disciplinary panel hears Tom Williams's appeal against a 12-month ban for faking injury. |
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| Carter returns to All Blacks fold Star fly-half Dan Carter is named in New Zealand's squad for the Tri-Nations clash with Australia after returning from a serious injury. | |
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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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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Super League latest scores Hull KR face St Helens, Wakefield take on Celtic Crusaders and Huddersfield host Bradford in Sunday's Super League matches. |
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| Hull KR 26-10 St Helens Hull KR boost their play-off chances with victory over league leaders St Helens. | |
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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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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray overtakes Nadal with win Andy Murray defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the Montreal Masters final and move up to second in the world rankings. |
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| Safina destroys Pennetta in semi World number one Dinara Safina thrashes Flavia Pennetta to reach the Cincinnati final. | |
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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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| GOLF | |
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 | USPGA leaderboard Tiger Woods takes a two-shot lead into the final round at Hazeltine as he chases his 15th major title. |
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| Woods in charge for USPGA finale Tiger Woods will attempt to maintain his 100% record of winning majors when leading going into the final round and claim his 15th at the USPGA on Sunday. | |
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| USPGA day three as it happened The third round of the USPGA Championship is hotting up at Hazeltine, Minnesota. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Lorenzo crash hands Rossi victory Valentino Rossi wins the Czech MotoGP at Brno after Jorge Lorenzo crashes out when leading. |
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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 two is under way with the men's 100m final and GB's Jessica Ennis in the heptathlon. |
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| Ennis holds on to heptathlon lead Britain's Jessica Ennis holds a 269-point lead with two events still to go in the World Championship heptathlon after a solid showing in the long jump. | |
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| Radcliffe wins NY half-marathon Paula Radcliffe comes through her fitness test ahead of the World Championships marathon with victory in the New York City Half-Marathon. | |
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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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 | Contador set to stay with Astana Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will ride for Astana next year, the Kazakh-funded team announce. |
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| James wins two titles in Moscow Rebecca James claims two golds plus a silver medal at the Junior World Track Championships in Russia. | |
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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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| 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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| Marosi wins world title in London Hungary's Adam Marosi moves up from fourth place in the final event to win the world modern pentathlon title at London's Crystal Palace. | |
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| British quartet power into final British quartet Heather Fell, Katy Livingston, Mhairi Spence and Freyja Prentice reach the women's final at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Crystal Palace. | |
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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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 | Glentoran player attacked by fan Glentoran matchwinner Gary Hamilton is attacked by a Portadown supporter at the end of the Premiership match at Shamrock Park. |
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| Cliftonville 0-1 Coleraine Cliftonville have two men sent-off as they lose at home to Coleraine. | |
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| Dungannon Sw 2-1 Ballymena Utd Shane Coney and Ryan McIlmoyle are on target as Dungannon win at home to Ballymena. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Murray overtakes Nadal with win Andy Murray defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach the Montreal Masters final and move up to second in the world rankings. |
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| McGeady ready to harass Arsenal Aiden McGeady says Celtic must not allow Arsenal to settle if they are to win their Champions League tie. | |
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| Wenger wary of threat from Celtic Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wary of Tuesday's Champions League opponents Celtic, a side he feels are capable of competing in the Premier League. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Cardiff worry on McCormack injury Cardiff wait on news of striker Ross McCormack's hamstring injury that could also cool transfer interest from other clubs. |
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| Wakefield v Crusaders (Sun) Team news ahead of Sunday's Super League match. | |
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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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