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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Russia finds missing cargo ship Russia says it has found a missing cargo vessel near the Cape Verde islands and retrieved its 15-member Russian crew. |
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| Afghan campaign draws to a close The candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election make their final appeals to voters on the last day of campaigning before Thursday's poll. | |
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| Anti-gay attacks on rise in Iraq Gay Iraqis are being murdered in a brutal co-ordinated campaign involving militia forces, a rights group says. | |
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| Many killed in Russia bomb attack At least 20 people are killed and more than 60 injured by a bomb attack at a police station in southern Russia. | |
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| Deadly Russia power plant blast At least 54 people are missing after an explosion at Russia's largest hydro-electric power station killed eight workers, investigators say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Zambia clears ex-leader Chiluba Zambia's former president, Frederick Chiluba, is cleared of embezzling $500,000 during his 10-year presidency. |
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| US Peace Corps quits Mauritania The American Peace Corps says it has withdrawn more than 100 of its aid workers from Mauritania because of security concerns. | |
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| Shares suspended in Nigeria banks Shares in five Nigerian banks, which were bailed out by the government last week, have been suspended. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Obama may soften healthcare plan US President Barack Obama's senior aides hint his healthcare reforms may be watered down, as opponents apply pressure. |
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| Nasa assembles Ares test rocket The US space agency has completed the assembly of its Ares I-X rocket ahead of a test flight scheduled for October. | |
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| Canada in Arctic show of strength Canada is launching a "sovereignty" exercise in the Arctic to show a visible presence in the resource-rich area. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Japan's economy leaves recession Japan follows Germany, France and Hong Kong out of recession by recording growth in the second quarter. |
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| Taiwan receives international aid International aid, including US military helicopters, arrives in Taiwan, more than a week after Typhoon Morakot hit the island. | |
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| China villagers storm lead plant Hundreds of Chinese villagers break into a factory that poisoned more than 600 children, reports say. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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| Russia finds missing cargo ship Russia says it has found a missing cargo vessel near the Cape Verde islands and retrieved its 15-member Russian crew. |
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| Many killed in Russia bomb attack At least 20 people are killed and more than 60 injured by a bomb attack at a police station in southern Russia. | |
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| Deadly Russia power plant blast At least 54 people are missing after an explosion at Russia's largest hydro-electric power station killed eight workers, investigators say. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Anti-gay attacks on rise in Iraq Gay Iraqis are being murdered in a brutal co-ordinated campaign involving militia forces, a rights group says. |
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| Ex-wife blamed for Kuwait inferno Police investigating a deadly blaze at a Kuwaiti wedding on Saturday say the groom's ex-wife has confessed to starting it. | |
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| Mubarak firm on Arab-Israeli ties Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak insists Arab states will only recognise Israel as part of a comprehensive peace deal. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Pakistan 'extremist' is shot dead The head of Pakistan largest extremist organization is shot dead by armed militants in the southern province of Sindh, police say. |
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| Afghan campaign draws to a close The candidates in Afghanistan's presidential election make their final appeals to voters on the last day of campaigning before Thursday's poll. | |
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| India PM warns of fresh attacks Indian PM Manmohan Singh says his government has "credible information" that Pakistan-based militants are plotting fresh attacks in India. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Ainsworth defends Afghan mission The defence secretary says the Afghanistan campaign is "winnable", as the number of military casualties rises sharply. |
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| Ryanair closing Manchester routes Ryanair is to switch or close nine of the 10 routes it operates from Manchester Airport, blaming the airport's refusal to lower charges. | |
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| Body found in sea search for girl Police searching for a 10-year-old girl who disappeared in the sea off an Essex beach believe they have found her body. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Ainsworth defends Afghan mission The defence secretary says the Afghanistan campaign is "winnable", as the number of military casualties rises sharply. |
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| Darling dismisses pay commission Chancellor Alistair Darling has come out against calls for a new commission to curb "excessive" pay. | |
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| Mandelson spoke to Gaddafi's son Lord Mandelson met Muammar Gaddafi's son in Corfu a week before it was announced the Lockerbie bomber could be released. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | University sites 'fail disabled' One in 10 disabled students in the UK cannot get the living support they need at universities, a report finds. |
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| Diploma teaching 'must improve' Some of the teaching in the new 14-19 Diploma in England needs to be improved, government inspectors say. | |
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| Many school leavers 'facing dole' One in five UK teenagers receiving their GCSE results next week could be unemployed by the time they are 21, a report says. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Body found in sea search for girl Police searching for a 10-year-old girl who disappeared in the sea off an Essex beach believe they have found her body. |
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| Murder police name wanted youth Greater Manchester Police take the "unusual step" of naming a 16-year-old boy wanted in connection with a fatal shooting. | |
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| Robber Biggs moves to new 'home' Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs moves from a hospital in Norfolk to a nursing home in London. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Afghan guard was due to come home A man from Ballykelly who died while working for a private security firm in Afghanistan had been due to come home. |
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| Bust truck firm boss in new role The owner of a County Antrim haulage firm which went bankrupt with debts of more than £3m is back in business after investing in a coach company. | |
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| Court owner rethinks hotel plans The owner of a former Belfast courthouse damaged in weekend arson attacks says he is going to have to rethink his development plans. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | £1bn boost for high-speed trains A deal is agreed to electrify the track between Edinburgh and Glasgow, which could cut journey times to as little as 35 minutes. |
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| Bomber ruling 'within two weeks' The Scottish Government says it will decide whether or not to release or transfer the Lockerbie bomber within a fortnight. | |
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| Rock fall halts new hydro scheme Scotland's biggest hydro electric scheme to be built in more than 50 years grinds to a halt after a rock fall in a tunnel. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | 'Selfless' soldier 200th to die A 21-year-old Royal Welsh soldier who died from his wounds was the 200th British military fatality of the Afghanistan conflict. |
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| Search for E.coli dance campers Some 100 of the 650 people who attended a dance camp where two girls contracted E.coli have been tracked down by officials. | |
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| Jobless demo over foreign workers Unemployed people demonstrate at a power station construction site over the use of foreign labour. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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| Japan's economy leaves recession Japan follows Germany, France and Hong Kong out of recession by recording growth in the second quarter. |
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| Shares suspended in Nigeria banks Shares in five Nigerian banks, which were bailed out by the government last week, have been suspended. | |
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| Steel protest ends privatisation The Chinese government cancels the privatisation of a steel firm following worker protests, the country's state media reports. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Alien debut lands box office gold A film about extra terrestrials by a first-time director with a cast of unknowns tops the North America box office. |
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| Osbourne to dance in US hit show Kelly Osbourne and Donny Osmond are among the line-up for the latest series of US ballroom show Dancing With The Stars. | |
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| China to contest WTO trade ruling China is to contest a World Trade Organization ruling that calls for it to end restrictions on imports of US films and music products. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Invasion of the 'island snatchers' Half of all weeds come to dominate the ocean island habitats they invade, a new analysis reveals. |
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| Nasa assembles Ares test rocket The US space agency has completed the assembly of its Ares I-X rocket ahead of a test flight scheduled for October. | |
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| DNA 'organises itself' on silicon Researchers have shown that engineered, self-organising DNA chunks could be used to build smaller, faster computers. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | DNA 'organises itself' on silicon Researchers have shown that engineered, self-organising DNA chunks could be used to build smaller, faster computers. |
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| Twitter tweets are 40% 'babble' A study of messages sent by users of micro-blogging site Twitter finds that 40% of tweets are "pointless babble". | |
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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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| HEALTH | |
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 | Child leukaemia 'genes' revealed Genetic flaws that increase the risk of the most common form of childhood leukaemia have been uncovered by British scientists. |
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| Charity seeks end to lunchbox ham Parents are urged to avoid putting processed meat into children's lunchboxes amid concerns about links to cancer. | |
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| Obama may soften healthcare plan US President Barack Obama's senior aides hint his healthcare reforms may be watered down, as opponents apply pressure. | |
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| 1998: Clinton admits Lewinsky affair President of the United States, Bill Clinton, admits having an inappropriate relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. | |||
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| 1987: Hitler's deputy found dead Rudolf Hess, Hitler's former right-hand man, is found dead in Spandau Prison. | |||
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| 1999: Turkey hit by huge earthquake The most powerful earthquake to hit Turkey leaves at least 1,000 people dead. | |||
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 | Live - Athletics Worlds Championships Day three of the World Championships gets going with the women's pole vault final and triple jump later. |
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| Bolt sets sights on 9.4 seconds Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt targets the 9.4 second barrier for the 100m after setting an extraordinary new world record of 9.58 seconds at the World Championships. | |
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| Yang outplays Woods for USPGA win South Korea's YE Yang becomes the first Asian winner of a major when he beats Tiger Woods to clinch the USPGA title at Hazeltine. | |
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| Renault optimistic in ban appeal Renault team manager Steve Nielsen is optimistic the team's suspension from this weekend's European Grand Prix will be lifted after an appeal on Monday. | |
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| Flintoff named in England squads All-rounder Andrew Flintoff is named in all three England squads for the forthcoming limited-overs series. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Wigan look to tie up Diame deal Wigan boss Roberto Martinez hopes to complete a deal for Rayo Vallecano midfielder Mohamed Diame in the next few days. |
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| Zola vows to keep West Ham stars West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola insists the club does not need to sell key players before the transfer window shuts. | |
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| Sunderland eye Mensah loan deal Sunderland hope to secure the season-long loan signing of Lyon defender John Mensah within the next 48 hours. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Celtic v Arsenal Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Celtic and Arsenal in the Champions League. |
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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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 | Sunderland v Chelsea Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Sunderland and Chelsea in the Premier League. |
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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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 | Benitez fumes at penalty denials Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is furious at the decision to deny his side two penalties in their 2-1 Premier League defeat at Tottenham. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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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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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Ferdinand faces two-week lay-off Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand faces at least two weeks on the sidelines because of a thigh injury. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | Vanden Borre delay angers Storrie Portsmouth Chief Executive Peter Storrie has criticised the Italian authorities after the loan signing of Anthony Vanden Borre was delayed |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Delap to fight for Potters place Rory Delap says he will have to work hard to keep his place in the Stoke City midfield following the arrival of Dean Whitehead from Sunderland. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland v Chelsea Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Sunderland and Chelsea in the Premier League. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool Tottenham debutant Sebastien Bassong scores the winner as Spurs beat Liverpool 2-1 at White Hart Lane. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Zola vows to keep West Ham stars West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola insists the club does not need to sell key players before the transfer window shuts. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan v Wolves Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Wigan and Wolves in the Premier League. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Wigan v Wolves Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Wigan and Wolves in the Premier League. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley v Preston Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Barnsley and Preston in the Championship. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Blackpool v Derby Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Blackpool and Derby in the Championship. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Bristol City v QPR Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Bristol City and Queens Park Rangers in the Championship. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Plymouth v Cardiff Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Plymouth and Cardiff in the Championship. |
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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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| Ipswich v Crystal Palace Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Ipswich and Crystal Palace in the Championship. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Blackpool v Derby Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Blackpool and Derby in the Championship. |
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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 v Crystal Palace Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Ipswich and Crystal Palace in the Championship. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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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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| 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 v Watford Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Nottingham Forest and Watford in the Championship. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Plymouth v Cardiff Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Plymouth and Cardiff in the Championship. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Barnsley v Preston Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Barnsley and Preston in the Championship. |
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| QPR | |
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| Bristol City v QPR Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Bristol City and Queens Park Rangers in the Championship. |
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| READING | |
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| Swansea v Reading Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Swansea and Reading in the Championship. |
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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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| Swansea v Reading Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Swansea and Reading in the Championship. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Nottm Forest v Watford Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Nottingham Forest and Watford in the Championship. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Peterborough v West Brom Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Peterborough and West Brom in the Championship. |
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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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 | Norwich rubbish Hasselbaink link Norwich City rubbish rumours linking ex-Chelsea striker Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink with the vacant managerial position at Carrow Road. |
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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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 | Fans can roar Celtic to win - Fox The Celtic supporters can play a big part in achieving a Champions League win against Arsenal, according to left-back Danny Fox. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Levein warns over new-look Hearts Dundee United manager Craig Levein says a busy summer in the transfer market means Monday's SPL opponents Hearts are an unknown quantity. |
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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 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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 | Sunderland eye Mensah loan deal Sunderland hope to secure the season-long loan signing of Lyon defender John Mensah within the next 48 hours. |
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| Heartland defeat Etoile Heartland keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi final of the Champions League after beating Etoile du Sahel 3-0. | |
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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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| CRICKET | |
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 | Paine receives Australia call-up Australia call up Tim Paine as extra wicketkeeping cover for this week's decisive Ashes Test at The Oval. |
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| Flintoff named in England squads All-rounder Andrew Flintoff is named in all three England squads for the forthcoming limited-overs series. | |
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| Spinner Mendis to join Hampshire Hampshire sign Sri Lankan spinner Ajantha Mendis as their overseas player for 2010. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Bath duo appeal against drug bans Former Bath captains Michael Lipman and Alex Crockett lodge appeals against the bans they received for missing drugs tests, while a "disillusioned" Andrew Higgins retires from the game. |
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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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| Biggar sends 10 warning to Hook Dan Biggar says he is ready to claim the Ospreys fly-half jersey, with Lion James Hook desperate to secure the berth. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Kear wants consistent refereeing Wakefield Trinity Wildcats coach John Kear says more consistent refereeing is needed in Super League after Danny Brough was sent off in the 46-12 win over Celtic Crusaders. |
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| Warrington sweat on Briers injury Warrington Wolves hope the facial injury suffered by Lee Briers against Wigan will not keep him out of the Challenge Cup final. | |
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| Giants look to cash in on final Huddersfield Giants must use their Challenge Cup final appearance to attract new fans, says chief executive Richard Thewlis. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray delighted by rankings rise Britain's Andy Murray says it feels great to have risen to number two in the world tennis rankings for the first time in his career. |
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| Jankovic sees off Safina in final World number five Jelena Jankovic beats world number one Dinara Safina to win the Cincinnati title. | |
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| Murray battles to Montreal title Britain's Andy Murray completes a superb week with victory over Juan Martin del Potro in the final of the Montreal Masters. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Yang outplays Woods for USPGA win South Korea's YE Yang becomes the first Asian winner of a major when he beats Tiger Woods to clinch the USPGA title at Hazeltine. |
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| USPGA day four as it happened South Korea's YE Yang beats Tiger Woods to win the USPGA at Hazeltine. | |
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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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| 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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| Renault set for Euro ban hearing Renault's appeal against the team's suspension from this weekend's European Grand Prix will be heard on Monday. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | Renault optimistic in ban appeal Renault team manager Steve Nielsen is optimistic the team's suspension from this weekend's European Grand Prix will be lifted after an appeal on Monday. |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Cleverly has Woods in his sights Nathan Cleverly says he is ready to face Clinton Woods whenever the match can be made. |
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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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| 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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| ATHLETICS | |
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| Live - Athletics Worlds Championships Day three of the World Championships gets going with the women's pole vault final and triple jump later. |
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| Bolt sets sights on 9.4 seconds Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt targets the 9.4 second barrier for the 100m after setting an extraordinary new world record of 9.58 seconds at the World Championships. | |
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| Ennis relieved after painful year Britain's new world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis admits she thought she may not compete again after missing the Beijing Olympics through injury. | |
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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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 | Sea The Stars set for Ebor opener Cornelius Lysaght previews day one of The Ebor Festival, featuring the Juddmonte International Stakes |
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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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| 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 double gold in Moscow Rebecca James claims two world titles 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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 | Livingston denied victory by fall Britain's Katy Livingston leads the modern pentathlon world championship until a controversial fall in the show jumping ruins her chances. |
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| Wayward GB suffer third reverse Great Britain end the Game On tournament with three defeats after losing their final match to Israel. | |
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| GB's Cawthorn just out of medals Rachel Cawthorn, Great Britain's leading female sprint kayaker, suffers a second near-miss on the final day of the World Championships in 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 "Moyes resembles a holed-up fugitive, desperately holding on to his hostage" | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | McIlroy joint third at Hazeltine Rory McIlroy enjoys his best finish at a major after an excellent two-under-par 70 in the final round of the USPGA Championship. |
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| Coleraine v Ballymena Utd Unbeaten Coleraine take on derby rivals Ballymena United who have yet to register a point this season. | |
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| Crusaders v Cliftonville Mark Dickson is a major doubt for Crusaders ahead of their north Belfast derby against Cliftonville. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Fans can roar Celtic to win - Fox The Celtic supporters can play a big part in achieving a Champions League win against Arsenal, according to left-back Danny Fox. |
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| Murray delighted by rankings rise Britain's Andy Murray says it feels great to have risen to number two in the world tennis rankings for the first time in his career. | |
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| Stewart lauds Hearts boss Laszlo New Hearts captain Michael Stewart says manager Csaba Laszlo is the most impressive tactical manager he has worked under. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | McCormack set for five weeks out Dave Jones expects Cardiff City striker Ross McCormack to be out for up to five weeks after suffering a hamstring strain. |
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| Cleverly has Woods in his sights Nathan Cleverly says he is ready to face Clinton Woods whenever the match can be made. | |
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| Swansea v Reading Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's game between Swansea and Reading in the Championship. | |
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