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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya The Lockerbie bomber leaves Scotland on a plane bound for Libya after being freed on compassionate grounds. |
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| Vote count starts in Afghan poll Counting is under way in the Afghan presidential election after voting went ahead in most areas despite sporadic Taliban attacks. | |
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| SA fury over athlete gender test New 800m world champion Caster Semenya has been "humiliated", says the head of South Africa's athletics body. | |
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| Prosecutors raid Porsche offices German luxury carmaker Porsche is raided by federal prosecutors investigating alleged market manipulation of VW shares. | |
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| Iran's president unveils cabinet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveils a new cabinet, with women for the first time since the 1979 revolution. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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| Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya The Lockerbie bomber leaves Scotland on a plane bound for Libya after being freed on compassionate grounds. |
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| SA fury over athlete gender test New 800m world champion Caster Semenya has been "humiliated", says the head of South Africa's athletics body. | |
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| Nigeria oil rights grab 'illegal' Nigeria's high court rules that its country's government illegally revoked exploration licences granted to a South Korean oil consortium. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Blackwater 'hired for CIA plan' The CIA hired US private security firm Blackwater to help track and kill senior al-Qaeda figures, the New York Times reports. |
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| Air France 'black box' hunt ends French investigators abandon the search for the 'black boxes' from the Air France passenger jet which crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. | |
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| Ill Kennedy urges fast succession Senator Edward Kennedy asks Massachusetts to change state law to get a successor swiftly appointed if his seat becomes vacant. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | North Korea to lift border curbs North Korea is to ease curbs on cross-border traffic - the latest of what a US official called "good signals" from Pyongyang. |
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| 'Hundreds ill' near China smelter China closes a second metal smelter after more than 1,300 children fall sick with lead poisoning, state media say. | |
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| Australia-China tie 'challenging' Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says ties with China are "challenging", as his Beijing ambassador flies home for talks. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Russia blast prompts major review Russia is to review the state of key installations following the deadly explosion at a big Siberian hydro-electric power plant. |
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| Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya The Lockerbie bomber leaves Scotland on a plane bound for Libya after being freed on compassionate grounds. | |
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| Arctic Sea crew return to Russia The crew and suspected hijackers of the Arctic Sea - the cargo ship found off West Africa on Monday - arrive in Moscow. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Iran's president unveils cabinet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad unveils a new cabinet, with women for the first time since the 1979 revolution. |
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| Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya The Lockerbie bomber leaves Scotland on a plane bound for Libya after being freed on compassionate grounds. | |
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| Iraqi officials held over blasts Authorities in Baghdad detain 11 security officers on suspicion of negligence following attacks that killed at least 95 people. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Vote count starts in Afghan poll Counting is under way in the Afghan presidential election after voting went ahead in most areas despite sporadic Taliban attacks. |
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| India state bans book on Jinnah Authorities in the Indian state of Gujarat state ban a controversial book on Pakistan's founder Mohammed Ali Jinnah. | |
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| Pakistan Taliban 'power struggle' A major power struggle appears to have broken out between the diverse militant factions that make up the Taliban in Pakistan. | |
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| UK | |
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| Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya The Lockerbie bomber leaves Scotland on a plane bound for Libya after being freed on compassionate grounds. |
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| Record top A-level grades awarded A record-breaking 26.7% of A-level entries for England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been awarded A grades. | |
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| Jersey carer convicted of abuse A former carer at a Jersey children's home has been found guilty of eight counts of indecent assault, but cleared on 12 counts. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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 | Cameron condemns Megrahi release Conservative leader David Cameron calls the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi "nonsensical". |
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| Brown hails Agfhan poll security Gordon Brown pays tribute to British forces in Afghanistan who have helped ensured elections have passed off without any major violence so far. | |
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| Public sector borrowing soaring The UK public sector borrowing totalled £8bn last month, the first July deficit for 13 years, official figures show. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Record top A-level grades awarded A record-breaking 26.7% of A-level entries for England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been awarded A grades. |
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| Achievements mask school divide The proportion of A grades in this year's A-levels has risen the most in independent schools. | |
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| Youth drop-out rate hits new high Chancellor Alistair Darling vows to avoid creating a "lost generation" as figures show record numbers in England not in work or training. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Baby P three in sentence appeal The three people who caused the death of baby Peter Connelly appeal against their sentences, a court confirms. |
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| Two arrested over brothel murder A teenage boy and a woman are arrested over the murder of a man at a brothel in Bradford. | |
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| Royal photo theft pair sentenced Two men are sentenced for stealing a memory stick containing holiday photos of Prince William and Kate Middleton. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Schools to open despite flu fears Schools, colleges and universities in Northern Ireland will open as normal this autumn despite concerns about swine flu, ministers say. |
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| Killer appeals train booze recall A convicted murderer and rapist wins permission to challenge a decision to revoke his release on licence over an alleged drink binge. | |
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| Man critical after weekend binge A 19-year-old Newtownards man is critically ill in hospital after his liver failed following a binge drinking weekend with friends. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Lockerbie bomber returns to Libya The Lockerbie bomber leaves Scotland on a plane bound for Libya after being freed on compassionate grounds. |
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| Jolanta killer has sentence cut A killer who helped torture, murder and cut off a woman's head in Angus has his sentence cut by appeal judges. | |
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| Tesco to create 800 finance jobs Tesco Personal Finance announces plans to create up to 800 jobs in Glasgow as part of an expansion in Scotland. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Carpet body murder victim named A woman whose body was found wrapped in a carpet is named as police continue to question a man about her murder. |
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| Armed raiders hit cash delivery Police launch a hunt for robbers after a security guard at a bank is attacked by four men as he arrived with cash. | |
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| Rise in top grade A-level exams The number of pupils landing A grades at A-level has risen to a quarter as universities warn that competition for places is high. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Prosecutors raid Porsche offices German luxury carmaker Porsche is raided by federal prosecutors investigating alleged market manipulation of VW shares. |
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| Germany offers Opel suitor loan Germany is prepared to give a 4.5bn euros loan to Opel if its favoured suitor - Canada's Magna - is chosen to take over the firm. | |
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| China Mobile suffers slow growth The world's biggest mobile operator, China Mobile, reports the slowest profit growth since it listed in 1997. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Peas break chart record in the US The Black Eyed Peas set a US chart record, spending 20 weeks at number one on the singles countdown. |
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| Police investigate Beyonce's bodyguard Police in Dubrovnik, Croatia are investigating one of Beyonce and Jay-Z's personal bodyguards after he was involved in an altercation with a cameraman whilst the couple were on holiday. | |
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| Spector 'fearing for his safety' Convicted US music producer Phil Spector says he fears for his safety while in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Lemurs butchered in Madagascar Shocking pictures of slaughtered lemurs killed for bush meat have been released by Conservation International. |
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| Autonomous tech 'requires debate' The Royal Academy of Engineering says the rise of autonomous, robotic technology raises legal and ethical issues. | |
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| Snorkel rice could feed millions A new "super" rice plant is developed which grows "snorkels" when exposed to floods, Nature journal reports. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Retailers 'limit UK games market' The UK games market is being restricted by big name retailers, says German developer Koch Media. |
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| MySpace to acquire music service MySpace says it will buy iLike. the top music application used on the rival social networking website Facebook. | |
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| Autonomous tech 'requires debate' The Royal Academy of Engineering says the rise of autonomous, robotic technology raises legal and ethical issues. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Primary liver cancers 'soaring' Cases of primary liver cancer, an often preventable disease, have trebled in the last 30 years, figures suggests. |
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| 'Simple' endometriosis test hope Scientists develop a quick and simple way to diagnose endometriosis, without requiring surgery. | |
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| 'Green' vaccine for vomiting bug Scientists say they are ready to begin human testing of a plant-based vaccine for the winter vomiting virus. | |
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| 1989: Marchioness river crash 'kills 30' At least 30 people die after a pleasure cruiser and a barge collided on the River Thames. | |||
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| 1992: Duchess of York in photos row Intimate photographs of the Duchess of York and a Texan businessman are published in a tabloid newspaper. | |||
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| 1978: Two dead after El Al crew ambushed Two people die during an attack on a bus carrying Israeli airline staff in central London. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live Ashes - England v Australia England lose Ian Bell for 72 shortly after tea but pass 200 on day one of the final Ashes Test at The Oval. |
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| Live - Athletics World Championships Usain Bolt bids for his second world gold after Britain's Mo Farah runs in the 5,000m heats. | |
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| Semenya dismissive of gender row New world 800m champion Caster Semenya shrugs off the gender controversy shrouding her victory at the World Championships. | |
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| Liverpool agree fee for Kyrgiakos Liverpool agree a deal with AEK Athens to sign defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos for a reported £2m. | |
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| Yeung puts deposit on Birmingham Hong Kong-based businessman Carson Yeung has put down a £3m deposit with a view to taking over Birmingham City. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Yeung puts deposit on Birmingham Hong Kong-based businessman Carson Yeung has put down a £3m deposit with a view to taking over Birmingham City. |
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| Liverpool agree fee for Kyrgiakos Liverpool agree a deal with AEK Athens to sign defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos for a reported £2m. | |
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| Greening agrees Fulham loan move Fulham agree a deal to sign West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening on a season-long loan. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Wenger warns against complacency Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger warns his side that the job is only half done after their 2-0 victory at Celtic in the first leg of a Champions League qualifier. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Rapid Vienna v Aston Villa Preview followed by live coverage of Thursday's game between Rapid Vienna and Aston Villa in the Europa League. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Yeung puts deposit on Birmingham Hong Kong-based businessman Carson Yeung has put down a £3m deposit with a view to taking over Birmingham City. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | Blackburn seal signing of Salgado Former Real Madrid right-back Michel Salgado joins Blackburn on a two-year contract. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | Taylor agrees new deal at Bolton Midfielder Matt Taylor becomes the third first-team regular to pledge his future to Bolton. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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 | Coyle bullish after shock victory Burnley manager Owen Coyle believes his side's 1-0 win over Manchester United will make their critics think again. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Chelsea confirm signing of Matic Chelsea sign midfielder Nemanja Matic from MFK Kosice on a four-year deal. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | Moyes drops Lescott over attitude Everton boss David Moyes drops Joleon Lescott from his squad for Thursday's Europa League match against Sigma Olomouc because of his "poor attitude". |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Greening agrees Fulham loan move Fulham agree a deal to sign West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening on a season-long loan. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Hull 1-5 Tottenham Jermain Defoe scores a clinical hat-trick as Tottenham make it two wins from two with a comfortable victory at Hull City. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Liverpool agree fee for Kyrgiakos Liverpool agree a deal with AEK Athens to sign defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos for a reported £2m. |
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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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 | Burnley 1-0 Man Utd A superb volley from Robbie Blake followed by some bustling defence produces a shock win for Burnley over reigning champions Manchester United. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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 | James encouraged by takeover talk Portsmouth goalkeeper David James says he has been encouraged by the news that a group led by chief executive Peter Storrie is in talks to buy the club. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Liverpool 4-0 Stoke Liverpool make amends for their opening day Premier League defeat at Tottenham with an emphatic victory against Stoke. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | Henderson praises Coventry loan Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson believes his spell at Championship side Coventry City better prepared him for life at the Stadium of Light. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Hull 1-5 Tottenham Jermain Defoe scores a clinical hat-trick as Tottenham make it two wins from two with a comfortable victory at Hull City. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Chamakh resigned to Bordeaux stay Marouane Chamakh is resigned to staying at Bordeaux for the coming season, despite claiming an approach was made by West Ham. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Wigan 0-1 Wolves Wolves produce a battling performance to clinch their first win of the season thanks to Andy Keogh's early header. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Brighton swoop for winger Bennett Brighton complete the signing of Wolves winger Elliott Bennett on a three-year deal. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley 0-3 Preston Preston secure their first league win of the season as Barnsley's early season woes continue. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Blackpool 0-0 Derby The points are shared after a stalemate between Blackpool and Derby in the Championship. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Velicka's season is already over Bristol City's on-loan striker Andrius Velicka is out for the season after suffering a serious knee injury just five minutes into his debut. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | Goal hero Chopra hails team-mates Michael Chopra thanks team-mate Peter Whittingham for gifting him his first hat-trick in two-and-a-half years. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Henderson praises Coventry loan Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson believes his spell at Championship side Coventry City better prepared him for life at the Stadium of Light. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Warnock not punished over 'goal' Crystal Palace boss Neil Warnock will not be punished by the FA for his comments after his side's disallowed goal against Bristol City, but chairman Simon Jordan will have to explain his comments. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Blackpool 0-0 Derby The points are shared after a stalemate between Blackpool and Derby in the Championship. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Doncaster 0-0 Coventry Doncaster draw for the third game in a row as Coventry hold on for a point in a goalless stalemate. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Ipswich keeper Supple quits game Highly rated Ipswich goalkeeper Shane Supple decides to walk away from football at the age of 22 having "fallen out of love with the game". |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Scunthorpe 0-2 Middlesbrough Two goals from Adam Johnson help Middlesbrough maintain their unbeaten start to life in the Championship. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Newcastle 1-0 Sheff Wed Shola Ameobi's fourth goal in two games is enough to see Newcastle defeat Sheffield Wednesday. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Wilson suffers new injury setback Nottingham Forest defender Kelvin Wilson is ruled out for six weeks after suffering another ankle injury. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Plymouth 1-3 Cardiff City Michael Chopra scores a hat-trick as ten-man Cardiff City thrash Plymouth Argyle at Home Park. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Barnsley 0-3 Preston Preston secure their first league win of the season as Barnsley's early season woes continue. |
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| QPR | |
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| Bristol City 1-0 QPR Bristol City show no ill-effects from the controversy of their game against Crystal Palace as they beat QPR. |
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| READING | |
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 | Swansea City 0-0 Reading New manager Paulo Sousa sees Swansea City earn the first Championship point of his reign, against Reading at Liberty Stadium. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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 | Owls unveil Hillsborough revamp Sheffield Wednesday reveal plans for a £22m redevelopment of the club's Hillsborough ground. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Sheff Utd 1-1 Leicester The points are shared in a pulsating Championship game between Sheffield United and Leicester. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Morgan grateful for Swans chance Kerry Morgan says he would not have had his Swansea City chance under former boss Roberto Martinez. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Nottm Forest 2-4 Watford Tommy Smith inspires Watford to their first win of the Championship season at the City Ground. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| Greening agrees Fulham loan move Fulham agree a deal to sign West Brom midfielder Jonathan Greening on a season-long loan. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Leyton Orient 1-2 Charlton Deon Burton pounces on a mistimed back-pass to help Charlton maintain their unbeaten league start. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Butterworth resigns from Norwich Ian Butterworth steps down from his post as Norwich City assistant manager following Paul Lambert's appointment as manager. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Saints snap up Preston's Trotman Southampton sign Preston defender Neal Trotman on a season-long loan. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Young Dons players net £100,000 Aberdeen's youth development operation nets £100,000 thanks to a famous group of former Pittodrie greats. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Football fans admit Burns abuse Two football fans admit taunting rival supporters over the death of Celtic legend Tommy Burns at a charity event in Aberdeen. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Dundee United 2-0 Hearts Danny Cadamarteri scores a brace in a winning Dundee United debut as new Hearts captain Michael Stewart sees red. |
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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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 | Accies snap up midfielder Wilkie Hamilton Academical sign teenage midfielder Kyle Wilkie, formerly of Stockport. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Refs harsh on Hearts says Stewart Hearts captain Michael Stewart says that referees are being harsher on his team than on opponents. |
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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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 | Killie hopeful on Combe recovery Kilmarnock goalkeeper Alan Combe's scheduled hip operation is put on hold as the veteran shows signs of a quicker than expected recovery. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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 | Motherwell target Premier striker Motherwell hope to have an English Premier League striker in their squad in time for Saturday's game against Kilmarnock. |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Velicka's season is already over Bristol City's on-loan striker Andrius Velicka is out for the season after suffering a serious knee injury just five minutes into his debut. |
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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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 | Thistles drawn for Alba Cup clash Partick Thistle will host First Division rivals Inverness Caley Thistle in the quarter-finals of the Alba Challenge Cup. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Sanogo heads for France Ivory Coast striker Boubacar Sanogo is on his way to France after signing for St Etienne from German club Werder Bremen. |
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| Ghana-born Danning opts for Oz Ghana-born Kofi Danning gets permission to play for Australia starting at the Under-20 World Cup. | |
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| Chamakh resigned to Bordeaux stay Marouane Chamakh is resigned to staying at Bordeaux for the coming season, despite claiming an approach was made by West Ham. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Live Ashes - England v Australia England lose Ian Bell for 72 shortly after tea but pass 200 on day one of the final Ashes Test at The Oval. |
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| Blowers vs Bolt Test Match Special meets Usain Bolt | |
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| Resilient Kiwis hold up Sri Lanka New Zealand rely on a resolute eighth-wicket stand between Jesse Ryder and Daniel Vettori to avoid the follow-on as Sri Lanka dominate on day three. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | I ordered blood scam - Richards Former Harlequins director of rugby Dean Richards admits to his role in the fake blood incident which led to his three-year ban. |
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| Halliday calls time on Bath role Simon Halliday stands down as non-executive of Bath following a management shake-up at the club. | |
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| Edinburgh lose Reid to retirement Edinburgh's versatile former Scotland international Roland Reid is retiring due to a persistent knee injury. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Bulls dismiss points redemption Chairman Peter Hood insists Bradford Bulls will not seek points redemption after six Celtic Crusaders players were punished for breaching visa rules. |
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| Hull FC suffer double injury blow Hull FC duo Shaun Berrigan and Kirk Yeaman face up to six months on the sidelines after picking up injuries against the Catalans Dragons in France last weekend. | |
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| Griffin extends Huddersfield deal Huddersfield Giants prop forward Darrell Griffin signs a new three-year deal with the club. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray starts well in Cincinnati Andy Murray launches the defence of his Cincinnati Masters title with a 7-6 6-2 win over Spain's Nicolas Almagro. |
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| Safina loses to Rezai in Toronto Top seed Dinara Safina loses to France's Aravane Rezai in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. | |
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| Venus sent crashing by qualifier Venus Williams crashes out of the Rogers Cup in Toronto after a shock 1-6 7-5 6-4 loss to qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | KLM Open leaderboard Leading scores from the European Tour's KLM Open at Kennemer in the Netherlands. |
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| Davies craves Cup success in US Laura Davies says a first European Solheim Cup win in the United States would cap everything she has achieved in her career. | |
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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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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Espargaro given shock MotoGP ride Spain's Aleix Espargaro will compete in the next two MotoGP races as a result of the reshuffle caused by Casey Stoner's absence. |
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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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| McLaren talk up Kers 'advantage' Team boss Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren hope to exploit the "advantages" of their energy power-boost system ahead of Sunday's European Grand Prix. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | McLaren talk up Kers 'advantage' Team boss Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren hope to exploit the "advantages" of their energy power-boost system ahead of Sunday's European Grand Prix. |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Coach Calzaghe considered future Boxing coach Enzo Calzaghe, father of former world champion Joe, reveals he almost quit the sport during a difficult 18 months for his gym. |
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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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| Rogan splits with trainer Breen Former Commonwealth heavyweight champion Martin Rogan parts company with long-time trainer John Breen. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Live - Athletics World Championships Usain Bolt bids for his second world gold after Britain's Mo Farah runs in the 5,000m heats. |
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| Semenya dismissive of gender row New world 800m champion Caster Semenya shrugs off the gender controversy shrouding her victory at the World Championships. | |
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| Radcliffe pulls out of marathon Britain's Paula Radcliffe withdraws from Sunday's World Championships marathon in Berlin. | |
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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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 | Dar Re Mi downs Sariska at York Dar Re Mi beats dual Oaks-winning filly Sariska to clinch the Yorkshire Oaks on day three of the Ebor Festival at York. |
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| Kingsgate Native ready for York Kingsgate Native is aiming for victory in Friday's Nunthorpe Stakes on the final day of York's Ebor Festival. | |
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| Sesenta triumphs in Ebor at York Sesenta pips favourite Changingoftheguard to win the prestigious Ebor Handicap on day two of York's Ebor Festival. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Hundreds on Armstrong Tweet ride About 300 people turn out to join Lance Armstrong on an impromptu bike ride in Scotland. |
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| British cycling success rewarded Great Britain's cyclists are rewarded for an excellent season with a maximum nine places at the UCI Road World Championships next month. | |
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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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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | British cycling success rewarded Great Britain's cyclists are rewarded for an excellent season with a maximum nine places at the UCI Road World Championships next month. |
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| Gillings keen for Olympic run-in Isle of Man snowboard cross racer Zoe Gillings says her training is going well ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. | |
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| Goetschl slides away from skiing Austria's downhill skier Renate Goetschl has decided to retire from competition following the news she is pregnant. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Sport quotes of the week Warnock fumes at disallowed goal, plus all your top chants |
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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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| Robbo blog The Tees Mouth on Burnley's defeat of Man Utd and rugby's shame | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Clarke hits opening 65 in Holland Darren Clarke makes a good start to the defence of his KLM Open title in Holland by firing an opening five-under-par 65 at Kennemer. |
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| Crusaders 2-3 Cliftonville Cliftonville fight back from a goal down to beat Crusaders in the Carling Premiership north Belfast derby. | |
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| Glenavon 2-2 Portadown Glenavon and Portadown share the spoils in an entertaining Mid-Ulster derby clash in the Carling Premiership. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Hearts ready for positive Zagreb Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo expects an onslaught from a confident Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League play-off first leg. |
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| Motherwell target Premier striker Motherwell hope to have an English Premier League striker in their squad in time for Saturday's game against Kilmarnock. | |
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| Rain frustrates Irish in Scotland Scotland are rescued by rain on the final day of their ICC Intercontinental Cup clash with Ireland. | |
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| WALES | |
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| Bans 'hit Crusaders like a brick' Celtic Crusaders high performance boss Anthony Seibold admits the deportation orders served on six players have hit the club hard. |
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| Coach Calzaghe considered future Boxing coach Enzo Calzaghe, father of former world champion Joe, reveals he almost quit the sport during a difficult 18 months for his gym. | |
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| Ramsey and Collison drop to U21s Aaron Ramsey and Jack Collison are among ten senior internationals that have dropped down to the Wales under-21 squad to face Italy. | |
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