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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Afghan polling 'marked by fraud' Afghanistan's presidential poll was marred by intimidation and vote fraud, but generally fair, election monitors say. |
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| N Koreans to meet South's leader The South Korean president agrees to receive senior Northern officials who are in Seoul for the funeral of the late ex-president. | |
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| CIA 'threatened' terror suspects A CIA inquiry reveals the use of handguns and electric drills to frighten suspects into providing information, US media report. | |
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| Gaddafi thanks Brown for release Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi thanks UK PM Gordon Brown for the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing. | |
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| Fires rage unchecked near Athens Major wildfires burning to the north-east of the Greek capital Athens are out of control, officials say. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Gaddafi seen meeting bomber on TV Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi is shown meeting Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi on TV, despite US and UK criticism. |
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| Nigeria rebels hand over weapons A key militant leader in Nigeria's Delta region hands over weapons under a government amnesty programme. | |
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| Kirui secures world marathon gold Abel Kirui and Emmanuel Mutai secure a Kenyan one-two in the men's marathon at the World Championships in Berlin. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Gaddafi thanks Brown for release Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi thanks UK PM Gordon Brown for the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing. |
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| GM delays decision on Opel future The board of General Motors meets but does not make a decision on who should buy its Opel-Vauxhall division. | |
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| CIA 'threatened' terror suspects A CIA inquiry reveals the use of handguns and electric drills to frighten suspects into providing information, US media report. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | N Koreans to meet South's leader The South Korean president agrees to receive senior Northern officials who are in Seoul for the funeral of the late ex-president. |
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| Taiwan mourns for Morakot victims Three days of mourning begin in Taiwan for the hundreds believed to have been killed as a result of Typhoon Morakot. | |
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| Vietnam massacre soldier 'sorry' The US army officer convicted for the 1968 My Lai massacre in Vietnam offers his first public apology. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Fires rage unchecked near Athens Major wildfires burning to the north-east of the Greek capital Athens are out of control, officials say. |
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| GM delays decision on Opel future The board of General Motors meets but does not make a decision on who should buy its Opel-Vauxhall division. | |
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| Hungary arrests over Roma murders Hungarian police detain four men suspected of attacks on Roma settlements in which six people were killed. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Gaddafi seen meeting bomber on TV Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi is shown meeting Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi on TV, despite US and UK criticism. |
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| Row over Iran's women ministers Conservative clerics in Iran criticise President Ahmadinejad's decision to include women in his proposed cabinet. | |
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| Muslims begin Ramadan holy month Muslims begin the fasting month of Ramadan, as US President Barack Obama calls for new partnership with the Islamic world. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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| Afghan polling 'marked by fraud' Afghanistan's presidential poll was marred by intimidation and vote fraud, but generally fair, election monitors say. |
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| Sri Lanka to train Pakistani army Sri Lanka's army says it will offer training in counter-insurgency to members of the Pakistani military. | |
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| India to import food amid drought India will import food as shortages caused by drought hit up to 700 million people, the finance minister says. | |
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| UK | |
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| Gaddafi thanks Brown for release Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi thanks UK PM Gordon Brown for the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing. |
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| Escaper Brennan deported from US Maze escaper Pól Brennan is deported from the United States of America and arrives back in Ireland. | |
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| Man in court over jewellery raid A third man appears in court charged in connection with a £40m armed robbery at Graff jewellers in central London. | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Gaddafi thanks Brown for release Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi thanks UK PM Gordon Brown for the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing. |
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| Widdecombe attacks MP selection Ann Widdecombe says David Cameron's changes to the way Tory candidates are selected will mean more "second-class citizens" become MPs. | |
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| Anti-Kirkbride campaigner sacked A civil servant behind a campaign which led to Tory MP Julie Kirkbride stepping down over her expenses is sacked. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Scramble for university places Teenagers who failed to get their first choices for university are rushing to find courses through clearing. |
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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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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Man in court over jewellery raid A third man appears in court charged in connection with a £40m armed robbery at Graff jewellers in central London. |
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| Pilot dies in aerobatic display A pilot dies when a light aircraft crashes during practice for an aerobatic show at Silverstone race circuit, police say. | |
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| Raids arrests total exceeds 670 Officers arrest more than 670 people across Greater Manchester in a crackdown on alcohol-related crimes. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Boy's body found in Antrim river The body of a boy has been recovered from the River Bush by teams searching for missing schoolboy James Elliott. |
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| Escaper Brennan deported from US Maze escaper Pól Brennan is deported from the United States of America and arrives back in Ireland. | |
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| Line collapse hits train service The Belfast-to-Dublin train service will be disrupted for weeks after part of the line on a viaduct collapsed on Friday. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Gaddafi thanks Brown for release Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi thanks UK PM Gordon Brown for the release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing. |
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| Man dies after car hits lamppost An 18-year-old man dies after a car left the road and crashed into a lamppost in Glasgow in the early hours of the morning. | |
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| Council rejects report on Diageo Council leaders disappointed by a report into Diageo's plans in Scotland vow to fight on for 700 jobs in Kilmarnock. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Hunt goes on for boy swept to sea The search continues for a teenager washed off a harbour wall by a wave and swept out to sea at a holiday resort. |
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| Wales welcomes homecoming troops Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion the Royal Welsh who have been in combat in Afghanistan march through Cardiff. | |
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| Teen sex assault witness appeal Police investigating the sexual assault of a teenage girl near a rugby pitch appeal for witnesses to come forward. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Markets rise on US recovery hopes Markets rise after the head of the US central bank says the world's biggest economy is nearing the start of a recovery. |
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| Oil price touches high for 2009 The oil price hits its highest level of the year, boosted by rises in Chinese stocks and a promising start to trading on Wall Street. | |
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| Pace of HBOS decline 'unexpected' The chairman of state-backed Lloyds Banking Group says it was taken by surprise by the level of losses at HBOS. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Michael Jackson's burial delayed The singer will be buried in Los Angeles on 3 September, not 29 August as had been announced, a family spokesman says. |
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| Latin star's concert 'still on' Colombian rock singer Juanes is going ahead with a peace concert in Cuba despite receiving threats, his manager says. | |
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| Singer falls into orchestra pit An opera singer is taken to hospital as a precaution after she falls into the orchestra pit during a performance at Glyndebourne. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Brighter idea for bendy displays Flexible and bright transparent displays based on inorganic LEDs outpace their organic LED cousins, researchers say. |
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| Glowing 'bomber worms' discovered Newly discovered glowing ocean worms release tiny green bombs to distract their predators, according to scientists. | |
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| Bizarre newt uses ribs as weapons Scientists discover how one amphibian deters attackers by unsheathing its bare rib bones, using them as poisonous spears. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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| Brighter idea for bendy displays Flexible and bright transparent displays based on inorganic LEDs outpace their organic LED cousins, researchers say. |
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| Microsoft previews new controller Microsoft allows the public to get their hands on its new, hands-free games controller, dubbed Natal, for the first time. | |
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| Tech giants unite against Google Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon will join a coalition to fight Google's efforts to create what could be the world's largest virtual library. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Lung cancer genetics unravelled The genetics underpinning a smoker's risk of developing lung cancer are further unpicked by UK scientists. |
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| Homeopathy not a cure, says WHO People with conditions such as HIV, TB and malaria should not rely on homeopathic treatments, the World Health Organization warns. | |
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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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| 1978: Kenya's founding father dies The Kenyan president, Jomo Kenyatta, dies aged 89 at his home in Mombasa. | |||
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| 1972: Rhodesia out of Olympics Rhodesia is thrown out of the Olympic Games with just four days to go before the opening ceremony in the German city of Munich. | |||
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| 1986: Police chief cleared of misconduct Deputy chief constable of Greater Manchester police John Stalker is cleared of misconduct. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Live Ashes - England v Australia England lead Australia by 462 at tea on day three of the final Test at The Oval after Andrew Flintoff makes 22 in his last Test innings. |
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| Hamilton storms to Valencia pole World champion Lewis Hamilton secures his first pole position of the season with a scintillating qualifying display at the European GP. | |
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| Live - Saturday football Arsenal, Man Utd and Man City are among those in action in the Premier League on Saturday. | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Four more SPL games kick off at 1500 BST following Hibernian's victory at Falkirk. | |
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| Kirui secures world marathon gold Abel Kirui and Emmanuel Mutai secure a Kenyan one-two in the men's marathon at the World Championships in Berlin. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Live - Saturday football Arsenal, Man Utd and Man City are among those in action in the Premier League on Saturday. |
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| Everton secure Banega work permit Everton acquire a Home Office work permit for Argentina international Ever Banega. | |
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| Live text - Scottish Premier League Four more SPL games kick off at 1500 BST following Hibernian's victory at Falkirk. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Arsenal v Portsmouth Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Arsenal and Portsmouth in the Premier League. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Villa still contenders - Sidwell Midfielder Steve Sidwell says Aston Villa are still genuine contenders to break into the top four in the Premier League, despite a poor start to the season. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Birmingham v Stoke Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Birmingham and Stoke in the Premier League. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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| Sunderland v Blackburn Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Sunderland and Blackburn in the Premier League. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Hull v Bolton Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Hull and Bolton in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Bolton |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Burnley v Everton Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Burnley and Everton in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Burnley |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Fulham v Chelsea Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Fulham and Chelsea in the Premier League. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Burnley v Everton Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Burnley and Everton in the Premier League. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Fulham v Chelsea Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Fulham and Chelsea in the Premier League. |
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| HULL | |
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| Hull v Bolton Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Hull and Bolton in the Premier League. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Liverpool v Aston Villa Preview followed by live coverage of Monday's game between Liverpool and Aston Villa in the Premier League. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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| Man City v Wolves Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Man City and Wolves in the Premier League. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Wigan v Man Utd Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Wigan and Manchester United in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Manchester United |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Arsenal v Portsmouth Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Arsenal and Portsmouth in the Premier League. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Birmingham v Stoke Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Birmingham and Stoke in the Premier League. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland v Blackburn Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Sunderland and Blackburn in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Sunderland |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| West Ham v Tottenham Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between West Ham and Tottenham in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Tottenham |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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| West Ham v Tottenham Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between West Ham and Tottenham in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on West Ham United |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan v Man Utd Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Wigan and Manchester United in the Premier League. |
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| > More news on Wigan |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Man City v Wolves Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Man City and Wolves in the Premier League. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Leicester v Barnsley Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Leicester and Barnsley in the Championship. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Watford v Blackpool Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Watford and Blackpool in the Championship. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Cardiff v Bristol City Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Cardiff and Bristol City in the Championship. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Cardiff v Bristol City Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Cardiff and Bristol City in the Championship. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Coventry v Swansea Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Coventry and Swansea in the Championship. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace v Newcastle Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Crystal Palace and Newcastle in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Crystal Palace |
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| DERBY | |
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| Derby v Plymouth Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Derby and Plymouth in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Derby |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Middlesbrough v Doncaster Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Middlesbrough and Doncaster in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Doncaster |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| West Brom v Ipswich Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between West Brom and Ipswich in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Ipswich |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Middlesbrough v Doncaster Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Middlesbrough and Doncaster in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Middlesbrough |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Crystal Palace v Newcastle Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Crystal Palace and Newcastle in the Championship. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| QPR v Nottm Forest Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Queens Park Rangers and Nottingham Forest in the Championship. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| Derby v Plymouth Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Derby and Plymouth in the Championship. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston v Peterborough Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Preston and Peterborough in the Championship. |
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| QPR | |
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| QPR v Nottm Forest Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Queens Park Rangers and Nottingham Forest in the Championship. |
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| > More news on QPR |
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| READING | |
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| Reading v Sheff Utd Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Reading and Sheffield United in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Reading |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed v Scunthorpe Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Sheffield Wednesday and Scunthorpe in the Championship. |
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| > More news on Sheff Wed |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Reading v Sheff Utd Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Reading and Sheffield United in the Championship. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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| Coventry v Swansea Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Coventry and Swansea in the Championship. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford v Blackpool Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Watford and Blackpool in the Championship. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| West Brom v Ipswich Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between West Brom and Ipswich in the Championship. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Charlton v Walsall Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Charlton and Walsall in League One. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich v Wycombe Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Norwich and Wycombe in League One. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Southampton v Brentford Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Southampton and Brentford in League One. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Hamilton Accies v Aberdeen Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Hamilton and Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| CELTIC | |
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| Celtic v St Johnstone Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Celtic and St Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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| St Mirren v Dundee United Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between St Mirren and Dundee Utd in the Scottish Premier League |
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| > More news on Dundee United |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Falkirk 1-3 Hibernian John Hughes takes Hibernian to the Falkirk Stadium and records his first win against his former side in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| > More news on Falkirk |
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| HAMILTON | |
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| Hamilton Accies v Aberdeen Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Hamilton and Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Goncalves urges funds for Laszlo Hearts defender Jose Goncalves warns that Vladimir Romanov that manager Csaba Laszlo could walk if he is not given enough transfer funds. |
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| > More news on Hearts |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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| Falkirk 1-3 Hibernian John Hughes takes Hibernian to the Falkirk Stadium and records his first win against his former side in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| > More news on Hibernian |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Motherwell v Kilmarnock Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Motherwell and Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Motherwell v Kilmarnock Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Motherwell and Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Gers don't fear Europe - Miller Kenny Miller says poor results by other Scottish clubs have not left Rangers fearing Europe this season. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren v Dundee United Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between St Mirren and Dundee Utd in the Scottish Premier League |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Dundee v Inverness CT Team news ahead of Saturday's First Division match at Dens Park. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Niang extends Marseille stay Senegal striker Mamadou Niang signs a new two-year contract extension with French club Marseille. |
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| Ismaili fire Serbian coach Egyptian side Ismaili sack their Serbian coach Nebojsa Vuckovic after just two matches in charge. | |
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| Falkirk 1-3 Hibernian John Hughes takes Hibernian to the Falkirk Stadium and records his first win against his former side in the Scottish Premier League. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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| Live Ashes - England v Australia England lead Australia by 462 at tea on day three of the final Test at The Oval after Andrew Flintoff makes 22 in his last Test innings. |
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| Sri Lanka wrap up win over Kiwis Muttiah Muralitharan takes three wickets as Sri Lanka beat New Zealnd by 202 runs in the first Test in Galle. | |
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| Broad elated with England revival Stuart Broad says England are in prime position to win the deciding Test at The Oval and regain the Ashes. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Physio Brennan leaves England job Former Harlequins physio Steph Brennan resigns from his role with England over his involvement in the fake blood substitution of Tom Williams. |
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| Australia 18-19 New Zealand Dan Carter kicks the match-winning penalty on his return to the international game as New Zealand beat Australia in the Tri-Nations and clinch the Bledisloe Cup. | |
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| Henson will return 'before long' Gavin Henson responds to persistent rumours that he will quit rugby by stressing his desire to return. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | St Helens 12-10 Huddersfield Top-of-the-table St Helens fight back to beat rivals Huddersfield. |
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| Salford 10-14 Hull KR Hull KR pile more misery on struggling Salford with victory at The Willows. | |
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| Hull 26-6 Harlequins Craig Hall scores a hat-trick as Hull ease to a comfortable win over Harlequins. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Murray battles into semi-finals Andy Murray continues the defence of his Cincinnati Masters title with a hard-fought quarter-final win over Julien Benneteau. |
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| Serena powers into Toronto semis Second seed Serena Williams beats Lucie Safarova to reach the semi-finals of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. | |
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| Molik set to return in WTA event Australia's Alicia Molik will make her return to the WTA Tour next week after spending a year out of tennis. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Solheim Cup latest The second day of the Solheim Cup between USA and Europe is under way in Chicago (official site). |
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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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| Europe hit back but still trail The United States open up a narrow lead over Europe on day one of the 2009 Solheim Cup in Chicago. | |
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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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| Hamilton storms to Valencia pole World champion Lewis Hamilton secures his first pole position of the season with a scintillating qualifying display at the European Grand Prix at Valencia. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | Hamilton storms to Valencia pole World champion Lewis Hamilton secures his first pole position of the season with a scintillating qualifying display at the European GP. |
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| Full results | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Pryce impresses on return to ring Bradley Pryce bounces back from losing his Commonwealth light-middleweight title with a points win over Michael Monaghan. |
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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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| Rusty Rees targets British title Former world champion Gavin Rees sets his sights on the British lightweight title after his comeback win over late stand-in Johnny Greaves. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Kirui secures world marathon gold Abel Kirui and Emmanuel Mutai secure a Kenyan one-two in the men's marathon at the World Championships in Berlin. |
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| Superb Merritt takes 400m title Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt beats fellow American Jeremy Wariner to 400m gold at the World Championships in Berlin. | |
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| Dobriskey through to 1500m final Great Britain's Lisa Dobriskey made it through to the final of the 1500m at the World Championships 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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 | Border secures second Nunthorpe Robin Bastiman's Borderlescott wins the Nunthorpe Stakes for the second year in a row. |
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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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| Balding: 'Cancer has not spread' BBC sports presenter Clare Balding says she is "hugely relieved" by news that her cancer treatment has been successful. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Armstrong finds Irish going tough Lance Armstrong finishes 23rd on the first stage of Tour of Ireland on Friday with Britain's Russell Downing taking the opening-day honours. |
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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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 | Norden takes victory in Yokohama Sweden's Lisa Norden makes up for last weekend's defeat in London with victory at the World Championship Series triathlon in Yokohama. |
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| Britain target four world medals Great Britain's rowers set a target of four medals from the World Championships, which start in Poznan, Poland on Sunday. | |
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| Great Britain clinch Slovenia win Great Britain register their first win of the summer with a 63-56 victory over Slovenia in their final game of the Seville tournament. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Review of the week Blake's heaven as Burnley beat Man Utd, while Hughes falls for Big Sam |
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| Ten to Tackle Test your knowledge of the last seven days in sport | |
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| Sport quotes of the week Warnock fumes at disallowed goal, plus all your top chants | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Carling Premiership: score latest Score updates from Saturday's six matches in the Carling Premiership. |
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| Cliftonville v Glentoran Match report follows later. | |
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| Ballymena Utd v Crusaders Match report follows later. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Live text - Scottish Premier League Four more SPL games kick off at 1500 BST following Hibernian's victory at Falkirk. |
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| Falkirk 1-3 Hibernian John Hughes takes Hibernian to the Falkirk Stadium and records his first win against his former side in the Scottish Premier League. | |
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| Scotland v Ireland live score Scotland take on Ireland in a one-day international in Aberdeen. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Cardiff recruit Man City's Etuhu Manchester City forward Kelvin Etuhu joins Cardiff City on a season-long loan deal. |
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| Coventry v Swansea Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Coventry and Swansea in the Championship. | |
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| Live - Wrexham v Kettering Latest scores and text commentaries from Wrexham. | |
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