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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Shooting scare as US marks 9/11 A training exercise in Washington sparks mistaken reports of a shooting as the US marks the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. |
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| Top Taliban arrested in Pakistan One of Pakistan's highest ranking Taliban officials, Muslim Khan, is arrested by security forces in Swat valley, officials say. | |
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| Renault to launch Piquet lawsuit Renault say they are to launch legal action against Nelson Piquet Jr and his father over race-fixing allegations made about the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. | |
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| Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon Two rockets are fired into northern Israel from Lebanon, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. | |
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| Taiwan ex-leader jailed for life Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on corruption charges. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | SA threatens 'war' over Semenya South African officials step up their defence of runner Caster Semenya, warning of a "third world war" if she is prevented from competing in a row over her sex. |
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| Ugandans 'killed' in king clashes Two people die in a second day of clashes between supporters of a local Ugandan king and police in Kampala, witnesses say. | |
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| Child mortality drop 'too slow' Mortality rates among the world's under-fives continue to fall but the UN children's agency Unicef says the decline is too slow. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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| Shooting scare as US marks 9/11 A training exercise in Washington sparks mistaken reports of a shooting as the US marks the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. |
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| Tax raid on Argentine newspaper Some 200 tax inspectors raid Argentina's biggest newspaper, currently involved in a battle with the government. | |
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| Brazil's economy leaves recession Brazil follows countries such as Sweden and Japan by coming out of recession after its economy grew in the April-to-June quarter. | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | Taiwan ex-leader jailed for life Taiwan's former President Chen Shui-bian is sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty on corruption charges. |
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| Clinton stresses key China goals The US sees ties with China as central to solving world problems, the US secretary of state tells a visiting China official. | |
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| Nine held over Xinjiang syringes Chinese state media says nine people are arrested for mysterious syringe attacks in Xinjiang in western China. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Slovenia unblocks Croatian EU bid Slovenia says it is ready to lift its veto on Croatia's EU accession talks, after reaching a compromise in a border dispute. |
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| Turkey approves Kurdish studies A Turkish university will for the first time teach the Kurdish language, which was banned nationwide until 1991. | |
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| Belgium wants probe of Opel sale Belgium wants the European Union to investigate Germany's role in the sale of General Motor's European units. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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 | Rockets hit Israel from Lebanon Two rockets are fired into northern Israel from Lebanon, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. |
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| Iran leader vows 'harsh response' Iran's supreme leader vows to confront those who oppose the nation's system, amid continuing election disputes. | |
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| Riot at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison Inmates start a fire and clash with guards during two days of unrest at Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | Top Taliban arrested in Pakistan One of Pakistan's highest ranking Taliban officials, Muslim Khan, is arrested by security forces in Swat valley, officials say. |
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| UN patience wears thin in S Lanka The UN says it cannot continue to indefinitely fund the main refugee camp in Sri Lanka where the government is keeping 300,000 people. | |
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| Afghan journalists criticise raid The death of Sultan Munadi in a raid to rescue a Briton shows troops' disregard for Afghan lives, Afghan journalists say. | |
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| UK | |
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 | Mandelson calls for Rover apology Lord Mandelson calls on the men who ran MG Rover prior to its collapse to apologise for taking so much money out of the firm. |
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| Police probe MI6 'torture' claims The Metropolitan Police are investigating an incident involving an MI6 officer for possible complicity in torture. | |
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| Driver strangled boss in office A 52-year-old lorry driver is found guilty of murdering his boss and trying to kill three other men in a "terrifying ordeal". | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Mandelson calls for Rover apology Lord Mandelson calls on the men who ran MG Rover prior to its collapse to apologise for taking so much money out of the firm. |
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| Union election warning to Brown Gordon Brown is warned Labour is headed for defeat at the election ahead of a meeting with union leaders over spending cuts. | |
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| British Legion accepts BNP gift The British Legion has decided to accept a donation from the BNP after initially rejecting it - illustrating a wider dilemma for veterans' associations. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Students demand action on loans Student finance firm promises a 50% increase in phone lines as worries mount over processing applications. |
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| Assistants 'taking lessons alone' A report finds some schools using teaching assistants to take classes, without being supervised by qualified teachers. | |
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| Checks on children's club drivers New rules mean parents who drive children for sports or social clubs must be vetted, it has emerged. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Baby P trio's appeal bid refused The three people convicted over Baby Peter Connelly, who was found dead in Haringey, north London, are refused leave to appeal against their sentences. |
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| Jockey fire police release CCTV Detectives want to trace four people filmed on CCTV near the scene of a fire in which two young jockeys died. | |
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| Cliff jump pair's deaths suicide A couple from Wiltshire who jumped off Beachy Head carrying the body of their five year old son committed suicide, a coroner records. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | RIRA claim three Derry attacks The Real IRA admit three attacks in Londonderry, including two bombs left at the homes of a Catholic policeman's relatives. |
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| Dead girl may have touched cable A six-year-old girl who died after falling from a tree in Londonderry may have been electrocuted, police have said. | |
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| Parsley leaves the Alliance Party Ian Parsley resigns from the Alliance following speculation he was going to defect to another party. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Eighth Scot dies from swine flu A 53-year-old man becomes the first person to die from swine flu in Scotland without having an underlying medical condition. |
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| Family evicted 'for racial abuse' An Edinburgh family is evicted from their home by council officials following claims they had racially abused their neighbours. | |
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| Pensioners admit newsagent raid Two men, believed to Scotland's oldest robbers, admit stealing more than £2,000 in cash and goods from a newsagents. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Driver strangled boss in office A 52-year-old lorry driver is found guilty of murdering his boss and trying to kill three other men in a "terrifying ordeal". |
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| Fund-raiser injured in raft race A charity fund-raiser is in hospital after he was trapped under water during a river race when a raft capsized. | |
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| Call to back English-language TV A think-tank is urging the UK government to do more to support English-language television programmes for Wales. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Crisis 'cost us $10,000 each' The financial meltdown in the last year has cost $10,000 for every one who lives in the world's richest countries, research finds. |
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| Belgium wants probe of Opel sale Belgium wants the European Union to investigate Germany's role in the sale of General Motor's European units. | |
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| Brazil's economy leaves recession Brazil follows countries such as Sweden and Japan by coming out of recession after its economy grew in the April-to-June quarter. | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Jackson tribute concert postponed The tribute concert for Michael Jackson, set to take place in Vienna this month, is rescheduled to take place in London in June 2010. |
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| Lord Lloyd-Webber to find Dorothy Lord Lloyd-Webber's latest talent show will search for a girl to play Dorothy and a dog to play Toto in the Wizard Of Oz, the BBC says. | |
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| Nirvana 'dismayed' at Cobain game Former Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl say they are "dismayed and very disappointed" at how Kurt Cobain is used in a video game. | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | UK 'could face blackouts by 2016' The UK could face blackouts as green energy is not coming on stream fast enough, the government's new energy adviser has told the BBC. |
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| 'Lost seabird' returns to ocean The extremely rare Fiji petrel is spotted at sea in its natural habitat for the first time, by scientists working with Birdlife International. | |
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| Japan's space freighter in orbit Japan successfully launches its new unmanned cargo craft on a mission vital to the future of the space station. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | PM apology after Turing petition Gordon Brown says he is sorry for the "appalling" way World War II code-breaker Alan Turing was treated for being gay. |
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| UK firm Spinvox 'put up for sale' UK voice-to-text firm Spinvox has been "put up for sale", according to one of its investors, Invesco Perpetual. | |
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| Facebook strips down to Lite site Facebook launches a new Lite version of the site, first outlined in August, for users with poor internet connections. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Low self-esteem leads to obesity A new study claims that it's your low self-esteem that makes you fat rather than your fat lowering your self-esteem. |
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| Child mortality drop 'too slow' Mortality rates among the world's under-fives continue to fall but the UN children's agency Unicef says the decline is too slow. | |
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| No change in health gap from 1900 The link between poverty and early death is as strong today as it was a century ago, a UK study shows. | |
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| 2001: US rocked by day of terror The United States is in a state of shock after a day of attacks which left thousands dead and the World Trade Center destroyed. | |||
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| 1973: President overthrown in Chile coup President Salvador Allende of Chile - the world's first democratically-elected Marxist head of state - dies in a revolt led by the armed forces. | |||
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| 2003: Anna Lindh dies of stab injuries The Swedish Foreign Minister, Anna Lindh, dies of her injuries after she is stabbed in a Stockholm department store. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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| SA threatens 'war' over Semenya South African officials step up their defence of runner Caster Semenya, warning of a "third world war" if she is prevented from competing in a row over her sex. |
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| Renault to launch Piquet lawsuit Renault say they are to launch legal action against Nelson Piquet Jr and his father over race-fixing allegations made about the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. | |
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| Ancelotti calm over transfer ban Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is confident the transfer ban imposed on the club will not affect their Premier League ambitions in the short term. | |
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| Sutil on top as Force India shine Force India's Adian Sutil sets the quickest time in Friday's second practice for the Italian Grand Prix. | |
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| Pacquiao is 'too quick' for Cotto Manny Pacquiao insists he will be too quick for Miguel Cotto when the two men meet in Las Vegas on 14 November. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Ancelotti calm over transfer ban Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is confident the transfer ban imposed on the club will not affect their Premier League ambitions in the short term. |
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| West Ham close in on Franco deal West Ham are set to give Mexico striker Guillermo Franco a medical ahead of signing him on a free transfer. | |
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| Tevez could miss Manchester derby Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is a major doubt for the derby match against his old club Manchester United on 20 September. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Man City v Arsenal Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Man City and Arsenal in the Premier League. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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| Birmingham v Aston Villa Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Birmingham and Aston Villa in the Premier League. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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| Birmingham v Aston Villa Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Birmingham and Aston Villa in the Premier League. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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| Blackburn Rovers v Wolves Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Blackburn Rovers and Wolves in the Premier League. |
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| BOLTON | |
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| Portsmouth v Bolton Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Portsmouth and Bolton in the Premier League. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Liverpool v Burnley Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Liverpool and Burnley in the Premier League. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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| Stoke v Chelsea Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Stoke City and Chelsea in the Premier League. |
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| EVERTON | |
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| Fulham v Everton Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Fulham and Everton in the Premier League. |
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| FULHAM | |
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| Fulham v Everton Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Fulham and Everton in the Premier League. |
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| HULL | |
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| Sunderland v Hull Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Sunderland and Hull in the Premier League. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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| Liverpool v Burnley Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Liverpool and Burnley in the Premier League. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Tevez could miss Manchester derby Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez is a major doubt for the derby match against his old club Manchester United on 20 September. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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| Tottenham v Manchester United Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in the Premier League. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Portsmouth v Bolton Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Portsmouth and Bolton in the Premier League. |
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| STOKE | |
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| Stoke v Chelsea Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Stoke City and Chelsea in the Premier League. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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| Sunderland v Hull Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Sunderland and Hull in the Premier League. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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| Tottenham v Manchester United Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in the Premier League. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | West Ham close in on Franco deal West Ham are set to give Mexico striker Guillermo Franco a medical ahead of signing him on a free transfer. |
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| WIGAN | |
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| Wigan v West Ham Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Wigan and West Ham in the Premier League. |
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| WOLVES | |
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| Blackburn Rovers v Wolves Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Blackburn Rovers and Wolves in the Premier League. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Watford v Barnsley Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Watford and Barnsley in the Championship. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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| Leicester v Blackpool Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Leicester and Blackpool in the Championship. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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| Coventry v Bristol City Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Coventry and Bristol City in the Championship. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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| Cardiff v Newcastle Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Cardiff and Newcastle in the Championship. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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| Coventry v Bristol City Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Coventry and Bristol City in the Championship. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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| Crystal Palace v Scunthorpe Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Crystal Palace and Scunthorpe in the Championship. |
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| DERBY | |
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| Derby v Sheff Utd Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Derby and Sheffield United in the Championship. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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| Reading v Doncaster Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Reading and Doncaster in the Championship. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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| Middlesbrough v Ipswich Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Middlesbrough and Ipswich in the Championship. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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| Middlesbrough v Ipswich Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Middlesbrough and Ipswich in the Championship. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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| Cardiff v Newcastle Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's game between Cardiff and Newcastle in the Championship. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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| Sheff Wed v Nottm Forest Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest in the Championship. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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| West Brom v Plymouth Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between West Brom and Plymouth in the Championship. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Preston v Swansea Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Preston and Swansea in the Championship. |
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| QPR | |
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| QPR v Peterborough Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Queens Park Rangers and Peterborough in the Championship. |
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| READING | |
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| Reading v Doncaster Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Reading and Doncaster in the Championship. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Sheff Wed v Nottm Forest Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest in the Championship. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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| Derby v Sheff Utd Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Derby and Sheffield United in the Championship. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | Bodde hits out over Swans future Swansea midfielder Ferrie Bodde hits out at reports constantly linking him with a move away from the Liberty Stadium. |
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| WATFORD | |
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| Watford v Barnsley Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Watford and Barnsley in the Championship. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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| West Brom v Plymouth Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between West Brom and Plymouth in the Championship. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Charlton v Southampton Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Charlton and Southampton in League One. |
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| NORWICH | |
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| Norwich 0-0 Walsall The goals dry up at Carrow Road as Norwich are held to a goalless draw by hard-working Walsall. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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| Charlton v Southampton Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Charlton and Southampton in League One. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | McGhee explains Meldrum addition Aberdeen's Mark McGhee says new recruit from Motherwell Colin Meldrum is not just a goalkeeping coach. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Celtic v Dundee United Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Celtic and Dundee United in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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 | Cadamarteri earns August honour Danny Cadamarteri is Scottish Premier League player of the month for August after a fine start to his time with Dundee United. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | McPherson to lead Bairns youths Former Bairns midfielder Craig McPherson is appointed technical director of the Falkirk Academy. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Accies' Welsh loaned to Alloa Hamilton allow summer signing Kevin Welsh to go out on loan, while captain Alex Neil is making injury progress. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Kingston hits back at Hearts boss Ghana's Laryea Kingston insists he is committed to his club, but is fit and was right to play for his country. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Hibernian land midfielder Miller Hibernian sign former Celtic and Manchester United midfielder Liam Miller on a two-year contract. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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| Hearts v Kilmarnock Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Hearts and Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Motherwell v Rangers Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Motherwell and Rangers in the Scottish Premier League |
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| RANGERS | |
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| Motherwell v Rangers Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between Motherwell and Rangers in the Scottish Premier League |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| St Mirren v St Johnstone Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's game between St Mirren and St Johnstone in the Scottish Premier League. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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 | Highland rivals meet in Alba Cup Inverness host Ross County and Annan visit Dundee in the semi-finals of the Alba Challenge Cup. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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| Kingston hits back at Hearts boss Ghana's Laryea Kingston insists he is committed to his club, but is fit and was right to play for his country. |
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| Dikgacoi: "Bring back Benni" Blackburn stiker Kagisho Kigacoi has urged South Africa coach Joel Santana to recall Benni McCarthy before next year's World Cup. | |
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| Merreikh in decisive derby clash Sudan's Al Merreikh must beat their local rivals Al Hilal to have any chance of making the semi-finals of the African Champions League, plus a look ahead to the rest of the weekend's action. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | India v New Zealand live score India take on New Zealand in a one-day international triangular series in Colombo. |
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| Old Trafford gets Bangladesh Test One of England's two Tests against Bangladesh in 2010 is moved from Headingley to Old Trafford. | |
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| Collingwood & Anderson given rest England will rest James Anderson and Paul Collingwood for two and three matches respectively in their one-day international series against Australia. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Narraway faces three months out Gloucester's England number eight Luke Narraway is to have a back operation and will miss a significant part of the season. |
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| Injury forces Shields to retire Northampton Saints' Paul Shields has been forced to retire from playing rugby with immediate effect | |
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| Flutey admits England injury fear Centre Riki Flutey may miss England's autumn internationals because of a shoulder injury. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Noble link 'good for Crusaders' Celtic Crusaders coach John Dixon says speculation linking Wigan boss Brian Noble with his job is positive for the Welsh club. |
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| Salford v Leeds (Fri) Team news ahead of Friday's Super League match. | |
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| St Helens v Catalans (Fri) Team news ahead of Friday's Super League match. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Nadal & Gonzalez delayed by rain Rafael Nadal takes the first set against Fernando Gonzalez before rain stops play, with Juan Martin del Potro awaiting the winner in the US Open semi-finals. |
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| US Open day 11 as it happened Rain delays Rafael Nadal and Fernando Gonzalez, with Juan Martin del Potro awaiting the winner in the US Open semi-finals. | |
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| Gullickson and Parrott win mixed Defending champion Roger Federer withstands a superb fightback from Robin Soderling to reach the semi-finals of the US Open. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Duo tied in BMW Championship lead South Africa's Rory Sabbatini and American Steve Marino are tied for the lead after the first round of the BMW Championship in Illinois. |
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| Hansen surges to lead in Germany Denmark's Soren Hansen finishes his round strongly to secure a one-shot lead at the end of the first round of the Mercedes-Benz Championship at Gut Larchenhof. | |
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| McIlroy six behind at Korea Open Rory McIlroy is six shots off the pace after two rounds of the Korea Open. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Zanardi aims for Paralympic place Ex-Formula One driver Alex Zanardi is aiming for a place on the Italian cycling team at the 2012 London Paralympics. |
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| Renault to launch Piquet lawsuit Renault say they are to launch legal action against Nelson Piquet Jr and his father over race-fixing allegations made about the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. | |
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| Rossi eases to San Marino victory Italy's Valentino Rossi wins the San Marino MotoGP to extend his lead in the championship to 30 points. | |
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| FORMULA 1 | |
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 | Renault to launch Piquet lawsuit Renault say they are to launch legal action against Nelson Piquet Jr and his father over race-fixing allegations made about the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Pacquiao is 'too quick' for Cotto Manny Pacquiao insists he will be too quick for Miguel Cotto when the two men meet in Las Vegas on 14 November. |
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| GB fail to claim medals in Milan Defeats for Khalid Yafai and Scott Cardle means Great Britain's amateur boxing team return from the World Championships without a medal. | |
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| Female boxer defends her sport Sixteen-year-old featherweight Natalie McKay puts the case for her sport, while boxing promoter Tommy Gilmour explains his objections to women taking to the ring. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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| SA threatens 'war' over Semenya South African officials step up their defence of runner Caster Semenya, warning of a "third world war" if she is prevented from competing in a row over her sex. |
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| Athletes set for Greek showdown The world's top athletes, including Usain Bolt, line up in the World Athletics Final in Greece this weekend. | |
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| Tired Bolt calls off trip to Asia Sprint king Usain Bolt opts out of races in China and South Korea later this month because of fatigue. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | O'Sullivan sets up Higgins clash Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins will contest the second semi-final of the Shanghai Masters, with Shaun Murphy and Liang Wenbo playing the other. |
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| Shanghai Masters results/draws Results from the first ranking event of the new snooker season. | |
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| Impressive Walden sees off Hendry Defending champion Ricky Walden beats Stephen Hendry to make the quarters of the Shanghai Masters. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Age of Aquarius out of St Leger Aidan O'Brien withdraws ante-post favourite Age of Aquarius from Saturday's St Leger at Doncaster. |
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| Great Leighs takeover is agreed Racing is set to return to Great Leighs after a consortium of local businessmen agree to buy it. | |
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| Ex-champion joins jockey tributes Major figures in horse racing, including ex-champion jockey Kieren Fallon, pay tribute to two jockeys killed in a suspected arson attack. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Sick Cavendish ends Missouri bid British rider Mark Cavendish withdraws from the Tour of Missouri because of a lung infection. |
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| Tour of Spain latest updates Results and standings from La Vuelta (from official website) | |
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| Foreign stars sign for Team Sky Young Norwegian star Edvald Boasson Hagen and Australian Simon Gerrans are among 10 foreign riders who will join new British squad Team Sky. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | Steelers grind out overtime win Super Bowl champions Pittsburgh beat Tennessee 13-10 in a tense opening game of the new NFL season. |
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| Dempsey takes windsurfing crown Nick Dempsey wins the RS:X World windsurfing title in Weymouth. | |
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| Dutch Olympian set to lead Oxford Sjoerd Hamburger will be the first non-native English-speaker to lead a University Boat Race crew after being elected as Oxford president. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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 | Review of the week England's Beatles link, plus Evra's plans for a sitcom |
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| Ten to Tackle What do you remember about the last seven days in sport? | |
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| Robbo Robson blog "Why I think England will win the World Cup in South Africa" | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | McCartan to accept Down challenge James McCartan will be named as the new manager of the Down senior team on Friday. |
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| Worthington deflated by NI defeat Nigel Worthington admits Northern Ireland let a chance to reach the World Cup finals slip from their grasp by losing to Slovakia. | |
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| N Ireland 0-2 Slovakia Northern Ireland's hopes of making the World Cup finals suffer a major blow after a 2-0 defeat by group leaders Slovakia. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | McLeish backs Scots boss Burley Former Scotland manager Alex McLeish says it is best to keep George Burley as national team boss. |
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| Hibernian land midfielder Miller Hibernian sign former Celtic and Manchester United midfielder Liam Miller on a two-year contract. | |
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| Fortune injury setback for Celtic Celtic striker Marc-Antoine Fortune will be missing for six to eight weeks with a knee injury. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Two England Twenty20s for Cardiff The Swalec Stadium will host two Twenty20 games between England and Pakistan in 2010. |
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| Live: Glamorgan v Essex Latest scorecard from Glamorgan's game. | |
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| Jones awaits tough Newcastle test Manager Dave Jones says Cardiff's home league game with Newcastle on Sunday is the biggest for a number of years. | |
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