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Fine Gael ends Dil pairing agreement

Last Updated: 27 September 2010 11:05

Fine Gael has decided to end a pairing agreewith the Government, a move that will put pressure on the slim Dil majority.

As a result of the Fine Gael decision, MinistEducation and Skills Mary Coughlan has had to ca planned visit to the US this week for a minvolving Enterprise Ireland.

However, the Tnaiste said the trip was arrangedbefore she was appointed Minister for Education.

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Mr O'Dowd said the party would provide coveMinisters going on European Union business, but otes would not be covered.

Enterprise Minister Batt O'Keeffe said the Fine move was 'short-sighted and unpatriotic'.

Minster O'Keeffe said: 'The Government has loopportunity to attract more revenue-geneoverseas students to Ireland and to create jobs heome by targeting US investment opportunities.

Fine Gael has embarrassed the country and it isisappointing that the main Opposition party w

place political self-interest above the national inte

Green Party leader and Minister for the Environohn Gormley said now is the time for cool holidity and 'a bit of steel in the spine'.

Mr Gormley said the Government has to conceon its job and anything else is a distraction.

Fine Gael has also announced that it intends to he writs for the three outstanding bye-electio


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Dublin South, Donegal South West and Watewhen the Dil resumes on Wednesday.

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Bankrupt developer costs Bank of Ire

36mLast Updated: 27 September 2010 10:33

The Bank of Ireland is set to lose almost ollowing the collapse of a Derry-based pro

eveloper.

McDaid Developments Ireland, which evelopments in the North, Donegal and elsewhe

he Republic, went bankrupt in June.

ts portfolio of sites included completed hopartially constructed schemes and undeveloped la

The administrators report showed that the deve


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owed the bank more than 42m.

t is thought that the sale of the firm's remaining awould raise less than 8m.

As well as its debts to Bank of Ireland, the comalso owes nearly 1m to small unsecured creand the administrators' report warns that none omoney is likely to be repaid.

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srael ends freeze on West B

settlementsLast Updated: 27 September 2010 10:53

sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allowed a freeze on settlements in the West Ba

expire in the face of intense international criticism

Mr Netanyahu refused to extend the 10-month pmoratorium, even though Palestinian leader MaAbbas had warned he would abandon the talks w

a continued freeze.Despite the move, Mr Netanyahu urged PalesPresident Mahmoud Abbas not to abandon palks in protest.


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call on president Abbas to continue with the gooonest talks we have just embarked upon,

attempt to reach a historic peace agreement bet

our two peoples,' the Israeli leader said.Mr Abbas, for his part, urged Mr Netanyahu to 'taecision to freeze the settlements in order to crea

appropriate atmosphere to proceed with the palks.'

The US also renewed its call that Israel keep a fon the construction, saying that its position on the emains unchanged.

We remain in close touch with both parties and wmeeting with them again in the coming days,'State Department spokesman PJ Crowley.

The Palestinian leader has repeatedly warne

would walk out of peace talks that were relaunchhe beginning of the month if Israel resumes buildhe West Bank.

But he appeared to step back from the brink yeste


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aying he would meet top Arab diplomats October before deciding his next move.

The statement from Mr Netanyahu did not d

mention the settlement freeze, but acknowledgurry of diplomatic activity aimed at saving the pprocess.

During the day and in recent days Prime MiNetanyahu held intensive contacts with US Secof State (Hillary) Clinton and other American offihe statement said.

Mr Netanyahu also said that he had also spokenEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak and King Abd

of Jordan.

n Washington, Mr Crowley said Mrs Clinton spokeMr Netanyahu and Tony Blair, the representative uartet of foreign entities actively engaged in

peace talks.

Mr Netanyahu had urged settlers to display 'resand responsibility' once the moratorium expires.


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Leitrim crash leaves woman dead


A 25-year-old woman has been killed in aaccident near Dromod in Co Leitrim

She was the driver of a car which crashed at Druat around 10pm last night.

There was no other vehicle involved.

The body was removed to Sligo General Ho

where an post-mortem examination is expected arried out today.

The road remains closed.


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Hugo Chavez loses ground in Venez

electionLast Updated: 27 September 2010 11:01

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's party hasmost seats in key legislative elections, but s

opposition gains have robbed him of enough voteasily pass reforms.

The leftist president's party won at least 94 of theeats in the National Assembly, and the oppositio

at least 62, officials said following initial results froovernight count.

We have to keep strengthening the (socRevolution!! A new victory for the people. I congra


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everyone, Mr Chavez wrote in his Twitter account

But the results are set to shake up an assembly Chavez has dominated for the past five years, a

main opposition will return en masse after boyche last vote in 2005.

t has been demonstrated that the country haalternative, formed thanks to the convergence ofifferent people, said Ramon Guillermo Avepokesman for an opposition coalition that formake on Chavez.

The electoral council did not release full vote numbut the opposition claimed its candidates had

52%, but failed to get a majority of seats duontroversial recent changes in voting districts.

Such a result would be a blow for Chavez, two before presidential elections in the oil-rich n

where he seeks a third six-year term.

More than 66% of some 17 million voters turned he key vote, as tensions played out on online setworks durin the len th vote count.


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The ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (Pad sought to win 110 lawmakers, or two thirds oongress, to keep pushing through reforms

Chavez's socialist revolution.

Mr Chavez, who was welcomed at a hillside polling station by cheering, red-clad croominated the end of campaigning.

n more than a decade of rule, the firebrand eader has nationalized public utilities, key induand media and launched health clinics and subsiood programs for the poor.

He has also increased pressure on opposition grand dissidents.

The opposition, which has made repeated attemnseat Mr Chavez, united this time and ke

ampaign focused on issues like Venezuela's mate, one of the highest in the world, and renflation.


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The main risk factors are alcohol consumptionmoking.

Among the main symptoms are a sore or ulcer mouth that does not heal, white or red patches mouth or a lump in the mouth or neck.

According to doctors, most patients presereatment when their cancer is at an advanced s

educing the chances of survival or full recovery.

Dean of Dublin Dental University Hospital Profune Nunn has encouraged anyone with any anxo take up the offer.

Professor Nunn said that even those with no teethentures should have check-ups as abnormalitie

be present in the gums.

There will also be educational areas with pisplays and staff available to advise of h

products related to the event.

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Arrest made in 1981 murder inquiry


A man has been arrested in Co Derry in connwith the murder of an RUC officer almost 30 years

The suspect, who is in his 50s, was detained iSwatragh area by PSNI detectives.

The arrest relates to the killing of RUC ReConstable John Proctor who was shot dead irounds of the Mid Ulster hospital in Magheraf

September 1981.

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Woman due in court on child cru

chargeLast Updated: 27 September 2010 11:09

A woman is due to appear in court in EnniskilleFermanagh, charged with child cruelty.

The charges are in connection with the investignto the death of 15-month-old Millie Martin.

She died in December last year a day after admitted to hospital.

A 30-year-old man has previously appeared in harged with her murder.


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Soldiers face charges over Afghan c

deathsLast Updated: 27 September 2010 11:13

Three Australian soldiers are to face chancluding manslaughter, over a raid in Afghanista

eft five children dead.

The court action follows an operation in Februarear to clear a compound in Uruzgan province w

Australian forces believed a Taliban leader was h

Director of Military Prosecutions Brigadier McDade said the three will be charged with vaervice offences, including manslaughter, dangonduct, failing to comply with a lawful general


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and prejudicial conduct.

A suspected insurgent was also killed in the nighwhile four people were wounded.

Two of the servicemen said they would vigorouslyhe charges, which are being laid after an Austmilitary investigation.

We will strenuously defend the charges and we

orward to the opportunity of publicly clearingeputations, as well as the reputation of the Aust

Defence Force, they said through their lawyers.

A defence department spokesman said at leas

oldier will face manslaughter charges, althaccusations against one of the accused have noteleased as he is currently abroad.

Local media earlier said the case stems from a

me capture or kill mission, involving abouAustralian soldiers, in which troops exchanged firean Afghan man.

The man and five children - two of whom were ba


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ied when grenades were thrown, while other wand children were injured, the Sydney Morning Haid.

The paper said no military historians it had contould recall a previous case where Australian soad been charged over the deaths of civilians in b

Civilian deaths are a particularly sensitive issAfghanistan, where almost 150,000 foreign sorom NATO and the US are battling a Tansurgency.

The UN reported last month that 1,271 civilians diolence between January and June this year, wit

Taliban responsible for 76% of the deaths.

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Michel Martin to deliver UN address


Minister for Foreign Affairs Michel Martin will dreland's annual address to the UN General Assen New York later today.

Mr Martin will outline Ireland's foreign policy prioover the next 12-months.

The address takes place during the 65th aMinisterial Week at the UN, when each counnvited to participate.

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BEC seeks easing of pension rules


Employers' group IBEC has called on the Governo ease the rules governing pension schemes.

The group said the move will avert what it describa pensions crisis in the private sector.

BEC says that the survival of many defined bpension schemes is at stake because of the egulations on the minimum amount of funding

must have.

Under the rules of the Pensions Board, compmust have a certain amount in the pot to make


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pension schemes viable.

But recent losses in the markets mean that mahese schemes have lost millions of euro and

arge shortfalls in funding.The Board has set a deadline of Novembeompanies whose schemes are in the red to com

with proposals on how they plan to tackle the defic

However, IBEC said that given the extremely vomarket conditions, the Government should reducminimum funding standard to allow companies better long-term investment decisions for pechemes.

Otherwise, it warns, it will hasten the demise of iable schemes and workers will suffer as a result

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Harrington finds form ahead of Ryder CLast Updated: 27 September 2010 07:44

Padraig Harrington had a spring in his step agae moved on from France to Wales for the Ryder C

A closing best-of-the-day 64 for eighth place Vivendi Trophy at Golf de Joyenval - his final warevent - can only help Harrington as he tries to justiwild card pick.

Not that the three-time major champion thinks hange many people's minds about whether itght that he and not Paul Casey or Justin Roseelected.


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At the end of the day it's impossible to prove anyke that, he said after carding seven birdies an

eagle in his final round in Paris.

Everybody's going to have their opinion and people will be pretty committed to their opinion.

t's not something I can control, so best to stay rom it.

But I'm obviously happy. The week before a big s all about seeing where your game is at.

struggled putting earlier in the week (he made th

with nothing to spare) and it was sharp today, so Iave as much to work on.

am excited to get there and ready to go.

Winner in Paris was England's John Parry, a 23-

old from Harrogate who was a team-mate of McIlroy in the 2007 Walker Cup.

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event 116th on the money list and only too awareust the top 115 retain cards at the end of the seas

At least I know now what I am going to play in - it

he pressure off, said Parry, the third Tour rookapture a title this season.

thought I was good enough to win - it was just pall together.

He beat Swede Johan Edfors by two with a 70 annder-par aggregate.

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Finalists fancy the shorter formatLast Updated: 27 September 2010 07:21

The success of the World Open should act aatalyst for a scaled-down World Champion

according to Glasgow winner Neil Robertsonbeaten finalist Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Robertson celebrated his new status as world nuone by beating O'Sullivan 5-1 in the final hoursoming from two frames down to beat Mark Wil

3-2 in the last four.

Both players feel the excitement generated by theormat should serve as a lesson if World Sno


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hairman Barry Hearn attempts to extendestructuring of the sport to the Crucible event.

O'Sullivan said: It's a long time being in Sheffield

ays. That's longer than the Olympics. It feels tooas a player - you can play matches over three daynnecessary.

f it was Neil playing John Higgins, I could watch all day. But not everyone plays snooker like Neohn Higgins and Stephen Hendry.

There's not enough entertaining players about to onger matches.

The three-time world champion added: When yoplaying 35-frame finals over two days, the first dust jockeying for position.

t comes down to the best of 11 frames in the

ession anyway.Robertson, whose World Championship finaagainst Graeme Dott ended at 1254am earlieear, said: I prefer the match to end in one sess


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on't like going back to the hotel and waiting arou

feel this tournament has been a huge sucprobably the most successful tournament I've bee

of.think the World (Championship) should be no

han best out of 25.

The final goes on way too long and it can lead to

nooker, which was what it was between meGraeme in the final.

Robertson revelled in the shorter format as he saside the favourite to claim his sixth victory

anking event finals.

The Australian said: There were a few texts about saying this will be the one he loses.But it wasn't and that fired me up. Whenever I ge

nal, I think I'm going to win it.Being world champion and world number one me a big lift as well.


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f there was any problem and I was under pressnew I could think I'm the word champion, I can g

of this.

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rish claim two gold medals in SerbiaLast Updated: 27 September 2010 07:34

Chris Blaney claimed a gold medal and the boxhe tournament award at the Vojvodina Golden G

Youth Multi-Nations in Novi Sad, Serbia on SundaChris Phelan also finished on top of the podiureland collected two gold and two silver medalsSunday's finals.

Phelan, from the Ryston BC, had his hand raisictory at the 11-nation tournament after Hungyweight Gyorgy Mizsei was retired in round two

Navan middleweight Blaney emerged victorious


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Ferenc Orbanc, also of Hungary, was also retiround two.

But while Blaney and Phelan were celebr

Stephen Broadhurst and Michael McDonagh hettle for silver after being edged out in the lightwand welterweight deciders.

McDonagh lost a tactical duel with Maxim ShmygRussia 1-0 and Broadhurst was left frustrated ominating his final against home favourite D

Memerovic of Serbia only to lose out 3-2 on the juerdict following a 1-1 draw.

rish team manager Paul McMahon said that they

elighted with the medal haul from Serbia and prhe efforts of the Irish quartet in Sunday's finals anrish squad at the prestigious Youth tournament.

Gerry McDaid and Paddy Hughes were wo

reland's corner in Serbia.

The Irish team are due to arrive home via Dairport at 8pm this evening.


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Almunia out of Champions League tieLast Updated: 27 September 2010 11:40

Lukasz Fabianski will start in goal for Arsenal inChampions League encounter at Partizan Belgrad

Tusday night after Manuel Almunia was ruled ouan elbow injury.

The north London club confirmed on their websitmorning that the Pole will take over between the with Almunia having hurt his elbow when he gave a penalty in Saturday's 3-2 home defeat to West B

We have Manual Almunia out, said manager AWenger. He has a problem with his elbow. He c


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when he made the penalty on Saturday.

The Frenchman insisted he had no plans to Almunia had it not been for the injury.

The goalkeeper] is always the easy target, the capegoat, he said. But we win together and weogether even if people think he made a mistake oecond goal.

Wenger will decide during training whether fullKieran Gibbs can board the plane for Serbia aontinues his recovery from the badly bruised fouffered in the Carling Cup win at Tottenham

Tuesday.

Kieran Gibbs has a test in training today, Weadded.

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Kovalainen has to turn firefighterLast Updated: 27 September 2010 09:14

Heikki Kovalainen is expecting a pay-rise from ollowing his firefighting exploits in Sunday's Singa

Grand Prix.Kovalainen was involved in one of the more drancidents of yesterday's night race when his car cre on the penultimate lap.

Reacting intuitively, the Finn opted not to head tarage in the pitlane, but instead - with flames bu

rom the back of his car - pulled up on the start-traight.


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Kovalainen was then handed an extinguisher bWilliams team and proceeded to douse theimself.

That was not quite how I thought my race would aid Kovalainen. Until the fire I was having a trong run, and the car had felt good throughout.

We were looking good for 15th, but then I h

oming-together with (Toro Rosso's Sebastien) Bowards the end of the race.

spun the car to get back onto the track, which Iracked the fuel tank pressure release valve a

ooks like that caused an airbox fire.didn't want to come into the pits as it definitely wafe enough to do so, and pulled over on the traight.

A couple of guys from Williams gave meextinguisher, so I put the fire out on my own.

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echnical officer) Mike (Gascoyne) that they meed to pay me more as I'm now a fireman as wel

Appreciating Kovalainen's efforts, Gascoyne

Heikki clearly had a pretty dramatic race.When the fire started he made the decision nome into the pitlane for safety reasons, and did

well to put the fire out himself.

The main thing really is to say thanks to him for brave enough to put it out, and be thankful he'safter what was a pretty spectacular end to his race

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FedEx millions bring tears to Furyks eyLast Updated: 27 September 2010 07:22

im Furyk heads to the Ryder Cup $11.35million after landing golf's biggest jackpot in Atlanta.

The 40-year-old American won the Tour Champioby a single shot from England's Luke Donald -bound for Celtic Manor - and with it added$10million FedEx Cup play-off bonus to complemarkable turnaround from four weeks ago.

Furyk began the end-of-season series by isqualified from the first of the four event

oversleeping.


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But, forced to play catch-up once he woke upormer US Open champion did just that - with han a little help from all those above him in the pace, including Donald and Paul Casey.

Starting the final week 11th on the points table Fulosing 70 - a lot of it played in pouring rain - gav

an eight under par total of 272.

Donald, for whom a win would have given himwinning cheques, looked out of it when he bogeye6th and came up short of the 17th green, bramatically chipped in from over 90 feet.

However, Furyk, three clear with three to play,bogeyed the same two holes and after Donald,econd at the Deutsche Bank Championship

weeks ago, parred the difficult par three last Furyo do the same to triumph.

Pushing his tee shot into sand increased the tenbut he splashed out of the wet sand magnificenwithin three feet and holed.


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Donald's consolation was an overall play-off bonuhird place and he said: Obviously I have a little isappointment - I had a good chance nfortunately I came up one shot short.

will try to crack that winner's circle soon (his lasn American was over 4 1/2 years ago) and hopean take some of this good golf to the Ryder Cup.

Paul Casey, fifth in the standings when he begaournament, also stood on the last tee with a chanhe bonus bonanza.

Needing solo second, he required an improbirdie to keep the dream alive, though, and a pa

he best he could do after finding the greenside bu

t meant Casey finished second and fourth in thwo play-off events, good enough to keep the arguaging about whether he deserved a Ryder Cup

ard.

had no idea - ignorance is bliss I think, said Cwhen asked if he knew where he stood right aeath.


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The last time I looked at the leaderboard was afte5th. I figured I needed to do something and it wo be.

He missed a seven-foot par putt on the 17th afteris approach way right.

For a while it looked as though Furyk's fellow AmeNick Watney - not a member of the Ryder Cup -oing to pull off a simply startling victory.

Seven over par and 15 strokes off the lead after soles of his third round, Watney played the neoles in a staggering 14 under and was only

behind.

That included playing the back nine in 28 and theront nine in 30, but then came a lightning delay ominutes and it appeared to stop the 29-year

momentum.

He bogeyed the 16th and 17th and dropped alonCasey.


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Furyk, shedding tears, said: What a special yeaever had a three-win season and this is great ici

he cake.

After what happened the first week I just wantave a chance to play here.

On the up and down at the last he added: I nipperfect, I heard the roar and knew it was good.

His putt was under 30 inches, short enough talmost dummy proof - even with $11.35million one.

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Almunia out of Champions League tieLast Updated: 27 September 2010 11:40

Lukasz Fabianski will start in goal for Arsenal inChampions League encounter at Partizan Belgrad

Tusday night after Manuel Almunia was ruled ouan elbow injury.

The north London club confirmed on their websitmorning that the Pole will take over between the with Almunia having hurt his elbow when he gave a penalty in Saturday's 3-2 home defeat to West B

We have Manual Almunia out, said manager AWenger. He has a problem with his elbow. He c


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when he made the penalty on Saturday.

The Frenchman insisted he had no plans to Almunia had it not been for the injury.

The goalkeeper] is always the easy target, the capegoat, he said. But we win together and weogether even if people think he made a mistake oecond goal.

Wenger will decide during training whether fullKieran Gibbs can board the plane for Serbia aontinues his recovery from the badly bruised fouffered in the Carling Cup win at Tottenham

Tuesday.

Kieran Gibbs has a test in training today, Weadded.

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Wolves 1-2 Aston VillaLast Updated: 26 September 2010 18:25

Emile Heskey's late goal enabled new Aston VillaGerard Houllier to emerge triumphant from his

Barclays Premier League match in charge omidlands club at Wolves.

The England striker celebrated his first league staix months by heading home an 87th-minute rom Stephen Warnock.

Matt Jarvis' first goal of the campaign looked to escued Wolves a point after Stewart Downing's ange effort separated the sides at half-time.


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Villa were the better side in the first half with AYoung impressing in his role just behind the revitaHeskey.

Nigel Reo-Coker was dominant in midfield Carlos Cuellar made a series of crucial intercepwhen Wolves did threaten.But Wolves were a revitalised force in the seconminutes with Brad Friedel the busier of the

oalkeepers.

arvis was at the heart of their most threatmoments while David Jones impressed in the cenhe park before Heskey denied them a point.

t means Villa are unbeaten in 17 matches with Wtretching back 30 years.

The home side created the first clearcut openingix minutes when Kevin Doyle's reverse pass p

out the run into the box of David Edwards.

But he hesitated for a split second and eventuallyigh and wide when under pressure from Warnock


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Wolves were playing at a high tempo and Reo-Cmade a brave block on Karl Henry's shot after Cad headed clear a Jarvis corner.

Warnock became the first player to be yellow carand for the third successive league game - in theminute after a sliding challenge on Edwards.

Hahnemann reacted sharply to keep out a down

eader from James Collins following a Doworner.

Villa started to enjoy more possession and afteminutes Downing put them ahead.

Reo-Coker found Heskey who held the ball upbefore finding Marc Albrighton in space on the He drilled a dipping centre right across the sixbox and Downing stayed on-side to deflect thepast Hahnemann from close range.

Villa dominated proceedings but it needed a dave from Friedel to keep Villa on level terms aft

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First the veteran goalkeeper parried a fierce vrom Fletcher and then kept out the follow-up effortDoyle.

Wolves were forced to make a change in theminute when Stephen Ward limped out of the actbe replaced by George Elokobi in a straight sweft-back.

A long throw from Elokobi caused problemCuellar had to block an effort from Jody Craddock

Wolves made an impressive start to the second pand Warnock escaped a second yellow card

bringing down Doyle in a counter-attack by the ide.

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy appeared unhappyhe decision and made his feelings known to the fofficial.

Villa were forced to back pedal and Friedel went o his right to keep out a volley from Christophe Be


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Craddock was booked after bringing down AYoung.But after 61 minutes Wolves got back on level through Jarvis.

The midfielder cut back inside onto his right foooated a dangerous ball across the box.

Edwards attacked the ball but failed to get a toucht flew across Friedel into the far corner of the net.

Ashley Young continued to pose the biggest threVilla and one cross just evaded the run of Reo-Co

Villa brought on striker Gabriel Agbonlahor in pla

Albrighton after 66 minutes. Hahnemann produuperb finger-tip save to keep out Ashley Yoasping drive.

Adlene Guedioura came on for Edwards in the

minute and quickly tested Friedel with a low drive.But with three minutes remaining Heskey snatchewinner.Warnock supplied a probing cross from the left


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and Heskey rose to place a header into the cornhe net.

n injury-time Villa substitute Steve Sidwell, who

eplaced skipper Stiliyan Petrov, was yellow cardea challenge on Guedioura who was stretchered of

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Newcastle United 1-2 Stoke CityLast Updated: 26 September 2010 18:51

ames Perch's own goal handed Stoke City all points as Newcastle United lost at home fo

econd time in a row.The full-back headed Matthew Etherington's corneis own net under pressure from Robert Huomplete a concerted fightback by the Potters.

Kevin Nolan's 43rd-minute penalty had givenMagpies a deserved half-time lead, but Sesponded after the break and were back on t

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Kenwyne Jones, who had earlier hit both the poshe bar, headed home from close range.

But there was still a sickening twist to come

minutes from time when Perch's unwitting interveanded the visitors victory in front of a crow41,915.

Last Saturday's 1-0 league win at Everton andmidweek Carling Cup heroics at Chelsea had mor a positive week for the Magpies, who returnome turf determined to erase the memory of the

outing on Tyneside.

A fortnight ago, they turned up to face Blackpoo

othing on their minds but taking three precious pbut ended up empty-handed after Ian Holloway'seft with a 2-0 win under their belts.

Despite their last two results, both achieve

mpressive performances, there was no roomomplacency against a Stoke side whose prorom set-pieces - and in particular Rory Delap'shrow - is well-documented.


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Newcastle will not have been at all disappointed tDelap's name among the substitutes and withouo say the Potters were one-dimensional beforbreak would have been something of

nderstatement.

Plan A appeared to be to get the ball up to Jonuickly as possible, but with the former Sunde

rontman having the kind of afternoon which persu

Black Cats boss Steve Bruce to cash in on himummer, the threat was minimal.

By contrast, the Magpies were enterprising orward with the insurance provided by defemidfielder Cheik Tiote allowing Joey Barton to rumidfield, while winger Hatem Ben Arfa provonstant source of menace.

For all that, Chris Hughton's men were able to cew clear-cut chances with Ben Arfa's 19th-minute

ick, which curled just wide, as close as they camopening the scoring in the early stages.

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Enrique down the left looked the most likely avenuhe home side and the Spaniard drilled a low across the face of goal seconds later.

But it was from that flank that the opening goaarrive, albeit indirectly as Stoke's stubborn resistwas finally broken.

Enrique's towering cross attracted Andy Caattention, although it seemed destined for the areeper Thomas Sorensen.

However, before the Dane could get there, barged the striker to the ground and, to his hooked round to see referee Mike Jones pointing

pot.

His prolonged protests went unanswered and Ntepped up to face Sorensen, who once saved an

Shearer penalty at St James' Park during

Sunderland days, from 12 yards.

But there was to be no repeat as the Magpies' skent him the wrong way to open the scoring

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The pattern of the first half was largely reproduring the early minutes of the second and City

Tony Pulis responded within five minutes by repl

midfielder Salif Diao with striker Ricardo Fuller.

Stoke immediately looked more potent and forceorners in quick succession, the second of whicheaded just wide by defender Ryan Shawcross.

Sensing a change in the balance of the game, eplaced Glenn Whelan with Delap with 56 mione, and his side might have been back on

erms within three minutes.

on Walters climbed high above Enrique to rMatthew Etherington's cross towards goal, wones headed against the foot of the post with ke

Tim Krul beaten.

The rebound dropped to Fuller, who seemed certcore, but he stabbed his shot wide of the far pohe home side breathed a huge sigh of relief.

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ater when Jones met Dean Whitehead's free-kica powerful header, but saw it come back ofrossbar.

But it proved a case of third time lucky with 67 mione when Huth helped Etherington's free-kick across goal and Jones headed home from point-ange.

Sorensen claimed Carroll's 70th-minute volley aecond attempt under pressure from Nolan, buwist in the tale came five minutes from time Perch powered a header past Krul and into his owo hand the visitors victory.

Nolan had a chance to claw back a point in injurybut his right-foot shot flew wide of the far post.

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Sunday night's Serie A reviewLast Updated: 26 September 2010 20:39

Lazio joined Inter Milan at the top of the Setandings after Mauro Zarate's solitary goal saw

beat Chievo in Verona this afternoon.Zarate struck in the 69th minute to hand the viheir third win in four games.

The outcome sees the Romans go level on 10 p

with Inter, who lost 1-0 at Roma yesterday.

Brescia's three-match winning run came to an enhey lost 2-1 at Bari.


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Bari showed they had suffered no lingering erom the 4-0 beating they received at Inter in midby storming into a 16th-minute lead through EmmRivas.

Brescia's Panagiotis Kone equalised on the halfmark before Paulo Barreto converted from the pepot in the 55th minute after being brought dow

Brescia defender Gilberto Martinez.

The home side held on without major scares to reheir first triumph since their opening win of the Seeason at Juventus on August 29.

Napoli came from behind to pick up their seonsecutive away win in style with a 4-1 triumCesena.

Marco Parolo put the hosts in front in the 48th mand, with the help of their inspirational goalkeeperooked like they were going to upset Napoli likead AC Milan in their first home game of the seas

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Marek Hamsik penalty and two late goals from ECavani earned Napoli all three points.

Catania and Bologna continued their solid starts t

ew season with a battling 1-1 draw at Stadio AMassimino.

Veteran striker Marco Di Vaio opened the scorinhe visitors after 40 minutes when he slammed on the rebound after seeing his penalty saveMariano Andujar.

The hosts pulled level through a Miguel Britos ownafter 65 minutes and although Catania looked thekely to add to the scoring, Bologna's backline

rm for a deserved point.

Second-half goals from Adem Ljajic and LorenzSilvestri earned Fiorentina their first win of the Seeason against Parma.

Ljajic opened the scoring with a 61st-minute peand De Silvestri's deflected effort made the gafe.


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Massimo Maccarone secured a richly-deserved or Palermo against 10-man Lecce witha stoppage-time equaliser at the Stadio RBarbera.

Guillermo Giacomazzi put the visitors ahead ieighth minute and, after Mauricio Pinilla had would have been a leveller incorrectly ruled ooffside on the stroke of half time, Daniele C

oubled Lecce's advantage at the start of the seperiod.

However, Pinilla gave Palermo hope six minutesand, after Giacomazzi was sent off 10 minutesme, Maccarone salvaged a point for the hosts wrst goal for the club.

Udinese picked up their first point of the seasonrinding out a goalless draw at Sampdoria

afternoon.

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Comunale Luigi Ferraris.

And a draw was the least they deserved fenterprising display against a Samp side who

ow won just one of their opening five games.

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Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Manchester UniteLast Updated: 26 September 2010 14:19

Michael Owen rescued a point for Manchester Uafter Alex Ferguson's men twice had to come

behind against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.Owen nodded home Nani's free-kick 16 minutesme to ensure United did not join the other victims

weekend of shock defeats.

Yet it was hardly a pleasing outcome for Fergwho would have hoped for better once Nani levZat Knight's early effort but instead saw his teabehind again thanks to Martin Petrov.


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As United have now conceded nine goals ieague games and trail leaders Chelsea by points, it was not the best of weekends for them, nout-of-sorts Wayne Rooney, who was replaceFederico Macheda half an hour from the end.

Saturday's results could not have worked out any bor United and the intent behind their attackingwas obvious from the first kick, but defensively

emain unconvincing.

The absence of Rio Ferdinand with WednesChampions League encounter with Valencia in was a further indication that all is not well wit

England skipper.

And without him, life continues to be a struggle.

A late goal at Fulham, two in injury-time at Evertoa Steven Gerrard brace against Liverpool weekend when the Reds did not have a single shote in open play during the entire game is ecord to be proud of.


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To that crime sheet can now be added Knight's ick.

The defender's third goal in as many years coul

be described as conventional.But once Patrice Evra moved away from the fare was supposed to be patrolling when Petrov c

over his corner, the target was wide enough for hteer the ball into once he had escaped the atten

of Jonny Evans.

That United would score themselves was never n doubt such was their dominance of possessey midfield areas.

The problem was whether they would concede aghe meantime.

Edwin van der Sar was forced to make a coup

ital interventions as Kevin Davies and JElmander made their presence felt, with Evanooking entirely comfortable.At the other end, United's play was incisive andGi s and Roone wasted decent chances.


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The manner of the visitors' equaliser would have as a disappointment to Owen Coyle.

Nani deserved plenty of credit for his ambition aet off racing towards the Bolton goal from insidown half.

However, the Trotters defence just kept inviting hun and the Portuguese winger had got to the edhe area before he drilled an impressive shotussi Jaaskelainen.

n fairness to Bolton, it was something of an aberiven how well they had done at closing down s

around their penalty area and forcing Unitedpumping a succession of crosses into the box.

t was a tactic United persevered with after the inand eventually resulted in the substitution o

neffective Rooney half an hour from the end.

Rooney's work rate could not be faulted on hisappearance away from Old Trafford since the eru ted over his rivate life.


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But he does not threaten at the moment and now Oas taken his tally to three in a week, compared to

or Rooney - from the penalty spot - all seaso

nteresting selection dilemma looms for FergusValencia on Wednesday.

Owen was not even on the pitch when PetroBolton back in front, exploiting more poor defe

work to step inside Park then rocket a shot past Ean der Sar that flicked off John O'Shea.

The introduction of Federico Macheda did result opening for Berbatov but it took Owen's deft neaick for the far corner from Nani's free-kick to

United level.

A late onslaught was expected as United huntewinner.

But it did not actually materialise, with Elmanderad wasted an excellent chance to seal victoBolton before Owen scored, steering the opportunity wide as well.


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Sunday night's Primera Liga reviewLast Updated: 26 September 2010 20:25

David Trezeguet added to Hercules's giant-eputation in La Liga by scoring both goals in

ictory at home to Sevilla.Two weeks ago, Nelson Valdez was the hero as hhe promoted club to a stunning 2-0 win hampions Barcelona, but that had been theirictory in four outings since winning promotion.

Sevilla fans chanted for coach Antonio Alvareesign after their midweek draw at home to R

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ease the pressure on him, despite it being theieague defeat of the season.

They dropped to sixth with eight points from

ames, five short of leaders Valencia, who won 2Sporting Gijon on Saturday.

Sevilla were rocked back after 21 minutes when DZokora needlessly tripped Tiago Gomes in the and former France striker Trezeguet netted frompenalty spot.

t went from bad to worse for the visitors when work down the left from Real Madrid loanee RoDrenthe led to Trezeguet nudging in Kiko Feme

olley just before the break.

Barca are second with 12 points after a 3-1 wAthletic Bilbao yesterday, when Real Madrid slipphird with 11, after a 0-0 draw away to prom

Levante.

Kalu Uche eased the pressure on Almeria coachManuel Lillo with two first-half headers as hisovercame De ortivo Coruna 2-0 awa for their fir


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of the campaign.

The Nigerian forward sprinted to the touchlinelebrate with Lillo, who was in the spotlight afte

president Alfonso Garcia Gabarron had said would review the coach's position after the trip tRiazor.

Argentine striker Fernando Cavenaghi scored

oals in Real Mallorca's 2-0 victory at hompromoted Real Sociedad, while Espanyol and Gboth won 1-0 against Osasuna and Respectively.

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Gascoigne gets management roleLast Updated: 26 September 2010 19:54

Paul Gascoigne has been appointed the new maof non-league club Garforth Town.

The former England midfielder has described thewith the Evo Stik First Division North League clubbig challenge.

Gascoigne, 43, told the News of the World's o

website: I feel strong right now. For me personaa big challenge. It's whether the players want to jon that challenge.


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never knew when I'd get back into football. I waake the club forward and I want the players to devwill give commitment to the club.

Going to a club like this does not bother me oneove this type of football. It is not flash and the plwon't be flash.

will get the same publicity at Garforth as if I wasPremier League club and I don't want the players tarried away with it.

am excited. I can't wait to get in and get startedof course I will be nervous.

The former Newcastle, Tottenham, Lazio and Ramidfielder believes his appointment with the Yorkshire side will not be a repeat of his premanagement role, at Kettering.

Owner Imraan Ladak sacked Gascoigne after juays, claiming the former England internationarinking too much.

Gascoigne explained: It went really well there.


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hairman tried to blame it on the drink but it was tntrue. He stopped me coaching and he want

become manager.

Garforth owner Simon Clifford said: This is npublicity stunt. When we signed Socrates and Cahat was. Everyone says they love Paul but nooes anything about it.

want him to be an inspiration to someone who ave depression or problems in their lives.

walked through hell but he has kept on walking.

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again. I actually spoke to Andy Keogh abouesterday. Hes just had a child, weve been te

and he was saying "please come back forampaign," but its not going to happen.

m just so happy not playing international footavent missed it. Not one bit. The interna

matches come and I get to spend more time withildren.

The midfielder, who recently transferred to Astonrom Manchester City, has not played for Ireland 2007 after lying about the reason he returned hrom an away match against the Czech Republic.

The Cork native told officials he wanted to return because his grandmother had died, but acwanted to leave the squad because his girlfriendad a miscarriage.

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Aberdeen 2-3 RangersLast Updated: 26 September 2010 15:06

Rangers manager Walter Smith enjoyed his first wPittodrie since returning to the Ibrox hot-seat

ears ago with a spirited 3-2 victory over AberdeeThe Dons looked set to maintain their impreome record over the Ibrox side when they raced wo-goal lead thanks to first half strikes from Vernon and Chris Maguire, who was sent off ilosing stages for a second booking.

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erel Ifil to keep his side in the match after 34 min

The Scotland striker netted his 10th goal of the seafter 52 minutes when he was on hand to turn

Steven Davis' cut-back and the comeback omplete when Steven Naismith beat the offsideo unselfishly set up Nikica Jelavic for an easy finis

Rangers made six changes for their trip to Pittwith Kyle Lafferty on the bench, despite scoring arick in the Light Blues' 7-2 Co-operative InsuCup midweek win over Dunfermline. Miller returnis place, while there were also starts for

McGregor, David Weir, Sasa Papac, Lee McCuand Steven Whittaker.

Aberdeen, without captain Paul Hartley who straiamstring in their League Cup victory over

Rovers, made two changes. Defender NVujadinovic stepped in for Hartley, while striker D

Mackie replaced Mitchel Megginson.

Dons boss Mark McGhee had joked before the ghat he may have to start the match with six defe


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n order to nullify a Rangers team that had scoremes in their previous two matches. Instead, he oor a four-man defence with right-back Rory Mcpushed forward into midfield.

The home side broke the deadlock after 10 miwhen Vernon timed his run perfectly to latch Maguire's neat pass and slot the ball past McGor his fifth goal in four games.

Rangers increased the pressure as they searchean equaliser with Miller stinging the palms of JLangfield, before an enticing centre from VlaWeiss found no takers.

Aberdeen were defending their lead resalthough Steven Naismith was given alimpse of goal after exchanging passes with Je

but failed to find the target.

With 30 minutes gone the Dons doubled theirwhen Maguire reacted quickest to turnMackie's low cross past McGregor.

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minutes when Ifil brought Weiss down in the areaZander Diamond and Naismith picking up bookinheir parts in a melee which followed the decision

Miller held his nerve to net from the spot and conis record of scoring in every league gameeason.

The striker turned creator in the closing stages o

action-packed half to cross for Papac butBosnian's header was well held by Langfield.

Rangers levelled within seven minutes of the reNaismith released Davis, who threaded the ball aoal to give Miller the easiest of finishes and his

eague goal of the season.

Aberdeen were looking increasingly rattled and apaid the price after 59 minutes when Davis teeelavic, whose curling shot struck Langfield's post

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Liverpool decision backed by referee bLast Updated: 26 September 2010 13:18

Stuart Attwell was right to award Liverpool ontroversial opening goal in Saturday's 2-2

against Sunderland, refereeing chiefs said.The Professional Game Match Officials body, wprovides match officials for all matches in the PreLeague and Football League, issued a statementAttwell faced criticism.

Attwell allowed Dirk Kuyt's opening strike to countuling Michael Turner had taken a free-kick whe

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Fernando Torres nipped in, raced through on goaplayed in Kuyt to score.

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce said at his

onference: 'I've been in enough trouble so I don'to talk about it but you all witnessed it and he wrong.'

However PGMO released a statement clarifyingiew of the goal.

The statement read: 'PGMO has reviewed the firscored between Liverpool and Sunderland and behat the correct decisions were made.

According to the Laws of the Game, having stohe game for any infringement the referee is reqo 'indicate the restart of the match'.

n practice, in the majority of cases, referees ind

or the re-start by gesturing to players to take theThese gestures can be minimal. For the mportant 'ceremonial' free-kicks, which also inontrol of the defensive wall, referees can indicasin the whistle. However there is no re uireme


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Law to use the whistle to make the indication.

The ball is then in play when it is kicked and mSo, in this case, the ball was in play as soon a

icked by a Sunderland player.

Also, the Laws state that the free-kick must be rom the place where the infringement occurred. An this case, the referee correctly determined tha

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However, he has scored only once for Liverpool shis season - the winner against West Brom - andtarted to show signs of frustration on the pitch.

Reports regularly claim the 26-year-old is unhappys considering leaving Anfield, as happened inummer, but Kuyt said Torres' quality would seehrough.

Everyone is expecting goals from Fernando boffers a lot more. Against Sunderland he esponsible for setting up the two goals,' said

Holland international, who returned to action aghe Black Cats earlier than expected after a shonjury earlier this month.

He is very important for the team even if he icoring goals. I'm sure his goals will come. His mas never changed. If you are a striker, and the tytriker Fernando is, you want to be involved in goa

But everyone could see how happy he was to havp two goals. When you are one of the world'strikers everyone is watching you so if they g


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moment to blame him they will.

And if you are not winning games he is not happyot happy and the team is not happy.

But we all know next week he could score a haand then everything changes.'

Kuyt, who is hoping to be picked to face his folub in Europe on Thursday, admits Liverpool hav

o get into gear after their worst start to a topeason for 18 years, with just six points from as ames.

We are not at our level yet because if we were i

best shape we would win these games,' he said.

Every day everyone is working very hard to get tnfortunately against Sunderland it didn't happe

we can't wait for the next opportunity to change it.

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f you are at Liverpool expectations are alwaysand you are expected to win every game. If you loraw people are not happy and we are not happy

hat is what we are at the moment.

Things will come because we know we have qand it just takes time. We all want to win and chalor things and I am sure it will happen if we working.

But we have to make sure we get some poinagainst Blackpool) before we go away fornternational break.'

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South Korea win Women's Under-17 WCup


South Korea have beaten Japan in a thrilling fin

he Women's Under-17 World Cup at the HCrawford Stadium in Tobago.

apan beat Ireland in the quarter-final stage oompetition, but were edged out by their East

vals in a penaly shoot-out after a 3-3 draw in fuland extra-time.

Korean defender Jang Selgi eventually sealed thecoring the decisive spot-kick to see Korea Rep


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win their first world title in any age category or gen

Spain beat North Korea 1-0 in the 3rd/4th play-off

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Manchester City 1-0 ChelseaLast Updated: 25 September 2010 23:56

After handing Chelsea the title yesterday, RoMancini watched his Manchester City side pro

natch it away again as Carlos Tevez's secontrike ended the champions' 100% record.

n a tactical battle with defences largely onhroughout, Tevez's moment of inspiration just bhe hour proved to be decisive.

Chelsea were unable to halt the South Ameriburst from halfway and he found the perfect finishhrough Ashley Cole's legs and in off the post.


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Carlo Ancelotti's men battled hard to forcequaliser, but, just as they had done for most oontest, they failed to open up a disciplinedefence and came no nearer than the he

Branislav Ivanovic struck the bar with before half-t

t rather showed up the opinion Mancini ofesterday that Chelsea would win the title easilyignalled City can join Manchester United and Ar

n harbouring genuine hopes of glory next May as

t was slightly strange that the build up to a gbetween the Premier League's biggest spehould be centred around respective injury proble

Yet that is exactly how it turned out, Ancelotti clae had just 12 fit players, which was one more

Mancini.

Defensively, City are struggling with neither JLescott nor Jerome Boateng - who did make his das a late substitute - considered fit enough to start

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est on a thigh injury it was anticipated would keeout for another fortnight anyway, Mancini went foear-old Belgian Dedryck Boyata, normally a cealf, to make only his fourth league appearance.

Boyata rewarded his manager with a solid contribo an obdurate defensive performance from City.

Only once were the Blues opened up properly, anad nothing to do with the teenager.

n fact it was Tevez who drifted away from FMalouda as he anticipated a return pass to DDrogba, who had just taken a corner on the Cheft.

Tevez's movement gave Malouda the space to ceep cross to the far post, where Alex nodded it

o Ivanovic.

The Serbian had two goes at putting Chelsea in The first came bouncing back off the bar, giving hecond header to go for, this time Joe Hart makomfortable save.


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Apart from that, both goalmouths were nderused.

Knowing this was their biggest test of the seaso

ar and without Frank Lampard to drive them forom midfield, Chelsea were content to play whemselves, keep a fairly rigid shape and letexpend their energy trying to break them down.

For their part, the home side failed to get suffupport to Tevez, who worked incredibly hard up

on his own but was limited to speculative long-refforts.

Under such circumstances, it was hardly a surp

began to get a bit tetchy and Pablo Zabaleta's boor a reckless sliding tackle on Ivanovic gave wayperiod of play scarred by physical confrontation.

The first two minutes of the second period prod

as much intense action as there had been in the wof the first.

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ar better with the near-post corner than seneader sailing over the bar after being pickedompletely unmarked.

City responded with their first meaningful assauhe Chelsea goal, which forced Cech to make a dow save to deny Silva.

t proved to be the prelude to the deadlock

broken.Yaya Toure and the nippy Silva deserve mentionheir short pass and running off the ball respecafter Ramires had conceded possession just ihe City half.

The rest of it was all the South American's own woe ran ferociously at the visitors' defence, jinked ght, then blasted a shot through Cole's legs andhe net off the inside of Cech's right-hand post.

Twice Essien tried to level from long-range. Twicadar was way off and the ball sailed over.

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is effective performance by getting bookedhopping down Zhirkov, but with Cole also belthot into the side-netting, Chelsea ran out of ideas

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Liverpool 2-2 SunderlandLast Updated: 25 September 2010

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard once again camis side's rescue but it was referee Stuart Attwell a

entre of attention with an erratic displaSunderland's 2-2 draw at Anfield.

The official, who awarded the infamous ghost gohe Championship two years ago, allowed Dirk Kopening strike to count after ruling Michael Turneaken a free-kick when he appeared to roll it baoalkeeper Simon Mignolet.

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either side of half-time before Gerrard noddeFernando Torres' near-post cross to salvage a po

Reds manager Roy Hodgson had stressed his

hould not be judged by the second-string's CCup defeat to League Two Northampton in midbut his first XI were almost as bad.

They were gifted one goal but managed to createhemselves and were again indebted to nspirational captain for only briefly dragging themof mediocrity.

Torres also played his part early on but cuncreasingly frustrated figure as Liverpool seem

o backwards.

Only two minutes in he had the ball in the net ontrolling Gerrard's free-kick on his chest olleying in only to be denied by a very marginal o

ecision.

His next intervention three minutes later had far mpact, although he was given a huge helping haAttwell.


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When Sunderland were awarded a free-kick 10 nside their half Turner tapped the ball back towSimon Mignolet, presumably intending for

oalkeeper to take it.

Torres turned to look at Attwell, who was in chwhen Reading 'scored' at Watford on 20 Septe2008 despite the ball going yards wide of the

who immediately waved play on.Mignolet stood on the edge of his penalty area raone arm aloft in the vain hope Torres would takbut the 26-year-old was not in a sympathetic moodolled a pass for Kuyt, back in the side after a quhan-expected recovery from a shoulder injury, toa shot into the net.

Turner's challenge on the Spaniard in the 17th mould have resulted in a penalty but, considerin

earlier decision, the 27-year-old Attwell ignappeals.

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but, as been the case on several occasions alhis season, they conspired to shoot themselves oot.

Gerrard's weak header back towards his ownwould have put Bent in had Jose Reina not divedrst to clear the danger.

f it was a warning to tighten up the Reds did not as Attwell was called into action again in the

minute, although this time his decision was a little traightforward as Ahmed Elmohamady's cros

Christian Poulsen's arm.

Bent's penalty went under Reina's body.

Things went from bad to worse as Paul Konchesko be replaced by makeshift left-back Daniel Abefore half-time and then Sunderland went aheaafter the interval.

Nedum Onuoha's right-wing cross was a good onGlen Johnson was caught ball-watching the wrongof Bent as the striker nipped in at the far post to is side in front.


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Even the usually reliable Reina was rattled, scone clearance straight at Jordan Henderson, almost punished the error with a long-range shot.

Torres' temper was bubbling over and after divingOnuoha he was fortunate to escape with only a yard after visibly showing dissent to Attwell.

Hodgson made a positive substitution by replefensive midfielder Poulsen with striker David N

bringing Meireles inside and moving Kuyt out tght.

But with the game seemingly drifting away from

Liverpool's two star players dragged them backhe contest midway through the half.

Torres beat Bardsley close to the right touchlinewung over an inviting cross which Gerrard head

at the near post.

The England midfielder was booked for catDanny Welbeck in the face with his arm ashallen ed for the ball as the atmos here be


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eat up.

Liverpool, at least, were now showing some dand Ngog forced a low save out of Mignolet, Kuyt

ust wide, Turner cleared off the line from NgogAgger headed wide.

But the result did little to lift the growing feeliiscontent in and around the club and sit-in p

against unpopular American owners Tom HicksGeorge Gillett at the final whistle only highligproblems yet to be overcome.

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Arsenal 2-3 West Bromwich AlbionLast Updated: 25 September 2010 18:22

Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia was guilty oerrors as West Brom shocked Arsene Wenger's

n their Premier League clash at the EmStadium.

Almunia had saved a first-half penalty from Chris but the visitors went ahead early in the secondwhen Peter Odemwingie tapped in his third goal oeason from close range.

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erome Thomas added another to seal the poineave the home crowd stunned.

Samir Nasri pulled two back but Wenger's side

ot take advantage of Chelsea dropping poinManchester City earlier in the day.

Wenger was back on the touchline after serving amatch ban for his conduct towards the fourth owhen Sunderland scored an injury-time equaliseprevious weekend.

Roberto Di Matteo's men had lost their previouaway games in the league this season - conceven goals without reply - but it was not qui

traightforward for Arsenal.

Goalkeeper Scott Carson was expected to habusy afternoon and was watched by England cRay Clemence after returning to the national squa

he last round of European Championship qualifie

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Andrey Arshavin almost opened the scoring in theminute when he got on the end of Emmanuel Ebross, but he struck the post twice in the same mo

The first was due to the pressure of Brunt, thetabbed the rebound into the upright too.

Nasri drove wide and would also have been hrough if referee Michael Oliver did not call playo book Jonas Olsson for a trip on Eboue.

The visitors remained a threat on the counter aand managed to frustrate Arsenal.

They almost snatched the lead when Nicky Shore

Odemwingie on the right.

Odemwingie cut inside and forced Almunia to palball around his near post. The West Brom strikerearned the penalty eight minutes before the b

acing onto Brunt's pass and getting flatteneAlmunia.

Brunt took the spot-kick but his weak effort was aved by Almunia, who barely had to dive to his ri


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top the left-footed shot.

But West Brom were ahead five minutes aftebreak when Thomas tricked his way into the pe

area, around Bacary Sagna before crossing thSebastien Squillaci's legs for Odemwingie to tap

ara then raced onto Brunt's backheel two miater for the second, although his near-post shoparried into the net by Almunia, offering anexample of why Wenger was keen to sign Schwarzer from Fulham before the transfer wilosed.

Thomas finished after Almunia needlessly raced o

lose down Brunt, who crossed for his team-mate

Nasri jinked into the area for his first goal, then cnished a second - but it was too late to earn a po

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Sligo Rovers 1-0 Monaghan UtdLast Updated: 25 September 2010 20:52

Sligo Rovers clinched silverware for the first time heir 1998 League Cup success thanks to a narr

0 win over Monaghan United in the EA Sportsnal at The Showgrounds.

Matthew Blinkhorns 14th minute strike provedifference between the sides, although Sligo save had the result sewn up before the final whistl

The same sides had met a week earlier at the enue in the quarter final of the FAI Ford Cup

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Division opponents produced a much imphowing this time out.

The 3,000 plus attendance witnessed an open co

and, following Blinkhorns opener, John Russell save extended Sligos lead four minutes later - onMonaghan United goalkeeper Gabriel Savproduce a terrific save from Russells piledriver.

Philip Hughes 25th minute free-kick was the visbest chance of the opening half, but it climbedCiaran Kellys crossbar.

Following the interval, Sligo Rovers continued ominance, with Sava denying Blinkhorn with

minute of the restart and Gavin Peers volleying rom Joseph Ndos corner on 55 minutes.

Russell almost sneaked in at the far post for Rovhe 59th minute, and Eoin Doyle should have ma

2-0 on 65, but pulled his shot wide of the far post.

Against the run of play, United nearly equalized 73rd minute - Alan Keane clearing Brian Gartleader off the line with Kell beaten.


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68), B Clancy, D Tierney (A Lynch 84); K BerminP Hughes (D Hanaphy 77)

Referee: D Hanney (Dublin)

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Celtic 2-1 HibernianLast Updated: 25 September 2010 17:38

Celtic moved three points clear of Rangers at thof the Clydesdale Bank Premier League with a h

win over Hibernian that should have been omfortable.

Captain Scott Brown, who returned after injury, he Hoops a fifth-minute lead with a powerful which Glenn Loovens added to just after the when he headed in a Shaun Maloney corner.

Before that, the visitors, now with one win in nineason, had failed to lay glove on the Parkhead s


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Former Celtic striker Derek Riordan pulled a back with a delightful chip to set up a nervy end tame but Neil Lennon's men held on to their le

eapfrog their Old Firm rivals, who play at AberdeSunday.

There was some debate over whether Brown deso come back into a team that had demolnverness 6-0 in midweek but the former Hibe

midfielder repaid Lennon's enormous faith in hirabbing the opener.

The game was settling down when Brown orward from midfield and worked a one-two

Anthony Stokes, a recent signing from Easter before volleying past goalkeeper Mark Brown froards, his first goal since March.

Celtic took full control of the game albeit without te

Brown again for a while as the visitors strugglmuster the confidence to emerge from their own h

But there was always a Celtic threat and in theminute Hibs defender Francis Dickoh was booke


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eferee Calum Murray for tripping Joe Ledley amidfielder tried to race clear down the left.

Six minutes later, there was a little more contro

when Stokes was booked for going down too eahe Hibs box after going past midfielder Liam Mille

Celtic striker Gary Hooper and busy midfielder Euarez had efforts just before the interval but failest Brown.

Defender Charlie Mulgrew was replaced by midfKi Sung-Yueng at the interval with Ledley movieft-back and the game resumed its first-half patteCeltic dominance.

Three minutes into the second half Stokes had apoke from the edge of the box saved by Brown aecond attempt.

Two minutes later an inexplicable slack pass rom the former Hibs player in the right-back poave Riordan a good chance which he spurned.

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Loovens headed in Maloney's corner from the righball adjudged to have gone over the line despitbest efforts of John Rankin to clear.

However, the visitors gave themselves an unexpfeline three minutes later when Riordan, with theelicate of chipped shots from the edge of the

beat Celtic's giant goalkeeper Fraser Forster.

As the mood inside Celtic Park changed, Hibs sehere might be a way back and began to move forwith some purpose.

Georgios Samaras, who had been dropped decoring a hat-trick against Inverness in midw

eplaced Hooper in the 70th minute and Celtic bo reassert themselves.

n the 81st minute, after Stokes' pass across thard box had just evaded Samaras, Juarez he

Cha Du-Ri's pin-point cross against the crossbareight yards when he should have scored.

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but the win, when it was confirmed by the fulwhistle, was deserved.

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Fulham 0-0 EvertonLast Updated: 25 September 2010 17:13

Everton sank to the foot of the Barclays PreLeague to complete a miserable week for man

David Moyes.The Toffees were held to a drab draw at CCottage but despite securing a point, they proppehe table after West Ham beat Tottenham.

Having crashed out of the Carling Cup with a midefeat at Brentford, they must now wait at least an

week to claim their first Premier League win oeason.


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Moyes will be the more satisfied manager Everton controlled long spells of a dire match thaot show any sign of life until the final half hour.

Fulham keeper Mark Schwarzer made a fine rom Yakubu in the 78th minute and the later swere lit up by a duel between the rivals thaAustralian clearly won.

But the afternoon reflected poorly on both teamseach suffering from their lack of firepower haviney strikers to the treatment room.

Everton made the brighter start but it took a well-

ackle from their defender Phil Jagielka to denyDempsey a great chance.

Carlos Salcido sped into the box and squareDempsey, who was about to shoot from the edhe area only for Jagielka to intervene

Tim Cahill, back having missed the last two gwith a knee injury, became tangled with BHangeland as Everton threatened and then Pie


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is luck from long range but the Spaniard's shot darrowly wide of the right post.

The impressive Salcido stopped Cahill in his t

with a textbook challenge as the second half got an attritional start.

Gera sent a shot across the face of goal and waseplaced by Eddie Johnson as manager Mark Huooked to inject some like into his side.

Fulham responded by producing a slick move thaDempsey force a desperate save from Howard bDuff's follow up was deflected to safety.

Everton should have crept ahead when Colhowed athleticism to find the near post where Yaailed to connect while under pressure from SchwaDempsey then went close as the match finally begopen up.

A brilliant fingertip save of Yakubu's low pilehowed exactly why manager Mark Hughes battlard to prevent Schwarzer from joining Arsenal iummer.


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Schwarzer advanced off his line to keep Yakubu aonce more before Kamara, playing his first gamFulham since January, saw a weak penalty

ejected by Howard Webb.

Yakubu had two chances to snatch victory but hieffort bobbled agonisingly wide of the right post be missed a sitter with the last kick of the game.

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Blackpool 1-2 Blackburn RoversLast Updated: 25 September 2010 17:43

Brett Emerton grabbed a last-gasp winneBlackburn snatched victory in a compelling Lanca

erby at Blackpool this afternoon.The Australian struck four minutes into injury timeBlackpool substitute Matt Phillips thought heearned a point with an 87th-minute equalisBloomfield Road.

Blackburn had led since the 20th minute oBarclays Premier League encounter when otherwise excellent Charlie Adam inexplicably he


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nto his own net.

t was only Blackburn's second win of the seasonbrought relief to their manager Sam Allardyce - sa

by Blackpool 14 years ago - after squandering leaour previous games.

Defeat was harsh on the Seasiders in their first lemeeting with their neighbours for 30 years.

They started and finished strongly and Adam lose to making amends for his blunder three time

Goalkeepers Matthew Gilks and Paul Robinsonad fine individual games in a match characteris

ree-flowing attack, and both sides hit the woodwo

was Blackpool who made the better start.

After his defensive tactics at Chelsea backfire

week, manager Ian Holloway gave his players lico get forward.

Brett Ormerod and Marlon Harewood returnedhree-man front line with DJ Campbell, and


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Seasiders' intentions were immediately clear aswent close to claiming a second-minute lead.

Gary Taylor-Fletcher first raced through to reach a

Eardley cross but saw his volley deflected wide.The hosts then hit the woodwork from the resorner as David Vaughan's cross was met by a

Ormerod header.

His effort was on target but Michel Salgado mano get his head in the way and the ball ricochetedhe crossbar before being cleared.

Blackpool threatened again when Ormerod delive

angerous cross but Gael Givet put the ball behina corner and Vaughan then curled a shot narwide.

Blackpool's good early work was undone afte

minutes as Adam, one of the stars of last seapromotion campaign, had a complete aberration.

The Scotland international was under no pressureBlackburn attack began to fizzle out.


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Nikola Kalinic's flick-on posed no danger as it fAdam six yards out but his attempt to cushion a heback to Gilks completely wrongfooted the goalkee

The ball bounced into the centre of the netBlackburn, having started to retreat, celebratenexpected gift.

Rovers were then inches away from a secon

minutes later as Christopher Samba met a MGamst Pedersen free-kick with a deft header aghe post.

Blackpool struggled to clear but escaped fu

amage as Kalinic blasted wide after a goalmcramble.

Adam had a chance to redeem himself with a 25ree-kick after Taylor-Fletcher was checked in full

but the wall blocked his powerful drive.Kalinic had another good chance before the breatruck the side-netting after being teed up on the

of the area by Pedersen.


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Blackpool were fortunate not to concede again eahe second half as El-Hadji Diouf began to terEardley down the left.

The former Liverpool forward cut the hosts open betting up Emerton inside the box, but Gilks parrierive.Diouf was given chance to cross again

Kalinic's elaborate attempt at a volley flew wide.

Diouf whipped in another cross soon after and produced an even better save to keep out a Phil Jeader from point-blank range.

ones blocked an Ormerod shot at the other end

he veteran Blackpool striker then hit the side-nafter good work by the tenacious VaughanCampbell.

Kalinic endured more misfortune when he headed

he crossbar and Adam went close at the othewith a back-post header that drifted across the faoal.

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a touch.

Blackpool turned up the heat and Taylor-Fleorced a brilliant save from Robinson with a

urling into the corner.Robinson was then needed again to palm oveeffort from Adam which took a wicked deflection.

Pressure finally paid off as Holloway made an ins

ubstitution by replacing Eardley with Phillips.

Phillips had barely been on the field a minute whenked his way into the box, beat Givet and foun

bottom corner.

Blackpool thought they had claimed a poinBlackburn had other ideas and snatched victory a Benjani Mwaruwari shot was blocked and Emtabbed home.

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West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham HotspuLast Updated: 25 September 2010 17:54

Frederic Piquionne scored the goal which Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp suffer his first d

against former club West Ham as a manager.Piquionne's first-half header also gave West Hamrst league win of the season in a thrilling Loerby at Upton Park.

t was no more than West Ham deserved ashowed the grit and determination which man

Avram Grant will need to see more of if they aavoid relegation this season.


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Goalkeeper Robert Green also made a strinathletic saves as he continued his rehabiliollowing his World Cup howler for England, inclone from Luka Modric in the first half which waearly candidate for save of the season.

West Ham were hoping to build on their midCarling Cup victory against Sunderland andonfidence oozed from them, especially in the firs

They might have taken the lead inside the first mwhen Victor Obinna dragged a left-foot shot wide lean through, but that set the tone for a match wwung from end to end.

A Kieron Dyer shot deflected just wide and a Ma Costa header also went close before the Hameceived their reward for their enterprising play i

29th minute.

When it came, however, it had little to do with thrill

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est to send a glancing header into the Tottenham

t was no more than West Ham deserved as they playing football which belied their position in

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