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MOTORCYCLING: Archibald wins TT race
Adrian Archibald took the honours in the Isle of Man Formula One TT race today and dedicated his victory to David Jefferies.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Geldof highlights Ethiopia plight
Food shortages in drought-stricken Ethiopia are worse than feared with millions at risk of starvation, Bob Geldof said today.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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SOCCER: Roma want Beckham
Roma have become the latest major European club to show their interest in Manchester United star David Beckham with coach Fabio Capello urging club president Franco Sensi to make a bid for the England captain.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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SOCCER: Clean sweep for Rangers
A header from Lorenzo Amoruso clinched the Tennent`s Scottish Cup for Rangers and a domestic clean sweep of trophies in the process.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Man stabbed in Dublin
Gardaí have begun an investigation after a stabbing incident in North Dublin early this morning.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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McCullough murder probe
Police believe missing Belfast loyalist Alan McCullough may have been murdered.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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GENERAL Capriati powers through
Jennifer Capriati plans a trip to the Louvre to see some of the world`s great artistic masterpieces next week.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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RUGBY: Sheahan fails drugs test
Ireland hooker Frank Sheahan, who has just flown to Australia on a summer tour, will have to return to face an European Rugby Cup independent judicial tribunal after testing positive for salbutamol.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Ahern denies tribunals` cuts
The Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern has dismissed newspaper reports that the Irish government is considering closing down or curtailing the Tribunals of Inquiry currently underway because of rising costs.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Elderly couple robbed in Larne
An elderly couple have been attacked and robbed in their home in Larne.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Mickie Most is dead
Legendary record producer Mickie Most, who worked with stars including Jeff Beck, Lulu, The Animals, Hot Chocolate and Kim Wilde, has died at the age of 64
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Parade must be re-routed
A loyalist parade in east Belfast next weekend must be re-routed because of the threat of an eruption of violence, the Parade Commission declared today.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Banjo tops Mount Everest
Newry climber Banjo Bannon and his New Zealand counterpart Jamie McGuinness have reached the top of Mount Everest.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Donaldson may quit UUP
A leading hardline MP in David Trimble`s Ulster Unionist`s warned today he may quit the party if he loses a showdown over the British and Irish Government`s plans for the Northern Ireland peace process.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Ahern wants stronger UN
The Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern has stressed the importance of relations between Russia, the EU and America at the EU leaders` summit in St Petersburg.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Teenager falls in Wexford river
A search operation is underway in County Wexford for a 19-year-old man who fell into the River Barrow at New Ross early today.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Lake rescue boy dies
A two-year-old boy who was rescued from a lake in a town park has died in hospital, police said today.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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SOCCER: James warns about Turkey
David James has urged England not to throw away the advantage they have gained over Turkey in the battle to qualify automatically for the 2004 European Championship finals in Portugal.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Pentagon steps up weapons hunt
The Pentagon today said it was widening the hunt for suspected Iraqi weapons of mass destruction following days of claims that the coalition exaggerated the threat from Saddam Hussein.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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Dolphin swimmer is rescued
A man who had to be rescued by lifeboat from the sea off Brighton told the crew he had set out to swim with dolphins.
Saturday 31st May 2003
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