England

England

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  Lionel Messi, Ronaldo lead AP player rankings

  Lionel Messi's four-goal burst ensured that he and Barcelona returned to the top of the Associated Press Global Football rankings this week. 

• Lotus targets 3rd-place finish in new F1 season

  Lotus team principal Eric Boullier is looking to go one better than last year and get a top-three finish this season in the Formula One constructors' ... 

• Wolff continues as Williams' F1 development driver

  Susie Wolff will stay on as a development driver for the Williams Formula One team this season. Wolff joined Williams last April and helped develop ... 

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  Villa owner backing under-pressure Lambert

  Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has broken his long silence to give his backing to under-pressure manager Paul Lambert following a difficult week for ... 

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  Britain unveils high-speed railway plans

  The British government on Monday unveiled details of new high-speed rail lines linking London to cities in northern England with trains traveling up ... 

• Everton close to signing Leroy Fer from FC Twente

  Everton is close to signing Netherlands midfielder Leroy Fer from FC Twente, boosting the English team's chances of qualifying for next season's ... 

• England hit by injuries to Tuilagi, Corbisiero

  England will be without center Manu Tuilagi for its Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday and prop Alex Corbisiero for the entire tournament ... 

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  4th place the target as Arsenal hosts Liverpool

  Once Premier League heavyweights and regular title contenders, Arsenal and Liverpool are struggling to even secure the minimum achievement of ... 

• London-bound BA plane makes emergency landing

  An airport official says a British Airways jet traveling from Houston to London has been forced to make an emergency landing at an airport in Wales. 

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  Liverpool, Spurs exit FA Cup to lower-tier teams

  Liverpool and Tottenham were humbled by lower-league opposition in the FA Cup on Sunday, joining a lengthy list of Premier League teams to exit at the ... 

• Assange: WikiLeaks film script leaked to WikiLeaks

  If you're making a movie about WikiLeaks, this is the kind of thing you probably see coming. Julian Assange says he has obtained a leaked copy of the ... 

• Millwall beats Aston Villa 2-1 in FA Cup

  Aston Villa was eliminated from a knockout competition by a lower-tier opponent for the second time in three days on Friday, after John Marquis scored ... 

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  Coloccini stays at Newcastle after talks with club

  Fabricio Coloccini has pledged his short-term future to Newcastle after being persuaded to drop plans to return to his native Argentina for personal ... 

• Britain introduces same-sex marriage bill

  The British government published a bill to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, and said lawmakers will get their first vote on it in Parliament next ... 

• United agrees to sign Zaha from Crystal Palace

  Manchester United picked up one of the hottest prospects in English football on Friday by agreeing to sign Wilfried Zaha from second-tier club Crystal ... 

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  Dutch, Britons, Germans warned to leave Benghazi

  Britain, Germany, Canada and the Netherlands urged their citizens to immediately leave the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, warning of an ... 

• UK police: New arrest in Syria kidnap inquiry

  British police say they've made another arrest as part of their investigation into the kidnapping of two freelance photographers in Syria. Briton John ... 

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  Irishwoman at center of IRA tapes fight found dead

  An Irish Republican Army veteran who accused Sinn Fein party chief Gerry Adams of involvement in IRA killings and bombings has been found dead in her ... 

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  Reading player's Twitter joke causes minor uproar

  Jimmy Kebe was just trying to be funny. Instead, the France-born Reading midfielder caused a minor frenzy in the football world Thursday by tweeting ... 

• Police arrest 4 linked to Muslim 'vigilante' video

  British police say they've arrested four men linked to a video of self-proclaimed Muslim vigilantes threatening revelers on the streets of east London 

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  Lewis Hamilton excited about future at Mercedes

  Lewis Hamilton spent his first day with the Mercedes workforce rejecting talk of a management structure in turmoil and expressing his confidence that ... 

• France midfielder Moussa Sissoko joins Newcastle

  Midfielder Moussa Sissoko has joined Newcastle, becoming the fourth French player signed by the English Premier League club during the transfer window 

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  Chances of silverware running out for Chelsea

  Chelsea will look to avoid the ignominy of being eliminated from two domestic cup competitions in a five-day span when the embattled European ...