| Monday, 14 December, 2009, 0:00 GMT 24:00 +00:00:Europe/London | |
| TOP STORIES | |
| Berlusconi is bloodied by attack Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy is recovering in hospital after an assault in Milan which left his face covered in blood. | |
| PM meets troops on Afghan visit Gordon Brown visits British troops and holds talks with President Karzai on an overnight visit to Afghanistan. | |
| Woods loses key sponsorship deal The management consultancy firm Accenture ends its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, calling the golfer "no longer the right representative". | |
| Blair on WMD 'surprised' minister The defence secretary was "surprised" Tony Blair said he would have gone to war with Iraq even without the WMD issue. | |
| Groups hail vetting rules changes Teachers and youth groups welcome a partial climb-down on new vetting rules, saying it is a "victory for common sense". | |
| WORLD | |
| Berlusconi is bloodied by attack Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy is recovering in hospital after an assault in Milan which left his face covered in blood. | |
| Chile tycoon 'wins' first round Partial results in Chile's presidential election put the centre-right's Sebastian Pinera in the lead, but a second round will be needed. | |
| Woods loses key sponsorship deal The management consultancy firm Accenture ends its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, calling the golfer "no longer the right representative". | |
| AFRICA | |
| Sudan heads reach referendum deal The leaders of Sudan and of its semi-autonomous southern region say they have reached a deal on the terms of a key referendum. | |
| Defiant Mugabe rallies Zanu-PF Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe urges his Zanu-PF party to be defiant, and prepare for future elections. | |
| UK freezes Kenya school funding The UK government freezes funding for free primary education in Kenya until fraud allegations are investigated. | |
| AMERICAS | |
| Chile tycoon 'wins' first round Partial results in Chile's presidential election put the centre-right's Sebastian Pinera in the lead, but a second round will be needed. | |
| Woods loses key sponsorship deal The management consultancy firm Accenture ends its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, calling the golfer "no longer the right representative". | |
| Houston elects openly gay mayor Houston becomes the largest US city to elect an openly gay mayor, after Annise Parker wins a run-off vote. | |
| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
| Jailbreak frees 31 in Philippines Suspected Islamist militants storm a jail in the southern Philippines freeing 31 prisoners, including two rebel commanders. | |
| China head opens Kazakh pipeline China's President Hu unveils the Kazakh section of a 7,000km (4,300 miles) natural gas pipeline joining Central Asia to China. | |
| 'North Korean arms plane' seized Thailand seizes a cargo plane refuelling in Bangkok which it says was carrying weapons from North Korea to an unknown destination. | |
| EUROPE | |
| Berlusconi is bloodied by attack Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy is recovering in hospital after an assault in Milan which left his face covered in blood. | |
| Fury at Copenhagen police tactics Climate activists criticise Danish police for heavy-handed tactics after they detained 968 people at a Copenhagen summit rally. | |
| Russian skydivers killed in crash Six parachutists die along with an instructor and their pilot when their plane crashes near the Russian Urals city of Chelyabinsk. | |
| MIDDLE EAST | |
| Khomeini 'insult' creates storm Iran's Supreme Leader accuses the opposition of breaking the law by insulting the republic's founder, Ayatollah Khomeini. | |
| New Israeli funds for settlements The Israeli cabinet includes some West Bank settlements in a national scheme that will entitle them to millions of dollars in funds. | |
| Libyan human rights 'improving' There have been limited improvements in Libya's human rights record, Human Rights Watch says. | |
| SOUTH ASIA | |
| Pakistan urged to widen offensive The regional US commander, David Petraeus, has urged Pakistan to step up pressure on the Afghan Taliban. | |
| Civil war murder arrest in Nepal Military police in Nepal arrest an army major for the murder of a girl during the civil war in what may be a landmark case. | |
| PM meets troops on Afghan visit Gordon Brown visits British troops and holds talks with President Karzai on an overnight visit to Afghanistan. | |
| UK | |
| Groups hail vetting rules changes Teachers and youth groups welcome a partial climb-down on new vetting rules, saying it is a "victory for common sense". | |
| PM meets troops on Afghan visit Gordon Brown visits British troops and holds talks with President Karzai on an overnight visit to Afghanistan. | |
| Sex abuse girl's payout increased A young girl abducted and assaulted by a paedophile on early release from jail gets a "significant" rise in compensation. | |
| ENGLAND | |
| Steelworkers stage Boro protest Workers from Teesside's Corus plant protest at Middlesbrough's match against Cardiff in a bid to keep the factory open. | |
| Parks expansion plans go public Natural England is to hold a public consultation over plans to extend the boundaries of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales. | |
| Four arrested under Terrorism Act Four people, including a 16-year-old boy, are being questioned under the Terrorism Act following their arrests in Poole, Dorset. | |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
| PSNI investigate nightclub death A murder investigation is under way following the death of a 28-year-old man in Portstewart, County Londonderry. | |
| Canoeist dies in Bann accident A man dies following a canoeing accident on the the Lower Bann in County Londonderry on Sunday afternoon. | |
| Pope's student condemns bishops A former doctoral student of the Pope says it is a "scandal" that bishops criticised in the Murphy report have not resigned. | |
| SCOTLAND | |
| Top public salary cut considered Scottish ministers consider a Lib Dem call for a 5% pay cut for the highest earners in the public sector. | |
| Woman, 68, dies after house fire A woman dies and a man is treated by ambulance crews after a house fire in the Glens area of Dundee. | |
| Man attacked by gang of teenagers A 22-year-old man is seriously injured in a fight in Glasgow involving at least a dozen teenagers. | |
| WALES | |
| Sex abuse girl's payout increased A young girl abducted and assaulted by a paedophile on early release from jail gets a "significant" rise in compensation. | |
| Extra staff to cover rail strike Extra staff are brought in to minimise disruption as hundreds of railway signalling staff prepare for six days of strike action. | |
| Education spend rise 'affordable' Wales' new first minister says a rise in education spending is affordable despite budget challenges. | |
| POLITICS | |
| Blair on WMD 'surprised' minister The defence secretary was "surprised" Tony Blair said he would have gone to war with Iraq even without the WMD issue. | |
| March election 'likely' - Cameron Tory leader David Cameron says his party are "all systems go" after fresh speculation about a March election. | |
| School vetting rules to be eased Rules requiring people working with children to have criminal checks and register with a new agency are to be watered down. | |
| ENTERTAINMENT | |
| Joe McElderry wins X Factor crown Student Joe McElderry has won this year's X Factor series, beating Olly Murs and winning a £1m recording contract. | |
| Izzard handed BBC special award Comedian Eddie Izzard is honoured with a special award at the 2009 Sports Personality of the Year show for his epic marathon feats for Sport Relief. | |
| Outnumbered sweeps comedy awards Family-based BBC comedy Outnumbered picks up three British Comedy Awards while Sir Terry Wogan is honoured with a lifetime achievement. | |
| SCIENCE/NATURE | |
| Skywatchers take in meteor shower Skywatchers in the northern hemisphere turn their heads to the sky to gaze at the annual Geminids meteor shower. | |
| Genetic 'map' of Asia's diversity An international scientific effort has revealed the genetics behind Asia's diversity. | |
| Copenhagen publishes draft text Rich countries are being asked to raise their pledges on tackling climate change, a draft text at the Copenhagen summit shows. | |
| TECHNOLOGY | |
| Volume turned down on MP3 players The European Commission is calling for a suggested maximum volume to be set on MP3 players, to protect users' hearing. | |
| UK trails on super-fast broadband The UK looks healthy when it comes to broadband penetration but OECD figures show it trailing in terms of super-fast access | |
| Aid agencies 'must use new tools' The nature of new technological tools is a huge help in disaster management, but aid agencies must change to adopt them. | |
| HEALTH | |
| Body clock link to heart disease Scientists have raised the possibility that cardiovascular disease may be linked to disturbances in the body's 24-hour clock. | |
| Over-the-counter pill for girls A controversial NHS pilot is providing the contraceptive pill to teenage girls without prescription in pharmacies. | |
| Exercise 'no aid' for period pain Exercise does not help alleviate period pain, despite it being commonly recommended for women with monthly symptoms, say researchers. | |
| EDUCATION | |
| Groups hail vetting rules changes Teachers and youth groups welcome a partial climb-down on new vetting rules, saying it is a "victory for common sense". | |
| Education u-turn comes under fire Labour calls for a statement to the Scottish Parliament after the government admits it will not meet class size targets. | |
| Science schools 'should select' Specialist science schools should be allowed to select pupils by ability, a report agues. | |
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| 1995: Riots break out in Brixton Hundreds of black and white youths are on the streets of Brixton, in south London attacking police, ransacking shops and burning cars after the death of a black man in police custody. | |||
| 2001: Suicide attack on Indian parliament A group of gunmen breaks through tight security to attack the parliament building in the Indian capital, New Delhi. | |||
| 1981: Military crackdown on Polish people Military rulers in Poland have declared a state of emergency after imposing martial law and placing leaders of the Solidarity trade union under arrest. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
| Giggs wins BBC Personality award Manchester United's Ryan Giggs is crowned BBC Sports Personality of 2009, with Jenson Button second and Jessica Ennis third. | |
| Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal Andrey Arshavin strikes a spectacular winner as Arsenal move to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win and dent Liverpool's hopes of a top-four finish. | |
| Sheff Wed part company with Laws Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws leaves the club by mutual consent. | |
| Ashes heroes land BBC team honour The England cricket team win the Team of the Year prize at BBC Sports Personality after regaining the Ashes from Australia. | |
| Bolt claims Overseas award again Usain Bolt wins the Overseas award for the second year running at the 2009 BBC Sports Personality of Year show. | |
| FOOTBALL | |
| Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal Andrey Arshavin strikes a spectacular winner as Arsenal move to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win and dent Liverpool's hopes of a top-four finish. | |
| Giggs wins BBC Personality award Manchester United's Ryan Giggs is crowned BBC Sports Personality of 2009, with Jenson Button second and Jessica Ennis third. | |
| Sheff Wed part company with Laws Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws leaves the club by mutual consent. | |
| ARSENAL | |
| Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal Andrey Arshavin strikes a spectacular winner as Arsenal move to third in the Premier League with a 2-1 win and dent Liverpool's hopes of a top-four finish. | |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
| Man Utd 0-1 Aston Villa Aston Villa end a 26-year wait to beat Manchester United in the league at Old Trafford as they move up to third place. | |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
| Blues accounts probe is ruled out Police rule out a criminal investigation into possible irregularities of Birmingham City's finances. | |
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| BLACKBURN | |
| Hull City 0-0 Blackburn Hull spurn some excellent chances to unlock Blackburn's defence in a match which explodes into life late on - but remains goalless. | |
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| BOLTON | |
| Bolton 3-3 Manchester City Carlos Tevez scores twice as Manchester City claim another draw in a pulsating and memorable match at Bolton. | |
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| BURNLEY | |
| Burnley 1-1 Fulham Wade Elliott cancels out Bobby Zamora's opener as honours finish even between Burnley and Fulham at Turf Moor. | |
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| CHELSEA | |
| Chelsea 3-3 Everton League leaders Chelsea twice let a one-goal lead slip as Everton claim a deserved point at Stamford Bridge. | |
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| EVERTON | |
| Chelsea 3-3 Everton League leaders Chelsea twice let a one-goal lead slip as Everton claim a deserved point at Stamford Bridge. | |
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| FULHAM | |
| Burnley 1-1 Fulham Wade Elliott cancels out Bobby Zamora's opener as honours finish even between Burnley and Fulham at Turf Moor. | |
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| HULL | |
| Hull City 0-0 Blackburn Hull spurn some excellent chances to unlock Blackburn's defence in a match which explodes into life late on - but remains goalless. | |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
| Bolton 3-3 Manchester City Carlos Tevez scores twice as Manchester City claim another draw in a pulsating and memorable match at Bolton. | |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
| Giggs wins BBC Personality award Manchester United's Ryan Giggs is crowned BBC Sports Personality of 2009, with Jenson Button second and Jessica Ennis third. | |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
| Sunderland 1-1 Portsmouth Younes Kaboul's injury-time goal rescues a point for Portsmouth as Sunderland fail to make the most of their chances. | |
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| STOKE | |
| Stoke 2-2 Wigan Stoke goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen saves a late Hugo Rodallega penalty to earn his team a draw against Wigan. | |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
| Sunderland 1-1 Portsmouth Younes Kaboul's injury-time goal rescues a point for Portsmouth as Sunderland fail to make the most of their chances. | |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
| Tottenham 0-1 Wolves Wolves achieve successive top-flight victories for the first time in 26 years as they edge out Tottenham, thanks to Kevin Doyle's goal. | |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
| Birmingham 1-0 West Ham Lee Bowyer scores the only goal of the game as Birmingham beat West Ham to make it four wins in a row. | |
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| WIGAN | |
| Stoke 2-2 Wigan Stoke goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen saves a late Hugo Rodallega penalty to earn his team a draw against Wigan. | |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
| Uganda Cranes retain Cecafa cup Uganda's national team "the Cranes" have retained the regional East and Central Africa (Cecafa) trophy having defeated their rivals Rwanda 2-0 in the final in Nairobi. | |
| South Africa target Mexico South Africa international Siphiwe Tshabalala says beating Mexico in their opening Group A clash is the key to reaching the second round of the World Cup. | |
| Chelsea 3-3 Everton League leaders Chelsea twice let a one-goal lead slip as Everton claim a deserved point at Stamford Bridge. | |
| CRICKET | |
| Ashes heroes land BBC team honour The England cricket team win the Team of the Year prize at BBC Sports Personality after regaining the Ashes from Australia. | |
| New Zealand v Pakistan latest New Zealand take on Pakistan in the deciding match of the three-Test series in Napier. | |
| Pakistan openers launch fightback Pakistan openers Imran Farhat and Salman Butt fire a century partnership to keep their series hopes alive in the third Test against New Zealand. | |
| RUGBY UNION | |
| Clermont Auvergne 40-30 Leicester A late fight-back from Leicester is not enough to prevent them suffering a damaging Heineken Cup loss at Clermont. | |
| Harlequins 19-29 Sale Sale boost their Heineken Cup hopes with a bonus-point win over Harlequins in a superb encounter at The Stoop. | |
| Bath 16-9 Edinburgh Bath hang on desperately to record a crucial win over Edinburgh which keeps their Heineken Cup hopes alive. | |
| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
| Wakefield tie up Johnson signing Wakefield Wildcats sign former Great Britain utility man Paul Johnson on a one-year contract. | |
| Crusaders move to save Wrexham FC Wrexham chief Paul Retout says Crusaders' move to Wrexham can help secure the football club's future. | |
| New Welsh league club confirmed It is confirmed that a Neath-based newly created South Wales club will play in the Championship One division next season. | |
| TENNIS | |
| Mixed doubles in Olympic line-up Mixed doubles is introduced to the Olympic programme in time for the 2012 London Games. | |
| Five Minutes with: Serena Williams Tennis champion Serena Williams talks to Matt Stadlen about superstitions, the killing of her sister Yetunde, her relationship with Venus and treats him to a little song. | |
| Agassi 'ashamed' by drug past A candid Andre Agassi tells BBC Sport's Olly Foster that depression was the reason behind his drug use and subsequent unpunished test failure in 1997. | |
| GOLF | |
| Woods loses key sponsorship deal The management consultancy firm Accenture ends its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, calling the golfer "no longer the right representative". | |
| I knew nothing - Woods's caddie Tiger Woods's caddie Steve Williams strenuously denies having any knowledge of the world number one's "infidelity". | |
| Martin wins Dunhill Championship Pablo Martin shoots a 69 to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa by one stroke at the European Tour's opening event. | |
| MOTORSPORT | |
| F1 drivers to help race stewards Ex-Formula 1 drivers will become part of the group of race officials at each grand prix. | |
| MotoGP poised for bigger engines MotoGP engines will increase in size from 800cc to 1000cc in 2012 after a agreement between the sport's governing body and rights holders on Friday. | |
| Raikkonen agrees rallying switch Former Formula 1 champion Kimi Raikkonen agrees to race for Citroen's junior team in the 2010 World Rally Championship. | |
| FORMULA 1 | |
| F1 drivers to help race stewards Ex-Formula 1 drivers will become part of the group of race officials at each grand prix. | |
| F1 gossip column | |
| Button backs new F1 points system World champion Jenson Button backs plans for a new Formula 1 points-scoring system in 2010. | |
| BOXING | |
| Klitschko seals win over Johnson Vitali Klitschko defends his WBC world heavyweight title with an efficient but unspectacular win over Kevin Johnson. | |
| Haskins claims Commonwealth title Lee Haskins adds the Commonwealth super-flyweight title to his British crown after outpointing Don Broadhurst in 12 scrappy rounds in Newport. | |
| Arthur wins British title warm-up Welsh boxer Jamie Arthur warmed-up for his British featherweight title shot with an unconvincing points victory over Mickey Coveney. | |
| ATHLETICS | |
| Yelling wins but Farah collapses Hayley Yelling wins the women's European Cross Country Championships, but Mo Farah collapses after coming second in the men's race. | |
| Bolt claims Overseas award again Usain Bolt wins the Overseas award for the second year running at the 2009 BBC Sports Personality of Year show. | |
| Thanou denied Jones' Olympic gold Katerina Thanou will not be awarded Marion Jones' 100m gold medal from the 2000 Olympic Games. | |
| SNOOKER | |
| Live video - Ding Junhui v John Higgins (UK only) Live BBC Sport coverage from snooker's UK Championship in Telford (UK users only). | |
| UK Championship latest & schedule Results and schedule from the UK Championship semi-finals at the Telford International Centre. | |
| Steve Davis on Twitter (external) Follow updates from the six-time world champion and BBC analyst | |
| HORSE RACING | |
| Racing has drugs problem - Fallon Champion jockey Kieren Fallon tells Inside Sport there is a drugs problem in racing and in Newmarket's racing community in particular. | |
| Cornelius Lysaght on Twitter Follow the latest news from the BBC's horse racing correspondent (external site) | |
| Lord Winston evaluates Sea The Stars Lord Winston sums up the success of Irish colt Sea The Stars who won every race he ran this year. (UK users only) | |
| CYCLING | |
| Cycling shake-up hits British duo Track cyclists Rebecca Romero and Bradley Wiggins will not be able to defend their titles at London 2012 but Victoria Pendleton could go for three golds. | |
| Team Sky announce Wiggins capture Team Sky sign three-time Olympic cycling champion Bradley Wiggins for the 2010 season. | |
| I will not be leader - Armstrong American cycling legend Lance Armstrong says he will not be the main rider for new cycling outfit Team RadioShack. | |
| OTHER SPORT... | |
| Miley secures European gold medal Britain's Hannah Miley wins gold in the 400m individual medley at the European Short Course Championships in Istanbul. | |
| Burton takes gold at Grand Slam Britain's Euan Burton wins gold in the -81kg category at the Grand Slam tournament in Tokyo on Saturday. | |
| Ski casualty list causes concern The International Ski Federation is worried by the high number of serious accidents in recent World Cup races, says its president Gian Franco Kaspar. | |
| FUN AND GAMES | |
| Review of the week Chelsea's 'cursed' shirts and the latest episode in the QPR soap opera | |
| Robbo Robson blog The Tees Mouth makes a case for all 10 Sports Personality candidates | |
| Ten to Tackle Test your knowledge of the last seven days in sport | |
| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
| Racing has drugs problem - Fallon Champion jockey Kieren Fallon tells Inside Sport there is a drugs problem in racing and in Newmarket's racing community in particular. | |
| Carling Premiership: final scores Final scores from Saturday's full programme of matches in the Carling Premiership. | |
| Jeffrey and Robinson hit by bans Linfield manager David Jeffrey and his Dungannon Swifts counterpart Dixie Robinson have been handed three-match touchline suspensions. | |
| SCOTLAND | |
| Live video - Ding Junhui v John Higgins (UK only) Live BBC Sport coverage from snooker's UK Championship in Telford (UK users only). | |
| Ki clinches four-year Celtic deal South Korean midfielder Ki Sung-Yong finalises a contract for "up to four years" with Celtic after being granted a work permit. | |
| Miley secures European gold medal Britain's Hannah Miley wins gold in the 400m individual medley at the European Short Course Championships in Istanbul. | |
| WALES | |
| Giggs wins BBC Personality award Manchester United's Ryan Giggs is crowned BBC Sports Personality of 2009, with Jenson Button second and Jessica Ennis third. | |
| Middlesbrough 0-1 Cardiff Chris Burke's winner fires Cardiff City to third in the Championship to deepen the woes of new Middlesbrough boss Gordon Strachan. | |
| Biarritz 49-13 Dragons Dimitri Yachvili inspired Biarritz to a convincing Heineken Cup bonus point win over the Dragons as the French side took control of Pool Two. | |
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