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We start with Football and Liverpool have been dealt a huge blow with news that Steven Gerrard will be out for up to four weeks.

The Liverpool captain suffered a hamstring injury on England duty which they eventually lost 2-1 to the French.

Gerrard's injury comes as the latest setback in what has been a dismal season for Roy Hodgson's Reds, who play at home against West Ham United tomorrow night.

In other key Premiership ties this weekend – Arsenal will host Tottenham Hot Spurs in a London derby; Bolton Wanderers will take on Newcastle United; Manchester United will play Wigan Athletic; and Chelsea play away at Birmingham City.
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Next in the aftermath of the 2010 Formula One season – Fernando Alonso is refusing to place blame after losing the world title - insisting he is more in love with Ferrari than ever.

Although the Spaniard was the favourite to win the title with an eight-point advantage going into the final race, a botched pit stop strategy saw him fall down the order where he was stuck behind traffic.

As a result of not being able to find a way past Renault's Vitaly Petrov, the double world champion could only manage seventh place while Sebastian Vettel went on to win the grand prix and the drivers' championship title.
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Finally in an Asian Games update in Guanzhou, China – Singapore’s Tao Li grab the Republic’s first Gold of the games in the 50 metre Butterfly yesterday.

The 20-year old Li now retains her 50m Butterfly gold at after fending off stiff challenges from Chinese and Japanese swimmers to reign triumphant again.

The feisty Li clocked 26.10sec - a personal best and a national record.

With the Gold – Singapore moves up the medal tally to 13th with 1 Gold, 4 Silver and 2 Bronze.

In top place is China with 109 Gold, 47 Silver and 47 Bronze; South Korea are second with 37 Gold, 30 Silver and 42 Bronze; and Japan lie in third with 21 Gold, 45 Silver and 40 Bronze.
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