O&#39;Connor won&#39;t accept award
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Cian O&#39;Connor has decided not to accept the ESB/Rehab Irish Person of the Year award he was set to receive tonight. O&#39;Connor was chosen as this year&#39;s Irish Person of the Year in recognition of his achievement
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Sport: Wednesday's match between Celtic and Rangers postponed as mark of respect for late Phil O'Donnell
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THE Football Association today rebuffed Sir Alex Ferguson&#39;s call for action to be taken against Arsenal forward Robin van Persie over his alleged attempt to elbow Kieran Richardson during Manchester United&#39;s League Cup quarter-final victory at Old Trafford
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MANCHESTER United today dramatically rejected the advances of Malcolm Glazer, the US sports boss who is mulling an Â£825m bid for the football club.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - An NHL lockout appears almost unavoidable after the league swiftly rejected the NHL Players&#39; Association&#39;s latest offer on Thursday.
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The European Commission is not expected to make any decision on Santander Central Hispano&#39;s bid for Abbey National until the end of next week.
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Sport: The Premier League has rejected reports that it will take legal action over plans to play abroad
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Martin O&#39;Neill hailed his team&#39;s victory over Rangers, which takes Celtic five points clear of their Old Firm rivals. But the Celtic Park boss refused to accept that the gap would have a huge significance on where the league title would end up.
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Irish Olympic gold medallist Cian O&#39;Connor has been snubbed by the organisers of the 2004 Irish Texaco Sport Stars awards. Despite winning Olympic gold, O&#39;Connor has been ignored in the prestigious awards.
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Sport: Darren Bent has rejected West Ham's reported offer of a mammoth contract to hold out for a club challenging in Europe next season.
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The NHL reportedly will reject the latest proposal from the players&#39; union that was meant to end the lockout and salvage the season.
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Avril Doyle, president of the Irish Equestrian Federation, believes Cian O&#39;Connor&#39;s Olympic medal is tarnished following a positive blood test.
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OLYMPIC show jumper Cian O&#39;Connor has turned down Ireland&#39;s Person of the Year award after his gold-winning horse tested positive for a prohibited substance.
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England midfielder Sean Wright-Phillips has no idea whether he will replace the suspended and injured David Beckham against Azerbaijan on Wednesday.
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LONDON, England -- The English FA will not take any action against Arsenal&#39;s young striker Robin van Persie for aiming an elbow at Manchester United&#39;s Kieren Richardson during Wednesday&#39;s League Cup quarterfinal at Old Trafford.
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Sir Alex Ferguson&#39;s request for the Football Association to look at Robin van Persie&#39;s alleged elbow at Kieran Richardson is set to be denied.
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The wrangling over Turner &amp; Newall&#39;s pension fund continued at the weekend as the scheme&#39;s trustee formally rejected an offer from the group&#39;s US parent Federal-Mogul to inject Â£65m into the fund.