Russia’s president promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia on Monday, but suggested they could stay in the breakaway region at the heart of the fighting that has reignited Cold War tensions.

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Russia is showing signs of returning to its authoritarian past and its invasion of Georgia will require the U.S. to re-evaluate the strategic relationship between the superpowers, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday.

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Two small bombs blamed on Basque separatist group ETA exploded at tourist resorts in southern Spain on Sunday, authorities said. No injuries were reported, but more than 10,000 people were evacuated from a harbor area.

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Man Utd 1 Newcastle 1
Manchester United were held by Newcastle as the Barclays Premier League champions began their title defence in tame fashion at Old Trafford.

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Waterford 1-20 Tipperary 1-18
Tipperary’s unbeaten record in 2008 was sensationally ended as Waterford qualified for their first GAA All-Ireland SHC final since 1963.

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Aston Villa 4 Manchester City 2
Gabriel Agbonlahor bounced back from his England snub with an eight minute hat-trick as Aston Villa poured more misery on Mark Hughes’ side in the Barclays Premier League opener at Villa Park.

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Sebastien Loeb reclaimed the lead in the World Rally Championship after clinching his seventh consecutive Rally Germany crown today.

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Peter Hanson defied cold, wet and windy conditions to give Sweden their first home winner of the SAS Masters for 10 years in Stockholm today.

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Dundee United 1 Celtic 1
A late strike by substitute Francisco Sandaza gave Dundee United a deserved share of the spoils against Celtic in today’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash at Tannadice.

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Shelly-Ann Frazer led home a Jamaican 1-2-3 to win the women’s 100m gold medal in a time of 10.78 seconds.

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