Switzerland Under-21s 1 Republic of Ireland Under-21s 0

The Republic of Ireland’s U-21s miserable European Championship qualifying campaign continued with a defeat that saw Switzerland book their place in the play-offs.

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Montenegro 1 Wales 0

Mirko Vucinic enhanced his soaring reputation by firing Wales to defeat in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro tonight.

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Andorra 0 Russia 2

Russia were indebted to Pavel Pogrebniak as the striker’s double got their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign off to a winning start in Andorra.

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Gazprom of Russia clinched a deal today to double supplies from Azerbaijan in a bid to expand its control over gas produced by former Soviet republics and to undermine the European Union’s plans for an alternative gas pipeline.

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FRANKFURT: The DAX 30 closed up 50.8 at 6134.6.

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Media group Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) has sold one of its regional newspaper titles, The Newry Democrat, to the Alpha Newspaper Group for an undisclosed sum.

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The FTSE 100 Index leapt ahead today after US employers shed fewer jobs than feared in August.

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Chambers Ireland has criticised reports from the Government that ATM transactions should be taxed.

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Argos and Homebase owner Home Retail Group is set to lose its blue-chip status when the latest quarterly review of the FTSE 100 Index takes place next week.

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Employment fell in the US for a third consecutive month in August.

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