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Cyprus 4 Bulgaria 1

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin today insisted that a written deal on sending EU monitors to Ukraine must be signed before Russia resumes gas supplies to a freezing Europe.

Europeans left freezing and in the dark saw their hopes for an end to the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute sink after officials failed to reach a deal which would restore power to millions of homes.

BULGARIAN Football Union vice-president Yordan Lechkov has criticised the performances of the team’s Premier League players during their goalless draw with Italy.

A US push to halve UN nuclear agency aid to Iran as part of Security Council sanctions is facing resistance from traditional US allies in the European Union as well as from developing nations, diplomats said today.

Sol Campbell returned to the heart of the Arsenal defence for tonight’s crunch encounter with Villarreal as the Gunners look to book their place in the Champions League.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair today arrived back in Britain to face a barrage of questions over his stance on Iraq.

Russia’s foreign minister today joined the chorus of international voices opposed to a US attack on Iraq.