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West Ham have completed the signing of midfielder Gary O’Neil from Middlesbrough.

The body charged with managing British taxpayer-owned banking assets said today that it had pulled off a "real coup" in hiring investment banker Jim O'Neil to oversee the sale of stakes in Lloyds and Royal Bank of Scotland.

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Middlesbrough midfielder Gary O’Neil is backing manager Gareth Southgate to take the club straight back into the Premier League.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate will welcome midfielder Gary O'Neil back from suspension for Sunday's Barclays Premier League trip to Arsenal.

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Middlesbrough have turned down a bid of £4.5m from Portsmouth for midfielder Gary O’Neil, the south coast club have announced.

Middlesbrough midfielder Gary O’Neil has a chance of being involved against Everton on St Stephen's Day after returning from injury.

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TONY MOWBRAY hailed the giant impact of Jonas Olsson as his side snatched their first away win of the season at the Riverside Stadium.

Top scorer Mido is expected miss tomorrow night's Carling Cup third round tie at Manchester United after pulling out of Middlesbrough's 2-0 derby defeat at Sunderland with a groin strain.

Gary O’Neil has vowed to rediscover his best form after committing himself to Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough midfielder Gary O’Neil is out of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Bolton after undergoing surgery to repair a knee ligament problem.

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Middlesbrough midfielder Gary O’Neil is suspended for tomorrow’s FA Cup third round trip to Bristol City.

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill is relishing the prospect of seeing his in-form side lock horns with Premier League leaders Arsenal at Villa Park.

Former Leeds chairman Peter Ridsdale claims he had an agreement with Martin O’Neill for the then Celtic manager to leave Parkhead and take over at Elland Road.

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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho recalled England left-back Ashley Cole and gave Dutch winger Arjen Robben a place in the starting line-up against Portsmouth.

Gardaí in Clare and Donegal are seeking the public's help in tracing two people who have been missing since earlier this month.

Gardaí in Co Clare are seeking help from the public in tracing a 52-year-old woman who has been missing for more than a week.

Portsmouth forward Benjani Mwaruwari aggravated his hamstring against Sheffield United and will need a check before the Boxing Day clash against West Ham at Upton Park.

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Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill has no doubts about Henrik Larsson’s fitness as his former charge prepares for a move to Manchester United at 35.

Portsmouth midfielder Gary O’Neil, who was carried off on a stretcher against Fulham last Saturday, missed his first Premiership match of the season after failing a fitness test on his damaged thigh.

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Chelsea have been labelled the strongest team in Europe by Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill.

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill is hoping to persuade midfielder Stiliyan Petrov to reconsider his decision to quit international football with Bulgaria.

Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill believes clubs should be properly compensated for losing players to injury on international duty as Milan Baros takes the first steps on the comeback trail.

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Portsmouth captain Gary O’Neil missed a golden chance to put his side ahead as Pompey boss Harry Redknapp looked to halt a run of four defeats and kick-start their Barclays Premiership survival bid.

A SADISTIC father battered and burned his son to death because he was jealous of the attention the boy's mother gave the baby.

Gary O’Neil will face no action from the Football Association following comments the Portsmouth midfielder made after his team’s defeat at Tottenham.

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LIVERPOOL found a cure for their Premiership travel sickness as goals from Fernando Morientes and Luis Garcia condemned new Portsmouth boss Alain Perrin to his first defeat last night.

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Gary O’Neil will be fit for Portsmouth’s relegation clash at Fulham on Sunday despite needing 27 stitches in a head wound sustained playing for England under-21s last weekend.

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