Bordeaux dish out defeat to Newcastle
Cheick Diabate ensured Newcastle will have to take their chances in the draw for the knockout stages of the Europa League as Bordeaux finished top of Group D after recording a 2-0 victory.
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Papiss Cisse's goal helps Newcastle past Bordeaux
Papiss Cisse reminded the Newcastle fans of his quality with an impressive goal in tonight's 3-0 Europa League demolition of Bordeaux.
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Defensive injury worries for Newcastle
Full-back Danny Simpson returns to the Newcastle squad for tomorrow night's Europa League clash with Bordeaux.
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Thursday's Europa League summary
Atletico Madrid begin Europa League defence with away win, while Bordeaux, Liverpool and Copenhagen are also amongst the winners.
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No new injury concerns for Leinster
Leinster report no fresh injury problems ahead of their Heineken Cup semi-final clash with ASM Clermont-Auvergne in Bordeaux on Sunday.
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Lynch finishes fourth in Bordeaux
Tipperary's Denis Lynch took fourth place on Contifex in a thrilling jump-off at the World Cup competition in Bordeaux.
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Kearney suffering from groin strain
Rob Kearney has been revealed as Ireland's only fresh injury concern following their defeat to France in Bordeaux.
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France 19-12 Ireland
Ireland's preparations for the World Cup were marred by a second successive defeat, going down by seven points to France at Stade Chaban-Delmas.
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Cullen calls for Irish bottle in Bordeaux
Leo Cullen is eager for Ireland to crank up preparations for the World Cup when they face France in Bordeaux tonight.
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Lakafia to make debut against Ireland
Biarritz forward Raphael Lakafia will make his France debut against Ireland in Bordeaux on Saturday.
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Saturday's equestrian news round-up
Billy Twomey, Cian O'Connor, Jessica Kurten and Denis Lynch were all in equestrian action on Saturday.
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Two more Irish top fives in Bordeaux
Irish riders accounted for another two top-five places at the World Cup show in Bordeaux on Sunday.
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Cavendish sprints to yet another Tour win
Another sensational sprint victory saw Mark Cavendish win stage 18 of the Tour de France in Bordeaux today.
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France confirm Laurent Blanc appointment
Laurent Blanc is set to become France coach after the French Football Federation reached an agreement with Bordeaux for him to take over after the World Cup finals.
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Bordeaux 1-0 Lyon (2-3 agg)
Lyon can thank goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for a dramatic late save as they reached the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in club history with victory over Ligue 1 rivals Bordeaux.
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Lyon 3-1 Bordeaux
Lyon will take a handy advantage into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with Bordeaux after they came out on top in a thoroughly entertaining clash at Stade Gerland.
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Bordeaux reach quarter-finals
Girondins Bordeaux reached the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, though they made things hard for themselves in a 2-1 home win against Olympiakos that gave them a 3-1 aggregate victory.
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Olympiacos 0-1 Bordeaux
Bordeaux put themselves in the driving seat to advance to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after claiming a narrow victory in the first leg of their last-16 tie at Olympiacos.
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Lynch places fourth in Bordeaux
Denis Lynch took fourth place in the first major competition of Bordeaux's five-star World Cup weekend.
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Rep of Ireland v France: The French View
Des Cahill speaks to James Delahunt in Bordeaux to get the view from France on this weekend's play-off.