• Matthews made his Cardiff debut in the 1-1 draw at Blackpool in August and has gone on to make 13 league appearances, scoring once - from half-way line in the 4-0 win at Watford.

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  • Ninety-five percent of its 78 million people are literate, with nearly half on-line.

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  • Left-back Brian Easton carried the ball from the half-way line into the penalty area before crossing towards Akins, who got the ball caught under his feet before turning his shot wide.

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  • But when Wilkinson made a handling error on the half-way line, Hodgson collected the loose ball and left his counterpart in his wake to score a vital try.

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  • Saha, on his 200th Premier League appearance, controlled the ball and struck it low beyond the advancing James after a pass from the half-way line eluded centre-back Younes Kaboul.

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  • While a half-block line of ticket-holding locals formed to one side of the theater's entrance, the other side was mobbed by sign-toting Bradley and Gore supporters -- mostly white and college-aged.

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  • Leverkusen's Argentine defender Diego Placente bore most responsibility for his side's defeat, losing the ball on the half-way line for the move that led to Saviola's goal and committing other defensive blunders.

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  • The confidence of the home side was visibly growing, and Nicky Wroe even went for goal from the half-way line, punting a long range effort beyond the empty Burton goal with Deeney stranded.

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  • The digital athletes in NBA Jam performed such hoops-time high jinx as jumping from the half-court line, doing flips in the air and lighting the basket on fire as they dunked the ball.

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  • Hull KR's best moment came when Jake Webster intercepted Sean Long's pass, but Pryce used his pace to haul the winger down on the half-way line, much to the delight of the Knowsley Road faithful.

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  • Dwayne Peel made a break from the half-way line and was well supported by Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, who in turn produced a superbly-timed one handed offload to Doherty, who was charging up the left wing to score in the corner.

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  • Burke dashed onto Kelvin Etuhu's flick on the half-way line and the Baggies backline were punished for not closing down him down as the man who celebrated his 26th birthday last week fired a low 20-yard low left-footed shot into the net.

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  • On 16 minutes, Nani was allowed to pick up the ball on the half-way line and advance unchallenged towards the penalty area before letting fly with a ferocious shot that Roy Carroll got a hand to but could not keep out of his net.

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  • To round off a miserable afternoon for the Paris side, in the closing minutes Liebenberg's pass was intercepted on the half-way line, and Brew and Higgitt ran to the tryline together to ensure the ball ended up touched down in the corner for a try.

    BBC: Bristol 17-0 Stade Francais

  • So often limited in the game by his role as Arsenal's midfield anchor, Alexandre Song shook off the shackles and was almost rewarded for it when he collected the ball on the half-way line and drove forward before unleashing a shot that struck the outside of the post.

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  • Cathal O'Rourke's charges were met with a determined Monaghan challenge, as the students edged a 0-5 to 0-3 score-line at half-time, with Tyrone's Niall McKenna and Derry's Charlie Kielt prominent.

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  • Nathan Hines then denied Stephen Larkham as the Wallaby fly-half slid towards the line, and the Scots survived further embarrassment before half-time.

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  • Carter, who displaced All Blacks fly-half Andrew Mehrtens from the starting line-up, scored two tries, with Caleb Ralph, Aaron Mauger and Vunibaka getting the others.

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  • This time they sprung the scrum-half round the front of a line-out and although he was halted by Luke Arscott, the 18 stone Buxton came thundering up in support before battering through a couple of despairing tackles to score from 10 metres out.

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  • "The strong film line-up in the second half, coupled with our solid first-half performance, underpins our confidence in performing in line with expectations for the year and delivering further value for shareholders, " said chief executive Stephen Wiener.

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  • Tom Shanklin - perhaps fortunate to still be on the field after a clumsy challenge in the air on Imanol Harinordoquy - got beyond the gain-line and from there fly-half Jones picked out Byrne's superb angle for the full-back to race 35 untouched metres to the line.

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  • Having successfully neutered Leicester's power, Wasps delivered two knock-out blows in the first half with tries direct from line-outs.

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  • Italy have named Kristopher Burton at fly-half, and he will line up alongside Benetton Treviso team-mate Edoardo Gori, who wins his third cap at scrum-half.

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  • Scrum-half Farrell received the ball from a line-out just outside the Swansea 22 and scythed through the All Whites pack untouched.

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  • And after 22 minutes the 31-year-old was sent on for the injured McCann, moving into the centre-half position in a re-jigged Caley back line.

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  • However, Nicky Robinson's successful drop-goal from just outside the 22-yard line ensured the Blues held the half-time advantage.

    BBC: Cardiff Blues 12-16 Ospreys

  • On-loan Liverpool striker Nathan Ecclestone should have put Charlton ahead before half-time but Nelson rushed off his line to prevent him finding the net when one-on-one.

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  • He linked up with Will Sharp on 19 minutes to send the centre on a sprint for the line from half-way.

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  • That would, quite simply, be like letting the coach of an opposing baseball team select half of your starting line-up for the championship game.

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