It is honours even between Croatia and Serbia in Split - the first Davis Cup meeting between the two former Yugoslav republics.

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Honours even then in the verbal sparring stakes with neither boxer landing a knockout punch but expect more fireworks when the fighters square up for real in the ring next month.

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Tickle and Thorman both kicked penalties, to keep the scores level and the late drop-goals ensured honours were even.

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Hodgson's side were showing signs they may steal a win and when Ngog controlled, swivelled and shot, but Napoli defender Aronica had to launch himself to block the strike as the honours finished even and Liverpool stayed top of the group.

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Honours are now even going into Friday's third ODI in Sydney.

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Approaching greatness, for sure, but in need of even more honours if they are to join the elite.

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SNP, which opposes the honours system, and might even have diminished Mr Connery in the eyes of nationalist-minded Scots for whom titles are the epitome of what is wrong with Britain.

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Lord Levy repeated his call for a change in the way political parties are funded, saying that he had felt this was necessary even before the cash-for-honours investigation broke.

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