While no proposal to lift the ban is on the table at next week's Cites meeting in Bangkok, the South African government is said to be investigating the issue and says that discussions in the Thai capital will guide their position.

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While the point was enough to lift Spurs off the bottom of the table and out of the Premier League's relegation zone, Redknapp felt they should have clinched victory.

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It took 10 people to lift the sedated bear onto a make-shift operating table to have root canal done on the tooth.

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Ronaldo converted the penalty to spark the deluge of goals with the Portuguese forward also scoring a header, Wayne Rooney weighing in with a brace, while Dimitar Berbatov got on the scoresheet to lift the Old Trafford side to the top of the table, three points ahead of Liverpool.

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Although the victory was not enough to lift Brian Flynn's side off the foot of the table, it does see them close the gap on the teams above them.

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Sevilla are top of the table with 50 points, one ahead of Barcelona who drop to second and must now lift themselves for Tuesday's crucial Champions League visit to Liverpool.

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Davey is now hoping Gray's arrival can give the team a lift following back-to-back home defeats by Coventry and Preston which left them at the foot of the table.

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