An old rivalry has surfaced: between Mr Trimble's deputy, John Taylor, and his security spokesman, Ken Maginnis.

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For the first time the old rivalry was important enough to snare front-page ink in USA Today and merit a national broadcast by ABC TV in a slot usually reserved for UCLA versus USC.

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It also had about it the anachronistic feel of an old colonial rivalry - and there's no question that that is how it was seen in France.

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The Indiana Pacers are rough and tough, but the New York Knicks say they're ready for it when the teams renew an old postseason rivalry Sunday to begin the second round.

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The group stages saw a resumption of the old Calcutta Cup rivalry between England and the Scots, a South Pacific stand-off between Fiji and Samoa and even a Cold War heritage fixture between USA and Russia.

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The 25-year-old DeGale has a rivalry with Groves, 22, that stretches back to their amateur days and their spell training together in the same London gym.

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As the Lakers and Celtics grow old and fall apart, the NBA will need another great rivalry to take their place.

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And make no mistake, the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry is as intense as that at any derby game at Anfield or Old Trafford.

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