"It's important for us at the start of what is going to be a tough block of rugby going to the northern hemisphere, " said Australia coach Robbie Deans.

BBC: Australia 26-24 New Zealand

Messi netted at the start of injury time after an initial block by Forster but Barca could not repeat the last-gasp heroics of Celtic's visit to the Nou Camp last month, when Vilanova's team snatched a 2-1 victory.

CNN: Barca's unbeaten run ended by Celtic

Or maybe we should just start running a four-hour block of commercials with little snippets of football in between.

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Meanwhile, two MPs, Respect's George Galloway and Labour's Dennis Skinner, tried to block plans to delay the start of Commons business on Wednesday until 14:30 BST, which would cause the cancellation of Prime Minister's Questions.

BBC: Westminster service remembers Baroness Thatcher

The mere acquisition of a smooth block of metal and glass does not magically persuade people that they should start paying for news.

ECONOMIST: American newspapers

That prompted Hughes and his team to start developing a compound that would block the activity of DPP-4.

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Zenit goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev pulled off a fine save with his feet to block a low Darcheville drive as Rangers showed more adventure at the start of the second half.

BBC: Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Rangers

In between songs, Richey speaks with Melissa Block about life on tour, her late start in music and the "community" of a sad song.

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