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The fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup gets underway this weekend with several mouth-watering London ties to get your teeth into. The BBC will broadcast Saturday's early kick-off between St Albans City and Boreham Wood. The Hertfordshire derby, to be played at Clarence Park, sees local rivals St Albans of the sixth tier pitted against Boreham Wood of the fifth tier, with a large crowd expected to turn out just north of the capital. Elsewhere, TV commentator Martin Tyler's club Hampton & Richmond...

World Cup qualification is over, meaning the Premier League returns this weekend with some exciting match ups. Liverpool and Man Utd face off Saturday lunchtime in the weekend’s biggest fixture. The Red Devils have had a great start to the season, but a trip to Anfield will be their toughest challenge yet. Crystal Palace’s struggles only get harder as they take on the champions Chelsea at Selhurst Park, while Man City look to remain unbeaten taking on Stoke at home....

A football team from the slums of India is touring Britain - and are so far undefeated. The fifteen impoverished youngsters from Mumbai are currently on a unique soccer tour of the UK - and haven't lost yet. They are playing against school teams in Britain in a series of games set up by he Oscar Foundation, an organisation for 'social change and awareness'. On Monday they played against a team of fee-paying schoolboys at Beaudesert Park School in Stroud.,...

A new mapping project will combine Ordinance Survey routes with air quality data - to help cyclists avoid pollution hotspots. EarthSense are using Google Earth, along with fixed air pollution sensors, to produce the interactive maps, which will produce forecasts up to three days in advance. The air quality models highlight smoggier areas, often along busy roads, and allow users to identify cleaner air routes, such as through parks or along canal paths. A pollution map of Leicester where bike...

</a ></a >Sport News</a > 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @rgdewinter  @davidjdewinter Richard & David de Winter discuss the Qualification permutations for the 2018 World Cup, including Argentina's crucial match with Ecuador and Portugal's showdown with Switzerland. Also featuring a review of the performances all the home nations including a dissection of England's lacklustre victories over Lithuania and Slovenia.

Australia ended Syria's World Cup dream tonight after scoring an extra-time winner to secure a final play-off place for Russia 2018. The Syrian players collapsed in tears on the field after the game finished, with an extra time goal from Tim Cahill all that separated the two teams. Australia midfielder Mark Milligan described the beleaguered national side as "outstanding", saying "they fought with everything" on the night. The defeat caps off a dream run for a country which has been gripped by civil...

It seems a lifetime ago since Sutton United of the National League hosted Arsenal in the 5th round of the FA Cup in front of a capacity crowd and millions of TV viewers. The south Londoners had surpassed Cheltenham Town and local rivals AFC Wimbledon before "pie gate" propelled them to fame in their fourth round clash against Leeds United. This weekend the U's welcome AFC Fylde at Gander Green Lane before travelling to Paulton Rovers on the outskirts of Bristol next...

From the outside looking in, it appeared that Eldrick “Tiger” Woods had it all. Number 1 in his chosen profession, more money than sense, a model wife and two beautiful children. However, on November 27th 2009 the mother of all scandals brought an end to Tiger’s perfect facade. He was found to be having a string of extra-marital affairs, some with prostitutes, which culminated in Woods crashing his car into a telegraph pole and exposing his dark side to the...

A stunned student says he spotted Usain Bolt - in his local KFC. Louis Anderson snapped a photo of the athlete collecting food at the fast-food restaurant in Filton, Bristol. Stunned Louis said he was "starstruck" when he spotted the eight-time Olympic gold medallist and world's fastest runner. Louis wroteon Twitter: "So just walked into KFC in Bristol, who's stood there, it's only Usain Bolt." Usain Bolt at KFC in Filton, Bristol. A Bristol student says he spotted eight-time Olympic...