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Night of the blues for brave Rangers as Uefa dream dies

Rangers� dream of bringing European glory back to Scotland for the first time in 25 years ended in defeat and disappointment last night. (Includes video and slideshow) continued...

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Riot police called in amid angry clashes as giant screens fail

Rangers fans clashed with riot police in Manchester after the city's plans for a massive street party descended into farce.

Bank of England chief warns ‘the nice decade is over’

Gordon Brown�s draft Queen�s Speech was overshadowed yesterday by a grim warning from the Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King that "the nice decade" was over and tough times lie ahead for ordinary families.

Aid arrives for victims of quake but concern remains over dams

Chinese rescuers funnelled relief supplies to the epicentre of a powerful earthquake for the first time yesterday, scouring flattened mountain villages for tens of thousands of missing and buried victims.

Why being cocky can be bad for your business

For the latest batch of would-be Apprentices, confidence is seen as key to achieving success in Sir Alan Sugar's boardroom.

Tributes to mother who died after birth of twins

A mother who quit her high-flying career to spend more time with her family in Scotland has died just days after giving birth to twins.

Cleared for take-off… but relaunch fails to take flight

The much-vaunted draft legislative programme was meant to put Gordon Brown on the runway to a relaunch, but outside the confines of Westminster it is difficult to see how this bird could fly.

Salmond celebrates first year with speech that fails to match hype

Analysis: Expectations were high of Alex Salmond's speech on Moving Scotland Forward at Holyrood yesterday, but it added little momentum and failed to match the advance hype.

Wendy haunts PM’s House as referendum heat turned up

Westminster Sketch: �Bring it on!� went the Conservative cry and so Gordy, revived if not resuscitated after his 10p tax refund/bribe, did his best to oblige � bellowing and jabbing his finger at the shiny-faced Tory toff.

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Inflation to surge toward 4% and growth to fall to 1%, Bank fears

Benchmark UK inflation is now forecast to climb to nearly 4% later this year by the Bank of England, and Governor Mervyn King yesterday admitted "an odd quarter or two" of economic contraction was "quite possible".

Royal Bank rides out shareholder discontent

The Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday weathered a final blast of disapproval from small shareholders over its blockbuster �12bn rights issue.

Bradford & Bingley to raise £300m

Bradford & Bingley announced plans to tap shareholders for �300m through a rights issue in an apparent u-turn which raised questions about the credibility of management and sent shares in the firm plunging.

UNBEARABLE: A Rangers fan faces up to the worst at the end of the game in the City of Manchester Stadium. Picture: Mark Gibson

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Zenit St Petersburg 2 - 0 Rangers

Rangers were finally vanquished in a cracking climax to their valiant UEFA Cup adventure. Yet, Walter Smith�s side lost without shame to a velvety Zenit St Petersburg in the City of Manchester Stadium. (Includes slideshow)

End of the dream but no nightmares for Rangers

The improbable dream finally evaporated in the chill of a Manchester evening. The memories, though, will linger for a long, long time. Rangers� journey to the 2008 final deserves its place in Scottish football folklore.

Smith: this is just the end of the beginning for us

Walter Smith refused to consider last night's defeat to Zenit St Petersburg as the end of an adventure and instead heralded a new beginning for his Rangers team.

Money talks class tells

Football and Russia have a penchant for revolutions. The only certainty in the old ball game is that a new ball game is on its way.

McGeechan puts unity at heart of 2009 Lions

Ian McGeechan pledged to take the British and Irish Lions back to their roots after being unveiled as head coach for the 2009 tour to South Africa.

Sports university vision becomes reality at Stirling

More than 18 months after The Herald had promoted the establishment of a dedicated Scottish sports university as overdue, the vision became welcome reality yesterday.

Nadal next as Murray makes it look simple against Simon

Andy Murray was thrilled with his performance against Gilles Simon as he set up a third-round showdown with Rafael Nadal at the Hamburg Masters.

Down to Godolphin duo to make the running in Derby trial at York

It is the case that many Classic trials turn out to be nothing of the sort but today's Dante Stakes at York is a very notable exception.

Just winning was no longer enough for Justine

It may seem inappropriate to describe a women of 5ft 5ins as a giant, but that is the mot juste for world tennis No.1 Justine Henin who announced yesterday that she is quitting her sport with immediate effect.

Gretna’s fate decided in four days’ time

Gretna players and staff will discover on Monday if there is a future for the stricken club. Potential investors have been given until Saturday to table a firm offer or the Dumfriesshire club will be wound up.

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