Poland blames Russia over crash

29 July 2011 Last updated at 16:44 GMT The crash near Smolensk killed all those on board A Polish report has found that Russia was partly to blame for the air crash last year which killed then-President Lech Kaczynski.

It said that pilot error was the main reason for the crash, but that air controllers and poor lighting at Smolensk were also at fault.

Poland's Defence Minister Bogdan Klich resigned in the wake of the report.

The crash killed 96 people and has been a source of tension between the two countries.

A Russian report released in January laid full blame on Poland.

But Poland, while accepting some of the findings, said that Moscow's report was "incomplete".

All those on board the TU-154 Tupolev, who included officials spanning the country's military and political elite, were killed when their airliner crashed while trying to land in heavy fog.

They had been on their way to a memorial for the victims of Katyn, where 20,000 Polish officers were massacred by Soviet forces in 1940.

'Erroneous information'

The report by Warsaw said the pilot had lacked experience in landing aircraft in adverse weather conditions, and the crew was not adequately equipped.

Russia was commended for its sensitivity after the crash, but relations later deteriorated

It also found that airport lighting was "defective and incomplete", while a landing zone official had given "erroneous information" to the crew as they prepared to land in poor weather at the Russian city of Smolensk.

Air traffic controllers misinformed the crew about their true altitude during the approach and gave a crucial warning too late, it said.

In its report earlier this year, Russia had said the crash was due to pilot error and said the crew had taken unjustified risks under pressure from their superiors.

However, the Polish report said there was no evidence that Lech Kaczynski or anyone else on board had put pressure on the pilots to act against their wishes.

An official with the Russian committee which investigates air disasters said "the fundamental part" of the conclusions in the Polish report agreed with his own committee's findings.

But the official, Alexei Morozov, said they could not understand the Polish finding that the flight's crew was not influenced by senior officials in the cockpit.

Russia's handling of the disaster had originally been widely commended, but the issue later became a source of contention between the two nations.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he had accepted the resignation of Mr Klich in the wake of the report's criticism of the crew.

Tomasz Siemoniak, a deputy interior minister, has replaced Mr Klich, Mr Tusk told reporters.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski, the twin brother of the late president and opposition politician, has previously accused Mr Tusk's government of a cover-up with Moscow. Mr Tusk strongly denies the claims.

Poland's first couple - along with other leading political and military figures - had been on their way to a memorial ceremony for the World War II Katyn massacre when the crash took place on 10 April. There were no survivors.

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Moody's warns over Spanish rating

29 July 2011 Last updated at 14:48 GMT Spain is continuing to see a number of protests about spending cuts and high unemployment Moody's has warned it may downgrade the credit rating of Spanish government bonds, saying last week's second rescue package for Greece had done little to ease debt concerns in the eurozone.

The rating agency said it was reviewing Spain's current Aa2 grade, adding that if it was downgraded, it would probably be by just one level, to Aa3.

Moody's added that the Spanish economy remained "subdued".

The Spanish government has now called an early general election.

The announcement was made just hours after Moody's made its credit rating warning, and will see Spain go to the polls on 20 November.

Explaining the decision, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said he wished to "project political and economic certainty" over the months ahead.

However, it could be benefit the opposition conservative Popular Party, as it is ahead of the ruling Socialist Party in the polls.

The government could have waited until March of next year to hold the general election.

'Bond precedent'

In explaining why it was reviewing Spain's credit rating, Moody's highlighted the fact that as part of the second bail-out deal for Greece, private bondholders were being invited to participate.

Continue reading the main story Sarah Rainsford BBC News, Madrid

This is another blow to Spain - anxious to convince investors it won't need a Greek-style bailout. But Moody's still has concerns, so it has put Spain on review, for what's likely to be a one-notch downgrade of its government debt.

The ratings agency points to the slow pace of economic growth here, and the high levels of debt in Spain's autonomous regions. They account for almost half of state spending and several warn they'll overshoot the budget deficit target set by Madrid.

The Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, has insisted that won't affect his target of cutting Spain's overall deficit to 6% by the end of the year. But investor doubts, coupled with concern over the details of the latest bailout for Greece, has already pushed Spain's borrowing costs higher and higher.

The Prime Minister has now announced an early general election for November; the main opposition party has long insisted a change of government is the only way to recover confidence in this economy.

The private bondholders, such as banks, are being asked to exchange their current Greek bonds for ones which pay a lower rate of interest over a longer term.

Moody's said this set a "precedent", adding that it had "signalled a clear shift in risk for bondholders of countries with high debt burdens or large budget deficits".

However, if Spain is downgraded to Aa3, this remains a healthy investment grade.

Moody's also said five Spanish banks could have their credit ratings downgraded because of the same concerns.

These include the largest two lenders, Banco Santander and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA).

'Fiscal slippage'

Despite the forthcoming general election campaign, Spain's central government is continuing to enforce cost-cutting efforts to reduce its public deficit.

However, Madrid is hampered by the fact that Spain is a heavily devolved country, and its regional governments, such as those in Catalonia and the Basque region, are not moving as fast or as deep in trimming their spending.

Moody's highlighted this problem, warning of "fiscal slippage" at the regional and local government level.

Spain is also struggling with the eurozone's highest unemployment rate, which now stands at 20.9%.

Spain's main share index was down 0.7% in afternoon trading, after falling as much as 2.4% immediately following Moody's announcement.

The yield on the Spanish government's 10-year bonds rose 10 percentage points to 6.10%.

The euro declined, falling 0.3% against the dollar to $1.4287.

"The trigger is that the [Greek] deal last week has not really rebuilt confidence across the eurozone, so Spain is still on their radar screens with costs rising," said Giada Giani, analyst at Citigroup.

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Mongolian spy chief loses appeal

29 July 2011 Last updated at 12:34 GMT A Mongolian spy chief - who claims he was tricked into coming to the UK so he could be arrested - can be extradited, the High Court has said.

In February, District Judge Quentin Purdy, at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court, ruled Bat Khurts should be sent to Germany.

Mr Bat, 41, is wanted for kidnapping a Mongolian national suspected of murdering a government official.

His appeal was rejected by the High Court on Friday.

The Mongolian government said it was "very disappointed" with the judgment.

It declined to appeal to the Supreme Court but said it would be "taking this matter to the International Court of Justice".

At the earlier hearing Mr Bat's lawyer claimed he was lured to the UK by the Foreign Office, on the pretence of attending high-level government talks on intelligence co-operation, so he could be arrested and extradited to Germany.

Lord Justice Moses and Mr Justice Foskett dismissed his appeal but his lawyers said the case may now be taken to the European Court of Human Rights.

'No evidence of luring'

Lord Justice Moses said Mr Bat "has not established that he was lured into this country".

He said: "Far from being lured, at every stage when the government of Mongolia, particularly through its ambassador, attempted to arrange meetings, they were rebuffed."

Lord Justice Moses said they rejected the allegation that Mr Bat was tricked into coming to Britain and said there was "no question of any official in the United Kingdom luring the appellant to this country in the belief that he was going to meet United Kingdom officials to discuss security matters".

Mr Bat was allegedly involved in the 2003 kidnap of Enkhbat Damiran, who was taken from France to Berlin, drugged and flown to the Mongolian capital, Ulan Bator.

Mr Enkhbat was wanted in connection with the murder of Mongolia's Infrastructure Minister Zorig Sanjasuuren in 1998.

At the hearing earlier this year his lawyer, Alun Jones QC, claimed Mr Bat, head of the executive office of Mongolia's National Security Council, should not have been detained at Heathrow Airport in September because he was covered by diplomatic immunity.

He said Mr Bat had been granted a business visa for a visit during which he was supposed to meet Britain's National Security Adviser, Sir Peter Ricketts, and strategy and counter-terrorism director, William Nye.

Judge Purdy said he believed Mr Bat was invited for genuine security talks but the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) had heard about it and were aware of the outstanding warrant from Germany.

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Le culture vulture

29 July 2011 Last updated at 23:52 GMT By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Paris French President Nicolas Sarkozy has apparently been flaunting a love of culture - but how genuine is it?

In his excellent recent biography of Sarkozy, the journalist Franz-Oliver Giesbert recounts how the president's cultural life has been transformed by Carla Bruni.

The old Sarkozy was a boor. He gleefully displayed his contempt for France's arts establishment and his preference for the crass.

He appeared only to have ever read two books - Louis-Ferdinand Celine's Journey to the End of the Night and Albert Cohen's Belle du Seigneur. Of modern literature he knew not a thing.

"You would have said that his culture - if you could call it that - was purely televisual," writes Mr Giesbert.

Comedian Jean-Marie Bigard, a friend of Sarkozy, has mass appeal

The stories about President Sarkozy's supposed cultural ignorance have long done the rounds.

How the headline act at his inauguration concert was the naffest of crooners Gilbert Montagne.

How on once leaving the French state theatre La Comedie-Francaise, he made a hand gesture to indicate the extent of his boredom.

How he took the coarse comedian Jean-Marie Bigard to an audience with the Pope, and how he complained that civil service exams included questions on 17th century literature.

This was a Sarkozy who knew he was despised by the Paris cultural elite, and decided to give back as good as he got.

Then along came Carla.

For Franz-Oliver Giesbert - who edits Le Point news magazine and is one of the most distinguished observers of the French political scene - the Italian singer-cum-model is the best thing that ever happened to the president.

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Carla definitely pushed him at the start, but then she took the stabilisers off the bike, and now I think Sarkozy is quite happy pedalling by himself”

End Quote Jerome Garcin Arts presenter Not only has she "taught him good manners" and generally "calmed him down", she has also opened his eyes to culture.

Nowadays, the presidential couple apparently spend their evenings watching films and reading.

Where the old Sarkozy once boasted that his favourite film was Saving Private Ryan, today he can discourse at length on the Danish classic film director Carl Theodor Dreyer or the German Ernst Lubitsch.

Last month, according to Liberation newspaper, Mr Sarkozy hosted a dinner at the Elysee for four actors who had each played the part of a French president on stage or screen (including Denis Podalydes as Sarkozy).

We learn that there followed a conversation about theatre, film and literature, which left the actor Michel Vuillermoz (de Gaulle) "seduced".

"I found (Sarkozy) courteous, elegant and curious," he was quoted as saying.

For Franz-Oliver Giesbert, "Today (the president) no longer looks like a lost child… when the conversation turns to the arts."

A number of questions spring to mind when contemplating this transformation. First of all, how deep does it go?

The Comedie-Francaise might not be everybody's cup of tea

It is well-known that Sarkozy has an extraordinarily retentive mind as well as a capacity for obsession.

Could it be that he has simply swotted his way to sophistication in a bid to please his wife?

That is certainly the view of Jerome Garcin, presenter of the arts programme Le Masque et la Plume (The Mask and the Quill) on France-Inter radio.

"I am very doubtful," he said. "When it comes to culture, I do not believe in that kind of metamorphosis. You can't suddenly switch from Spielberg to Dreyer and be sincere about it."

The writer Yann Moix is marginally more indulgent. "Carla definitely pushed him at the start, but then she took the stabilisers off the bike, and now I think Sarkozy is quite happy pedalling by himself."

Another question concerns the politics of it all.

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If he'd just crammed a few books in the preceding days, I would have seen through him”

End Quote Franz-Oliver Giesbert Sarkozy biographer If Mr Sarkozy is rebranding himself as an aesthete ahead of next year's presidential election, is that necessarily a wise move? After all, the president's whole career has been built around rejection of the Paris elite, and as a policy it has served him pretty well.

Most voters would share his apparent boredom in the Comedie-Francaise, and they will not have even heard of Carl Theodor Dreyer. As for the crude comic and Papal buddy Jean-Marie Bigard, he is well-liked by the masses and actually quite funny.

Perhaps by aping the language of the Left Bank salons, Mr Sarkozy risks both the derision of those he aspires to and the contempt of those he leaves behind.

But there is a deeper, psychological aspect to this story, which Mr Giesbert - no fan of the president - grasps at in his biography.

In the last chapter of Monsieur le President, Giesbert describes a lunch at the Elysee in February this year.

The journalist finds himself utterly bewildered by the extent of Sarkozy's learning. The conversation starts with literature, as the president sings the praises of the late anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss.

They move through the French classics before coming to modern American books - a speciality of Mr Giesbert, who is surprised when President Sarkozy corrects his memory of Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath.

They discuss Albert Camus, and the president tells how on a recent trip to Algeria he made a detour to the town of Tipasa because it was the scene of Camus' 1938 book Nuptials.

"When the journalists asked me why, I said 'If you don't understand that's your problem'," Mr Sarkozy said.

Mr Giesbert feels utterly nonplussed.

"I have known Nicolas Sarkozy for 25 years, and never once have I had a glimpse of this side of his personal universe. If he'd just crammed a few books in the preceding days, I would have seen through him.

"If his knowledge is recent, which I cannot help but suspect, then he has already read an awful lot.

"But I owe it to the truth to say that contrary to the legend that I myself have fostered, the president is anything but uncultured."

Mr Sarkozy, Franz-Oliver Giesbert concludes, has indeed changed.

"He is no longer exactly the same man. Perhaps finally he has started to discover who he really is."

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Renault must improve - Boullier

Venue: HungaroringDate: 29-31 JulyFriday 29 July: First practice: 0855-1035, BBC Red Button/online; Second practice: 1255-1435, BBC Red Button/online Saturday 30 July: Third practice: 0955-1105, BBC Red Button/BBC Radio 5 live sports extra/online; Qualifying: 1210-1420, BBC One/BBC Radio 5 live/online Sunday 31 July: Grand Prix live: 1205-1525, BBC One/BBC Radio 5 live/online; F1 forum: 1525-1625, BBC Red Button/online; Highlights: 1900-2000, BBC Three/Red Button Nick Heidfeld was third in Malaysia but has struggled since Renault team boss Eric Boullier has called for a drastic improvement at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Boullier has seen Vitaly Petrov score points in only two of his last six races, while Nick Heidfeld crashed out at the German Grand Prix on Sunday.

The pair have picked up 66 points between them and the team are fifth in the constructors' championship.

Boullier said: "I've made no secret of the fact I'm not satisfied with where we are."

Renault's campaign started strongly as Petrov claimed third in the opening race in Australia and Heidfeld matched that at the second round in Malaysia.

But the team have fallen off the pace and are currently 12 points behind fourth-placed Mercedes in the standings.

Boullier added: "We went to the Nurburgring with some developments to the car, which gave us higher hopes going into the weekend.

"We gained another point, but we were well below par, and it was not the weekend we expected it to be. It was not good enough.

"We started the season well, but that feels like a while ago now and we have to face the facts, which are that we've been off the pace and we are trying hard to put that right."

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UK holds second royal wedding

30 July 2011 Last updated at 14:55 GMT Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips emerge from Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips has married England rugby player Mike Tindall at a ceremony in Edinburgh.

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were among those at the wedding in Canongate Kirk on a sunny Royal Mile.

Hundreds of well-wishers lined the streets for Scotland's first royal wedding in almost 20 years.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Prince William and Catherine, and Prince Harry were also attending the ceremony and reception at Holyroodhouse.

The Reverend Neil Gardner welcomed guests up the Royal Mile, including the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.

The bride's dress, an ivory silk and satin gown, was designed by Stewart Parvin, one of the Queen's favourite couturiers. This was accompanied by a veil, tiara and Jimmy Choo shoes.

It is Scotland's first royal wedding in almost 20 years

The doors of the Canongate Kirk were closed to the press and public, but hundreds of well-wishers gathered in Edinburgh's Old Town to watch the arrival and departure of the Royal Family.

After the ceremony the couple emerged arm-in-arm, stood on the steps to the entrance to the 17 Century kirk and shared a kiss.

The newlyweds arrived back at the palace as the Royal Scots Association pipe band played.

Among the crowds who turned out for the day was Jackie Rushton, 48, from Yorkshire, who told BBC Scotland: "I just love anything to do with the Royal Family, I'm a big fan, I have great respect for them."

Another well-wisher, Margaret Kittle, 76, travelled from Winona in Canada to see the wedding.

She said: "I've come to all the royal weddings since Princess Anne and Mark Phillips' wedding.

"I like to come to the weddings and all the royal occasions that I can, because the Queen is queen of Canada."

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Zara Phillips is believed to be setting a royal precedent by not taking the surname of Mike Tindall.

Even when they marry commoners, Royal brides have always adopted the family name of their partners.

When Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, daughter of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon, wed Daniel Chatto in 1994 she took on his name.

Zara's decision appears to be based on the fact she wants to preserve her sporting persona and business interests.

The former equestrian world champion is known throughout the sport as Zara Phillips and she has signed a number of deals which help fund her sporting interests.

Other guests included Prince Andrew and his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie.

The private afternoon ceremony will be followed by a reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

The couple hosted a pre-wedding party on the royal yacht Britannia, which is moored in Leith, on Friday night.

They had previously attended a rehearsal for the ceremony at the kirk with the bride's parents, Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips.

Princess Anne's second marriage, to Timothy Laurence, was the last Scottish royal wedding in 1992.

Zara, 30, will keep her maiden name when she marries. It is understood this is because of her sporting career in equestrianism.

Mr Tindall, from Otley in Yorkshire, plays for club side Gloucester and has been capped more than 60 times for his country.

He invited some of England's best-known rugby players to the wedding.

He and best man Iain Balshaw were part of England's winning 2003 rugby World Cup squad in Australia, where the couple were introduced by Zara's cousin Prince Harry.

Lothian and Borders Police said they had been working with the Palace and Edinburgh City Council to ensure the event's smooth running.

Supt Ivor Marshall, who is the Silver Commander responsible for overseeing security arrangements, said the kirk's location, close to both the Scottish Parliament and the Palace of Holyroodhouse, yet set on the busy tourist hub of the Royal Mile, presented unique challenges.

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Rangers 0-1 Malmo

By Alistair Magowan
BBC Sport Larsson (right) celebrates his well-taken opener after 18 minutes Rangers face an uphill battle to qualify for the next round of the Champions League after losing the first leg of their qualifier against Malmo.

The Swedes took the lead on 18 minutes when a flick from Wilton Figueiredo set up Daniel Larsson, who smashed in.

Rangers improved and should have overturned the deficit but Steven Naismith shot wide twice in succession.

Malmo kept Rangers keeper Allan McGregor busy and, though Steve Davis went close, the hosts could not reply.

Figueiredo was a constant threat for the Swedish champions and he twice had shots well saved, one a free-kick and another a curling effort after a fine counter attack.

Yet the way in which Ally McCoist's side failed to make a breakthrough in this third qualifying round tie leaves them a huge task in the return leg on 3 August, with thoughts of making the group stages a long way off.

They will need to begin better than they did on this occasion - they were sluggish at the start and it was from Steven Whittaker's mistake that Larsson struck what proved to be the winner.

The Rangers defender lost possession on the right side of his own penalty box, allowing Malmo to pounce, and Larsson fired in to give further encouragement to their already vocal fans.

Rangers improved following David Weir's hamstring injury after half an hour, which made them change tactics and employ two centre-backs rather than three.

And soon afterwards Davis carved out their first real chance by going close with a free-kick, before his cross was mistimed by Nikica Jelavic when the striker looked well placed.

Rangers boss McCoist had warned of Malmo's attacking threat before the game and Larsson missed a chance to make it 2-0 soon after the break when he could not connect with Figueiredo's right-wing cross, and the Brazilian forced two fine saves from McGregor.

Rangers should have overturned the deficit in the space of a few minutes, but Naismith missed on two occasions, both chances coming at the back post from Jelavic crosses across goal.

As the hosts increased the pressure on their opponents, Davis shot just over from a well-worked effort, but Malmo were always a threat on the break and McCoist can have few complaints in what proved to be an open but frustrating encounter.

The difference was Larsson, a name that has already caused Rangers fans torment in the past.

And his strike will create extra pressure for the next encounter, with qualification for the group stage crucial to Rangers' financial situation.

Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Champions Lge qualifying

Final Result Full Time 90:00+2:09 The referee ends the match. 90:00+1:40 The ball is sent over by Sasa Papac, save made by Dusan Melicharek. 89:40 Lee Wallace delivers the ball. 88:38 Effort on goal by Palazon Juanma Ortiz from just inside the area clears the bar. 86:58 The ball is delivered by Steven Whittaker, Jiloan Hamad manages to make a clearance. 85:34 Amin Nazari sends in a cross, save by Allan McGregor. 82:36 Palazon Juanma Ortiz sends in a cross, Pontus Jansson makes a clearance. 82:18 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Lee Wallace, save by Dusan Melicharek. 82:05 Steven Whittaker crosses the ball, blocked by Jiloan Hamad. 81:49 Jiloan Hamad gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Naismith. Free kick taken by Maurice Edu. 81:09 Jimmy Durmaz takes a outswinging corner to the near post, clearance by Sasa Papac. 80:58 Jiloan Hamad takes a shot. Save by Allan McGregor. 80:43 Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Jimmy Durmaz, Sasa Papac makes a clearance. 80:29 Substitution Fernandez Yago comes on in place of Daniel Larsson. 80:08 Dardan Rexhepi takes a shot. Allan McGregor makes a save. 78:52 Shot on goal by Steven Davis from just inside the area goes over the target. 76:20 A cross is delivered by Steven Whittaker. 74:42 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Lee Wallace played to the near post, clearance by Ivo Pekalski. 74:30 The ball is crossed by Steven Naismith, blocked by Jiloan Hamad. 73:58 Amin Nazari gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Palazon Juanma Ortiz. Steven Davis crosses the ball in from the free kick, Daniel Andersson makes a clearance. 73:30 The ball is crossed by Lee Wallace, Nikica Jelavic takes a shot. Save made by Dusan Melicharek. 73:09 The ball is swung over by Steven Davis, Ivo Pekalski manages to make a clearance. 71:22 Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Miljan Mutavdzic goes wide of the right-hand upright. 70:08 Lee Wallace produces a cross, Nikica Jelavic has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal. 68:43 Substitution Wilton Figueiredo goes off and Dardan Rexhepi comes on. 68:15 A cross is delivered by Nikica Jelavic, Shot from close range by Steven Naismith misses to the left of the goal. 68:05 Centre by Steven Whittaker, Jimmy Durmaz manages to make a clearance. 66:20 Nikica Jelavic sends in a cross, Close range shot by Steven Naismith misses to the left of the target. 65:21 Effort on goal by Lee McCulloch from just inside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the target. 65:14 A cross is delivered by Steven Whittaker, Daniel Andersson manages to make a clearance. 64:04 Nikica Jelavic fouled by Jiloan Hamad, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Lee Wallace, clearance by Markus Halsti. 63:28 The ball is crossed by Jiloan Hamad. 62:19 Palazon Juanma Ortiz produces a cross. 60:56 The ball is crossed by Steven Whittaker, Nikica Jelavic takes a shot. Blocked by Ivo Pekalski. 58:53 Corner taken by Wilton Figueiredo, Daniel Andersson takes a shot. Save made by Allan McGregor. 58:30 Shot by Wilton Figueiredo. Save made by Allan McGregor. 57:50 Steven Whittaker sends in a cross, Nikica Jelavic takes a shot. Dusan Melicharek makes a save. 56:17 Booking Lee Wallace is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. 54:47 Palazon Juanma Ortiz crosses the ball. 54:20 Daniel Larsson is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Allan McGregor. 53:10 Substitution Amin Nazari comes on in place of Agon Mehmeti. 52:36 Corner taken by Steven Davis from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Wilton Figueiredo. 52:16 Lee McCulloch takes a shot. Save made by Dusan Melicharek. 51:03 Lee Wallace sends in a cross, Steven Naismith takes a shot. 50:37 Jiloan Hamad concedes a free kick for a foul on Steven Naismith. Free kick crossed by Steven Davis, Palazon Juanma Ortiz manages to make a clearance. 49:33 Wilton Figueiredo takes the outswinging corner, Miljan Mutavdzic produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar. 48:53 Sasa Papac gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Wilton Figueiredo. Wilton Figueiredo takes the direct free kick. 48:53 Booking Booking for Sasa Papac. 46:43 Foul by Ivo Pekalski on Lee McCulloch, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Steven Davis. 46:23 The ball is crossed by Wilton Figueiredo, Daniel Larsson takes a shot. 45:01 The referee gets the second half started. Half Time 45:00+2:43 The referee calls an end to the first half. 45:00+2:06 Inswinging corner taken by Lee McCulloch, Madjid Bougherra takes a shot. Blocked by Jiloan Hamad. 45:00+2:00 Lee Wallace sends in a cross, blocked by Markus Halsti. 45:00+1:32 Palazon Juanma Ortiz produces a cross, clearance by Daniel Andersson. 44:43 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Agon Mehmeti by Lee Wallace. Agon Mehmeti restarts play with the free kick. 44:04 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Daniel Andersson by Maurice Edu. Dusan Melicharek takes the free kick. 42:03 The ball is crossed by Sasa Papac. 40:25 The ball is delivered by Steven Davis, Shot by Nikica Jelavic from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal. 37:49 The offside flag is raised against Nikica Jelavic. Free kick taken by Daniel Andersson. 36:35 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Lee Wallace, Madjid Bougherra has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target. 35:27 Unfair challenge on Sasa Papac by Miljan Mutavdzic results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Allan McGregor. 34:43 Nikica Jelavic crosses the ball, save by Dusan Melicharek. 31:00 Steven Whittaker has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the target. 30:33 Short corner worked by Steven Davis, Palazon Juanma Ortiz sends in a cross, Daniel Andersson manages to make a clearance. 29:18 The referee penalises Wilton Figueiredo for handball. Steven Davis produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, brilliant save by Dusan Melicharek. 29:18 Booking Booking for Wilton Figueiredo for unsporting behaviour. 28:17 Pontus Jansson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Naismith. Shot comes in from Nikica Jelavic from the free kick, Wilton Figueiredo gets a block in. 28:17 Substitution David Weir goes off and Palazon Juanma Ortiz comes on. 26:58 Unfair challenge on Wilton Figueiredo by Steven Davis results in a free kick. Wilton Figueiredo fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, save made by Allan McGregor. 25:37 Ivo Pekalski crosses the ball, save by Allan McGregor. 24:48 David Weir concedes a free kick for a foul on Daniel Larsson. Direct free kick taken by Jimmy Durmaz. 24:14 Steven Naismith sends in a cross. 24:04 The ball is swung over by Steven Whittaker, Daniel Andersson manages to make a clearance. 23:11 Wilton Figueiredo produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that goes wide left of the target. 22:43 Centre by Lee Wallace. 21:26 Centre by Steven Naismith, clearance by Daniel Andersson. 20:44 Maurice Edu takes a shot. Blocked by Miljan Mutavdzic. 17:02 The assist for the goal came from Wilton Figueiredo. 17:02 GOAL - Daniel Larsson:Rangers 0 - 1 Malmo Daniel Larsson grabs a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the top left corner of the goal. Rangers 0-1 Malmo FF. 15:07 Daniel Larsson fouled by David Weir, the ref awards a free kick. Ivo Pekalski crosses the ball in from the free kick. 14:10 Centre by Steven Whittaker, Headed effort on goal by Nikica Jelavic from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target. 11:23 Steven Davis sends in a cross, clearance by Pontus Jansson. 9:14 Lee McCulloch concedes a free kick for a foul on Miljan Mutavdzic. Jimmy Durmaz restarts play with the free kick. 8:16 Daniel Larsson produces a left-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand upright. 7:58 Wilton Figueiredo takes a shot. Save by Allan McGregor. 5:58 Steven Davis delivers the ball, save made by Dusan Melicharek. 2:01 A cross is delivered by Steven Whittaker. 0:44 Daniel Larsson takes a shot. 0:00 The referee gets the match started. Live text and data provided by The Press Association.

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