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A number of Rangers supporters in Manchester for the Uefa Cup final have clashed with riot police after a big screen in the city centre broke down.
Officers came under attack after the screen in Piccadilly Gardens failed.
Around 30 people were arrested in the city, including six held after a Russian fan was stabbed outside the City of Manchester stadium.
An estimated 100,000 fans descended on the city to see the match, which Zenit St Petersburg eventually won 2-0.
The injured Russian fan was taken to hospital after being attacked outside the stadium before the game.
He was stabbed in the back but his injuries were reported as non-life threatening.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said six men, all believed to be Rangers fans, had been arrested in connection with the incident.
The vast majority of supporters have behaved impeccably (more…)
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Sun Microsystems Inc (JAVA.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it would cut 1,500 to 2,500 jobs in the face of U.S. economic weakness and delays in orders from some customers.
Sun will take a charge of $130 million to $220 million in its fiscal fourth quarter to account for the cuts, executives said on a conference call following a disappointing quarterly earnings report.
(Reporting by Philipp Gollner, writing by Peter Henderson; Editing by Braden Reddall, Richard Chang)
