Villa boss Martin O'Neill showed little respect as he angrily pursued referee Halsey down the tunnel at half-time and his team certainly came out fired-up for the start of the second period.

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Pope Benedict Monday gave the cardinals the go-ahead to move up the start date of the conclave throwing out the traditional 15-day waiting period.

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And if we extend the bet into the current decade, taking Simon at his word that he was happy to bet on any period from a year on up, then Ehrlich won every start-year bet in the 2000s.

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