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Stars aim for cash smash
By Una Bradley

TWO of the most ambitious fund-raising projects for the Omagh bomb victims get under way today.
German tennis ace Boris Becker takes on British champ Greg Rusedski at an exclusive charity play-off in London.
And a star-studded compilation album - featuring Sinead O'Connor. Ash. Boyzone and The Corrs - goes on sale across the province.
First Minister David Trimble is to attend tonight's three-set match at the David Lloyd Centre in Raynes Park.
According to the German Embassy, which organised the event, all 1,000 seats have been snapped up.
VIP tickets were sold for £45 each - but most people paid more. All proceeds go directly to the Omagh Fund.
Police Commission Chairman Chris Patten was invited to the celebrity clash, but he is unable to attend.
Children from Henriques Tennis School in Belfast have been training since Saturday at Wimbledon as ball boys and girls. The youngsters come from both sides of the community.
The event will also be attended by Omagh Fund chairman Brian Oliphant and German ambassador Gebhardt Von Moltke.
Manchester United football star Andy Cole was due to visit the Tyrone County hospital today to boost staff and patient morale.
Meanwhile, the CD compilation Across The Bridge Of Hope goes on sale today - and is expected to sell out within weeks.
Artists such as Van Morrison, Sinead O'Connor and the Divine Comedy donated tracks for free to the CD. which costs £12.99.
The recording also features Ballymena actor Liam Neeson reading the poem Across the Bridge of Hope, written by Omagh bomb victim Sean McLaughlin shortly before his death.
The Omagh Fund has raised £972,000 to date - with another £1m pledged.
Two women are still being treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital with injuries received in the August 15 blast.
Four more people who lost limbs in the atrocity are outpatients at Musgrave Park Hospital.