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Tue 09 Sep 2001Rangers in court appeal over Dagestan tripRangers have appealed to Switzerland's Court of Arbitration for Sport against UEFA's insistence that they must travel to crisis-torn Dagestan for a cup tie.Earlier today, the sport's governing body in Europe ruled that the UEFA Cup first round, first leg with Anzhi Makhachkala should go ahead on Thursday evening despite terrorist activity in the Russian republic.