Paula Radcliffe has called for all athletes found guilty on drugs charges to be treated as criminals. The marathon world…
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Double win for Sea Inside
Spanish movie The Sea Inside has been named best picture and star Javier Bardem best actor at the Bangkok International…
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Henman hopes ended in Dubai
Third seed Tim Henman slumped to a straight sets defeat in his rain-interrupted Dubai Open quarter-final against Ivan Ljubicic. The…
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Strong demand triggers oil rally
Crude oil prices surged back above the $47 a barrel mark on Thursday after an energy market watchdog raised its…
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Weir poised for Sunderland move
Larne’s teenage star Robbie Weir is poised to join Sunderland after turning down a move to Stoke City. The 17-year-old…
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Glaxo aims high after profit fall
GlaxoSmithKline saw its profits fall 9% last year to £6.2bn ($11.5bn), but Europe’s biggest drugmaker says a recovery during 2005…
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Housewives lift Channel 4 ratings
The debut of US television hit Desperate Housewives has helped lift Channel 4’s January audience share by 12% compared to…
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Vodafone appoints new Japan boss
Vodafone has drafted in its UK chief executive William Morrow to take charge of its troubled Japanese operation. Mr Morrow…
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Poppins musical gets flying start
The stage adaptation of children’s film Mary Poppins has had its opening night in London’s West End. Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s…
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Dibaba breaks 5,000m world record
Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba set a new world record in winning the women’s 5,000m at the Boston Indoor Games. Dibaba won…
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