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Match-fixing inquiry leads to 17 arrests

2009-11-20T15:19:36Z

Police have arrested 17 people in connection with a matchfixing inquiry relating to around 200 matches across Europe

Muse are on top of the world

2009-11-13T11:17:17Z

With Coldplay in cold storage, Radiohead in confusion, Oasis no more and Kasabian not quite there yet, Muse are Britain�s most popular band.

Festival operetta's not over until the cleaning ladies sing

2009-11-05T11:55:02Z

Real-life Polish cleaning ladies get the chance to do more than shake a brush when they star in an international arts festival in Chelsea today.

Thierry Henry: We must prove spirit to fans

2009-10-08T15:20:25Z

Thierry Henry has urged his France team-mates to do their utmost to get the fans back on their side during the World Cup qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Austria

De-stress with an Austrian workout

2009-08-05T08:46:29Z

After his recent exhausting scandals, Silvio Berlusconi has been prescribed a Tyrolean spa regime to recharge his batteries � and you can get the same treatment in London

West Ham to continue Lucas Neill talks

2009-08-03T14:28:40Z

West Ham are to continue talks this week with Lucas Neill in an attempt to keep him at Upton Park

Arsenal blow as Samir Nasri breaks leg in training

2009-07-21T13:39:40Z

Arsenal have suffered a massive blow when star midfielder Samir Nasri was ruled out for three months with a broken leg

Bargain supermarket Aldi may bring cheap petrol to Britain

2009-07-03T12:12:02Z

The Austrian arm of discount supermarkets chain Aldi launched the company�s first petrol stations with astonishingly cheap fuel, triggering hopes that it may do the same in Britain

Austrian presenters battle to bag the 'real Bruno' title

2009-06-22T10:54:39Z

A battle of the Brunos has broken out between two gay Austrian TV presenters.

Laura Robson told to keep cool as she draws Daniela Hantuchova

2009-06-19T08:50:09Z

Laura Robson has been handed a tough assignment on her Wimbledon senior debut after she was drawn against Slovakia�s Daniela Hantuchova in the first round

Joy for Choi Ho-sung as late charge puts him top

2009-04-17T08:56:04Z

Golf: Korean Choi Ho-sung had four birdies over the back nine to establish a two-stroke lead after a second-round 67 at the Volvo China Open

Wellcome return to Madness & Modernity

2009-04-16T23:00:00Z

You didn't have to be mad to live there but it helped in turn-of-the-century Vienna, where revolutions in art and psychiatry produced extraordinary paintings.

Darling can't wait for Budget talk over Easter

2009-04-07T09:23:33Z

Sea of stories in Forced Voyages

2009-03-27T00:00:00Z

A survey of the paintings of Jewish artists who came to Britain after fleeing Nazi Germany tells of tragic journeys and rich inner lives in Forced Voyages.

Bishop who called Harry Potter satanic quits

2009-02-16T11:21:38Z

A conservative priest whose promotion to bishop has polarised the Catholic Church in Austria has asked Pope Benedict to revoke his appointment because of the uproar it caused

Sledge Briton critically ill

2009-01-22T15:06:37Z

A British student is critically ill after a snow-sledging accident in Austria

Tycoon forced to sell �20million home after his companies go bust

2008-12-03T08:45:27Z

This is the �20million Mayfair home which a real estate tycoon has been forced to sell because of the recession

We won't let banks go bust, pledge Europe ministers

2008-10-07T13:34:40Z

EU finance ministers have pledged to prevent any major European bank from going bust and announced a new minimum savings guarantee that will protect depositors across the Continent

Lloyd safe from axe, insist LTA

2008-09-23T09:30:15Z

Tennis: Lawn Tennis Association chief executive Roger Draper has stressed Davis Cup captain John Lloyd will not be sacked after the defeat by Austria

Murray's heroics will bank him �10m a year

2008-09-10T07:19:55Z

Tennis: Andy Murray's performance in the US Open has catapulted him into the world's sporting elite and will earn him a staggering �10million a year

From one diva to the next: Katherine Jenkins and Joan Collins turn on the glamour

2008-08-28T13:36:27Z

If singer Katherine Jenkins needs any pointers on how to maintain her poise in front of the cameras, she could do worse than ask an old pro like Joan Collins.

Arsenal defender Kolo Toure struck down by malaria after African trip

2008-07-23T08:15:22Z

Arsenal will be without one of their key players for the start of the new season after defender Kolo Toure was struck down by malaria

Germans hope to give Loew a high

2008-06-19T10:27:13Z

Michael Ballack's team will use their coach's sending-off as extra motivation for Germany's clash against Portugal

Frings may play despite broken rib

2008-06-18T12:12:05Z

Germany have not given up hope that midfielder will play in tomorrow's quarter-final against Portugal

Loyalties put aside as Ballack faces Scolari

2008-06-17T11:21:42Z

Germany captain wants to knock his new Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari out of Euro 2008

Second-rate fare makes England's absence so hard to take

2008-06-11T07:34:25Z

Ankle injury destroys Ennis's debut dream

2008-06-03T11:41:14Z

British heptathlete Jessica Ennis is coming to terms with missing out on a first Olympic Games after injury wrecked her hopes of competing in Beijing.

Mediocrity reigns again as BBC hand Mac the mic

2008-04-25T09:36:02Z

Matthew Norman gives his views on Steve McClaren covering Euro 2008, the showdown at the bridge, John Arne Riise and British tennis' greatest loser

Demi Moore admits to bizarre beauty secret: 'I let leeches suck my blood'

2008-03-25T14:46:16Z

Ageing actress Demi Moore has made the startling claim that she has a weakness for leeches - not people after her money, the real kind. The 45-year-old told David Letterman that her youthful good looks were all down to leech therapy in Austria, where 'highly trained medical leeches' sucked her blood from her belly button, and, of course, nothing at all to do with her recent �220,000 head-to-toe revamp

Critic's choice: top 5 exhibitions

2007-01-11T13:26:20Z

The last chance to see Stubbs at Tate Britain, plus 13th century Indian bronzes and Italian wartime satire are among Hephzibah Anderson's exhibition picks.