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Martin Amis: How the sexual revolution helped destroy my sister Sally

20.11.09
Martin Amis tells how the sexual revolution of the Sixties and Seventies played a part in destroying his sister by putting terrifying pressure on women... more

Guus Hiddink ponders his future after Russia failure

19.11.09
Guus Hiddink needs "time for thought" over his future after his Russia side failed to qualify for next summer's World Cup... more

Uruguay dictator jailed for 25 years

23.10.09
Uruguay's last dictator, Gregorio Alvarez, 83, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison over 37 killings during the 1973-85 military regime... more

Forlan idol is now the golden boy Chelsea must keep quiet

21.10.09
Atletico star threatens to add to Ancelotti’s defensive woes after overcoming a torrid spell at Old Trafford to become one of Europe’s top strikers... more

Fernando Torres out of Lyon clash

19.10.09
Fernando Torres has been ruled out of Liverpool's Champions League clash with Lyon at Anfield... more

Diego Maradona conduct to be investigated by FIFA

16.10.09
Diego Maradona could have compromised his role in Argentina's World Cup build-up after FIFA announced they are to investigate his conduct in a reportedly obscene television interview following his side's 1-0 win over Uruguay... more

Diego Maradona puts boot into his critics with foul-mouthed rant puts boot into his critcis

15.10.09
Manager turns on his detractors after Argentina’s torrid qualifying campaign finally ends in success, reports... more

Finals guide

15.10.09
Who's on the way to South Africa next summer and who will miss out on the 2010 World Cup finals... more

World Cup qualifying: group scenarios

14.10.09
A close examination of the complicated process that is World Cup qualifying and a look at some of the big teams who have been struggling... more

Ronaldo must sit and watch as Portugal fight to qualify

12.10.09
Injured winger misses Malta clash as his dreams of reaching World Cup still hang in the balance... more

Frank Lampard: ‘Don’t blame Rio, he’ll deliver at finals in South Africa’

12.10.09
Frank Lampard leaps to Ferdinand’s defence after his England team-mate’s below-par performance against Ukraine... more

Big guns Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo still in danger of missing the final shoot-out

07.10.09
A-list stars could be absent from next summer’s tournament as powerhouses Argentina and Portugal need a helping hand to qualify... more

Life is beautiful for Natalia Vodianova

11.09.09
Natalia Vodianova escaped inner-city Russia for an English country idyll complete with three children, a devoted husband and the occasional glossy fashion shoot. But she hasn’t forgotten the hardships of her early life, she tells Marianne Macdonald... more

Paraguay qualify for World Cup with impressive win

10.09.09
Paraguay became the 11th nation to make it into the World Cup finals thanks to a convincing 1-0 win over Argentina, whose qualification hopes took a further blow... more

Harry Redknapp eyes Portsmouth pair

01.09.09
Tottenham's interest in Portsmouth pair Niko Kranjcar and David James was at the centre of a hectic day of negotiations ahead of the transfer window closing... more

Match called off after fan assaults player

12.08.09
A Copa Sudamericana match in Bolivia had to be abandoned midway through the second half after a player was assaulted by a supporter... more

Natalia Vodianova - My London

03.07.09
Natalia Vodianova relaxes in the waves, loves retro Hollywood swimwear and fish and chips... more

OECD removes tax havens from blacklist

07.04.09
Four nations will no longer be blacklisted as uncooperative tax havens after they bowed to pressure from world leaders and agreed to implement new rules on financial openness, an international organisation said... more

England's flying start in Sevens World Series

27.03.09
Rugby union: England began their bid to go clear at the top of the Sevens World Series rankings by hammering China 54-0 at the Hong Kong Sevens... more

Lloyds is £10bn in the red thanks to toxic HBOS

27.02.09
State-backed Lloyds Banking Group unveiled a £10billion loss as it warned of a huge rise in bad debts this year... more

They call him helicopter Hiddink because he can hover above the bother

20.02.09
Football: The thing about Chelsea's new manager Guus Hiddink is that you never quite know what he's going to do next... more

Venter to take charge of Saracens as Jones leaves club

05.02.09
Brendan Venter, the former London Irish player-coach, is to replace Eddie Jones as Saracens director of rugby this summer.... more

Injuries leave Capello with second-rate team

17.11.08
England manager Fabio Capello is facing an injury crisis as Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard are both ruled out of the friendly with Germany in Berlin... more

Property

08.10.08
The super-rich still love London, keeping prices at the top end high. Across the city there remains a shortage of homes but building is slowing in the crunch. ... more

Onassis heiress to sell off her mother's jewels ... not that the billionairess needs the £8million the action could raise

09.06.08
Athina Onassis, the heiress once dubbed 'the richest little girl in the world', is selling millions of pounds of jewellery she inherited.... more

Poyet is spurred on to banish Blues

19.03.08
Spurs No2 still looks back fondly on his days as a player at Chelsea and is tipping them to finish the season with silverware... more

Tango is taken to the dark side

16.04.07
Bajofondo Tango Club received an ecstatic reception from a packed Barbican Hall crowd, with many getting up on stage to dance for the last songs.... more

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