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The name game - the weird science of nominative determinism

25.03.11
A man called Rich Ricci has become one of the highest-paid bankers in the UK ... is this some kind of sick joke, or a scientific inevitability? Roger Highfield on the power of nominative determinism... more

Getting a head start

18.03.11
David Williams joins a nine-year-old competition winner on a trip to Europe's biggest crash helmet manufacturer in Milan... more

Defeat won’t stop Marcus Trescothick from emerging a winner

20.09.10
Trescothick is the great lost leader of English cricket... more

Shahid Afridi attempts to turn Pakistan focus back to cricket

02.09.10
Video: Afridi faces a difficult task to keep his team-mates focused on today's limited-overs warm-up match against Somerset ... more

Pakistan investigation rules 'spot-fixing' accused out of tour match

01.09.10
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer will miss Somerset match after it was confirmed they will instead be attending an inquiry in London... more

'Match fix' cricketers face showdown with Pakistan team chiefs

01.09.10
Three Pakistani cricketers at the centre of spot-fixing allegations were travelling to London for showdown talks with Pakistan officials... more

My team will do their best and battle on, says Waqar Younis

31.08.10
Pakistan coach insisted that his team will battle on despite the controversy surrounding the team... more

TalkSPORT tunes in to first-half profits surge

31.08.10
TalkSPORT, the radio station famed for its obsession with football, is proving good business as operating profits surge 48% to £3.9 million in the first half of the year ... more

Michael Yardy turns into a top-class spinner

30.04.10
Sussex captain showed why he was right to turn himself into a spinner as England enjoyed a five-wicket win over South Africa in their final warm-up for the World Twenty20... more

Ton-up Billy Godleman curbed by 'poor' dismissal

29.04.10
Batsman was still not satisfied despite hitting his first century for Essex... more

Richard Hughes plans double delivery

01.02.10
Richard Hughes is looking ahead to one of the biggest weeks in his life and is hopeful of bagging another Classic at the end of it... more

Carling Cup semis fall victim to snow but Fulham set to play on

05.01.10
Heavy snow in the north west has forced both Carling Cup semi-finals to be postponed but there are hopes that Fulham’s Premier League match at Stoke could beat the freeze... more

Freezing weather wreaks havoc

04.01.10
Prospects for jump racing this week remain bleak as the freezing conditions continue to take their toll on the sport... more

Steve Harmison is told to fight for Test future

11.09.09
Andy Flower has challenged Steve Harmison to hang on to his England Test spot after the Durham fast bowler’s failure to win a central contract... more

I've got to change my ways, says Ravi Bopara

11.09.09
Ravi Bopara has admitted he will have to change his approach to succeed in international cricket after his nightmare summer against Australia... more

Middlesex enjoy stroke of luck

21.05.09
Middlesex sneaked into the quarterfinals of the Friends Provident Trophy after rain meant rivals Warwickshire fell one run short of beating Kent at Edgbaston... more

Australia star Phillip Hughes flops with bat again

14.05.09
Cricket: Australia's Phillip Hughes — a sensation in the county championship — continued his mediocre one-day form after being dismissed early on in Middlesex’s Friends Provident Trophy Group B clash with Scotland... more

Michael Vaughan hurts knee in football warm-up

01.05.09
Cricket: Former England captain Michael Vaughan suffered a twisted left knee warming up for the fourth day of Yorkshire’s game with Worcestershire at Headingley ... more

Rail delays to hit bank holiday

01.05.09
Rail passengers were warned of disruption on virtually every major rail line out of London over the bank holiday weekend... more

Rob Key has no problem with it getting personal

30.04.09
Cricket: Rob Key is happy to be leading an England Lions side all chasing personal agendas against the West Indies... more

Vaughan counting on Shilling for Festival pay day

19.02.09
Football: Welsh sporting success shows no signs of abating with their rugby union side on course for another Grand Slam and there could also be a first Cheltenham Festival win for Glamorgan trainer Tim Vaughan... more

McCoy out of luck in record chase

05.02.09
Tony McCoy failed in his bid to close on his 3,000th career win over jumps after pulling up on Adare Prince in his only ride at Taunton... more

BT to run health record project at more trusts

26.01.09
The company behind London’s troubled NHS electronic records project is to take charge of the system at more hospital trusts in the south of England... more

Ascot stroll is on the cards for Master Minded

16.01.09
Barring the type of mishap suffered by jockey James Davies, who was unseated just yards from the winning line at Taunton yesterday, Master Minded should run out a comfortable winner the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot... more

Frost poses big threat to jump cards

29.12.08
Jumps meetings at Haydock and Taunton are under threat from the cold weather with both tracks needing to pass inspections before going ahead... more

Tahir dents Notts hopes

26.09.08
Pakistan leg-spinner Imran Tahir has turned the County Championship race on its head ... more

Angry Key lays into 'muppet' pitch panel after Kent farce

08.08.08
Kent skipper lambasts the 'muppet show' of the England and Wales Cricket board pitch panel... more

Rayner can turn things Sussex's way

18.07.08
Ollie Rayner could have an important role to play at Arundel as County champions Sussex bid to press home their advantage over relegation candidates Hampshire... more


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