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Wynn Macau flotation hits the jackpot in Hong Kong

09.10.09
Steve Wynn, the American casino billionaire, has broken Hong Kong’s run of misfiring flotations with his Macau gambling house hitting the jackpot on debut ... more

Cod will answer your prayers at Hi Sushi Izakaya

30.07.09
Everyone loves the sweetness and softness of black cod miso but Fay Maschler hasn't had it better than at Hi Sushi Izakaya.... more

Footsie up as traders shrug off speculation over rate rise

27.07.09
Shares on the London stock market were on the rise again today, stretching their bull run to 11 consecutive days, despite mounting speculation that the next move in interest rates will be up ... more

The fast track out of recession: Ferrari opens store in West End

06.05.09
The economy may be going to hell in a handcart but Londoners are being asked to ride it out by buying into the Formula One dream... 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

DeGale's debut date

08.01.09
Olympic middleweight gold medallist James DeGale will make his professional debut in Birmingham next month alongside former amateur team-mates Frankie Gavin and Billy Joe Saunders... more

China curbs hit Macau casinos

06.10.08
Leisure: Macau, which this year overtook Las Vegas as the world’s biggest gambling centre, has been hit by Chinese laws restricting mainland visitors to the former Portuguese colony... more

Prodigy storms the Proms

01.09.08
He is barely tall enough for his feet to reach the pedals of his piano, but nine-year-old Marc Yu earned a rapturous reception with a storming performance at the Proms... more

'Little Mozart', 9, will make BBC Proms debut on weekend

28.08.08
Nicknamed Little Mozart, on Sunday, the nine-year-old will make his debut at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall in London.... more

British chiefs hit back at Saunders whinge

15.08.08
British Olympic chiefs defended the way they prepared athletes for the Beijing Games after boxer Bradley Saunders said he was "happy to lose" because he had been "homesick"... more

Storm as Brit star is ruled out of Olympics

07.08.08
ABA demands answers as distraught boxer flies home... more

Gunboats and God - the British gift to China

06.08.08
Britain's athletes at the Beijing Olympics are following in the footsteps of a bizarre assortment of British visitors to China, from intense Protestant missionaries to one of the greatest imperial heroes of the Victorian age... more

Smog masks at the ready... Team GB get warm welcome from Beijing

04.08.08
The head of Britain's Olympic team today revealed athletes had been training in anti-smog masks to prepare for the Beijing Games... more

Hopes rise that Paula will go for elusive gold

04.08.08
Radcliffe was due to join her Team GB colleagues in Macau today and hopes to start the Olympic marathon a week on Sunday... more

I'm going to run in the marathon, says Paula

04.08.08
Radcliffe ended all speculation about her fitness by declaring she will definitely run in the Olympic marathon... more

Haining in limbo over marathon

01.08.08
Marathon reserve Hayley Haining will not be travelling to Great Britain's Olympic training camp in Macau... more

Smog set to 'cut performances by 20%'

01.08.08
Pollution levels in Beijing could seriously affect athletes' performances at the Olympics, experts warned today... more

Beth can finish on a high and be our best, bar none

30.07.08
The injury-prone gymnast is still set to complete her dream of winning an Olympic medal despite suffering another setback... more

Mastery of the market has proved elusive this summer

30.07.08
David Mellor struggles to understand the football transfer system, despairs at the return of Joey Barton, and opens fire on the IOC, ICC, BOA and Secretary of State for Sport ... more

Paula Radcliffe is on course for Macau

29.07.08
Paula Radcliffe is planning to travel to Great Britain's Olympic training camp in Macau as she continues her recovery from a stress fracture of the femur... more

Injured star Tomlinson to battle on

29.07.08
British long jumper Chris Tomlinson is refusing to give up on the Olympics despite suffering a torn calf muscle... more

Kelly Sotherton ready to quit heptathlon after Beijing

28.07.08
String of injuries take their toll as brave Kelly plans to concentrate on the long jump... more

Anelka still paying penalty for Chelsea

28.07.08
French striker claims his missed spot-kick in Moscow is hurting him more than John Terry as he tries to win over the fans... more

Scolari won't boss us about, says Deco

25.07.08
Chelsea midfielder claims the players will have more 'freedom' under Big Phil than they did with Mourinho... more

Injured Bosingwa faces early exit from China trip

24.07.08
Chelsea will have to wait before they can decide whether Jose Bosingwa has to be sent home from the tour of Asia due to his thigh injury... more

Attack is the way forward for Big Phil

23.07.08
Luiz Felipe Scolari took charge of his first match with Chelsea and immediately set his own agenda by kicking out the old and introducing the new... more

Sampras to return at Albert Hall

15.04.08
Pete Sampras reveals he will return to London for the first time since his retirement in 2002... more

Thrills on the streets of Hong Kong

21.06.07
Exciting thriller PTU from director Johnny To transports viewers to a vision of Hong Kong far removed from any tourist brochures.... more

Violence meets comedy

14.06.07
Set in Macao, Exiled is the story of a posse of gangsters told by their boss to eliminate one of their former members who has gone straight. ... more

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