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Linford Christie's niece forced to return Miss England crown after brawl

06.11.09

Miss England hands back her crown after alleged nightclub brawl with fellow beauty queen over her boyfriend... more

Linford Christie's niece on track for 2012 and Miss World crown

19.05.09

By day she is an Olympic hopeful, dreaming of competing in the 2012 Games. By night she is winning beauty contestsGames. By night she is winning beauty contests... more

Olympic champion Ohuruogu returns to inspire East End children

15.05.09

Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu described how she is inspiring a generation of young Londoners to take up sport in the run-up to the 2012 Games... more

Why Kafka's council won't install a lollipop lady

13.05.09

My five-year-old daughter's best friend was run over last week. It happened on the pelican crossing on Uxbridge Road, opposite St Stephen's Primary School in Shepherd's Bush... more

Olympic winners - six schemes set to benefit as Boris seeks to meet 2012 pledge

28.04.09

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Top 10 sensational drugs scandals in sport

21.01.09

As England prop Matt Stevens faces a two-year ban after testing positive for a recreational drug, we take a look at some of the most sensational drugs scandals in sport...... more

Race begun to save historic running stadium

29.09.08

A crumbling running track once used by Sebastian Coe and Linford Christie could be saved for the local community... more

Christine Ohuruogu targets London win

20.08.08

Ohuruogu ends any doubts with a pledge to defend the Olympic title on her home turf in 2012 Games... more

Drugs chief's Olympic fears

07.08.08

A succession of drugs scandals has destroyed confidence in the Olympics, says the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency... more

Christie rage at Olympic boss Coe

19.06.08

Linford Christie said he "cannot stand" Sebastian Coe and partly blamed his former team-mate for him not being allowed to run in the Olympic torch relay in London in April... more

Comment: Get Christie's hands off torch

22.02.08

For the Mayor to invite Linford Christie, a man banned for life from the Olympics for drug use, to carry the Olympic torch, is careless at best and, at worst, evidence of flagrant disregard for the spirit of sport... more

Fury at drug cheat Linford's Olympic role

22.02.08

Mayor Ken Livingstone is under pressure to drop disgraced sprinter Linford Christie from the Olympic torch procession... more

Fiery Lennox sings for a ceasefire

24.09.07

As is always the case when celebrities and good causes come together, there were a few occasions on which the worthy gave way to the downright cringe-worthy.... more

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