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Rafe Spall - My London

06.11.09
Rafe was named after the title character in The Knight of the Burning Pestle by Francis Beaumont, played by his father Timothy in an RSC production in the 1980s... 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

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

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

Birmingham allow striker Benitez to return home

30.09.09
Birmingham striker Christian Benitez could miss this weekend's trip to Burnley after his father was involved in a serious accident in Ecuador... 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

George Burley calls for Scots to show Dutch courage

09.09.09
Scotland manager George Burley has challenged his players to upset the formbook and end Holland's unbeaten run to boost their chances of reaching the World Cup finals... 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

Roman Pavlyuchenko may be heading for Spurs exit

25.08.09
Roman Pavlyuchenko is set to feature in Tottenham's Carling Cup clash at Doncaster but has suggested he may need to move to keep his place in Russia's World Cup squad... more

Sea the world on a cheap cruise

20.08.09
Cruising, and all the trappings of sheer luxury that it offers, has never been more affordable. We look at the best deals around ... more

Burnley sign Fernando Guerrero

06.08.09
Burnley have signed Fernando Guerrero on a season-long loan deal from Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle... more

Antonio Valencia dismisses Cristiano Ronaldo comparisons

16.07.09
Antonio Valencia is determined to be his own man and not try to become Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo mark II... more

Best world food in London

08.07.09
Street food from Mexico to India and Taiwan has just landed the capital.... more

Lee Bowyer set to stay with Birmingham

07.07.09
Lee Bowyer is set to join Birmingham on a permanent basis from West Ham on a free transfer... more

Ousted Honduras president defiant after airport blockade

06.07.09
The ousted president of Honduras could make a second attempt today to return to power after soldiers blocked an airport runway to keep him out... more

Tottenham interested in Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

12.06.09
Football: Real Madrid striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is understood to be one of the players Tottenham are looking at ahead of the new Barclays Premier League season... more

£1.4m five-star trips for globetrotting MPs

07.04.09
Backbench MPs racked up almost £1.4 million of free trips last year with a further £1million of excursions already booked this year... more

Pearce in talks to extend Under-21 stay

31.03.09
Football: England Under-21 manager Stuart Pearce is in talks about a new contract... more

Briton killed in Ecuador ‘mistaken for thief’

25.02.09
A London researcher has been killed in Ecuador after being mistaken for a thief during a study trip... more

Chávez poll victory makes him 'President Unstoppable'

16.02.09
Venezuela has paved the way for Hugo Chávez to stand for re-election as president after voting to lift limits on terms in office for elected officials... more

Griff jumps from burning boat ... into shark waters

23.01.09
Griff Rhys Jones jumped from a burning boat into waters which minutes earlier he had been told were populated with hammerhead sharks... more

Murray fires verbal volley at doubters by devouring Granollers

22.01.09
Andy Murray maintained his unbeaten run this year when he crushed Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the second round of the Australian Open... more

Baltacha blows chance to cause an upset

22.01.09
Britain'S Elena Baltacha threw away the chance to beat former Australian Open champion Amelie Mauresmo... more

Castillo sets his sights on Euro glory

18.09.08
Segundo Castillo is confident Everton’s UEFA Cup campaign, which begins against Standard Liege, will end in glory... more

Torment of boy who survived jet crash

21.08.08
A boy of eight survived the Madrid air crash in which his father was killed and his mother left in a coma... more

Ripley's world of the weird

24.07.08
As connoisseurs of the outlandish go, there has never been anyone to match Robert Ripley... more

Brief encounter gives Murray time to worry

10.06.08
Britain's No1 warned fellow professionals not to write off Roger Federer's chances of a sixth Wimbledon title... more

Super Mario

09.06.08
Croatian Mario Ancic had a straight sets win over Nicolas Lapentti on the first day of the Artois Championship... more

Andrew strikes it lucky

27.02.08
On TV, he's played a detective and political lobbyist. Now, the actor Andrew Buchan is set to pack a powerful punch in his West End debut.... more

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