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Stars celebrate real heroes at Pride of Britain Awards

06.10.09
Celebrities came out in force to praise the real stars of the Pride of Britain Awards for their "wonderful" acts of courage.... more

Fogle and Cracknell are just the chaps to tackle the Moon

22.07.09
Everyone's gone to the Moon. Well, not everyone. And not "gone", exactly, more "going". There seems to be a huge roll-call of countries expressing renewed interest in exploring space, starting with a return to Luna... more

... But Boris still leads the cycling revolution

26.05.09
London could witness a cycling revolution this summer, with a series of events aimed at getting more people to ditch their cars... more

Girls Aloud's Sarah makes debut in BBC banking film

22.04.09
The BBC tackles the murky world of banking and sub-prime mortgages in a new film with a cast including Dominic Cooper, Aidan Gillen, Rosamund Pike and Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding... more

Gail Emms shapes up for a different challenge

21.04.09
Athletics: Gail Emms has exchanged the rigours of the badminton court for the test of running 26.2 miles ... more

TV switch may dent our hopes, fears Cracknell

15.08.08
James Cracknell slammed the Olympic officials who scheduled the Beijing rowing finals in the evening as it could seriously undermine Great Britain's chances of success... more

British athletes leave London for Beijing

29.07.08
As they fly out to Beijing this week, images of 20 star athletes will appear on billboards by the Thames to encourage the British public to cheer them on... more

Steve's oarsome challenge: Could Steve Redgrave transform a group of young hoodies into a Henley rowing team?

18.07.08
He won Olympic gold five times, but could rower Steve Redgrave transform a group of young hoodies into an elite crew capable of racing at Henley?... more

BBC man's marathon to save young lives

11.04.08
Every step that BBC football commentator Jonathan Pearce takes in Sunday's Flora London Marathon promises to be painful and poignant... more

Spring showers will help 46,000 runners stay cool

10.04.08
Participants in the London Marathon will experience heavy showers, forecasters warn... more

Mystery donor hands astonishing £5.5m to Sport Relief - a QUARTER of the total raised

15.03.08
A mystery donor gave £5.5 million to the Sport Relief charity appeal in one of the biggest single donations in the history of TV fund-raising. The BBC said the gift from the anonymous donor was the biggest donation in Comic Relief's 22-year history... more

Half distance is a full-on fun run

11.03.08
The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon is aiming to get more than 12,000 people running through the heart of London for charity.... more

Mission accomplished: David Walliams and James Cracknell finish swim to Africa in four and a half hours

08.03.08
Little Britain star David Walliams, Olympic rower James Cracknell and friend Greg Whyte completed their Sport Relief swim to Africa today. The triumphant pair crossed the 12-mile Strait of Gibraltar in four hours 36 minutes... more

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