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TV athletics presenter axed in favour of T4's Rick Edwards

31.08.11
Presenter Ortis Deley has been sidelined by Channel 4 bosses after apparently struggling to read scripts and name his co-hosts while fronting the athletics coverage... more

Usain Bolt: Why I love London so much

08.08.11
World 100 and 200m champion says he cannot wait for the Olympic Games next year... more

Mad Men and the sponsors who happily pay through the nose for a piece of Usain Bolt

27.08.10
In sport, money talks. And it talks particularly loudly to the gals and guys with trendy spectacles and plaid shirts who work in the advertising offices of Golden Square and Baker Street... more

£26m James Milner fighting for place in all-star midfield

23.08.10
Milner believes the extraordinary competition for places at Eastlands means he will be axed if he fails to realise the form that earned him a World Cup call-up... more

Michael Johnson tells British 2012 hopefuls to shut out home distractions

28.07.10
American sprinting legend claims British athletes may have to "insulate themselves" if they are to be successful at London 2012... more

Three cheers for the 'Spoughties'

24.12.09
Thanks to a trio of truly stunning displays, I regard the last 10 years as undoubtedly the greatest sporting decade of my life, says Matthew Norman... more

Manchester City warned cash brings expectations

29.10.09
Scunthorpe boss Nigel Adkins maintains that the strength of the side Manchester City fielded against his team in the Carling Cup fourth round shows their desperate need to win silverware... more

Olympic Highlights

02.10.09
Prior to the host of the 2016 Olympics being announced we take a look at the most memorable moments from the last six games... more

Carlos Tevez in line for weekend start

21.08.09
Mark Hughes could be set to name Carlos Tevez in his Manchester City side to face Wolves as the manager revealed he had not given up the chase for Joleon Lescott... more

Santa Cruz out until end of August

12.08.09
Manchester City boss Mark Hughes expects to be without Roque Santa Cruz until the end of August... more

The London Film School conquers the world

24.07.09
With two films by recent graduates going head-to-head at the prestigious Locarno Festival, Mike Leigh's movie academy is having its best year ever.... more

Gay hopes to take Crystal Palace by storm

13.07.09
Triple world champion Tyson Gay will run the 200 metres at the Aviva London Grand Prix... more

Robinho to miss Spurs game

14.05.09
Football: Record signing Robinho has been ruled out of Manchester City's key Barclays Premier League clash with Tottenham at White Hart Lane... more

Riot police raid squats at centre of anarchist meetings

02.04.09
Police have raided two squats being used by anarchists at the centre of violent G20 protests... more

Hammers on the up - Mullins

07.01.09
West Ham's Hayden Mullins maintains "everything is looking upwards" at Upton Park as the Hammers look forward to continuing their unbeaten run... more

Bring on more of this sporting glory to lift all our spirits

02.01.09
The outstanding triumphs of the past 12 months herald a champion year ahead, says our sports columnist ... more

Foreign threat to English game

04.09.08
Football: England begin their World Cup qualifying campaign on Saturday against Andorra with the game at a crossroads in this country... more

Arab trillionaires have to protect heartbeat of our game, says Pearce

03.09.08
Football: As new City owners eye foreign stars, England Under-21 coach spells out his fears for future... more

It's a win-win for Chernin at News Corp

26.08.08
Filings by News Corp in the US contain the information that, should anyone other than Rupert Murdoch take charge of the company, chief operating officer Peter Chernin is to receive $40 million... more

High time we gave golden girl Ohuruogu credit she deserves

22.08.08
Matthew Norman argues that it is time to give Christine Ohuruogu the benefit of the doubt... more

Bolt can become greatest ever

21.08.08
In the space of two incredible finals, the Jamaican gave hope that he can foster a new era of glory for sprinting... more

The lightening Bolt strikes again

20.08.08
Usain Bolt delivers what may well go down as the greatest track performance in athletics history, smashing the world 200m record and completing a unique golden world record sprint double... more

Lightning Bolt becomes fastest man in history

20.08.08
Jamaica's Usain Bolt has smashed the 200-metre record to become the fastest man of all time... more

Christian's still a believer as Bolt tightens his grip on gold

20.08.08
Christian Malcolm today insisted the contest for silver and bronze behind Usain Bolt is wide open in today's 200 metres final... more

Rooney and Malcolm back on fast track

19.08.08
Martyn Rooney and Christian Malcolm reached the 400 and 200 metres finals as Britain's sprinters continued to show great improvements in form... more

Let's face it, Bolt has run his rivals into the ground

18.08.08
Matthew Norman salutes Usain Bolt as a true Olympic legend while despairing of Daniel Levy and Tottenham, and the BBC presenters covering the Olympics... more

Long legs can beat long arms in final stretch for greatness

18.08.08
It took Usain Bolt just 9.69 seconds to rival Phelps as Beijing's most memorable icon... more

400m hopeful Rooney is eyeing final

30.07.08
Martyn Rooney clocks a new lifetime best in the 400m, smashing the 45-second barrier for the second time in four days in Monte Carlo... more

Mentally ill son who killed father locked up indefinitely

21.07.08
The son of a leading art historian who beat and stamped on his bedridden father before burning him to death was sent to a secure mental hospital indefinitely... more


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