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Oxford take top honours in both their rowing and recruitment

30.03.09

Rowing: Cambridge coach Chris Nilsson has insisted the Light Blues must urgently address their recruitment policy after Oxford powered to a fourth University Boat Race victory in five years... more

Rebecca Dowbiggin has an oarsome plan to stun Oxford and bow out on a high

27.03.09

Rowing: Cambridge cox Rebecca Dowbiggin is desperate to finish her rowing career on a high by inspiring an upset in Sunday's University Boat Race... more

Bannister hails magic Mo as new Coe

11.03.09

Athletics: Sir Roger Bannister believes Mo Farah could bring the sort of excitement to track and field which British athletics has not seen since the days of Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett... more

Oxford coach backs his boys in dark blue

04.03.09

Rowing: Oxford head coach Sean Bowden is confident his crew, which includes Olympic silver medallist Colin Smith, can win the Boat Race... more

UK tie-up for Rolls-Royce and Goodrich

22.12.08

Rolls-Royce has sealed a British-based joint venture with US giant Goodrich... more

This will save us �150 a month on loan

06.11.08

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Life for the thug who plunged 5in blade in boy's skull

06.11.08

A teenage thug who left a five-inch blade embedded in a schoolboy's skull has been locked up for life... more

Bresnan is back with a double strike

18.08.08

Tim Bresnan struck twice with the new ball on his England return as Scotland struggled to make headway in rainy Edinburgh... more

Westminster tops table as councils and TfL hand out six million fines to drivers

14.08.08

More than six million fines for parking and other traffic offences were handed out to drivers in London last year... more

Rolls-Royce and Goodrich in engine controls tie-up

14.08.08

Rolls-Royce and US aircraft components-maker Goodrich are planning a 50-50 joint venture which would develop and supply engine controls for Rolls' jet engines... more

Mayor: higher charges for gas-guzzlers hurt families

24.06.08

Mayor Boris Johnson has criticised councils for penalising families with "gas-guzzler" parking charges... more

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