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Norway in bid to lure Fulham boss Roy Hodgson

21.10.09
Fulham manager Roy Hodgson has revealed he has turned down an offer to become Norway's new manager... more

John Toshack looking for final flourish

10.09.09
Wales manager John Toshack has been left clutching at the fleeting chance that his side could still snatch third spot in their World Cup qualifying Group Four... more

Reason behind success is unmasked by Faye White

10.09.09
England skipper in bullish mood ahead of Euro showdown as new professional set-up in women’s game bears fruit... more

Women face Germans in European Championship final

08.09.09
England women's coach Hope Powell is hoping for an easy game for a change after her side reached the European Championship final in Finland... more

Hijackers made threat to blow up Russian ship

20.08.09
Hijackers who seized the Arctic Sea cargo ship threatened to blow it up if their ransom demand was not met, Russian defence officials said... more

Missing ship 'was hijacked for secret cargo'

13.08.09
Ship reported to have been hijacked in the Baltic Sea may have been targeted for its secret cargo, it was claimed... more

Injured Yuri Zhirkov can't set date for Chelsea debut

11.08.09
Yuri Zhirkov doesn't know when he will be ready to make his competitive debut for Chelsea after aggravating a knee injury... more

England boss Stuart Pearce is braced for toughest test

18.06.09
Football: Stuart Pearce believes his team's Under-21 European Championship match against Spain will be his toughest as manager of the young England side... more

Job done for England, says Mark Noble

16.06.09
Football: England Under-21 midfielder Mark Noble was thrilled with tonight's 2-1 win over Finland in their European Championship opener - even if it was not the prettiest... more

Stuart Pearce warns England U21s

15.06.09
Football: England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce has warned his youngsters reputations will count for nothing when the European Championships start in Sweden... more

Wales issues trouble John Toshack

02.04.09
Football: Wales boss John Toshack witnessed his young side lose their second World Cup qualifier in five days against Germany last night and afterwards admitted that there were "issues that needed to be resolved." ... more

Heart risk for underweight babies

01.04.09
Underweight babies are more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes, according to a study... more

Joachim Low wary of Wales

31.03.09
Football: Germany coach Joachim Low has likened Wales to "a wounded fighter who wants to retaliate" ahead of the World Cup qualifier at the Millennium Stadium ... more

If you want to get ahead, get a shapka

04.02.09
That’s the big furry Russian hat that has become this winter’s top head-warmer ... more

Dutch duo lead the way at Olympia

18.12.08
Adelinde Cornelissen and Parzival continued their domination of the International Horse Show after the freestyle event... more

Borat cultural learnings make better than in UK

09.12.08
England has been beaten by Kazakhstan in a new international league table for education... more

Week of cold comfort helps Lewis Hamilton warm up

02.12.08
Lewis Hamilton has started preparations for the defence of his Formula One world title in icy isolation in Finland... more

Pure force of youth in Jerwoods

13.11.08
Quietly surprising, the Jerwoods always encapsulate new trends at photography's border with fine art.... more

Spurs give Roman the weekend off

09.10.08
Injured Roman Pavlyuchenko will not resume his recovery programme until Monday, having been given the rest of the week off by Tottenham... more

Finland gunman murders 10 of his fellow students

23.09.08
A masked man armed with explosives and a machinegun went on the rampage at a college, murdering at least 10 fellow students... more

Academy for children of all ages at 2012 stadium

26.08.08
Ministers are planning at least four new "all through" academies in London for children aged three to 18 - including one at the 2012 Olympic stadium... more

From singing turkeys to fire-breathing devil worshippers: This year's Eurovision entrants

18.05.08
In the finest tradition of the Eurovision Song Contest, it will feature all kinds of everything. But with so many new countries in Europe, some appear to have found great difficulty in finding new ways to present their entries in the passionately fought competition... more

Boris faces probe over undeclared shares

23.04.08
Tory candidate Boris Johnson has breached Parliamentary rules by failing to declare his shareholding in a TV production company, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Monkeys, cowboys and slaves

06.02.08
The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize is an exhilarating exhibition, a series of presentations of human survival in its many guises.... more

Fancy a dip

09.01.08
Always dreamed of watching a man strip down to his trunks before plunging into near freezing water, then you are in luck. The World Winter Swimming Championships are coming.... more

Entertaining a Nation

08.11.07
Two admittedly talented nutters are the protagonists in Alexandra Lipsitz's documentary Air Guitar Nation.... more

Critic's choice: Top five clubs

02.08.07
This week's club offerings include a terrace rave at Canvas, a Malawi fund raiser party (with sand) and the small matter of the UK Air Guitar Championships.... more

Act out a rock dream

23.07.07
Frustrated rock stars can release their inner child at the National Air Guitar Championships on 3 August.... more

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