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Africa remembers Miriam Makeba at Mama Africa

23.11.09
Mama Africa was a celebration of South Africa’s Miriam Makeba, one year after her death. The stellar line-up of African artists made sure it was a sell-out... more

Fulham's Diomansy Kamara fires Roma warning

20.10.09
Diomansy Kamara hopes to have rediscovered his eye for goal just in time for Roma's visit in the Europa League... more

Shamed cycling star dies aged 34

13.10.09
Belgian Frank Vandenbroucke, who was considered one of the greatest prospects in cycling before his career was halted by a doping scandal, has died at the age of 34... more

Didier Drogba: Ivory Coast can win World Cup

12.10.09
Didier Drogba believes Ivory Coast can make history next year and become the first African country to win the World Cup... more

Video: Football's biggest tantrums and strops

17.09.09
Following Wayne Rooney's visible displeasure at being substituted against Besiktas, we take a look at other memorable football strops... more

Hull bring in Ibrahima Sonko

01.09.09
Hull have confirmed the signing of defender Ibrahima Sonko on a season-long loan from Stoke... more

Diomansy Kamara vows to stay with Fulham

14.08.09
Diomansy Kamara insists he will remain with Fulham despite being linked with a move to French champions Bordeaux... more

Citigroup warns cash may dry up at United Utilities

28.07.09
Falling water bills may be good news for householders, but they may turn out to be extremely expensive for some stock-market investors ... more

Manchester United sign Senegalese starlet

17.07.09
Manchester United have signed promising striker Mame Biram Diouf from Molde... more

WORLD: Air France jet dived vertically into the sea without warning

02.07.09
Air France flight 447 plunged nose-first straight into the Atlantic at high speed, accident investigators disclosed... more

Fish have had their chips in The End of the Line

12.06.09
When documentary The End of the Line inspires a respectable film star to appear naked with nothing but a fish in her arms you have to credit its makers.... more

Newcastle’s Habib Beye prays for a lucky seven

08.05.09
Football: Newcastle defender Habib Beye is targeting seven points from the last three games to keep the club in the Premier League ... more

Apprentice star is on a mission to fight HIV in Africa

25.03.09
A former Apprentice contestant is at the centre of a drive to fight the HIV and Aids epidemic in Africa after having a "road to Damascus" moment... more

Football's spitting spats

18.03.09
As Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas is accused of (that most gentlemanly of things) spitting at the Hull assistant manager, we look at some top sitting spats in football...... more

African Soul Rebels find something to sing about

10.03.09
Musically the African Soul Rebels set never took off. They have a fine drummer, but it needed some Kenyan spirit on the guitars. ... more

Scolari axed by Chelsea because of Drogba feud, claims agent

05.03.09
Football: Didier Drogba's agent has claimed Chelsea sacked Luiz Felipe Scolari because of his feud with the striker... more

Kamara delighted to be in Fulham's focus again

20.02.09
Football: Fulham striker Diomansy Kamara is in line to make his comeback from a serious knee injury against former club West Brom... more

Banks feel the chill as US rescue plan deepens fears

11.02.09
Bank shares came under the hammer again today following a big sell-off of bank shares on Wall Street overnight, where investors are fretting about their wholesale nationalisation in the wake of the US Treasury's $2 trillion bank rescue scheme... more

50 ways to have fun in 2009

02.01.09
Priscilla on stage, Blur reunited, Michael Sheen as Brian Clough — we bring you the highlights of London’s arts calendar for the coming months. ... more

Supermarket bosses: Yes, it's tough on High St - but inflation is not that bad

15.05.08
ANALYSIS Despite the headlines, we are probably some way from a free-for-all erupting at the local Waitrose... more

A filly of soul

17.03.08
African and Brazilian influences give Mayra Andrade's music a quirky edge. Playing at the Barbican hall she oozed soul, says Simon Broughton.... more

Radical rap from Senegal

19.02.08
Now in its fourth year, the African Soul Rebels tour has become a brand name in world music circles, a sort of Motherland Revue with a sting.... more

Global rockers make magic in the mud

30.07.07
Creator Peter Gabriel performed a dazzling set of his biggest hits at the 25th anniversary of the Womad Festival.... more

The summer's hottest tickets

20.06.07
From blockbuster films and open-air theatre to the Last Night of the Proms and Prince, it promises to be a memorable summer of entertainment in London. Our critics have picked their favourites.... more

CDs of the week

15.06.07
The White Stripes' sixth album is thrilling, Ray LaMontagne carries an authenticity that doesn't come across in other singer-songwriters and Calvin Harris offers music for the dancefloor.... more

Bringing Brooklyn to Africa

17.11.06
Randy Weston led the BBC Big Band through his compositions at this London Jazz Festival concert, his African roots proudly nourishing each one.... more

This place runs on African time - i.e. gently

28.09.06
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