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Fabiano pledges future to Sevilla
The Brazil World Cup striker has been tracked by Tottenham, Manchester United and AC Milan this summer, but is keen to stay in La Liga with the Andalucian side. During my time at the World Cup I was very calm because I knew…
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London celebrates two-year Olympic countdown
The World Cup is out of the way. A series of activities are planned across the city to celebrate the buildup to the opening ceremony on July 27, 2012, when London will welcome the world to the greatest sports show on earth. -
Australia and New Zealand make changes for Tri-Nations clash
Nathan Sharpe will equal the record of World Cup-winning captain John Eales for most caps earned by a Wallabies lock when he makes his 84th test appearance. We are playing our oldest rivals for one of our most prized… -
Player quota rules pose problem for Manchester United
The striker had been on holiday after the World Cup in South Africa, where he scored two goals for Mexico. Every team has to name a pool of 25 players, including eight who have been at the club for three years before they turned 21. -
World Cup winner Robinson to make comeback at Fylde
Robinson had spells with Bath and Sale and was a part of England's 2003 World Cup-winning team, appearing in more than 50 rugby union internationals for his country, as well as playing for the British and Irish Lions. -
Mascherano heads for exit as Drenthe claims transfer on Facebook
Hodgson had not held out any great hope of persuading Mascherano to stay, having been able only to leave several messages after the World Cup saying he was looking forward to meeting him on Merseyside. -
Spain's young masters wary of 'dynamic, physical England'
The attention to detail among the Spanish set-up is such that the chef who cooked for Iker Casillas and Co at the World Cup barely had time to unpack his utensils back home before being dispatched to Normandy. -
Van Commenee demands flying start from his British team
First I spoke about the World Cup final, for which the Netherlands will be remembered as criminals rather than a nice playing squad. Friday pm: 6ft 6in Martyn Rooney is expected to feature in the 400m final.pm: William… -
Mancini closes in on £30m reunion with Inter's Balotelli
The 24-year-old returned to pre-season training yesterday, having been given a month's holiday following England's early exit from the World Cup. Among the players City have been linked with are Liverpool's Fernando Torres,… -
United suffer in the States - but don't count them out just yet
The manager feels that the World Cup vindicated United's pre-tournament move for a player who would have cost "two or three times the [£8m] we paid for him" had they waited. Ferguson's initial idea of allowing Wayne Rooney…
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BBC pinning One Show hopes on 'Christine Bleakley lookalike'
ITV's World Cup coverage as a result of the channel change was his "dream" job. Now BBC bosses hope to repeat the successful formula by replacing Bleakley - who is set to present ITV's new early morning show Daybreak - with… -
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Consumer pessimism rises after emergency Budget
Sport
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Fabiano pledges future to Sevilla
The Brazil World Cup striker has been tracked by Tottenham, Manchester United and AC Milan this summer, but is keen to stay in La Liga with the Andalucian side. During my time at the World Cup I was very calm because I knew… -
London celebrates two-year Olympic countdown
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Australia and New Zealand make changes for Tri-Nations clash
Arts and Entertainment
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Spread the word: The rise of the literary night out
The London night has seen Orange Prize-nominated novelist Evie Wyld trying to score a World Cup goal with a banana; poet and novelist Joe Dunthorne bringing the house down with his half-rap/half-poem "Status Anxiety", which… -
Great Works: The Risen Christ (c1532), Michelangelo
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Soul food from a writer's farm: Per Petterson returns to his working-class roots
Opinion
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D J Taylor: We all love a sporting bad boy
At the same time, most Premiership managers would be genuinely shocked if you suggested to them that the environment in which their games get played is morally corrupt, or that there was something faintly disgusting in the… -
DJ Taylor: In a philistine age, who is still willing to speak up for Auntie?
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Brian Viner: Jacklin's bunker mentality unfair on a National treasure
Lifestyle
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The 10 best-selling games
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Weekly sports agenda: Youth Beach Volleyball, Summer X-Games, Speedway…
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Coke more popular than Pepsi, as advertising battle continues
Travel
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School holidays special: Days out around the UK
Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire on 7 August, where children's entertainment and a concert will be part of the fun ascot.co.uk). August include First World War drill displays, battlefield archaeology, an -
This is the weekend for… Staying at home
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Kate Simon: Is slum tourism just about voyeurism?
Money
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Money Insider: Overdraft shake-up signals an end to free banking
Saving rates go same way as England's World Cup campaign Society's Football Bond was withdrawn once England had qualified from the group stages of the World Cup. While the decision to reduce unauthorised borrowing charges from… -
An eighth of an Irish chateau could be better than nothing
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Spotlight On: Santander's 'Hat-trick' mortgage
Student
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Why Americans believe that failure is a good thing
They think we suck at soccer: I campaigned very hard for the faculty to give us a break during lectures so that we could watch the World Cup. The idea behind Singularity University (only America would think up a name like… -
Neath Port Talbot College
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Chapter and verse: Michael Rosen on why it pays to study children's literature
Environment
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Great white shark divers ready for World Cup tourist bite
The small town tags itself as the world's great white shark capital, with an adrenaline-fuelled cage diving industry that is reporting doubled bookings during the month-long World Cup, which starts on June 11. -
London Zoo calls time on park's football fest
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Asian visitor's debut sparks twitching tizzy