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"Big Phil will bid £40m for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. (News of the World) But the Spanish international has reassured Liverpool fans that he has no desire to leave Liverpool. (Sunday Express) Ronaldinho would love to sign for Chelsea and be reunited with Scolari,...

Giovani nears Spurs switch

"Giovani Dos Santos is on the verge of completing a move from Barcelona to Tottenham Hotspur after a basic agreement was reached between all three parties. The 19-year-old Mexico international could join the Premier...

Platypus is found to have a cocktail of genomes

The Platypus is one of nature's strangest animals. It has a bill like a duck, fur like a mammal, and venom like a snake. But scientists in Australia say they have now mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus, and...

Film spurs pupils into environmental action

"About 300 school pupils have taken part in a two- week campaign to save the environment. Year Seven and Eight pupils – aged 11 to 13 – from Brooke Weston City Technology College, led by their English teacher...

Firm makes offer for Spurs shares

"Sports and media group ENIC International has made an offer to take 100% control of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. ENIC already holds 66% of Tottenham shares having last month snapped up Sir Alan Sugar's stake for £25m ($49.8m). City rules required ENIC to make the new...

Suns' season ends

"t the league's top-class marathoners. The pedigree of the Spurs came shining through again Friday as they closed out the Suns’ season with a 114-106 Game6 victory at AT&T Center to win their Western Conference semifinal series 4-2. As the Suns fell to 6-15 against San...

Everton 1-2 Spurs: never doubted it for a second

Goals from Berbatov and Jenas, a spirited performance from Keane and Lee and a much improved performance from Tainio saw Spurs through to a 2-1 victory away from home. Their first league victory of 2007 and their second league victory away from home this...

Tony Parker and Eva Longoria getting married - and guess when...

NBA star Tony Parker and Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria have announced their engagement and are scheduling their upcoming wedding for none other than 07-07-07 – July 7 2007...

Imagination, big clubs and “the basics.”

Standard disclaimer: this is about football and should only be read by the intellectually feeble. Intelligent people may get a nasty sprain and an odd sensation in their pelvis. Ignore this and have a bit of a lie down… I note with pain my football team’s stumble back...

Foley Fallout Spurs Finger-Pointing Among Republicans

"House Republicans are grappling with political fallout from a lurid scandal and the way leaders dealt with Mark Foley and the now-former congressman’s salacious electronic messages to teen-age congressional pages."

Fear of offending Islam spurs hot debate in Europe

"LONDON (Reuters) - Four canceled performances of a Mozart opera have reignited an anxious and heated debate in Europe over free speech, self-censorship and Islam. By canning its production of "Idomeneo," fearful of security threats because of a scene that might offend...

'Blogosphere' spurs government oversight

When watchdog groups that monitor federal spending wanted more information on 1,800 "pork barrel" projects buried in a House appropriations bill, they listed them on the Internet and asked readers to dig deeper....

Mark Cuban, Fined $100K for Posting to the Web: $100K for walking on the Court

"The NBA fined Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $200,000 for going onto the court after Game 1 of Dallas' series against the Spurs and criticizing league officials on his blog. Cuban was fined $100,000 for going onto the...

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