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The British Grand Prix has been saved after Silverstone signed a £300million deal to host the Formula One race for the next 17 years.The news was confirmed by Silverstone Circuits Limited. It ensures the oldest race on the F1 calendar retains its place in motor sport history. Silverstone managing director Richard Phillips said: ‘We’ve always [...]
Tiger Woods was last night urged to confess all to chat show queen Oprah Winfrey as allegations of a SIXTH mistress emerged. The golfing star’s team of lawyers and PR advisers are desperate for Woods to spill the beans on Oprah’s sofa, possibly alongside his devastated wife Elin. A source said: “Everyone around him believes [...]
Britain’s WBA light-welterweight champion Amir Khan says he intends to fight in the United States for the first time in 2010. Former Olympic silver medallist Khan produced the most spectacular victory of his 23-fight professional career when he stopped Dmitriy Salita in just 76 seconds. The 10,000 crowd at the Mmetro Rradio Arena who had [...]
England were handed the best possible chance of progressing to the semi-finals of next summer’s World Cup last night after enjoying the luck of the draw here. Selected among the top eight seeds, Fabio Capello’s side will face the USA, Algeria and Slovenia in Group C, presenting them with a relatively easy route to a [...]
As Gerrard stands on the threshold of his 500th game for Liverpool tomorrow, his manager pays a glowing tribute to him today. “To play 500 games is a massive achievement for any player, especially at the same club. “He has reached this stage by showing the same passion and commitment for many years. “Hopefully he [...]
Tiger Woods was accused last night of negotiating a million-dollar payoff to silence a woman named as one of his three alleged mistresses. New York club promoter Rachel Uchitel dramatically cancelled a planned press conference in Los Angeles yesterday. The 34-year-old has adamantly denied an affair with Woods although reports suggested she was considering revealing [...]
Chelsea winger Joe Cole insists he will do everything humanly possible to ensure he boards England’s World Cup flight to South Africa next summer. The 28-year-old returned to first-team action for the Blues in September, after spending nine months on the sidelines with a knee injury. Cole sparkled on his first league start back during [...]
Manor GP are to be rebranded Virgin Racing ahead of their Formula One debut next season. Manor boss John Booth and Virgin supremo Richard Branson are due to announce the long-awaited sponsorship tie-up tomorrow. The news has effectively been confirmed by motor sport’s world governing body, the FIA, as they have today announced the 2010 [...]
Sepp Blatter will go into the emergency meeting of his Fifa executive today with the clamour growing for video technology to be brought quickly into football. The Fifa president has signalled changes after Thierry Henry’s controversial handball that helped to decide the World Cup qualifying play-off between France and Ireland last month. But the Fifa [...]
Chelsea tested Sergio Aguero’s desire to see out the season with Atletico Madrid by reportedly offering £53million for the Argentina star. The La Liga strugglers apparently rejected the offer of an initial £44m plus add-ons after Aguero made it clear he would not court a move until the summer. Man City have also made enquiries [...]
