Top seeds cruise in ncaa openers
NEW YORK - Top-seeded Duke and Syracuse registered convincing victories to advance to the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament on Friday.
James beats bryant mark as youngest to reach 15,000 points
CHICAGO - LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers became the youngest player to score 15,000 career points in the NBA on Friday, bettering Kobe Bryant's record by more than two years.
Wozniacki, jankovic ease into indian wells final
INDIAN WELLS, California - Caroline Wozniacki breezed into the final of the Indian Wells WTA tournament with a commanding 6-2 6-3 victory over her good friend Agnieszka Radwanska Friday.
Linebacker porter signs three-year deal with cardinals
PHOENIX - Four-times Pro Bowl linebacker Joey Porter has agreed a three-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals, the team said Friday.
Kesler signs six-year extension with canucks
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have given forward Ryan Kesler a six-year extension to his current deal, putting him under contract through the 2015-16 season, the team said on Friday.
Australia shone with both bat and ball as Ricky Ponting's men installed themselves as firm favourites for victory in the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington.
england hit back after tamim heroics
Tamim Iqbal launched a devastating attack on England's bowlers on the first morning of the second Test but the tourists hit back to leave Bangladesh 139 for three at lunch.
England handed Kent spinner James Tredwell a debut in the second Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, with opener Michael Carberry the man to make way.
bookies celebrate £45million cheltenham windfall after kauto star tumbles out of gold cup
Britain's bookies were last night celebrating a £45million Cheltenham windfall – after odds-on Kauto Star tumbled out of the Gold Cup.
golden boy khan's risky road to glory
Amir Khan makes his American debut at Madison Square Garden on May 15, a proud moment for all associated with him.
Leeds 10 Hull KR 17 JUSTIN MORGAN saw his men end 25 years of Headingley hoodoo as Leeds crashed to defeat.
Rhys Davies fired the lowest round of his European Tour career to take the halfway lead at the Hassan Trophy in Morocco.
Hull 18 Bradford 6 RICHARD AGAR saluted workhorse Craig Fitzgibbon after the Aussie inspired Hull to a hard-fought victory.
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LAWRENCE WEBB and family enjoy a caravan holiday in the Lake District
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Martin Aspinwall can't wait to play alongside rather than against Huddersfield target Danny Brough.
France hooker William Servat has revealed his team are scared of Martin Johnson's "annoying" England.
Ireland are treating their final match against Scotland as a championship decider - even though it is unlikely to be anything of the sort.
Warren Gatland has warned his Wales underachievers that no player is guaranteed a place.
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arterton: not hot enough for bond
Gemma Arterton doesn't think she was hot enough to be a Bond girl.
craig david unaware of motown label
Craig David has admitted he didn't know that Motown was a record label, saying he believed his latest album was based on the Motown "genre".
twilight fans await dvd release
Retailers will open their doors at midnight on Sunday as Twilight fans prepare for the worldwide DVD release of the latest in the vampire saga.
john hurt to receive film award
Veteran actor John Hurt will be presented with a lifetime achievement award at an international film festival on Saturday.
model's estate won't get fortune
Anna Nicole Smith's estate will receive none of the £200 million she claimed her late billionaire husband had promised her, a US federal appeals court has ruled.
lady gaga hits back at producer
Lady Gaga is firing back at a music producer who claims he launched her career and is suing her for £20.3 million.
sheree murphy on being a wag: 'glam? most of the time it's just lonely'
When Sheree Murphy and her three children sit down for tea every night, her footballer husband Harry Kewell is always there to join them.
The Oscar after-glow has swiftly dimmed for winner Sandra Bullock, after claims that her husband Jesse James has been cheating.
my ode to david beckham following his achilles tendon injury
The Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy has written an ode to David Beckham following his Achilles tendon injury. It reads, in part, like this:
If you’ve got a big box of tissues handy, you might like to tune in to my new show – Forces Reunited – next week.
joe cole's new baby girl said to be 'his spitting image'
England star Joe Cole has become a dad for the first time, after wife Carly Zucker gave birth to a baby girl.
Shamed Jones, 57 – TV idler Les Battersby – had denied making the chilling death threat when he yanked the wheel from her.
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Slumdog Freida lands multi-million Pint007 deal
katie pays price for affair slur
Katie Price was yesterday ordered to pay "substantial" damages after falsely accusing her former manager of having an affair with her ex-husband Peter Andre.
Street star Ryan Thomas will appear in court accused of leaving the scene of an accident, after a friend lied about who was driving.
matt smith says playing doctor who is like signing for manchester united
Matt Smith says landing the starring role in Doctor Who is the equivalent of signing for Manchester United.
Bad Boys not allowed... but 3am readers are.
Has Sarah Jessica Parker been taking tips from Jordan in the art of self-tanning? The Sex And The City actress posed alongside co-stars Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon for an early promotional round for the SATC movie sequel.
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Gabriella Cilmi doesn't get violently ill with fear - she just gets a taste for violence. The Sweet About Me singer told Danielle at the St Tropez Prince's Trust ball at Hurlingham House: "I get really nervous before I perform - I feel sick.
katy's given her very first oscar
After a visit to the set of Sesame Street, Katy Perry bounced around in a fulllength, green Oscar the Grouch "snuggie".
There's nothing better than a dress malfunction.
Built in the 70s and not very pleasing on the eye. You can take the girl out of Croydon...
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We reckon Jay-Z can sleep easy. Teen heart-throb Justin Bieber said his ideal woman is Mrs Z, aka Beyoncé. Taking questions live on MySpace, he called the bootilicious star "super-hot". The 16-year-old also revealed he's only had three girlfriends, adding: "I haven't been in love... yet." Maybe when your voice breaks, buddy.
Slumdog bombshell Freida bags mega-bucks Bond role
cheryl cole thrilled by rufus spoof
Cheryl Cole has congratulated comic Rufus Hound on his fundraising spoof of her Fight For This Love dance routine.
Ncaa march madness on demand video sees big jumps
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Second blast hits greek capital
A bomb explodes outside the home of a Pakistani community leader in Athens - the second blast in the Greek capital in 24 hours.
Tories to announce bank tax plan
Conservative leader David Cameron is due to announce plans to tax banks - even without other countries' agreement.
Anna nicole smith's estate loses oil fortune
Anna Nicole Smith's estate will receive none of the more than £200m she claimed her late billionaire husband had promised her, a US federal appeals court said yesterday. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest stop in the 15-year legal battle over the £1bn estate that oil magnate J Howard Marshall left after his death in 1995 aged 90. Smith had married Marshall the previous year and argued he meant to leave her more than $300m. She died in 2007.
Leading article: healthcare reform enters its endgame
No one can reasonably accuse Barack Obama of faintheartedness. Whatever the enterprise in hand, he tries, tries and tries again to implement the policies he was elected on. We saw the months and the attention he applied to remaking US policy in Afghanistan, to the point where he was reproached with over-intellectual dithering. We are now witnessing, one more time, his Herculean efforts to persuade Congress to pass a healthcare reform that will really help uninsured, or underinsured, Americans.
Seventh seed Andy Roddick powered his way past Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-3 7-5 to reach the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters for a fourth time.
Kris Meeke will take a 1.4 second lead into the second section of leg one of Rally Argentina after superspecial stage one in Carlos Paz.
Sale beat Wasps 19-8 in their rearranged Guinness Premiership match.
Blackpool bolster their defence with the signing of highly-rated Everton right-back Seamus Coleman on a month's loan.
Harrington holds one-shot lead
Ireland's Padraig Harrington produces a six-under round of 65 to grab a one shot lead at the Tampa Bay Championship at the Innisbrook golf club.
David takes title number seven
Frances Ophelie David confirms her seventh consecutive ski cross crystal globe with silver at the World Cup final in Sierra Nevada.
Soderling trounces murray to reach semis
Sweden's Robin Soderling delivers a tennis master class in the opening set before eliminating fourth seed Andy Murray 6-1 7-6(4) in the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells Masters.
Everton's 'unplayable' anichebe has a bright future if he can sort out attitude
Victor Anichebe has been left in no doubt that his Everton future could hinge on ensuring there is no repeat of the petulance which led to him being escorted off the training ground
Lord coe puts west ham on the right track for london's olympic stadium
If West Ham want to move to London's Olympic Stadium after 2012, they will have to share it with athletics, says Olympic organising committee chairman Lord Coe.
Ex portsmouth defender dusko tosic set to join swansea on loan
Dusko Tosic is expected to join Swansea on loan over the weekend after the FA and Premier League finally granted him clearance to play.
Now carlo ancelotti's eyes are set on chelsea's first ever double
Carlo Ancelotti slept for only two hours after Chelsea’s exit from Europe and has been suffering from Double vision ever since.
Liverpool will never bury us again: united boss fergie eager for his rafa revenge
It is the fixture Sir Alex Ferguson still looks forward to more than any other. Manchester United versus Liverpool at Old Trafford.
Pepe reina is flying the flag for loyalty after signing new contract at liverpool
An improved contract worth £80,000 a week may have had an influence, but Pepe Reina's main motivation for committing his future to Anfield stems from more modest origins.
Avram grant faces increased scrutiny over selection after reserve claims
Portsmouth manager Grant made the claim as he bemoaned the nine-point deduction imposed this week because his club have gone into administration.
German threat to fulham: roy's boys to face wolfsburg in europa league
The Europa League final in Hamburg on May 12 could still be an all-English affair. Fulham meet Wolfsburg and Liverpool play Benfica in next month's quarter-finals.
Wenger given his chance to settle a score as arsenal face barcelona
Previous finals will be revisited in the last eight. United and Bayern in 1999; Arsenal and Barcelona in 2006. The chance for Arsene Wenger to have a proper crack at the classy Catalans.
Des kelly: muhammad ali was a hero but tiger woods is just pants
According to the hype, Tiger Woods’ impending comeback is worthy of comparison to Muhammad Ali’s spectacular return to the ring 40 years ago. Well, it isn't.
Talks over jonathan ross's chat show deal for channel 4 put on hold
The presenter - who began his on-screen career with C4 - has been in discussions with the channel ahead of his BBC contract ending this summer.
Glum victoria beckham leaves injured david's side to jet back to los angeles
David, currently on loan to A.C. Milan, is recuperating at their Hertfordshire mansion after her tore his Achilles tendon on Sunday during the Italian team's win over Chievo.
Pregnant natasha kaplinsky puts a protective hand over her bump with just two weeks to go
She may be just two weeks away from giving birth to her second child. But that didn't stop newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky putting on her glad rags and hosting a charity bash.
Eddie chambers better than david haye, claims vladimir klitschko
Vladimir Klitschko, who defends his WBO and IBF heavyweights titles against Eddie Chambers, insists the American is better than Britain's WBA champion David Haye.
Former emmerdale pin-up adele silva heads to hollywood... and finds work as a shop assistant
The 29-year-old has, in fact, made it in Hollywood - but only as a shop assistant for British fashion chain Ted Baker at their Melrose Avenue store.
Blind war hero to wed his 'florence nightingale' love after being awarded the george cross
Rifleman Paul Jacobs, 21, of 2nd Battalion The Rifles, received the bravery medal for his ‘sheer personal courage and startling determination’, as his fiancee Louse Smith looked on.
Ireland aim to finish on a high with victory over scotland at croke park
Brian O'Driscoll and his Ireland team say goodbye to Croke Park determined to maintain the impressive form at the home of Gaelic sports.
It's the biggest shark you are ever likely to see, poised to take a monster-sized bite out of a bridge packed with commuters heading home. Fortunately for anyone taking a peep into the waters down below, it is just part of an astonishing light show in Tokyo.
Cancer scans delayed in nhs funding crisis as doctors fear 'slash and burn' cuts
Vital scans for patients who may have cancer are being postponed by up to six weeks as the NHS grapples with a major funding crisis.
For days, Mr Saeed had been waiting nervously in the French capital to make the ransom payment that could save Sahil, who had been seized by an armed gang while the pair were visiting relatives in Pakistan two weeks ago.
Yummy mummy slings 'may kill babies': investigation launched into 14 deaths
Endorsed by celebrities, such as Nicole Kidman (left), baby slings can restrict the infant's airway if they are held in a curled position.
£250,000 victory for war vet who sold home to pay care bill that nhs should never have charged him
The payout, which is believed to be the biggest of its kind, was awarded to relatives of Leslie Terry, 86, whose home was sold to pay for his £3,500-a-month care.
Tom prydie the teen tornado is told to have a blast
Tom Prydie appears from nowhere today as the boy wonder of the Six Nations armed with a special message from the last 18-year-old capped by Wales.
Ecb in a spin over central contract spat as england players feel undervalued
England's top cricketers are refusing to sign their central contracts because they feel undervalued in comparison with their Australian counterparts, it has emerged.
Residents are left powerless to remove illegal immigrants squatting in their back gardens
At least six properties, including Ian Treasure's (pictured), have been invaded since November last year, with cider bottles, bags containing faeces and drug needles left scattered across the area.
Builders and driving instructors among one in five workers caught in frenzy of paedophile vetting
Cleaners, prison officers, children’s football referees, weight loss instructors, opera singers and St John Ambulance volunteers are also among the nine million who must pass a new vetting procedure.
Alistair darling set to freeze fuel duty to quell pre-election revolt by motorists
Alistair Darling is poised to impose a temporary freeze on fuel duty in next week’s Budget in a bid to quell a pre-election revolt by motorists over soaring pump prices.
Household bills will rise by £350 over next year as rising fuel costs and even stamps push up prices
Families struggling with rising inflation and pay freezes face rises in the cost of 'must pay' items such as water, phone calls, stamps, council tax and the BBC licence fee.