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Marina Hyde: Nothing is too banal for Twitter

By MARINA HYDE

Venus Williams may be too high-brow for such nonsense but the other players are keeping their fans on message"I hope he's OK," fretted 18-year-old Laura Stapleton yest...

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Pepsi in China Sponsors U.S. Shanghai Expo Pavilion

PepsiCo (PEP) announced today it is spending $5 million in China to sponsor the U.S. pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo, joining 3M (MMM) and General Electric (GE) Pep...

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ITV1 hits all-time ratings low

ITV1 suffers worst ratings in its 54-year history as it slips to all-hours audience share of just 16.1%ITV1 suffered the worst ratings in its 54-year history last week...

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Obama urged to punish US firms for aiding internet censorship

Companies earning millions from helping repressive governments, say supporters of global online freedom actInternet activists are urging Barack Obama to pass legislati...

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Britain 'to have Tour winner in five years'

• British Cycling plans to build on Olympic success• Governing body aims to inspire mass participationBritish Cycling today launched a new four-year plan with the ...

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BBC sends 407 staff to Glastonbury festival

The BBC has sent 407 people to cover this weekend's Glastonbury festival almost as many as it flew out to film last year's Beijing Olympics.

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Steven Wells: a few memories of a unique voice

By SEAN INGLE

For the past seven years, until his death on Tuesday, Steven Wells wrote a weekly column for guardian.co.uk/sport. Here's a selection of his best workUntil a few month...

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China's Olympians win Laureus team award

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's remarkable achievement in topping the medals table at last year's Beijing Olympics was recognized on Friday when they scooped the team titl...

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Yamauchi out of World Championships

• British runner picked up injury after London Marathon• 'There is insufficient time left to enable me to prepare properly'Mara Yamauchi will miss this summer's Wo...

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Weekend events

Men's volleyball and velodrome bicycle racing - sports that last gained a brief moment of the viewing public's attention at the 2008 Beijing Olympics - grab a bit of t...

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