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iBet: A tight game between Northampton and Bradford

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On The Road at the Giro d’Italia: Feeling ill and racing in the rain must be pretty grim

I can’t ever watch games of football or rugby without wistfully wondering what it must be like to be...

PSG and the French league must be more proactive in dealing with hooliganism

Since PSG’s exit to Barcelona in the Uefa Champions League quarter-final in April, PSG have been sur...

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Real Madrid want to replace Jose Mourinho with Carlo Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti 'asks to leave PSG' for Real Madrid move

Jose Mourinho is expected to leave the Bernabeu

Hero or villain? Under Uli Hoeness, Bayern Munich make more money from commerce than any other club

Champions League final: Angela Merkel turns her back on Bayern Munich's Uli Hoeness as tax row clouds Wembley showdown

Saturday's all-German Champions' League final is being overshadowed by a Bayern Munich saga that has reached the very top

Suits you: Manuel Pellegrini ‘has managed some of the top clubs in the world, so City will not faze him,’ says Mauricio Pochettino

Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini has pedigree to be success story at Manchester City

City target has South American will to win allied with European experience

Tears and cheers as David Beckham ends glittering career after helping PSG to final win

The whole Paris team surrounded the former England captain before he left the pitch

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho during the Spanish Copa del Rey final

Real Madrid 1 Atletico Madrid 2 (aet) match report: Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho sent-off as Atletico beat local rivals for first time in 14 years in Copa del Rey final

Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho were sent off as Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid in extra-time at the Bernabeu to overcome their local rivals for the first time in 14 years and lift the Copa del Rey.

Rafa Benitez leaves the scene of his greatest Chelsea triumph

Chelsea say thanks to departing Rafael Benitez, but all eyes now point to the return of Jose Mourinho

The Spanish manager delivered the Europa League, but will now make way

Real Madrid want to replace Jose Mourinho with Carlo Ancelotti

Carlo Ancelotti set to hold talks over PSG future this week

The former Chelsea boss is expected to replace Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid

Branislav Ivanovic rises to head home Chelsea’s winning goal

Europa League Final: Branislav Ivanovic says victory over Benfica is 'like a dream'

The defender scored an injury time winner

Torres salutes the Chelsea fans after the Spaniard gave Chelsea the lead

Europa League Final: Fernando Torres hailed as 'the difference' against Benfica by Rafael Benitez

Benitez claims the striker has improved since his arrival

Frank Lampard and John Terry, who did not play, lift the Europa League trophy

Benfica 1 Chelsea 2 match report: Chelsea find a way to end their chaotic season with Europa League glory thanks to victory in Amsterdam

Chelsea scored an injury time winner to claim second European title in as many years

Rafa Benitez will bow out of Chelsea with another trophy to his name

Europa League Final: Chelsea turnaround proves Rafael Benitez is the master of the half-time pep talk

He took over a squad mid-season, recovered from Champions League exit and put up with hatred of fans - and then showed the nous that produced the miracle of Istanbul

Europa League Final: Frank Lampard proves the ideal stand-in captain for John Terry after leading Chelsea to second European title in as many years

The midfielder stood in for Terry last night and in the Champions League final last year

The Chelsea squad celebrate with their new trophy

Rafa Benitez's parting gift for Chelsea: Europa League glory for the Blues

Spaniard claims Europa League win proves he has been an 'interim' success as Chelsea manager

ARTUR: Produced a superb left handed stop to deny Frank Lampard but beaten by Torres and nowhere for Ivanovic. 5/10

Benfica v Chelsea player ratings from the Europa League final

Man-for-man marking from the Amsterdam Arena

Europa League Final: Benfica v Chelsea - as it happened

Minute-by-minute updates from Amsterdam, the latest score and all the news from the Europa League final

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The price of pacifism

From the Second World War refusenik to the 19-year-old Israeli, Holly Williams talks to five people who risked shame and suffering to take a stand as conscientious objector.
'It was mass hysteria': Jason Isaacs on groupies, theatre bores and snogging James Bond

Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond

To millions, Jason Isaacs is one of Harry Potter's arch enemies – but his wife prefers him as a Scottish TV detective.
Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?

Sealand: 'Micronation' or illegal fortress?

Thomas Hodgkinson spent a week at the tiny platform off the Suffolk coast to find out.
Not a bad bone: Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

Mark Hix cooks with cutlets and ribs

If you ignore cutlets and ribs, you'll risk missing out on some delicious and easy meals, says our chef.
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The experts' guide to summer

From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz
Sex, drugs and fast cars: The legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

Legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

Early glimpses of Ron Howard's film Rush suggest it will portray Hunt as a high-living lothario, with an insatiable appetite for partying.
Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation when using drugs and alcohol. It was hurting my life'

Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation'

The next Vanilla Ice or the next Eminem? Macklemore doesn't have a record contract – but he does have the UK's biggest-selling single of the year.
Don't be shy: Bill Granger's Sri Lankan recipes

Don't be shy: Bill Granger's Sri Lankan recipes

Sri Lankan cuisine is light, sunny, wonderfully spiced – and so easy to cook from scratch. Just as soon as you've broken into the coconut, that is.
Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Doctors are hailing the revamp of a Bath neonatal unit, where babies sleep more and feed better, as the model for patient care
One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

One man returns to Argentina's town that drowned

Epecuen was submerged under 10 metres of water in 1985. Now the floods have gone – and 83-year-old Pablo Novak has moved back in
The real thing? Historian publishes Coca Cola's 'secret formula'

The real thing?

Historian publishes Coca Cola's 'secret formula'
Gordon Ramsey's worst nightmare: A restaurant he cannot save

Gordon Ramsay's worst nightmare: A restaurant he cannot save

The pugnacious chef finally met a shambolic restaurant he couldn't save. John Walsh on when TV makover refuseniks fight back
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Join Ryanair! See the world! But we're only paying you for nine months a year

Glamorous myth of the flight attendant lifestyle undermined by angry employee's claims of 'exploitation'
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Braising saddles: How to cook horse meat

Did the recent furore scupper sales of horse meat? Neigh, far from it! Will Coldwell hoofs it to the kitchen.
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Why bitters are back on the bar

A few little drops pack a big punch in cocktails. No wonder we're learning to love them again...