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Ted Baker enjoys festive boom

David Beckham: 'The foundations are there now in this league. It will continue to grow'

David Beckham ponders 12 offers from around the world

Former England captain expected to make decision next week

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Kevin Pietersen signs full central contract with England

Pietersen's relations with the ECB plummeted to an all-time low last year

Price cutting dents Debenhams sales record

Debenhams has become the latest of the big department store chains to post record Christmas sales, boosted by a surge in online revenues.

Justin King, chief executive of Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury's rings up record sales

Supermarket giant Sainsbury's says it rang up more than £100 million in sales on Christmas Eve in a record-breaking festive trading week.

A view of Arsenal's Emirates Stadium

Manchester City fail to sell a third of tickets for Arsenal trip

Tickets priced at £62 have been returned for this weekend's match

Debenhams clocks up record December sales

Department store Debenhams hailed its best ever December performance today after ramping up pre-Christmas discounting to attract cost-conscious shoppers.

David Moyes

FA Cup can continue Everton momentum says David Moyes

The Toffees play League Two Cheltenham tonight

Lustman to depart Warehouse on a high

The managing director of Warehouse is to step down from the women's fashion retailer on a high note after it delivered a sharp jump in sales over Christmas. Meg Lustman, who took the helm at the Aurora Fashions-owned chain in 2009, is expected to leave her operational role at Warehouse next month, although she could remain on the group's board for a while longer.

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Breeding newts delay £90m project

Construction work on a £90m shopping centre has been delayed by a rapidly increasing population of breeding newts.

US jockey Gary Stevens, pictured here back in 2001, is set to to race again at the age of 49

Universal Soldier prepared for National service with the benefit of course recce

Longsdon's young chaser can thwart dual runner-up Giles Cross in Welsh marathon

Joleon Lescott

Aston Villa interested in swoop for Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott

The England defender is a life-long Villa supporter

Tim Bresnan

Tim Bresnan undaunted by England's poor ODI history against India

History is against the tourists, who have won just 13 out 40 ODIs away to India

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