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I am happy for him, and for the club he leaves in such sturdy health

Tom Wood will lead England against Argentina

Tom Wood's elevation leaves resting Chris Robshaw at risk

New England captain for summer Test series in Argentina could secure position permanently

First we loathed him, then we loved him: Alex Ferguson's appeal transcends football tribalism

The Scot has calmed to the point where opposing fans can appreciate his natural roguishness above the nastier side of his gamesmanship

Eddie Izzard's partly political broadcast sees him scrape by to keep his deposit.

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The 51-year-old appears to be canvassing support to be Labour's mayoral candidate rather than performing a stand-up routine

Before the fall in Lahore: the former test cricketer and now leader of the Pakistan opposition party Imran Khan is mobbed by supporters on his arrival for a rally ahead of general elections in Karachi

Leading Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Khan injured in stage fall

One of Pakistan's most prominent politicians, former cricket star Imran Khan, fell from a stage and was injured at a political rally in Lahore.

Jose Mourinho pictured at the weekend

Jose Mourinho return to Chelsea: 'I have considered staying on', claims Real Madrid manager

Speculation is rife that the Special One will return to Stamford Bridge this summer

Gareth Bale rounded off a remarkable week by firing Tottenham to a dramatic last-gasp win against Southampton.

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Southampton 0 match report: Gareth Bale gives award winning performance

Double footballer of the year sinks Saints with another spectacular goal

Huddersfield Town 2 Barnsley 2 match report: Farce as Yorkshire sides 'stop attacking'

Four times these teams were in and out of the bottom three as Barnsley, who knew they were down if they lost, twice went ahead and Huddersfield, who could not breathe easily unless they at least claimed a draw, twice equalised.

Chinese police have arrested 904 people in an investigation into

More than 900 arrested in China over meat contamination, including fox, rat, and mink passed off as mutton

Two of those arrested accused of selling pork products that were made with meat from 'poor quality pig heads'

Don’t fly east if you want to avoid jet lag says Professor David Gradwell

It’s plane as day: flying really can turn you into an airhead

Air passengers should avoid making important decisions whilst cruising at altitude, according to Britain’s first professor of aerospace medicine.

Kadian Harding had been laughing and joking with his father just moments before his death

Teenager died after brakes on kit bike failed, inquest hears

The family had recently returned from the US where victim’s mum runs a chain of bicycle shops

'It's a complete gut job': Eerie new photographs emerge of abandoned New York subway station that is STILL closed and in need of $600 million repairs following Hurricane Sandy

Until October last year, the South Ferry subway station was used by an estimated 30,000 people every day

Amir Khan of Great Britain was fighting for survival with Julio Diaz - but eventually won the match

Boxing: Amir Khan pushed to the limit in win over Julio Diaz

Bolton fighter victorious on points on night his younger brother, Haroon, wins on professional debut

Stoke City 1 Norwich City 0 match report: Potters safe, Tony Pulis silent, Canaries still in a flutter

The big screen at the Britannia Stadium was advertising Stoke City's end-of-season awards dinner during yesterday's match. Whoever is tasked with compiling the highlights package for that evening's entertainment will have their work cut out but at least Stoke will be able to raise a glass to another season in the top flight.

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Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

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Northampton have spent the season proving all our critics wrong
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Watch out Watford: Here comes the secretive Bilderberg Group

A meeting of global power brokers in a Hertfordshire hotel is exciting conspiracy theorists, but what are they really about?
'The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system': Microsoft finally unveils its Xbox ONE console

'The ultimate all-in-one home entertainment system'

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Plenty of sleaze

Dating website pulls intimate 'hook-up' section to curb harassment
Inferno author Dan Brown 'honoured' to be invited to join the Freemasons

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Dan Brown reveals the message that told him door to the lodge is open
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Not secure any more: G4S boss heads for exit at last

Nick Buckles survived the Olympics débâcle and a £5bn bid fiasco but a profit warning finally triggered his downfall
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How to say ‘I’m a sellout’

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In the end the fans decided Tony Pulis had made a pig's ear of the job at Stoke City

Disillusion with a siege mentality and negative playing style made change inevitable
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James Lawton: The James Hunt I knew is the subject of a new F1 movie

British driver was fascinating man whose epic duel with Niki Lauda in 1976 was typical of an era of glamour and glory – but also the ever-present threat of death