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David Beckham favourite to bag Aston Martin's first £1million car

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Aston Martin have unveiled the first £1million car - £2m with a full tank - and bookies are betting on which celebrity will be the first to get his hands on one.

Football managers are out, cash is The Boss

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The tumultuous last 48 hours that have buffeted English football like a force 10 gale have brought with them one inescapable fact.

Curb your sheer fury at backing Kevin Keegan in the sack race

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

I'm not a believer in luck. See a pin pick it up, all day long you'll have a pin - that's how I look at things.

Manchester City's Manic Monday means the Big Four will soon become Big Five

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

But when I see £30million for Dimitar Berbatov and £33m for Robinho, I see other figures, too. Like another 10 per cent on season-ticket prices at Old Trafford and Eastlands.

They've renamed Manchester City's ground Middle Eastlands after yesterday's take-over

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

They've renamed Manchester City's ground Middle Eastlands after yesterday's take-over.

It's my guess that Everton will lose David Moyes

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Never have I seen empty seats among the home fans at Goodison Park for a league game - and I reckon the managerial hotseat at Everton could be vacant soon, too.

Christine Ohuruogu won Britain's 16th gold last night - but I don't count it

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

For the first ten days of these Olympic Games, the stunning achievements of British athletes have been cause for pride and admiration.

Rebecca Adlington is our Olympic future

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

When double gold medallist Rebecca Adlington had finished speaking in the basement of the Cube, beaming with happiness and eager to embrace her gilded future, a couple of us dashed upstairs and ran across a coach park towards the Bird's Nest and the marathon course.

Charge of the Stadium of Light brigade at Olympic boxing

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A few hundred yards from the Workers' Gymnasium, the Olympics boxing venue, there's a 24-hour ex-pat bar and restaurant called The Den Mark, which apparently serves an excellent steak and kidney pie.

No dark nights for Chinese table tennis superstars

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

They flocked to the Peking University Gymnasium yesterday to get their first glimpse of just about the safest bet for a gold medal in these Olympics.

Courage of Olympic swimmer Eric Shanteau who refused cancer treatment to compete in Beijing

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Eric Shanteau is a lithe young man with fine cheekbones and a waist so slender he looks as if he might break.

Ranting Blake Aldridge wrong to spoil Tom Daley's Olympic fairytale

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Blake Aldridge has spent his recent life living in the shadow of a small 14-year-old boy who became a national hero.

World domination being fought out.. on basketball court

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The struggle for world domination is the ultimate team sport.

Stella's strength makes Goodwood a Glorious waste of time

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Glorious Goodwood has become a little bit of a test for Flat racing after a flood of complaints regarding obscene drunken racecourse rowdiness that has sent the fear of God into racegoers.

Stella's strength makes Goodwood a Glorious waste of time

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Glorious Goodwood has become a little bit of a test for Flat racing after a flood of complaints regarding obscene drunken racecourse rowdiness that has sent the fear of God into racegoers.

Video: Brian Reade on his new Liverpool FC book, 43 Years with the Same Bird

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:24:00 GMT

Mirror columnist Brian Reade has spent 43 years devoted to one bird - the Liver bird of Liverpool FC.

Abu Qatada release shows our justice system's a criminal disgrace

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The depths of blind trust we British possess never cease to amaze me.

Did you know that 79 per cent of us believe our justice system has swung too far in favour of protecting the rights of criminals? An astonishing figure, don't you think?

And so to the 5 BIG questions of the week

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

(1) Joan Rivers being thrown off ITV's Loose Women show for saying "f***ing s***". Was her crime using foul language or giving a too accurate description of the show?

Menacing mobiles on trains

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

I took the train down to London on Monday and was disappointed to find nobody had left a file on the seat next to mine.

Excuse me while I...

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

... just finish this letter to Raj Persaud. "Dear Doctor, Can you help me with a problem. For the past 10 years I've had this weird feeling of deja vu which comes on when I read articles about psychology in books and newspapers. Can you give me some advice?"