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The 29th Olympic Games is brought to an end in the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing and London becomes the offical host.

Raymond Domenech loses the plot after France's Euro 2008 exit

Home favourite Dani Pedrosa wins the Catalunya MotoGP in Barcelona, with Valentino Rossi in second place.

Manchester United beat Chelsea 6-5 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out to win the Champions League.

Novelty acts and sideshows familiar to Victorian and Edwardian holidaymakers are showcased in Blackpool.

John Higgins comes through a hugely tense session to beat Stephen Maguire 17-15 and reach the World Championship final.

A growing number of schools around the US are banning birthday cakes, saying the tradition has become too unhealthy.

Jude Law's recent admission of an affair is but the latest twist in a life and career which reads like the plot of one of his movies. Is the gloss finally coming off the golden boy of British cinema?

New Oscar host Chris Rock shines on his debut - rewarding the Academy for the risk they took in selecting him.

With traditional polls showing the US presidential race too close to call, Yolande Knell looks at other political predictors.

As Martha Stewart heads for jail, BBC News Online looks at the lifestyle adjustments that face US board room giants who end up behind bars.

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Lakeside World Darts champion Andy 'The Viking' Fordham could provide you with a BBC goody bag.

Explosive defence unhinges Oakland to hand Tampa Bay their first-ever Super Bowl.

A Texas man strangled his three-year-old granddaughter because she licked icing off cupcakes.