Tag: England
More funding needed for London 2012: Coates
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President John Coates says Australia will not achieve its medal target at the 2012 London Games without extra government funding for athletes.[MORE]
Benitez looks to Spanish stars as title race gathers pace
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez expects the feelgood factor from his Spanish contingent's international adventure will help keep the pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea.[MORE]
AOC budgets $30m for London team
The Australian Olympic Committee will spend $30 million on sending a team to the London Games, with dual Olympic rowing gold medallist Nick Green to take over as the team's chef de mission.[MORE]
Capello stunned by England progress
England manager Fabio Capello admits he is stunned by the progress made by a team which was in utter disarray when he took over in February.[MORE]
Reality TV bush tucker angers RSPCA
The RSPCA has attacked a British celebrity TV show set in Australia for making its contestants eat insects and swallow kangaroo testicles.[MORE]
Germany drops Australian Holocaust denial case
Legal action to extradite a South Australian man wanted in Germany for publishing anti-semitic views has been dropped.[MORE]
India beats England in weather-hit ODI
India has claimed a 16-run win over England under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a weather-hit third one-dayer, taking a 3-0 lead in the seven-match series.[MORE]
Kidman accomplished at being awful: critic
Film critic says Baz Luhrmann made a big mistake casting Nicole Kidman in Australia.[MORE]
Former child soldier uses rap to spread peace
Sudanese child soldier turned global hip-hop star Emmanuel Jal has both embraced rap as a way to reach a global audience and distanced himself from what he says is a tendency to glorify violence.[MORE]
'Pig' quits BBC dancing show
Britons voiced anger on Wednesday (local time) as a hopeless contestant described as a "dancing pig" quit a top television show, seeking to defuse a media-fuelled row which has threatened to divide the nation.[MORE]
Beckham's childhood home attracts million-pound bids
Buyers have put in offers of one million pounds ($2.3 million) for the house where footballer David Beckham lived as a baby, the businessman handling the sale said on Wednesday (local time).[MORE]
Ryder hospitalised after flight
Actress Winona Ryder rushed to hospital after falling ill on a flight to the UK.[MORE]
50 Cent shoots British gangster movie
American rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson plays a ruthless loan shark in the London gangland movie Dead Man Running, which began shooting yesterday.[MORE]
Tom Jones busks for charity
Tom Jones pulls large crowd and big bucks while busking on the streets of London.[MORE]
Terry header seals England win in Germany
England captain John Terry's header six minutes from time sealed a 2-1 win over Germany in friendly at Berlin's Olympic Stadium this morning as Fabio Capello's weakened team beat the Euro 2008 runners-up.[MORE]
Sex, kitchen sinks: iPhone baffled by British accents
A new voice-recognition search tool for the iPhone has problems understanding British accents, leading to some bizarre answers to spoken queries, a newspaper report and users said.[MORE]
Aussie in race for UK writing award
An Australian librarian has made the longlist for a new $115,000 literary prize in Britain.[MORE]
BBC chief admits serious lapse over on-air pranks
The head of the BBC has admitted the corporation made a "really serious editorial lapse" in allowing a lewd phone prank by two star presenters to be broadcast.[MORE]
Ferguson given touchline ban, Moyes fined
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been given a two-match touchline ban and fined 10,000 pounds ($22,972) by a Football Association (FA) regulatory commission.[MORE]
Barclays bosses renounce bonuses
Britain's second largest bank Barclays has announced that none of its executive directors will accept bonuses this year.[MORE]
Drogba banned for three games
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has been banned for three games by the English Football Association (FA) for throwing a coin into a crowd in London.[MORE]
Britain urges Syria to move on Mid East peace
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says his talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad focused on ways of achieving a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.[MORE]
Klein to referee Cup final
Australian-born Englishman Ashley Klein will referee Saturday's Rugby League World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand in Brisbane.[MORE]
Noddy ready for literary comeback
Noddy is set to make a comeback in a new book being penned to celebrate his 60th birthday.[MORE]
'Meh': new word for indifference enters English dictionary
"Meh", a word which indicates a lack of interest or enthusiasm, has become the latest addition to the Collins English Dictionary.[MORE]
