Harry Redknapp is targeting a successful Christmas period for Tottenham Hotspur, and is quite prepared to cancel any club festivities in order to keep his players' minds on the job. Spurs are currently third in the Premier League table and with ga
GLASGOW - Tennis star Andy Murray will train on Christmas Day as he tries to make sure 2010 is the year when he wins his first grand slam title. Not since Fred Perry won the last of his eight slams in 1936 has a British man triumphed at one of tenn
It is supposed to be the season to be merry, but with only a few weeks to go before Christmas a new EU report has said almost a third of all festive lights on sale in Europe are hazardous. Tests showed that many posed a serious safety risk and coul
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has reassured supporters about the fitness of centre-back Rio Ferdiand. The Scot expects the defender to be back in action by Christmas. Ferdinand has been struggling to shake off a calf injury that is c
Shoppers have been flocking to Britain’s high streets, helping retail sales grow at their fastest pace in two years and underpinning optimism about trading in the critical pre-Christmas period, according to the latest survey from the CBI.The CBI’s m
LONDON - A hotel chain offered Tuesday to take some of the stress out of Christmas this year with a special room rate in Britain for mother-in-laws. Families wanting to defuse possible tension in the household this festive season can check their mo
LONDON - Jim Carrey and other Hollywood stars switched on the Christmas lights in London on Tuesday as part of festivities that included an attempt to stage the world's biggest carol sing-along. Carrey turned on the lights along Oxford Street while
LONDON - Beatles legend Paul McCartney announced his first European tour for five years on Thursday, starting in Hamburg -- where the Fab Four cut their teeth -- and ending with a Christmas show in London. The Good Evening Europe tour will start in
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