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BBC NEWS | Europe | Rich Flanders seeks more autonomy

Seeded on Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:27 PM EDT (BBC News)

Belgian politicians are struggling to end a crisis that has paralysed the government for 15 months. At the heart of the stalemate are the rival aspirations of Dutch and French-speakers. In the first of a series of articles on divided Belgium, Henri Astier profiles Flanders.

belgium, politics, flanders

Robinho deal caps day of drama

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 3:41 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

A view on monday's transfer action in the Premier League

football, sports, soccer, premier-league

Who are Zenit?

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 4:21 PM EDT (BBC News)

You're clearly aware that they're playing Rangers in Wednesday night's Uefa Cup final - but there's a good chance you've also got a substantial Zenit-sized gap in your football knowledge. Let us fill that hole without further ado.

sports, soccer, uefa-cup, glasgow-rangers, zenit

Gunners Go In For Vince

Seeded on Sat May 10, 2008 2:09 PM EDT (Mirror.co.uk)

Arsene Wenger is set to reignite his interest in Hamburg's £15million-rated defender Vincent Kompany. The Belgian centre-back had been on the radar of the Arsenal boss prior to his move to the Bundesliga for £5.1million two years ago.

sports, premier-league, arsenal, epl, kompany

Sports writers vs. bloggers

Wed May 7, 2008 6:34 AM EDT

By Todd Dybas (Clipped by Pundonor)

Thanks to a Pulitzer-Prize winning sports writer spewing his vitriol at the founder of one of the Web's most viewed sports sites, deadspin.com, the "mainstream" sports media versus bloggers debate has resurfaced.

Continue reading this entry ...

sports, bloggers, buzz, bob, will, leitch, costas, deadspin, bissinger

How Little Do Users Read? (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

Seeded on Wed May 7, 2008 5:57 AM EDT (useit.com)

On the average Web page, users have time to read at most 28% of the words during an average visit; 20% is more likely.

technology, internet, usability, jakob-nielsen

Monster.com Founder Starts Social Networking Site for the Dead

Seeded on Mon May 5, 2008 4:50 PM EDT (Wired News)

Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor helped you find a job, and helped ease you into middle age. Now he wants to help you build the last web page you'll ever need.

business, dead, internet, monster, obituary, jeff-taylor

What has happened to Ronaldinho?

Seeded on Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:34 AM EDT (BBC News)

When Barcelona walk out against Manchester United on Tuesday there will be one player conspicuous by his absence - Ronaldinho.

sports, barcelona, ac-milan, ronaldinho

The trouble with Gilbert Arenas

Seeded on Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:49 AM EDT (Slate)

With 10 seconds to go in a tie game, LeBron James took a hard dribble to the free-throw line and found Delonte West wide open in the corner. Pass, swish, Cleveland by three.

nba, sports, gilbert-arenas

Heikki Kovalainen's crash dominated the Spanish Grand Prix at the weekend.

Seeded on Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:32 PM EDT (BBC News)

It was a really nasty one and it is never nice to see a car buried that deep into the barriers.

sports, crash, f1, mark-webber

Man Utd players in post-match row

Seeded on Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:32 AM EDT (BBC News)

Manchester United players were involved in a post-match scuffle with Chelsea staff after their defeat on Saturday. Patrice Evra, Gary Neville, Ji-Sung Park and Paul Scholes were warming down at Stamford Bridge when they were asked to move by groundstaff, sparking a row.

sports, manchester-united, row, flowers, chelsea

Honda Goes Crazy With A Hot Wheels Racer

Seeded on Thu Apr 24, 2008 4:31 PM EDT (Wired News)

Even sensible Honda has a wild side. For a company that prides itself on the fuel-efficiency of its cars, a two-seater with a 20-liter V-10 seems somewhat out of character. And yet, what kid wants to play with a Hot Wheels car modeled on a Civic Hybrid?

technology, honda, mattel, cars, hotwheels

Belgium's Duvel bids for fellow brewer Liefmans

Seeded on Tue Jan 22, 2008 7:47 AM EST (Reuters)

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Belgian brewer Duvel Moortgat (DUVE.BR: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday that it had put in a bid to buy some of the assets of bankrupt Belgian peer Liefmans Breweries. Duvel, known for its trademark bottled...

reuters, world-news

When Britain and France nearly married

Seeded on Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:49 PM EST (BBC News)

Formerly secret documents unearthed from the National Archives have showed Britain and France considered a "union" in the 1950s.

history, france, uk

Today in history: Battle of Austerlitz

Seeded on Sat Dec 2, 2006 10:50 AM EST (en.wikipedia.org)

The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was a major engagement in the Napoleonic Wars during the War of the Third Coalition.

history, military, battle, austerlitz, napoleon

World champion Galvez dies as Gent Six Day ends in nightmare

Seeded on Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:26 AM EST (CNET News.com)

The cycling world is in shock over the death of Isaac Gálvez, who suffered a fatal accident on Saturday night at the Gent Six Day.

sports, death, cycling, track, tragedy, isaac-galves

Rapid rise 'could ruin Hamilton'

Seeded on Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:08 AM EST (BBC News)

McLaren risk destroying the career of rising English star Lewis Hamilton by promoting him to their Formula One team in 2007, according to David Coulthard.

sports, fernando-alonso, formula-one, david-coulthard, mclaren, lewis-hamilton

Thorpedo uncovered

Seeded on Tue Nov 21, 2006 3:22 AM EST (BBC News)

Ian Thorpe has shocked the world of swimming by retiring at the age of 24.

sports, swimming, ian-thorpe

Drogba aims to end playing career at Chelsea

Seeded on Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:52 AM EST (ESPN.com)

Now where have I heard that before? I bet Chelsea will still field him when he loses some of his skills with age.

sports, soccer, premier-league, chelsea, drogba

Hungary soccer-legend Puskas dies at 79

Seeded on Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:49 AM EST (BBC News)

Puskas led Hungary's golden team of the early 1950s, before taking Spanish citizenship and becoming part of Real Madrid's all-conquering team. Puskas scored 83 goals in 84 games for Hungary from 1945 to 1956 and later played for Spain in the 1962 World Cup.

sports, world-cup, real-madrid, hungary, legend, puskas, european-cup

Discovery and Basso confirm agreement for DNA testing

Seeded on Fri Nov 17, 2006 8:47 AM EST (CNET News.com)

They talk the talk, now walk the walk. "There has never been a DNA issue," Johan Bruyneel said. "Ivan agreed through his lawyer even before we signed to give a sample. He just wanted to make sure that the guarantees provided by the law would be respected."

sports, cycling, basso-discovery-channel

Landis associate suspect in hacking case

Seeded on Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:30 PM EST (Velonews.com)

An associate of Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, who tested positive on his way to victory in this year's race, was reported Tuesday to be under suspicion of hacking into the computer system at the French national doping testing laboratory (LNDD) of Chatenay-Malabry near Paris …

sports, doping, cycling, tour-de-france, floyd-landis

CSC launch doping programme

Seeded on Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:26 PM EST (eurosport.com)

Team CSC have launched their anti-doping programme, the most comprehensive test system in professional cycling. Close to 800 tests will be collected from Team CSC riders starting in December and going on throughout the 2007 season.

sports, doping, cycling, team-csc, bjarne-riis

Boxing: Klitschko win sets up Holyfield fight

Seeded on Mon Nov 13, 2006 4:57 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Holyfield's promoter Murad Muhammad says he would be prepared to pay Klitschko, the 1996 Olympic super-heavyweight champion, $20m for the fight.

sports, boxing, klitschko, holyfield

Klitschko wants undisputed status

Seeded on Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:40 AM EST (BBC News)

Klitschko has set his sights on changing that and wants his next fight to be against one of the other three fighters who have a world championship belt.

sports, boxing, klitschko

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