The first Champions League final between two English teams brings together powerhouses Manchester United and Chelsea, but if you were manager for the day, who would you pick in your dream team? The ...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he will not renew the licence for the country's second largest TV channel which he says expires in March 2007. In an address to troops, Mr Chavez said he ...

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BBC News Online charts the history of the claim that Iraq could use weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes.

Futsal is an exciting five-a-side version of football. It's very popular in Europe, Asia and South America - and now the UK is catching on. Futsal is a non-contact game played with a specially ...

The latest BBC news and coverage of Winter Olympic sports for Vancouver 2010, plus sports guides, blogs, analysis, video and audio. BBC Home > BBC Sport > Vancouver 2010 Menu Vancouver 2010 Vancouver ...

Most racquets are strung with synthetic materials such as nylon or even titanium. But the top players prefer to use 'gut' ...

Pakistan says a top al-Qaeda commander has been killed in the country's tribal belt along the Afghan border. Egyptian-born Abu Hamza Rabia, described as al-Qaeda's operational commander, was among ...

Swimming with dolphins appears to help alleviate mild to moderate depression, researchers have found. A University of Leicester team tested the effect of regular swimming sessions with dolphins on 15 ...

Sports drinks are really easy to make - not to mention a lot cheaper than buying expensive bottles in shops. All you need are a few ingredients and a little bit of imagination. There are three main ...

A team of Canadian surgeons got a shock when the patient they were operating on began shedding dark greenish-black blood, the Lancet reports. The man emulated Star Trek's Mr Spock - the Enterprise's ...

A New Zealand couple blocked from naming their baby 4Real have instead settled on Superman. So what are the rules on naming children in the UK? Apple, Brooklyn, Zowie, Fifi Trixibelle... celebrity ...