Dwain Chambers should not be allowed to represent Great Britain at the World Indoor Championships, says double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes.

Chambers, who served a two-year ban after testing positive for anabolic steroid THG in 2003, is in the squad after winning last weekend's trials.

"In his case, I don't believe he should be running," said Holmes.

"It doesn't put us in a good light a
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In European capitals they are a familiar part of the landscape.

You may even have spoken to one of them as you haggle over the price of a fake Louis Vuitton bag - or maybe you bought a miniature Eiffel Tower from one of them in Paris.

They are African youths selling cheap tat to get by: refugees or economic migrants, and some victims of people trafficking - young footballers.

Far away in Ghana - indeed, right across Afric
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The US House of Representatives has approved a $146bn (£73bn) economic stimulus package proposed by President George W Bush to fend off a recession.

The measures include rebates for people with lower incomes as well as tax incentives for businesses.

Correspondents say while the package passed the House vote easily, its fate in the Senate will be less clear-cut.

There, both parties are backing a slight
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Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh's appeal against a three-match ban for alleged racist comments against an Australian player has begun.

Harbhajan's two-day appeal is being heard by New Zealand judge John Hansen in Adelaide.

Recordings from the stump microphone could be used as evidence in the Indian player's appeal.

The India spinner was found guilty of calling Australia's Andrew Symonds a "monkey"
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The rights to control India's eight Twenty20 Premier League teams have been sold for a staggering £370m.

The bidding concerned franchises in Mumbai (£57m), Bangalore (£57m), Hyderabad (£54m), Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur and Kolkata.

Film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Preity Zinta were part of consortia that won 10-year rights deals.

The IPL will hold 59 games over 44 d
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The rights to control India's eight Twenty20 Premier League teams have been sold for a staggering £370m.

The bidding concerned franchises in Mumbai (£57m), Bangalore (£57m), Hyderabad (£54m), Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Jaipur and Kolkata.

Film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Preity Zinta were part of consortia that won 10-year rights deals.

The IPL will hold 59 games over 44 d
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Manchester United have moved to the top of the UK's football financial league after reporting record turnover for 2006/07 of £245m ($481m), a 27% rise.

That puts them ahead of the £200.8m reported by Arsenal for last season, but behind Real Madrid of Spain, whose turnover was £263m for the same period.

Pre-tax profits rose 93% to £59.6m, as United won the
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India spin bowler Harbhajan Singh has been banned for three Tests for making a racist remark during their defeat by Australia in Sydney.

Match referee Mike Procter found him guilty of breaching the players' Code of Conduct after a four-hour hearing.

It was claimed that Harbhajan called Australia's Andrew Symonds a "monkey".

Procter said he
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First-half goals from Eduardo (above) and Emmanuel Adebayor gave Arsenal a 2-0 home victory over West Ham, which kept them two points clear of Manchester United at the top of the English Premier League.

United held onto second spot by beating Birmingham City 1-0, with a goal from Carlos Tevez, but the Argentine hobbled off at the end with what appeared to be an ankle injury.

Chelsea stayed third when they came from behind to win the
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Sprinter Justin Gatlin got his doping ban reduced, but not by enough to make him eligible to defend his Olympic 100-meter title this year.

The 25-year-old sprinter had a potential eight-year ban reduced to four years, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday.

With the ban set to expire May 24, 2010, it means Gatlin will be on the sidelines for the Beijing Olympics in August. He needed the ban reduced to two years to be eligible for
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 Brazilian duo Kaka and Marta are the FIFA World Player and FIFA Women’s World Player for 2007. The two stars received their prestigious awards at the 17th FIFA World Player Gala at the Zurich Opera House on Monday.

25-year-old Kaka received 1,047 points in a vote by national team captains and managers, more than twice as many as Argentine midfielder Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona with 504. Manchester United’s Portuguese wing
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 Indian cricket team arrived in Australia on Tuesday full of high expectations for a tour which is likely to be the last trip Down Under for veterans such as Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.

The Indian squad touched down in Melbourne, where the first game of the four-Test series will begin on Dec 26, full of confidence after recently defeating arch-rivals Pakistan 1-0 in a three-Test home series.

Captain Anil Kumble said w
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