Top 10 sporting philosophers Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) The French-Algerian philosopher and novelist was not just a man of letters: he was an outstanding goalkeeper who won two North African Cups and two North African Champions Cups with Racing Universitaire d'Alger while still a teenage. ..
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Duck race fits the bill for family fund-raiser Worcester News YOU might be forgiven for thinking you are going quackers if you see hundreds of small yellow ducks racing down the river Severn – but they will be helping to raise money for a good cause. People are being urged to adopt a duck for the race, ...
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Evening Standard Odd couple who are no strangers to success in the pool Evening Standard Two of Britain's three gold medalists at the World Aquatics Championship would sit up in bed doing sudoku puzzles at night in the room they shared together in Shanghai while preparing for the following day's racing .
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Halfords shows wheel generosity to Redditch Premiers BMX Club Redditch Advertiser They persuaded their bosses to build the country's first BMX track which led to the formation of Redditch Premiers BMX Club, which had a racing team sponsored by Halfords.
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The Guardian Edinburgh festival 2011: where National Theatres meet The Guardian Featherstone admits she's racing to catch up: "That's the next stage." NTS's biggest online adventure so far has been a 24-hour community theatre festival, made up of five-minute playlets – one a murderous comedy set in a laundrette – broadcast online.
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Gloucester hero recounts rescue drama Thisisgloucestershire The victim, who lives near Birdlip, later wrote to the pair thanking them for racing to her rescue. "I really wanted to commend them for being brave enough to get involved and make a difference to someone's life," she said
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A chain reaction – how businesses reacted to the growth of the bicycle Banbury Guardian By 1891 the Star Cyclists Club had become active in the area and provided an opportunity for people keen on road racing . However there were many individuals, including shopkeepers, who just wanted a leisurely ride out.
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Letters: Keep CCO at Clatterbridge Wirral News These bully tactics went out years ago, therefore I would like to challenge this lovely young man to a challenge, him and me on a racetrack.
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Downton Abbey: A touch of class The Independent This is taking place in Highclere's state dining room, so Fiona and I step over the crested doormat (Highclere belongs to the Earl of Carnarvon, who has wisely gone racing for the day), through the Victorian Gothic hallway – redesigned, like the rest ... and more
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In the steps of Richard Hannay: walking the John Buchan Way Herald Scotland Next day, weatherproofed and rucksacked, we set out, travelling light as Hannay had done when racing against scoundrels and preposterous complications in the early summer of 1914. Hannay's only possessions were “a well-used tweed suit, a pair of strong ...
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