guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Kazakh Cycling Federation says Astana may not meet deadline• Team had seemed secure after government offered supportThe future of Tour de France champion Alberto Contador's Astana cycling team is again in doubt after the sp (Read More)
New York Times:
Sarah Gellert was becoming shut off from friends and family until UJA-Federation and the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged came to her aid.
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The Guardian:
Many schools find that National Challenge status has actually made it harder to improveIn the classrooms of Canterbury high school, students are receiving what Ofsted last year described as an "outstanding" education. Outside (Read More)
CNN:
PARIS (AP) -- Thierry Henry says the outcry over his hand ball in France's World Cup playoff against Ireland pushed him to the brink of international retirement, and the Barcelona striker is upset that he was not backed by hi (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Match fixing and Cairo violence also on the agenda• Henry says he considered international retirementThe Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, will next Wednesday chair an extraordinary meeting to discuss Thierry Henry's controvers (Read More)
The Guardian:
Owners of surplus Blacks Leisure stores vote for restructuring and safeguard 4,300 jobsThe landlords of Blacks Leisure today swung behind the 11th-hour restructuring proposed by the management of the loss-making outdoor good (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Metro:
Television lights burned brightly Monday morning in the room at the National Press Club where the Consumer Federation of America was holding a press conference on holiday spending. Outside the room where something called the (Read More)
Patna-Cities-The Times of India:
World Federation of Engineering Organization's former vice-president G P Lal said here on Saturday that even though the judiciary has taken necessary steps for prevention, control and treatment of trade wastes to maintain eco (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
Subscribe here for your own daily copy delivered to your inboxAND THE WINNER OF THE BEST SCREENPLAY GONG AT NEXT YEAR'S OSCARS IS ... The Fiver has never scored five goals in a proper football match, but once man-marked a man (Read More)
The Guardian:
• Del Bosque verbally agrees two-year contract extension• We did not sign, but his word is important, says VillarSpain coach Vicente del Bosque is set to sign a two-year extension to remain in the post until 2012, according t (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• 'It all went too far, I was very worked up' says Henry• 'The day after the match I felt alone, really alone'Thierry Henry says he considered ending his international career, and that he felt "let down" by the France Footbal (Read More)
FT.com - International economy:
A squeeze on public spending should not start until there is "demonstrable evidence" that economic recovery is secure, the EEF manufacturers' federation says. (Read More)
The Guardian:
• CVA needs 75% of creditors to back the rescue deal• Shares in the retail group have lost 90% of their value High street landlords to Blacks are tomorrow expected to grudgingly vote through a deal that will allow the troubl (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Sport:
• Dutch coach told to expect approach from Argentina • Hiddink also linked with return to Chelsea next seasonGuus Hiddink could be set for a surprise move to become the joint coach of the Argentina national team with Diego Ma (Read More)
The Guardian:
Halfway through a 50-year project to raise football's profile in America – and on the day David Beckham plays in the MLS Cup final – the men in charge are delightedThe American investors who are investing abroad should invest (Read More)
The Guardian:
How did fur, once taboo, become so acceptable – desirable even – again? Elizabeth Day investigates an ethical dilemma that goes to the heart of the fashion industry – and meets the animal rights campaigner who refuses to be d (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Society:
Two court cases last week sparked debate about the growth of violence among young women. Here, teenagers talk about the aggression and bullying that is part of their livesSitting on a cold concrete step by a north London cana (Read More)
The Guardian:
• 'Calls have fallen on deaf ears at French Football Federation'• FAI's John Delaney also thanks 'solidarity of the French people'The Republic of Ireland have been forced to admit defeat in their efforts to be granted a repla (Read More)