Mike Collett

Man United to face Celtic in all-British matchup

reuters.com     28-Aug-2008   97 related          

By Mike Collett MONACO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Holders Manchester United will face familiar foes Celtic in this season's Champions League group stage. United, who beat Chelsea on penalties to lift the European Cup for the...                    

UEFA chief hints at possible changes to transfer rules

mirror.co.uk     28-Aug-2008   8 related          

By Mike Collett, MONACO (Reuters) 28/08/2008 UEFA chief hints at possible changes to transfer rules UEFA president Michel Platini said on Thursday he was unhappy with the transfer system and was considering asking for a...                    

Venice opens with Pitt and Clooney

reuters.co.uk     27-Aug-2008   137 related          

VENICE (Reuters) - Brad Pitt and George Clooney star in a madcap comedy by the Coen brothers in which two gym employees get caught up in the cloak-and-dagger world of international espionage, with results both daft and...                    

Fletcher earns Man Utd victory at Portsmouth

mirror.co.uk     25-Aug-2008   3 related          

By Mike Collett, LONDON (Reuters) 24/08/2008 Chelsea maintained their 100 percent start to the season when a stunning free kick from new signing Deco was enough to give them a 1-0 Premier League win at Wigan Athletic on...                    

Chelsea wins to stay top of the table

reuters.com     25-Aug-2008   56 related          

By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea maintained their 100 percent start to the season when a stunning free kick from new signing Deco was enough to give them a 1-0 Premier League win at Wigan Athletic on Sunday....                    

Hollywood in support role at Venice film festival (Reuters)

yahoo.com     24-Aug-2008   9 related          

Reuters - The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with Hollywood A-listers George Clooney and Brad Pitt on the red carpet for the Coen brothers' eagerly awaited "Burn After Reading," but from then on Tinseltown takes a...                    

Madonna defies age as world tour kicks off

mirror.co.uk     24-Aug-2008   73 related          

By Cindy Martin, CARDIFF (Reuters) 23/08/2008 "Queen of pop" Madonna kicked off her "Sticky & Sweet" world tour in the Welsh city of Cardiff on Saturday, entering the stage on a throne before performing "Candy Shop" to...                    

Gary Glitter leaves Bangkok for London

mirror.co.uk     21-Aug-2008   715 related          

By Noppawan Bunluesilp, BANGKOK (Reuters) 20/08/2008 Disgraced glam rocker Gary Glitter has been refused entry to Hong Kong after arriving from Thailand where he was also barred, a British foreign ministry spokesman said on...                    

Spanair jet had problems before deadly crash (Reuters)

yahoo.com     21-Aug-2008   1,476 related          

Reuters - Grieving relatives on Thursday tried to identify charred bodies from the wreckage of a Spanish jet, which officials said had been forced to abort a take-off earlier in the day at Madrid airport due to mechanical...                    

Madonna kicks off world tour

reuters.co.uk     21-Aug-2008   27 related          

By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - Madonna kicks off her "Sticky & Sweet" world tour at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday, the latest test of her enduring appeal just a week after her 50th birthday. The "queen of...