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Arsenal are reportedly interested in the services of Celtic and Korean midfielder Ki Sung-yeung. The Gunners are now in Germany and will play Lukas Podolski's former club, FC Koln, in a friendly on12 August

Peter Sands and Richard Meddings joined the bank in 2002, shortly after the alleged Iranian transactions began, and have been holding their current positions since 2006.

Freddie Evans managed to secure another medal for Team GB as he overcame Canadian boxer Custio Clayton to move into the semi-finals and be guaranteed a bronze medal.

Team GB men's hockey team booked an Olympic semi-final for the first time since 1988 against Netherlands after securing a nail-biting draw with Spain at the Riverbank Arena.

American judoka expelled from Olympics in doping scandal says he unintentionally ate hash brownie cooked up by family member ahead of Games.

Chris Hoy and Laura Trott led the crusade for gold in Team GB's cycling today, with Victoria Pendleton taking the silver as the nation smashed their record from Beijing on the Olympic medal tally.

Sprint sensation Kirani James, 19, makes history with victory in 400m meaning tiny Caribbean nation is smallest country ever to win a gold medal, says Julian Kossoff.

Attempted self-immolations claim life of woman who dies with hands clasped in prayer but monk in separate protest survives.

Team GB wins first medal in dressage at 2012 London, taking out gold.

Jessica Harper guilty of crime she was employed by Lloyds to combat.

Samsung Global Blogger Christie gets to meet Australian athletes as they relax after exertions at the Olympics.

Team GB suffered disappointment at Olympic Park this morning, with Goldie Sayers, Andre Pozzi and James Ellington all failing to progress through their qualifying rounds while Phillips Idowu crashed out in the triple jump.

Great Britain's Nick Dempsey has won windsurfing silver in the men's RS-X class after finishing third in the medal race in Weymouth.

Usain Bolt is confident that he could make a difference if he was given the chance to play at Manchester United.

Alistair Brownlee takes gold in men's triathlon on day 11 and brother Jonny wins bronze with 15-second penalty in cycling leg of the race.

Best places along the course to watch Team GB swimmers compete for gold at the London 2012 Games - for free.

Bolt cruised through to the 200m final early on Tuesday, looking over both of his shoulders as he asserted his dominance over his opposition to post a time of 20.39 seconds.

Fans and celebrities rally to devastated couple after the death of their fourth child.

Chelsea have made a serious approach for Marseille defender Cesar Azpilicueta, the French club have confirmed.

Phillips Idowu was unable to qualify for the finals of the triple jump after crashing out at the very first stage of the competition with a best jump of just 16.53m.

Disappointing retail sales figures from the British Retail Consortium cast doubt of consumer recovery for recession-hit UK in third quarter.

Team GB on track to reach most successful Olympic games in more than 100 years with crucial day in triathlon, dressage and cycling.

The global battle for financial centre dominance has British banks, including Standard Chartered, fighting for their international reputation.

Juventus are planning to switch their striker target from Arsenal's Robin van Persie to Liverpool's Luis Suarez.

Punks condemned for 'religious hatred and enmity' as Madonna wades in to support 'political art'.

UK bicycles' sales have boomed following Bradley Wiggins's recent victories.

Liverpool are the latest club to be linked with Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin who has been told that he is no longer in the first team plans of manager Jose Mourinho.

With the Mars rover Curiosity revealing the phenomenal scientific and technological feats that humans can achieve, physicist Donald Sinclair slams naysayers and explains why the monumental expedition is worth every single penny

Tottenham are hoping that they will finally be able to agree a deal for a striker in the coming weeks as they prepare to make an official offer for Brazilian forward Leandro Damiao.

Andrey Arshavin has edged closer to a move away from Arsenal after Galatasaray made an offer of £4million for the midfielder who has struggled to live up to expectations in north London.