Tomorrow starts the annual San Fermin Festival in Pamplona and for those who have run with the bulls it means an eight-day period of high adrenalin, stress, fear, joy and alcohol.
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By Ian Stafford

*It proved to be quite a night at the Laureus Sports Awards last night staged in central London with stars from stage, music and, of course, sport attending a gala night with the stunning backdrop of Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
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Great consternation has broken out as a result of the shortlist of ten sports stars named in the running for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award for one simple reason - they are all blokes!   Most would agree that Mark Cavendish (Tour de France green jersey winner and world road race champion) and...
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I spent some of last week on my annual sojourn to the Edinburgh Fringe which, if you have not yet experienced, I urge you to do so.
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Somewhere deep in the bowels of Waterloo station the other night, in a labyrinth of graffitti-riddled tunnels, I found myself attending the launch of the new Lucozade advert featuring British and Irish amateur boxers and Tinie Tempah, the South London rapper who was there in person, complete with his Michael Caine glasses.
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On my way to Twickenham at the weekend for the England v France showdown I was listening to Irish funny man Ed Byrne being interviewed on the radio in the car. Now whenever I hear or see Ed I immdiately listen because there is a link.
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Just back from the Laureus Awards in Abu Dhabi hosted by Kevin Spacey, no less! The star of Seven, LA Confidential, The Usual Suspects et al was on fine form at the Seven Star Emirates Palace Hotel, opening proceedings with his own, unique, and sports-slanted version of The Black Eyed Peas' "Tonight's Gonna Be a...
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When it came to last night's BBC Sports Personality of the Year I managed to get my predictions for second and third place totally wrong, but at least pulled off the big one.
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Hard to argue with most of the top ten in the shortlist for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award, with one or two exceptions. AP McCoy and Graeme McDowell remain the front runners after their Grand National/Champion jockey and US Open/Ryder Cup exploits.
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OK, so on the basis that this year the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award will be given to someone who has excelled this year (unlike last year when Ryan Giggs clearly won for his cumulative effort over the past decade) who are the runners and riders with six weeks to go? I use...
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