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Mark Cavendish, was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award on Thursday night at a ceremony in Manchester.

The beleaguered England and Chelsea captain was greatly instrumental in saving the Blues from the jaws of defeat.

German fashion designer and creative director of fashion house, Chanel has mentioned that his latest collection, the Paris-Bombay Métiers d'Art describes life during the 19th century India.

Marc Albrighton scored the lone goal for Villa on 54 minutes, and it went on to become the 20,000th goal of the Barclays Premier League.

Sergio Aguero scored the opener on 29 minutes, and Adam Johnson added to the tally seven minutes later.

It was a totally one-sided affair with almost all the leading United strikers scoring.

Nearly 10,000 female protesters converged on Tahrir Square holding out strongly-worded placards against the violence on protesters and also the images of the young woman who was severely assaulted.

Leaders from around the globe are expected to attend the funeral rites of the dissident leader and anti-communist hero.

Celebrations have already begun as the world prepares for the biggest festival season.

Hundreds of Palestinians welcomed the freed Palestinian prisoners on their homecoming.

A mysterious burial ground dated to the late 10th and early 11th centuries A.D. has been discovered in a recent archaeological excavation in Poland.

The opener came from Craig Bellamy just 11 minutes into the game.

The lone goal came on 53 minutes when David Silva scored from a close-range rebound.

Wayne Rooney scored just 55 seconds into the game.

Celebrated director, producer, and writer Steven Spielberg, celebrates his 65th birthday on Sunday. The influential American film great -- whose directorial successes include "Jaws" (1975), "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982), and "Jurassic Park" (1993) -- recently directed "The Adventures of Tintin" (2011).

The two decisive goals came back to back, with the gap of just one minute.

The highlight of the match was Daniel Sturridge's brilliant finish on 59 minutes.

Stephen Hunt's early penalty gave Wolverhampton Wanderers a clear breakthrough, but they were not able to sustain the momentum.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner has been impressed by Lohan's term in probation.

Hollywood style icon Elizabeth Taylor's legendary collections, which include diamond jewellery and clothes, are up for auction at Christie's Rockefeller Center headquarters in New York.

The group consisting of young boys and middle aged men in the age group of 12 to 50 years were continuously beaten up and deprived of food by the authorities of the madrassa.

Cast and crew of Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol were present in full strength at the London premiere held on 13 December.

It is the 12th year of the partnership and is considered as the longest longest between a charity and a Premier League football team.

The UK premiere of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" by Hollywood director David Fincher was attended by the cast and crew at Odeon, Leicester Square, in London on Monday night.

The Blues were able to end the unbeaten run of Premier League leaders Manchester City who were beaten 2-1.

Little Mix have defeated fellow contender, Marcus Collins, in the final round and became the first ever girl band to win the title.

Hundreds of white-bearded and red-suited Santas gathered at Trafalgar Square in honour of SantaCon - a boozy festival which happens every year.

The defending champions conceded one of the earliest goals in Clasico history but were able to effectively outclass Jose Mourinho's men.

Suarez's lone goal came on 47 minutes.