LONDON

A handwritten letter from Sir Paul McCartney was sold in London for £35,000 on Tuesday. The letter was an invitation to an unknown drummer to an audition for "The Beatles."

Chelsea had a bid of €70 million turned down for Daniele De Rossi, according to Roma director Bruno Conti, with the Italian side claiming that their prized possession will stay for the long term.

The winning goal, the 2,000th scored by England, was scored by Daniel Majstorovic.

Senior Ally of Angela Merkel has warned UK not to look at your own interest at the cost of Europe.

The eyewitnesses of the Stephen Lawrence murder case are ready to give evidence in hearing.

The Dancing On Ice judge was robbed at knifepoint for his iPhone on Sunday night

City of London Corporation is renewing legal action to remove Occupy London protesters from outside of St Paul's Cathedral, describing its talks with protesters as having got "nowhere".

Chelsea target Neymar has revealed that the club made a big money offer for his services last year, and the Brazil international says he has no regrets over turning it down.

Manchester City have emerged as Arsenal's chief rivals for Yann M'Vila, after ex-Gunner Patrick Viera revealed the Blues are interested in the Rennes midfielder.

A racist white gang "swallowed" up Stephen Lawrence before he was stabbed to death, the Old Bailey heard.

Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh has been ignoring calls from Bordeaux over a possible return to the club, according to president Jean-Lois Triaud.

Indian police will reopen the match-fixing case involving the former South African cricket captain, Hansie Cronje.

Former Olympic champion Michael Johnson has questioned Usain Bolt's bid to win four gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics.

The raunchy pop superstar shocked club goers by offering sex tips during a night out in London.

Big spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala have claimed that they nearly landed Chelsea target Hulk in the summer transfer period, but the deal fell through at the last minute.

On the red carpet, Kirsten Stewart vamped up the premiere in a long purple and black sequinned gown with a thigh-high split who walked in together with Robert Pattinson, who wore a slim-pitted grey suit.

The son of Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour has been released from prison after he was jailed for violent disorder at student protests.

Seeking to distract consumers from the looming Android-powered Galaxy Nexus, Nokia has announced a 4D lights show to celebrate the London launch of its Lumia 800 Windows Phone.

Arsenal's summer transfer policy is expected to come under pressure from Real Madrid after the La Liga giants outlined their master plan to sign five of the world's best young players.

The Manchester concert would have been Cheryl Cole's first for months in the UK.

The Queen has approved the hiring out of St. James' Palace for up to £30,000 a day (US$47,592) during the 2012 Olympics in London.