William Hill boosted by Euro 2004
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Bookmaker William Hill reports a rise in half year profits helped by  increased trading hours and the Euro 2004 football championships.
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Every four years, it captivates the world despite standing a little taller than a large box of cereal and weighing about 11 pounds. In July, Italy's national soccer team captain, Fabio Cannavaro, raised the World Cup trophy above his head in Germany after a redemptive victory. And tomorrow it's coming to Boston's North End.
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For the first time in more than 25 years, William Hill bookmakers believe the chances of a white Christmas in Britain are odds-on.
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UK bookmaker William Hill reports a 35% increase in annual profits thanks to stronger betting during the football World Cup.
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England&#39;s Luke Donald won the European Masters golf event in Switzerland by five strokes, getting a confidence boost before this month&#39;s Ryder Cup.
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Under-fire France striker Thierry Henry has backed Brian Kerrâs Republic of Ireland as best side in World Cup Group Four, the tightest of the eight groups in the European division of the Fifa qualifiers.
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The cream of European football look to re-assert their dominance
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SLALEY, England, Aug 17  - England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson says he is prepared to put his faith in the nucleus of the squad that flopped at Euro 2004 as he tries to plot a successful challenge for the World Cup.
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England are sitting pretty and well on the way to World Cup qualification after beating Wales - and with the added bonus of new options opening up for Sven-Goran Eriksson all the time.
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England, Italy, Scotland, the Netherlands and Spain won important qualifiers Wednesday night for next year's European Championship.
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William Hill, Britain&#39;s second largest betting shop chain, today reported a 40% increase in half-year profits, but saw business slow during July and August.
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The British drugmaker looks to regain momentum this year.
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England&#39;s Luke Donald gave the European Ryder Cup team a boost after securing a runaway victory in the European Masters at Crans Sur Sierre in Switzerland.
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The euro rose to a new record high against the dollar, climbing to 1.2937 dollars in late European trades.
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Europeâs biggest cross-border financial services deal in recent years was given a significant boost over the weekend when Mario Monti, European Union competition chief, in effect confirmed that EU regulators would approve the Â£8.
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The euro climbed to within striking  distance of record highs against the dollar in thin dealings on  Thursday, with moves driven by technical trading in the run-up  to Christmas.
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Inflation in the 13 nations that use the euro surged to an annualized rate of 3.1 percent in November, the highest level since the currency was first used in 2002 and above an earlier estimate, the European Union's statistics agency Eurostat said Friday.