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1. 1. David's super swim for Sport Relief

   CityLife, Thursday 08 June 2006 IF comedian David Walliams is successful in his charity bid to swim the English Channel later this month, then Manchester can claim at least a small part of the credit.

2. 2. Fined for skating at street sport mecca

   Trafford Metro, Thursday 19 October 2006 THREE teenagers have been fined for skateboarding outside Urbis - even though exhibitions inside the iconic building celebrate using city streets as urban playgrounds.

3. 3. Exercise in self-delusion, writes Richard Butt

   Trafford Metro, Friday 22 December 2006 SPORT England's recent survey about who exercises regularly showed predictable results.

4. 4. The city milers socking it to poverty

   CityLife, Thursday 25 May 2006 FOR those who can't wait a year until the next Great Manchester Run, there is always this Saturday, when the city hosts the biggest Sport Relief Mile outside London.

5. 5. Urban playground at Urbis

   CityLife, Friday 11 August 2006 IN another key day in the city centre's Manchester Season - a series of events seeking to celebrate the built environment - brave (or should that be mad?) individuals will be demonstrating the extreme sport of Parkour this weekend at Urbis.

6. 6. Sophie delighted to be on Thin Ice

   Trafford Metro, Thursday 02 March 2006 ALTRINCHAM ice dancer Sophie Wright has stepped into the spotlight as one of the stars of a new TV comedy series. The teenager is appearing in Thin Ice, a comedy which highlights the cut-throat world of the sport made famous by Torvill and Dean.

7. 7. Forget ZZ - golf old boy Doyle gives us all hope

   Trafford Metro, Friday 14 July 2006 WHAT a cracking day for televised sport on Sunday. Pity about the World Cup Final.

8. 8. Simple Plan @ Academy 1

   CityLife, Monday 20 February 2006 THE hall is packed out with fresh-faced youngsters with spikey hair, wearing the baggy jeans, band T-shirt and Converse trainers uniform. A surprising amount also sport backpacks, presumably containing a packed lunch of sorts.

9. 9. Lil' Chris - Getting Enough?? (RCA)

   CityLife, Thursday 30 November 2006 IT'S probably something akin to being a bad sport to laugh out loud as an artist triumphantly bashes out the final bars of his latest single.

10. 10. McFly - Please, Please/Don't Stop Me Now (Island)

    CityLife, Friday 14 July 2006 SLAP the word charity on your single and it's almost a byword for naff. Frankly, McFly's latest offering in support of Sport Relief is no exception to this rule, and even they seem to know it, hedging their bets with a double A-side.

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