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2nd Test: England v NZ day two as it happened
England end day two 152-4, still 229 runs behind New Zealand's 381 on day two of the second Test.

Microsoft offers cashback search
Microsoft is offering shoppers cash rebates to use its new service in a bid to close the gap on market leader Google.

How small firms can gain overdrafts
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The battle against the botnet hordes
Security experts and law enforcement officers talk about efforts to tackle the rising number of botnets.

Galileo: Star project or black hole?
Is Galileo - Europe's answer to the US GPS satellite navigation system - really commercially viable?

Third one-day match as it happened
Captain Paul Collingwood steers England to a six-wicket win and their first victory in the one-day series against New Zealand.

Guide to the secondary tables
An explanation of the key parameters used in the rankings, and of any abbreviations.

Super scam me
Some see them as a joke, a few even take them at their word, but to most of us spam e-mails that promise to & #34;enlarge your manhood & #34; have become an everyday pest. Simon Cox, of Radio 4's the Investigation, set out to discover who is behind them.

Hatton v Mayweather build-up
Excitement grows in Las Vegas ahead of Ricky Hatton's welterweight showdown with Floyd Mayweather.

The writing is on the wall for ads
Bill Thompson wonders if the relentless use of advertising to support websites will ever stop.

Premier League as it happened
The Premier League's top four all win on a busy Saturday and Arsenal end the action top of the table.

England v South Africa as it happened
South Africa beat England by 19 runs in Cape Town in their opening Super Eights match.

India v Scotland as it happened
Rain washes out the entire game between India and Scotland in the World Twenty20 in Durban.

Time to tune in to the real world
People are more interested in reality TV and the world of celebrities than the real world and the challenges it faces.

E-mails from Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans share e-mails that they have written over the past week, about their daily trials and tribulations to find food and fuel.

Open Diary
Monty's in the mood for fun but what price a John Daly win at Carnoustie?

Battle to keep the internet open
Regular columnist Bill Thompson says more can be done to encourage young filmmakers from all walks of life.

Your views on 'staying on'
Your views on the Swiss role model for vocational schooling that could encourage 'staying on'.

Sound start to music on mobiles
Swedes are the first to try a music service for mobiles that lets them download unlimited tracks for a weekly fee.

Music industry looks for ad answers
Can ad-funded digital downloads save the music industry?