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The Kooks have brought Radio 1's Big Weekend to a close in Maidstone, Kent. Having played on the second stage in 2006, this year they topped a Sunday bill that included The Enemy, Goldfrapp and rapper Nelly. Their set included their latest single Always Where I Need To Be, plus hits from their debut album Inside In/Inside Out. Singer Luke Pritchard ended the set climbing on to the barrier separating the band from the crowd. Security staff had to hold him as fans tried to pull the frontman in ...

Felipe Massa took a comfortable victory in the Turkish Grand Prix despite Lewis Hamilton's attempt to take the fight to Ferrari with an inventive strategy. The McLaren driver passed Massa for the lead in the middle of the race but his three-stop strategy succeeded only in beating Kimi Raikkonen to second place. Massa, on a conventional two-stop plan like his team-mate, had pace in hand to keep ahead of Hamilton. But the Englishman did cut Raikkonen's championship lead to seven points. And ...

Madonna has played her first UK show of the year, closing the opening night of Radio 1's Big Weekend. Dressed all in black, the Queen of Pop performed a 40 minute set at Mote Park in Maidstone, pleasing fans with number one single 4 Minutes. She also played a number of songs from her recent studio album Hard Candy, including Candy Shop and Miles Away. The show came as part of a trio of live performances to launch the album, the other two being in New York and Paris. Later in the set, Madonn ...

Leicester Tigers booked their place in the play-offs with a thrilling bonus-point win over Harlequins. The Tigers were trailing by four points with three minutes to go until Tom Varndell's try, which Andy Goode converted, snatched an unlikely win. The Quins looked like they would secure a play-off place as they led for most of the second half after going in at the interval nine points up. Leicester will now face table-toppers Gloucester in the semi-finals. For a while it looked as though the ...

Ronnie O'Sullivan was his own harshest critic despite trouncing Ali Carter 18-8 to win his third world title. The 32-year-old, leading 16-8, took the first two frames of the final session to seal victory and collect £328,500 for the title and his 147 maximum. "It feels strange because I'm relieved more than anything else," he said. "I played really good in the semi but I felt quite uneasy in the final. "The best I felt was during the first three frames and the last two frames."  ...