For Chevron, the show may just make for a nice bit of PR sunshine, but it could lead to fame and fortune for the winners.

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Jamaica initially rallied at the start of the third quarter to cut the deficit to eight but there was only brief respite for the Sunshine Girls as England reasserted their dominance to lead 50-38 heading into the final quarter.

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Drought gripped swathes of England at the beginning of the year as the country basked in an unusually warm, dry March, but the sunshine gave way to the wettest summer for 100 years, hitting crops, tourism and wildlife.

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But as current and former players started to arrive for the parade, sunshine broke through the clouds and the party began.

BBC: Manchester

Eddie Murphy is looking like a strong candidate for supporting actor, but not yet out of the running is the fantastic Alan Arkin from Little Miss Sunshine, who has been snubbed far too many times by Oscar.

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