The pop legend - whose baby daughter was born last month - beat off stiff competition from James Bond star Pierce Brosnan and Oscar nominee Jude Law.

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Douglas, who took home gold in the individual all-around competition, was the clear star of the group before Tuesday.

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But a larger stage brings with it more competition, particularly for top students and star faculty.

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She faces competition from her Twenty Twelve co-star Jessica Hynes, who plays jargon-spewing PR consultant Siobhan Sharpe, and The Thick Of It's Rebecca Front, for her portrayal of bungling MP Nicola Murray.

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My initial take: While this might seem like a great arrangement for Electronic Arts and Disney, I cannot see how taking away the element of competition will be good for the quality of Star Wars games.

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While American and British Airways pull their hair trying to convince regulators that their intended alliance wont diminish competition on trans-atlantic flights, the Star partners already have antitrust approval and are moving ahead with engines at full throttle.

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Li Ning, the sportswear company named after the Chinese Olympic star whose shares have been hammered recently amid tough competition, lost another 10% yesterday after it posted its 2010 financial report yesterday.

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Only God Forgives, which reunites Drive star Ryan Gosling and director Nicolas Winding Refn will be in competition this year alongside Steven Soderbergh's Liberace biopic, Roman Polanski's Venus In Fur and Inside Llewyn Davis by the Coen brothers.

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Rimes also knows what it's like to compete in a TV talent competition, she first gained national attention when she was eight years old by becoming a finalist on Star Search in 1991.

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