In recent weeks Celtic have also failed in their attempts to bring Premier League stars Sol Campbell and David James to the club.

BBC: Celtic bond not enough to sway Craig Bellamy

But it was not to be as a strong Sale side, including England stars Andrew Sheridan, Richard Wigglesworth and Mark Cueto, failed to sparkle without their injured talisman, New Zealander Luke McAlister.

BBC: Sale 15-22 Worcester

The network has failed to churn out hits of the Lost, Desperate Housewives and Dancing with the Stars variety in recent years.

FORBES: Paul Lee Takes Over at ABC

The show, which stars Jon Hamm as a New York advertising executive in the turbulent 1960s, has failed to draw a large audience for AMC.

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Lobi Stars protested Dolphins' third goal and the referee called off the game after the game failed to resume.

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Because the locals tend to be those who failed to secure the prized slots in formal Shanghai high schools, the migrant students here are the stars.

ECONOMIST: Problems for migrants

Independent data have shown that the last time anybody failed to ignore the back seat displays was 1989, around the time Tommy Tune and Ed Koch were its biggest stars.

FORBES: 53rd Street to Chelsea, by way of Secaucus