<asp:Repeater ID="DataList1" runat="server" DataSourceID="SqlDataSource1">
    <ItemTemplate>
        <div class="listitem">
            <div class="thumbnail">
                <a href='<%# "News_View.aspx?Articleid=" + Convert.ToString(Eval("ID"))%>'>
                    <Club:ImageThumbnail ID="ImageThumbnail2" runat="server" PhotoID='<%# Eval("photo") %>'
                        NoPhotoImg="images/news.jpg" />
                </a>
            </div>
            <h3>
                <asp:Label ID="Label3" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("itemdate","{0:d}") %>' />
                &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href='<%# "News_View.aspx?Articleid=" + Convert.ToString(Eval("ID"))%>'>
                    <asp:Label ID="Label4" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("title") %>' />
                </a>
            </h3>
            <p>
                <asp:Label ID="Label2" runat="server" Text='<%# SharedRoutines.truncate((string)Eval("description")) %>' />
                <a href='<%# "News_View.aspx?Articleid=" + Convert.ToString(Eval("ID")) %>'>read more &raquo;</a>
            </p>
            <div class="clearlist"></div>
        </div>
    </ItemTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
 

SELECT top 5 [id], [itemdate], [title], [description], [photo] FROM [Announcements] order by itemdate desc