Britain lands rugby World Cup double

Rugby union and league World Cups join Olympics, and Cricket World Cup in busy line-up, with football decision still to come

Call for tax reform to cultivate grass roots

Sports governing bodies have called on the Treasury to reform 'nonsensical' tax laws in order to boost the money they can invest in grass-roots schemes

Ferguson rules out managing British team at London 2012

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed he will not take charge of a British football side at the 2012 Olympics in London

Injured soldiers vie for Paralympic duty

The Ministry of Defence and Paralympics GB have joined together to hunt for potential 2012 athletes

Wilful Wells shows no sign of running dry with quickfire results for England’s speed merchants

Sprint trainer to English rugby stars Margot Wells on her unusual methods and why Michael Owen should still be fast

United will take the money and run out of Africa

Manchester United are expected to earn £1.5m for their match against Portsmouth in Nigeria

Coe wants Ferguson to manage team GB at 2012 Games

Lord Coe today announced his support for Sir Alex Ferguson to manage a British team at the 2012 Olympics