During the next 24 hours, two of our national sporting sides will play crucial matches. The performances and the results will set the whole weekend's mood for English sport lovers... more
Perhaps the most fascinating sub-plot of the rugby World Cup is waiting to discover whether the hosts and favourites will buckle under the expectation, as they have at tournaments past... more
Arsenal star may not have scored for his country since 2008 but he can become Fabio Capello's most important player in a youthful squad now that he has found the form that has eluded him for so long ... more
TalkSport's decision to splash out on new presenters including Richard Keys and Andy Gray did not come cheap but it is boosting revenues at the blokish radio station... more
England women's coach saw her side beaten in the World Cup quarter-final shoot-out with France, and the defeat could mark her last game in charge... more
Britain's Olympic silver medallist Heather Fell tells Matt Majendie how she almost quit athletics after hitting rock bottom and is now fighting to be in the modern pentathlon at London's Games... more
How many of the supporters who witnessed England's win against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the NatWest Series will recall it in the summers to come?... more
When England meet India this summer, the teams will not be able to use the Decision Review System because India have exercised their right to veto it... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports