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Doctors: Don't make bike helmets compulsory

29.07.11
Cycle helmets should not be made compulsory, doctors say. The shock finding came in a poll of readers of the British Medical Journal.... more

AV rivals target Londoners as fight for votes enters final day

04.05.11
Millions of Londoners targeted as never before as the historic referendum on the Alternative Vote enters its final day of campaigning... more

Michel Roux Jnr's recipe to beat pain barrier: 'Raising cash for Standard's fund inspired me to finish Marathon'

18.04.11
THE DISPOSSESSED FUND: Masterchef judge Michel Roux Jnr was inspired by the thought of raising money for the Evening Standard's Dispossessed Fund to complete the London Marathon... more

London Marathon is a field day for celebrity-spotters

13.04.11
Marathon spectators can cheer on well-known faces who will be donning their running shoes on behalf of charity... more

'I can't be left with my children': James Cracknell tells how injury has changed his life

15.03.11
Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell has spoken for the first time about his battle to cope with injuries suffered in a road smash that nearly killed him ... more

Horror accident meant Britain’s double Olympic gold medallist had to learn to do nothing

09.12.10
In his first interview since he was hit by a truck while cycling across America, James Cracknell talks about his recovery... more

Broken bones are no excuse not to exercise

01.09.10
A single moment’s inattention can mean weeks of frustration. Victoria Stewart discovers how to get back to working out... more

James Cracknell's wife: I'll just tell the children that Daddy fell off his bike

27.07.10
Wife of Olympic rower and adventurer James Cracknell has spoken of his fight for life after he was nearly killed in a cycling accident... more

James Cracknell in stable condition after being hit by truck

22.07.10
Former Olympic rowing champion in hospital in America with head injuries after being hit by a truck while cycling in Arizona... more

James Cracknell and Ben Fogle to attempt world record bike race

17.06.10
Adventurers James Cracknell and Ben Fogle revealed their next mammoth challenge - a 2,745-mile bike race route from Canada to Mexico.... more

Meet Chrissie Wellington, the world's fittest woman

10.02.10
Chrissie Wellington has broken every record in the book for the gruelling long-distance triathlon. She tells Sophie Goodchild why she is prepared to train for six hours a day, seven days a week... more

Stephen Fry lined up to be the voice of 2012 Olympic Ganes

22.01.10
Stephen Fry is being lined up as the voice of the London Olympics... more

Stars celebrate real heroes at Pride of Britain Awards

06.10.09
Celebrities came out in force to praise the real stars of the Pride of Britain Awards for their "wonderful" acts of courage.... more

Fogle and Cracknell are just the chaps to tackle the Moon

22.07.09
Everyone's gone to the Moon. Well, not everyone. And not "gone", exactly, more "going". There seems to be a huge roll-call of countries expressing renewed interest in exploring space, starting with a return to Luna... more

... But Boris still leads the cycling revolution

26.05.09
London could witness a cycling revolution this summer, with a series of events aimed at getting more people to ditch their cars... more

Girls Aloud's Sarah makes debut in BBC banking film

22.04.09
The BBC tackles the murky world of banking and sub-prime mortgages in a new film with a cast including Dominic Cooper, Aidan Gillen, Rosamund Pike and Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding... more

Gail Emms shapes up for a different challenge

21.04.09
Athletics: Gail Emms has exchanged the rigours of the badminton court for the test of running 26.2 miles ... more

TV switch may dent our hopes, fears Cracknell

15.08.08
James Cracknell slammed the Olympic officials who scheduled the Beijing rowing finals in the evening as it could seriously undermine Great Britain's chances of success... more

British athletes leave London for Beijing

29.07.08
As they fly out to Beijing this week, images of 20 star athletes will appear on billboards by the Thames to encourage the British public to cheer them on... more

Steve's oarsome challenge: Could Steve Redgrave transform a group of young hoodies into a Henley rowing team?

18.07.08
He won Olympic gold five times, but could rower Steve Redgrave transform a group of young hoodies into an elite crew capable of racing at Henley?... more

BBC man's marathon to save young lives

11.04.08
Every step that BBC football commentator Jonathan Pearce takes in Sunday's Flora London Marathon promises to be painful and poignant... more

Spring showers will help 46,000 runners stay cool

10.04.08
Participants in the London Marathon will experience heavy showers, forecasters warn... more

Mystery donor hands astonishing £5.5m to Sport Relief - a QUARTER of the total raised

15.03.08
A mystery donor gave £5.5 million to the Sport Relief charity appeal in one of the biggest single donations in the history of TV fund-raising. The BBC said the gift from the anonymous donor was the biggest donation in Comic Relief's 22-year history... more

Half distance is a full-on fun run

11.03.08
The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon is aiming to get more than 12,000 people running through the heart of London for charity.... more

Mission accomplished: David Walliams and James Cracknell finish swim to Africa in four and a half hours

08.03.08
Little Britain star David Walliams, Olympic rower James Cracknell and friend Greg Whyte completed their Sport Relief swim to Africa today. The triumphant pair crossed the 12-mile Strait of Gibraltar in four hours 36 minutes... more


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