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Secret signal that told supporters of Ed Miliband's victory

27.09.10
Best kept secret of Ed Miliband's victory was revealed today - the signal that told supporters he'd won... more

Ashes unlikely to be protected for terrestrial TV

20.05.10
The proposal to make Ashes cricket protected for terrestrial broadcasters looks set to bite the dust under the new Government... more

'Ashes wouldn't be free-to-air under Tories'

23.02.10
Ashes cricket would not be returned to terrestrial television under a Conservative government despite the findings of a review into the 'Crown Jewels' of sport... more

John Terry's lover 'upset' about hurting his wife's feelings

02.02.10
French model at centre of claims surrounding England captain John Terry's alleged affair was 'upset' by thoughts of how his wife might be feeling, publicist Max Clifford said... more

Sports Minister pressures FA to strip John Terry of England captaincy

01.02.10
Football Association comes under pressure to strip John Terry of England captaincy after more details emerged of his alleged affair with former team-mate Wayne Bridge's partner... more

Infighting at top is threat to London Olympics legacy, warns government report

22.01.10
Government’s legacy plans for the 2012 Games are at risk according to a confidential government report... more

Suspended jockeys could be allowed to ride on big days

08.01.10
Plans are afoot for a relaxation in the rules as racing chiefs look to modernise the sport and widen its appeal... more

World Cup cities to be revealed

16.12.09
England 2018 World Cup bid chiefs will today announce the names of the cities that will be part of their campaign... more

Why England need a good ‘result’ in Qatar

13.11.09
Capello’s men face Brazil but the real battle is taking place behind the scenes, as fight to host the 2018 World Cup hots up... more

All Olympic athletes face bedroom raids in anti-doping crackdown

16.10.09
Athletes competing at the London Olympics face regular bedroom raids by anti-doping officials, ministers said... more

Gerry Sutcliffe tells FA to reform or face £25m cut in funding

24.09.09
The Government has demanded immediate reform of the FA, insisting they implement recommendations made by Lord Burns four years ago in full, or face a cut in grassroots funding and the withdrawal of political support... more

West Ham violence - the return of the repressed

27.08.09
My paternal grandfather and father were both Londoners and their relationship was extraordinarily close, loving and respectful. Only one thing divided them - football... more

Sports Minister attacks Wimbledon flops

25.06.09
British tennis players’ failures at Wimbledon were today branded an embarrassment as Sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe attacked the standard of British tennis... more

Digging and planting will count towards fitness target for 2012

03.04.09
Gardening will rank alongside sport to meet a government target to make Britons more active ahead of the Olympics... more

Umpires rule on playing field sales are ruled offside

11.03.09
Ministers are to introduce rules to make it harder to sell playing fields to property developers... more

Sutcliffe fears GB football team will be all English

10.03.09
Football: Great Britain will have a football team at the London Olympics even if it consists entirely of English players, sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe insisted... more

Axe for blunder linesman won't change a thing

03.12.08
Andy Warhol promised us all 15 minutes of fame, and this week's lucky winner is John Stokes. He was the plonker who failed to spot that Robin van Persie was at least three yards offside when he scored the equaliser at Stamford Bridge... more

The jealous French are plotting an end to our dominance

26.11.08
The French are planning to set in train a chain of events that ends up destroying the Premier League as we know it, says David Mellor... more

Sports minister backs Games legacy campaign

22.09.08
Sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe has thrown his weight behind the Evening Standard's campaign for a proper sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympics... more

Premiership clubs pay staff 'poverty wages' as players earn millions

14.08.08
London's Premier League football clubs are paying their backroom staff "poverty wages" of as little as £200 a week, a report claimed... more

Unsynchronised Tom must learn to duck and dive

12.08.08
It is easy to forget that Team GB diver is only 14 years old and he has already gained good experience... more

Australians throw down the gauntlet to Team GB

07.08.08
Australia's sports minister has thrown down the gauntlet to Britain over where the two countries will finish in the Olympics medal table.... more

'Junket' to China costs taxpayer £7m

07.08.08
The Government is under fire over the number of public servants heading to the Beijing Olympics at a reported £7million cost... more

Give us a run for our money or else, says Minister

05.08.08
Britain's athletes must win a record haul of medals at Beijing Olympics or risk having funding cut in build-up to 2012 ... more

Cheap visas for tourists at 2012 Games

25.06.08
A new "Olympics visa" and separate specialist visas to allow entertainers and sportspeople to enter Britain were announced as part of an immigration shake-up... more

Chelsea fans face £5,000 bill and red tape on way to Moscow

01.05.08
Chelsea fans could pay a total of £5,000 to watch their team play Manchester United in the Luzhniki Stadium on 21 May... more

FA ploughing £200m into football at grassroots level

18.03.08
The FA announces plans to plough more than £200million into the sport's grassroots... more


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