It's not all pain though. One sport covering several challenging events is a brilliantly fun sport to be involved in. There are now loads of opportunities to try thanks to UK Athletics and the Rover ...

Mary King and King Solomon III scored 48 to take a share of seventh place, while Jeanette Brakewell riding Over to You recorded 49.8 to move into 10th. Germany's Bettina Hoy got the top score of 32 ...

Italy U21: Curci, Motta, Potenza, Bovo, Mantovani, Donadel, Rosina, Lazzari, Bianchi, Aquilani, Pazzini. Subs: Agliardi, ...

"She had been eating a packet of sweets a day, about 200g," said Dr Raja Hussain of Pontefract General Infirmary. "Her potassium levels were dangerously low and her muscles were very weak. She also ...

Two leading Kent grammar schools have been criticised for failing to operate fair admissions appeals procedures. The Judd School in Tonbridge and The Skinners' School in Tunbridge Wells, were found ...

The introduction of guidelines on meals for pupils in England marks the culmination of a campaign for healthier food in schools, spearheaded by TV chef Jamie Oliver. Oliver started his Feed Me Better ...

The referee controls everything on the pitch, but the linesmen and umpires also do important jobs. There are two umpires at ...

1. The first edition of A Question of Sport was transmitted at 6.20pm on Monday 5th January 1970 with David Vine presenting. In the first show team captains Henry Cooper and Cliff Morgan were joined ...

There are three highlights I would pick out from my career. The first was winning gold in the Olympic Games because that opened the international door for me. After that I broke the world one-hour ...

Work to preserve the listed building at Briton Ferry near Neath is the first phase of a plan to restore the whole dock area ...

Park Hang-seo, the coach of South Korea's under-23 team, could barely struggled manfully to hold back his tears as he apologized for failing to deliver the much-expected Asian Games gold medal. His ...

A consortium led by the Royal Bank of Scotland has won the battle to buy the Dutch bank ABN Amro. About 86% of ABN Amro's shareholders have accepted a 71bn euro ($98.5bn; £49bn) offer to clinch Europe ...