Jacky Ickx won the French Grand Prix, and in so doing cemented his position in the Ferrari team, but yet again the day was overshadowed by the death of a driver. Forty-year-old Jo Schlesser, in only ...

After the tragic ending of his fight with Gerald McClellan on February 25, 1995, Nigel Benn got straight back in the ring. Tonight's bout with Thulani Malinga was his third in a year. He'd kept his ...

Heather Watson paid a gushing tribute to "role model" Andy Murray after winning her second career title in Hobart ...

Tens of thousands of England fans turned swathes of Sydney's Telstra Stadium white in anticipation of seeing their side clinch the sport's biggest prize for the first time and they were not to be ...

Keke Rosberg became the first man since 1964 to secure the championship with just a single victory to his name. Lauda was back after two years setting up his charter airline, joining John Watson at ...

A sensational race at Reims saw rookie Giancarlo Baghetti win in his first grand prix - still the only man to have ever won on his debut. Driving a privately-entered Ferrari, he drove a remarkably ...

Jack Brabham notched up his second successive victory in the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa, but it was the death of two of Britain's most talented young drivers that will be remembered on one of Formula ...

One of the most captivating drivers of all time, Gilles Villeneuve, was born in St-Jean sur Richelieu, Canada. On his day he was untouchable, and his drive at Watkins Glen in the wet when he was 11 ...

Formula One (the formula in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and cars must comply and was originally and briefly known as Formula A) can trace its roots back to the earliest ...

1901 The first use of the words grand prix to describe a race, the French Grand Prix at Le Mans. 1904 The formation of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a non-profit association ...

Which British boxer won a world title in his sixth professional fight? asked Andrew Hancock This early achiever was the diminutive Scottish boxer Paul Weir, who had had only five previous professional ...

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being forced to have surgery on his broken arm. Early reports suggested the Brazilian, who incurred the injury when refusing ...