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 ...

Bernie Ecclestone put an end to outlandish rumours linking him to the Great Train Robbery by coming clean about his association with the get-a-way driver Roy James. Ecclestone had long been linked to ...

In rugby league's highest-scoring Challenge Cup final, St Helens and Bradford Bulls amassed 13 tries and 72 points. Saints went first, Steve Prescott scoring two tries in the first 18 minutes. But ...

Naseem Hamed's only defeat as a professional. After winning three different versions of the world featherweight title, he now went for a fourth, the least regarded of the lot, taking on Marco Antonio ...

The world of F1 was left in shock when it was announced the popular Swede Ronnie Peterson had died as a result of complications following his accident during the first corner pile-up at the start of ...

Champ Car driver Mario Dominguez had the shortest Formula One career of all time, completing just one lap in a Jordan F1 car at Silverstone. Jordan was testing its new car at Silverstone with drivers ...

The Spanish Grand Prix at Montjuic Park came to a tragic end when Rolf Stommelen's rear wing failed on his Embassy Hill and he crashed over the barriers killing five people. In the chaos, the race ...

On lap 48 Villeneuve dived up the inside of his title rival, only for Schumacher to turn in on the Williams and make significant contact. Schumacher came off worse and beached his car in the gravel as ...

1st Test: England Women v New Zealand Women at Scarborough, 18-21 Jun 1966 2nd Test: England Women v New Zealand Women at Birmingham, 9-12 Jul 1966 3rd Test: England Women v New Zealand Women at ...

Dave Rennie is returning to Test rugby, having been handed the "pretty special" All Blacks job ahead of Jamie Joseph. So what could change from here? The British and Irish Lions squad for this ...

From the first days of motor racing, drivers have lived close to the edge. Thanks to marked improvements in safety standards, the number seriously injured and killed competing in the sport has ...

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 ...