England and London Wasps players Josh Lewsey, James Haskell and Danny Cipriani have a busy year ahead of them. As well as the domestic season which gets underway this weekend- they will also be vying for England and Britisj Lions

Newcastle have begun their hunt for a sixth manager in four years after Kevin Keegan resigned. David Moyes and former Didier Deschamps are among the names being considered.

O'Loughlin will also miss the play-offs England have suffered another World Cup blow with the news that Wigan's Sean O'Loughlin has been ruled out after failing to overcome a shoulder injury. The forward made an abortive comeback six weeks ago

The Chelsea midfielder will be out for two weeks because of a bruised foot he suffered on the first day of the season. Michael Ballack, who played for Germany in the Euro 2008 final with Spain, faced Wigan on 24

So eight becomes four as the men’s semi-final line-up has finally been decided and it’s a Wimbledon quarter final rematch between Nadal and Murray and defending champion Federer with play Djokovic in the second. Nadal overcame the big hitting American

Felipe Massa is six points adrift of Hamilton. Ferrari made a statement of intent ahead of Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix with Massa and Raikkonen topping the timesheets in practice.

Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel is moving to the main Red Bull team. Takuma Sato will test for the Ferrari-powered outfit at Jerez on 18 September, the day after Swiss driver Sebastien Buemi, 19.

TWO-time world champion Fernando Alonso paraded his lavish talents, taking advantage of the rain to dominate afternoon practice for the Belgian Grand Prix.

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Webber on sex scandal

Here's proof that money can't buy taste! London firm Alchemist is offering to clad your car roof with 24-carat gold leaf.

Italian poised to claim his second championship in a row.

Police have a new weapon in the war against speeders. A helicopter fitted with Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR), radar speed detection and a 'Skyshout' public address system - which warns drivers they're being tracked - is being trialled in

McLaren Electronic Systems, the specialist electronics arm of British Formula 1 racing and automotive company McLaren, has launched McLaren Electronics Inc, a North American subsidiary.

Felipe Massa set the fastest time of the first practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix with a time that was three-tenths of a second ahead of his team-mate, World Champion Kimi Raikkonen. The Finn was two-tenths of a second