May 19 - Singapore and Hong Kong will host matches if Japan's bid to host the 2015 or 2019 Rugby World Cup is successful, they revealed today.

That could work in Japan's favour as it battles Italy, England, and South Africa with a decision to be

When people talk about Olympic legacy, they usually mean the important but parochial business of whether Games infrastructure benefits the broader population once the athletes have gone home.

re-establish the Caucasian leopard.My first reaction was astonishment: I thought leopards came from Africa

May 15 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Beatrice Allen (pictured) has joined the International Softball Federation’s (ISF) ruling Executive Council as the sport continues its efforts to get reinstated into the Games.

The growth of softball in Africa, particularly among young people and women, has been the result of a

Softball is a sport for humanity in Africa.

May 16 - Ghana has today launched a major drive for sponsorship to help them prepare for the London 2012 Olympics.

including the Youth Olympics in Singapore and Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next year and the All Africa

June 15 - An abolition of age limits and barring all players with World Cup experience from the London 2012 Olympics is the latest radical plan proposed by FIFA President Sepp Blatter (pictured).

"At that time, it was with the exception of Africa and Asia, but now it must be for everybody.  

May 14 - London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton (pictured) will deliver the introductory keynote address at Sports Event Management ’09, which is due to be held in November.

separate sessions will look ahead to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa

May 8 - Four countries, including England, will bid to host the 2015 or 2019 Rugby World Cup, the International Rugby Board (IRB) announced today.

  England, Italy, Japan and South Africa have formally submitted detailed tenders for Rugby World

the IRB, said: "We are delighted to have countries of the calibre of England, Italy, Japan and South Africa

May 8 - Officials in Indonesia have insisted today that their challenge to host the 2022 World Cup should be taken seriously.

He said: "If South Africa can do it, why can't we?"  

May 8 - International tennis will return to the North West with Britain’s tie against Poland in the Davis Cup which will be held in Liverpool for the first time in the event’s history, it has been announced.

  The will take on Poland in the Euro/Africa Group I relegation tie from September 18 to 20 at the

Since retiring from the track he spent 12 years in South Africa where he was a radio talk show presenter

    By Martin Gillingham - 8 May 2009   Rugby hadn’t seen anything like it for 25 years since its last football-style, penalty shoot-out. The prize? A place in the final of the Heineken Cup – the Champions League of rugby.

Since retiring from the track he spent 12 years in South Africa where he was a radio talk show presenter

May 5 - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (pictured) has backed Russia's bid to host the 2018 World Cup, ending doubts that he would not support it and that they would withdraw because of the worldwide economic crisis.

World Cup is likely to be awarded to a European nation, as the 2010 World Cup is to be held in South Africa

May 5 - England has decided to proceed with a bid to stage the 2015 Rugby World Cup with Twickenham, Wembley, Old Trafford and the Millennium Stadium among the proposed venues, they announced today.

England will face competition from Italy, Japan and South Africa.  

April 30 - The Rugby Football Union (RFU) are still weighing up whether they are prepared to shoulder the financial risk of England bidding for the 2015 World Cup, they said today.

England’s potential rivals – South Africa, Japan and Italy – all have full financial backing from their

Since retiring from the track he spent 12 years in South Africa where he was a radio talk show presenter