Nathan Cleverly withdraws from his WBO light-heavyweight title defence against Robin Krasniqi because of illness.

Dai Greene is one of several British Olympic athletes to receive extra London 2012 tickets for their families thanks to help from sports fans.

Greece's athletics federation suspends domestic events because of spending cuts - although they will still compete in London 2012.

Paula Radcliffe insists Britain should get behind their Olympic athletes, even if they were born elsewhere.

Canadian star helps Paralympic hopefuls

Delano Williams defends his decision to try out for Great Britain, because his native Turks and Caicos cannot compete at London 2012.

Britain's Helen Jenkins finishes second in the opening round of the World Triathlon Series, behind Australia's Erin Densham.

Ireland's selectors are handed a dilemma after Catriona Jennings becomes the fourth Irish woman to run inside the 'A' standard for the Olympics.

Haile Gebrselassie easily outpaces Paula Radcliffe in Sunday's "Emperor versus the Queen" half marathon in Vienna.

Olympic 400m hurdles gold hopeful Dai Greene confirms his Diamond League season will begin in Rome on 31 May.

Guernsey's Lee Merrien is in the form of this life as he prepares to try and qualify for the Olympics in Sunday's London Marathon.

Former marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie gives up on his dream of competing in the London 2012 marathon.

Emmanuel Mutai determined to defend his London Marathon title on Sunday, despite contracting typhoid last month.

UK Athletics says it will buy tickets to ensure athletes' friends and families can watch them perform at the London Olympics.

UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee insists his squad can hit his target of eight medals at the London Olympics.

Usain Bolt wants to "amaze" the world at London 2012 by running 9.4 seconds for the 100m and 19 seconds for the 200m.

Talk of retiring two-time Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Kauto Star would be "very premature", says trainer Paul Nicholls.

A championship for female jockeys - spearheaded by Hayley Turner - is to be launched for the new flat racing season.

Premio Loco comes through in the home straight to win the Winter Derby at Lingfield, with Cai Shen second and Circumvent third.

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised has a chance to complete a rare double after remaining among the Grand National entries.

Grand National-winning jockey Graham Lee cites weight issues as his main reason for switching codes to Flat racing.

Top jockey Richard Hughes will miss the first month of the new Flat season after he failed to overturn a 50-day ban incurred in India.

Montjeu, who sired three Epsom Derby winners, dies at the age of 16 following a short illness.

A double at Lingfield sees Joe Fanning win the all-weather jockeys' championship, defeating Luke Morris 89-86 on the final day.

Details of horse racing coverage on the BBC

Brae Hill holds off the challenge of Mull of Killough to win the Lincoln Handicap in a thrilling finish at Doncaster.

A hip fracture rules bookies' favourite Prince De Beauchene out of the Grand National on 14 April.

Monterosso, ridden by Mickael Barzalona, eases to victory in the Dubai World Cup, the world's richest horse race.

Sir Alex Ferguson's Harry The Viking is among the likely runners at the Scottish Grand National.

A prize fund of £1m is being used as bait in an attempt to secure a clash between Frankel and Black Caviar in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.

Trainer Malcolm Jefferson believes bigger fences at the Grand National could have saved his horse According to Pete.

The Russian Ministry of Finance has announced that it will seek to terminate the country's double tax agreement with Cyprus, after negotiations broke down on a revision to increase tax on cross-border dividends and interest income.

The Russian Government has disclosed that both Luxembourg and Malta have agreed to change their double tax agreement with Russia to increase withholding tax rates on cross-border dividends and interest income.

Russia and Cyprus have announced that they have resolved a dispute concerning the two countries' double tax agreement.

The Russian Government has announced the signing of a double tax Protocol with Malta, to increase the amount of tax that Russia may collect at source on cross-border payments of dividends and interest to 15 percent.

Russia's Ministry of Finance has said it is prepared to terminate the Dutch tax agreement if ongoing negotiations fail.

At its December 22 plenum, Russia's lower house of parliament approved revisions to the country's double tax agreements with Cyprus and Luxembourg.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to terminate the country's double tax agreement with the Netherlands.

China has set out the priorities of the Belt and Road Initiative Tax Administration Cooperation Mechanism (BRITACOM) Council over the next five years, at the 36-country grouping's second forum.

Legendary leg-spinner Anil Kumble has expressed his wish for Yash Dayal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, and Ramandeep Singh to get a chance to play for India

After being named as Australia's captain for the third ODI and subsequent T20Is against Pakistan, wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis said he feels really privileged and honoured to be entrusted with the leadership job.

Actress Ananya Panday and Lakshya Lalwani, who made his film debut with "Kill", will be seen sharing screen space together in the upcoming romantic movie "Chand Mera Dil".

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has suggested former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam to replicate Virat Kohli's approach in a bid to rejuvenate his lost form.

The decision comes months after it was reported that Virat Kohli ended his long-term association with Cornerstone, a reputed celebrity management company, which involved Bunty Sajdeh, his long-time manager.

A video recently surfaced on social media showing Virat Kohli being approached by a female fan in Mumbai, who grabbed his arm to take a selfie. Despite the fan's desperation to get the perfect picture, Kohli remained calm and still and posed with the fan.

MS Dhoni, the former India captain, was recently retained by the Chennai Super Kings as an uncapped player for a price of Rs 4 crore. The other retained players of CSK are Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and Matheesha Pathirana.

India head coach Gautam Gambhir downplayed the criticism he has faced after a humiliating 3-0 series loss to New Zealand at home in the recent series, saying he knew that taking up the prestigious role of India coach is highly difficult and don't think "he is feeling the heat" as his job is "absolutely honest".

Entering this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins are only 1-3 in Game 7s at home during the Sidney Crosby era.

LeBron James’s ever-growing playoff resume has raised a question once unthinkable: How much more would he have to do to surpass Michael Jordan?

The Nashville Predators are dominating the Stanley Cup Finals in the area where the it usually matters most — shots on goal.