INTERVIEW BY MARTHA KELNER: Jessica Ennis-Hill accepts that, through no fault of her own, some people might be deterred from voting for her because of the doping crisis engulfing athletics.

The 26-year-old swimmer looked sensational in a plunging lace gown which flaunted her trim figure while track and field athlete Jessica, 29, went for a flirty prom-style frock

Heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, 29, says she almost considered leaving athletics after having son Reggie in July 2014 but decided to take one last shot at Olympic gold in Rio this year.

Jessica Ennis-Hill joked she will spend her 30th birthday next Thursday in tears and admitted being preoccupied by the landmark age.

Lewis Hamilton and Jessica Ennis-Hill's stellar sporting 2015 seasons have been recognised with nominations for the prestigious Laureus Awards.

Jessica Ennis-Hill remains confident she will be in good shape to defend her Olympic title despite only just returning to training after an achilles injury ruled her out of the indoor season.

Ched Evans served two and a half years of his five-year sentence, was released from prison to be ostracised from society, and now a judge has quashed his guilty verdict and ordered a retrial.

With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony in Rio, Britain's world and Olympic heptathlon champion said on Tuesday she already felt 2016 would be unlike any other year for her.

Anthony Joshua took a trip down memory lane when he caught up with fellow London 2012 gold medallist Jessica Ennis-Hill on Saturday.

Jessica Ennis-Hill is content to be heading into the Rio Olympics in a more relaxed frame of mind than she entered London 2012 when carrying the hopes of a nation.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Ennis-Hill'S storming, season’s best performance in the 100m hurdles will have her rivals quivering ahead of next month's Olympics.

Toni Minichiello has coached Ennis-Hill, now 30, since she was 13, and believes she is capable of winning in 12 days’ time on what could be Super Saturday 2 for Team GB in Rio.

Day eight saw Mo Farah win gold in the 10,000m, as Jess Ennis-Hill took silver in the heptathlon and Greg Rutherford claimed a bronze medal in the men's long jump competition.

Jessica Ennis-Hill did not use the word retirement on Sunday morning when speaking after just three hours’ sleep, but it seemed her mind was made up as she reflected on her achievements.

MARTHA KELNER: Jessica Ennis-Hill bowed out in her usual, understated fashion — posting a picture collage online showing the finest moments of what was a glittering career.

Experts predicted Ennis-Hill could earn at least double that after she called time on a stellar career that finished with Olympic silver in Rio, just two years on from having her first child, Reggie.

DALEY THOMPSON: Ennis-Hill would be among the five greatest British female athletes of all time and, had she not suffered a few injuries over the years, she could have been one of our best athletes in history.

The Olympic gold medallist has been called a ‘f****** whore’ and ‘a sl**’, while others have demanded that the Sheffield athlete apologise for ‘tarnishing Evans’s name’.

Two of Great Britain's greatest track and field athletes, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill, lead the list of sporting stars to be acknowledged in the New Year Honours.

The man who inspired Jessica Ennis-Hill to become the world's leading female athlete will be handed an official warning about his conduct by British Athletics. 

INVESTIGATION BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: When does a culture of winning become a culture of fear and bullying? Are athletes really like diamonds - best formed under pressure?

Christopher Hope-Smith, from Leeds, took to Twitter to ask famous people could send birthday greetings to Ollie, who turns nine on July 9th. Several celebrities have responded to his request.

With 500 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics, one of Britain’s most promising young athletes is discussing the art of keeping a cool head in exciting moments - like meeting your hero.

The unit is part of a project led by the Department of Health and Social Care and is one of many to have been deployed across the country in response to local demands.

United dithered over whether to pursue a deal for the Canadian youngster, who was playing for Vancouver Whitecaps at the time, with the youngster eventually signing for the Germans.

Barcelona's vice-president Jordi Cardoner confirmed that many teams will partake in swap deals this summer with several having big squads and high earners they need to get off the books.

The French international only joined Juventus on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain last summer but has failed to nail down a regular starting place in Maurizio Sarri's side this season.

Josie Lloyd-Wilson became a widow just eight weeks into her first pregnancy. So the heart-wrenching decision to have her husband's second child wasn't easy

An adult party business called Exclusively Silks was launched at the property earlier this year, with events such as Naughty Burns Night' and 'Discovering Swinging'.

More and more of us are drawing inspiration from high-end hotels. Even Harry and Meghan seem to be at it, modelling their marital home, according to reports, on Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire.

Simon Mayo reveals the secret of his and Mark Kermode's podcast success

Happy Pinot Noir Day (yes, it really is a thing). I'm up for a bit of veneration - any excuse to celebrate the good things in life, and Pinot Noir is among the best

Traditional Sunday worship might be in decline but the number of people going to church regularly, worshipping where and when they choose, is rising

'I want to let him know what a wonderful thing he did,' Young says. 'Him standing up and saying, "I wouldn't mind if my child was gay" is just incredible,' the 40-year-old singer enthuses.

Towards the end of this slightly jumbled but always engaging book comes a sentence so striking that it should have been placed at the beginning: 'I was ten years old when I found my first human bone.'

Moncks comes from the folk behind nearby Park Chinois, that rather fabulous folly of Cantonese deluxe. But here the kitchen struggles to match the splendour of the decor

Enter the world of high-end speakers and design goes completely bonkers. Speakers stop being looming towers and become weird gongs and enormous snails on stilts

With a Moroccan getaway in two days - booked after a very long lunch with four gay friends - Maria had nothing to wear. But would her bargains pass muster in glamorous Essaouira?

I decided not to invite David to my friend's wedding, partly because he was away at a party in France but also because I couldn't afford to have yet another expensive mini-break ruined

My boyfriend J can't understand why I keep in touch with former lovers when he isn't in touch with any of his. It's become something of a joke between us...

This summer I spent 24 hours in hiding with my three-year-old son Thomas*, terrified that his father Sebastian Swamy would come for us.

To War With The Walkers is Annabel Venning's account of the wartime experiences of her grandfather Walter and his five siblings.

Jack Brown's writing reflects his background as an academic, with some serious analysis of the British government and its processes. But the human element is there, too.

After award-winning hits of classics Robert Icke ends his stint as an associate director at the Almeida with a dense but intriguing work that is very much of the moment.

She's the internet's resident gynaecologist who deals in straight-talk, hard facts and medical science. So profiteering gurus who peddle myths and misinformation make her want to scream

Isabel Vincent's marriage was falling apart. Her elderly neighbour was grief-stricken. Little did they know that a supper invitation would heal them both

Finger-licking spiced wings, the jerk'd up way, this is an on-the-go carnival favourite, especially with a couple of cans of Red Stripe

I'm in Los Angeles at the moment. I advise you to look away now if the casual smugness of that opening sentence was too much to bear

It wasn't my best couple of days. Having had my face-lift outed over pre-wedding drinks at the Saunton Sands Wellness Spa, I got back to my little hotel on Friday night to find...

Memo to all writers of action thrillers, particularly ones who might just be putting the final touches to Bond 25 - I think we may already be at peak drone attack.