According to sources close to Praveen Hinganikar, the curator at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur,  prior to today’s Test, he felt that had come up with a “good sporting wicket”. Well, congratulations Mr Hinganikar. It’s certainly a wicket. The...

I was at Esher on the November 23 to watch my first live women’s rugby game, England v New Zealand. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I knew more than my dad who asked if they played tag rugby, and a national newspaper reporter who told me ‘I had to double-check the rules...

This is a live blog from the Paris Diamond League. Feel free to send me messages on twitter @sarahcrobinson or leave a comment. 21.00 Well, that was an exciting evening. Some great performances, notably Pearson and Rudisha. Some fantastic times. There’s another meeting coming up on the...

It’s not been long since the European Championships, where Christophe Lemaitre retained his 100m title. Today marks the halfway point of 2012′s Diamond League and is live from the Stade de France in Paris. One of the most eagerly anticipated events of the night will surely be the men’s...

In Michael Johnson: Survival of the Fastest, Michael Johnson embarks on a fascinating personal journey to try and discover what enabled him to become the fastest man in the world, and achieve world records in the 200m and 400m. He continues to hold the record for the fastest 400m in...

In the Olympic Games there are few certainties. Gold medal favourites may false start, a world record holder might succumb to injury, the baton is easily dropped during a relay. But one expectation likely to be fulfilled is that a Kenyan will win a long distance race. In recent times, Kenyan...

The Newsroom had a lot of potential. It is created and written by Aaron Sorkin, the man behind the multi-Emmy winning series The West Wing, and Academy Award nominated films The Social Network and Moneyball. But it has been panned by the critics, being described as ‘smug’ and...

I’m giving live blogging a try, by blogging through the Samsung Diamond League, live from New York, featuring Tyson Gay’s first competitive race in nearly a year. 21.10 That’s the last of the Diamond League races. Thank you to anyone who read even a single update of this...

Over the years, the general public have learnt to expect exceptional live coverage from the BBC. Its broadcasts from Wimbledon have always been nothing short of first-class, it handled the royal wedding with ease, and Proms always inspires and educates its audiences in equal measure. The...

Releasing a first album must be difficult. Releasing the second and trying to live up to the hype of the first, must be even harder. But releasing a fifth album, after a long hiatus, knowing that your ever-loyal fans cannot wait to hear it, must be quite a challenge. Yesterday, Matchbox Twenty...

A leaked letter from the CEO of Blackburn Rovers FC to club owner Anuradha Desai has revealed the full extent of financial turmoil, internal disputes and doubts over the manager at Ewood Park this season. The letter, leaked today by Sporting Intelligence was written on 21 December 2011, hours...

It has been a traumatic few years for Luton Town supporters, but 2012 is bringing renewed optimism that the team could once again enter the football league. In 2008, Luton Town Football Club were unable to survive in the Football League after a 30 point deduction at the start of the season....

This interview was originally carried out for the Herald and Post. Matthew Harriott grew up in Luton, playing football for Bushmead Wonderers and Ickneild before being discovered by Luton Town when he was 12. In 2010, he made the move to Sheffield United. He played a key role in United’s...

Mervyn Westfield has been jailed for his involvement in spot fixing in a Pro40 game in September 2009. Danish Kaneria has been named as the main ‘corrupter’ in the Essex dressing room. It is sad that in the past few months we have had to see some very young cricketers to go jail for their...

Over the last few weekends, I’ve been ridiculously excited for reasons my friends cannot comprehend – live athletics has been on the television. Okay, so it’s the Aviva Indoor Athletics which aren’t the most important events in the world, even if they are used to get qualifying times...

I have never really used LoveFilm, though a friend of mine does get sent the DVDs. I have never used their streaming service, however, so I will not be comparing the two. I stream a lot of TV and films over the internet already, although I watch these either alone or with the boyfriend. DVD...

It was the final hurrah for Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall, which would be making way for the new stadium being built for the Commonwealth Games. It was also one of the first athletics meetings of the season, with Great Britain taking on Russia, Germany, the USA and a Commonwealth elect to win the...

A number of years ago, I remember hearing a debate on the radio. The question was whether they should have two separate Olympics: one for ‘clean’ athletes and one for those who openly took drugs. Even as young as I was (this may have been ten years ago), I thought it was appalling that...

A few years ago, I watched a series of fascinating programmes on the Natural History Museum in London. The series gave excellent insights into the museum’s history, exhibits and the scientific research it continues to do. Then Jimmy Docherty ruined the entire series by mentioning ‘global...