News index

Dec 11, 2009: Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington will be allowed to defend her 800 metres freestyle title at the 2012 Games after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) abolished plans to scrap the event.

Dec 11, 2009: The Renault team will race on in Formula 1 next year after a deal was struck to secure its future

Dec 11, 2009: The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will now be the 2010 season finale after the FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) agreed to the race organiser's request for a change to the calendar

Dec 11, 2009: Jenson Button has supported plan to introduce a radical new points system for Formula One next season

Dec 11, 2009: Munster coach Tony McGahan hailed match-winner Ronan O'Gara as an "outstanding player" following the Irish province's gritty 24-23 Heineken Cup victory over Pool 1 opponents Perpignan at Thomond Park

Dec 11, 2009: All the latest rugby news, including the decision to cite Danny Care for a tackle during Harlequins' Premiership clash with Leeds

Dec 11, 2009: The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will now be the 2010 season finale after the FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) agreed to the race organiser's request for a change to the calendar

Dec 11, 2009: West Ham United have announced that striker Dean Ashton has been forced to retire from professional football at the age of 26