Motor Sport: Damon Hill completed a remarkable U-turn yesterday by announcing he will compete in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday week. The 38-year-old, who was widely expected to quit Formula One following last week's race in France, will now compete for one final time.
Team chief Eddie Jordan said: "I am delighted to give Damon this opportunity to race in front of his sponsors and fans who have supported his great career."
Cycling: Tour de France organisers yesterday conceded defeat in their battle to keep drug-tainted French cycling star Richard Virenque out of this year's race which gets underway this weekend.
Race director Jean-Marie Leblanc said that they would comply with the sports world governing body UCI decision to allow Virenque race but would be taking the appropriate legal action.
Cricket: A revamped England will be looking for a change in fortune as they go into the opening Test against New Zealand with a new captain but no coach at Edgbaston today.
Essex batsman Nasser Hussain, who was born in India, has replaced Alec Stewart as captain. But Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher, appointed David Lloyd's successor as coach, is seeing out his contract with county side Glamorgan and will not take charge until after the four-test series.
Athletics: The IAAF, athletics world's governing body, are set to reform their much heralded Golden League system next year it was revealed in Oslo yesterday and hope by doing so to give younger athletes more of a chance to compete on the circuit.
The Golden League, which offers a million dollar bonus to any athlete who can win their selected event at six meetings and the Grand Prix Finals, made its debut last season and culminated in Moroccan 1500 metres runner Hicham El Guerrouj, Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie (3,000-5,000) and American 100 metres world champion Marion Jones sharing the jackpot.
However, the IAAF have reacted to criticism of the series, leading to accusations of all the money staying at the top and a lack of interest by some of the stars, and will probably make a final decision at their annual conference in Madeira in October.
