Nigel Mansell made perhaps the biggest cock-up of his career on the final lap of the Canadian Grand Prix. He had dominated the race in the Williams and as he came on the long back straight he started ...

From the first days of motor racing, drivers have lived close to the edge. Thanks to marked improvements in safety standards, the number seriously injured and killed competing in the sport has ...

Sport and controversy go together hand in hand. But rarely can an attempt to abuse the system have involved such serious stakes, namely the personal safety of a driver. Given that and the high-profile ...

Visit ESPN F1 for a brief overview of the history of the Formula 1 World Championship; from 1930s - present.

The iconic fights' iconic fight. The Rumble in the Jungle. The night Muhammad Ali slew the ogres' ogre when people expected him to be chewed up and spat out. His comeback after three years away had ...

Ashley Cole's decision to move to Chelsea from London rivals Arsenal in 2006 was one of the most controversial transfers of the Premier League era and saw William Gallas go the other way, along with a ...

Roger Federer is back to winning ways after he overcame a spirited performance from birthday boy Daniel Brands at the Hamburg Open.

Wilfried Zaha has taken a swipe at former Manchester United manager David Moyes by insisting he was never given a fair chance at Old Trafford.

We've looked around for some of the momentous excuses sporting stars have used to either defend their lacklustre performances or to get out of a holesports Top Tens ...

France have recalled scrum-half Morgan Parra ahead of their Test with Samoa at the Stade de France on Saturday. The Clermont Auvergne half-back comes back into the side in place of Maxime Machenaud ...

Ireland and Fiji go head-to-head at the RDS for the first time on Saturday, with the Islanders' two previous visits having taken place at the old Lansdowne Road.

1901 The first use of the words grand prix to describe a race, the French Grand Prix at Le Mans. 1904 The formation of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a non-profit association ...