The 1982 season proved to be one of the most turbulent - and tragic - in the long history of Formula One. Keke Rosberg became the first man since 1964 to secure the championship with just a single ...

Bernie Ecclestone put an end to outlandish rumours linking him to the Great Train Robbery by coming clean about his association with the get-a-way driver Roy James. Ecclestone had long been linked to ...

In rugby league's highest-scoring Challenge Cup final, St Helens and Bradford Bulls amassed 13 tries and 72 points. Saints went first, Steve Prescott scoring two tries in the first 18 minutes. But ...

Naseem Hamed's only defeat as a professional. After winning three different versions of the world featherweight title, he now went for a fourth, the least regarded of the lot, taking on Marco Antonio ...

The world of F1 was left in shock when it was announced the popular Swede Ronnie Peterson had died as a result of complications following his accident during the first corner pile-up at the start of ...

Champ Car driver Mario Dominguez had the shortest Formula One career of all time, completing just one lap in a Jordan F1 car at Silverstone. Jordan was testing its new car at Silverstone with drivers ...

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 ...

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 ...

Australia in Canada, May 1975 Australia in Canada, 1975: Summary of Results ...

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after being forced to have surgery on his broken arm. Early reports suggested the Brazilian, who incurred the injury when refusing ...