There are lots of opportunities to take part in rugby league. Just choose your local area and it will find the nearest clubs ...

A new study by an academic says that "girl power" was alive and kicking around 600 years ago. Dr Sue Niebrzydowski at Bangor university said medieval women enjoyed a golden era with a greater life ...

Joe Cole says England need to adjust to the sweltering conditions in Germany after their ordeal in Frankfurt. The midfielder ...

In 2007, a German brother and sister took their fight for the right to a sexual relationship to the country's highest court, the BBC News website's Clare Murphy looks at the history of the incest ...

Anna Politkovskaya, a prominent Russian journalist known as a fierce critic of the Kremlin's actions in Chechnya, has been found dead in Moscow. The 48-year-old mother of two was found shot dead in a ...

1607: Lleyton Hewitt moves into the third round when his opponent Evgeny Korolev retires with the Aussie leading 6-4 6-4 3-0, meaning Court One is about to welcome Roger Federer. And Ilija Bozoljac.

Brazil found themselves in even deeper trouble when Felipe Melo saw red for stamping on Arjen Robben with 17 minutes to go and, although Dunga's side gave everything in a thrilling finale, they ...

Healey's pay talks with the union leaders are now public Harold Wilson was warned in 1975 that Britain's economy faced "possible wholesale domestic liquidation", newly released Cabinet papers reveal.

0000: - That's all from Tuesday's Sportsday Live, which will resume on Wednesday at 0800 BST. 2349: FOOTBALL - Sunderland are set to make West Ham an offer for striker Freddie Piquionne, according to ...

Edinburgh. Connacht 12-19 Ospreys. Glasgow Warriors 22-9 Munster. Sat 5 Sep: Scarlets 18-16 Leinster. Sun 6 Sep: Drag ...

Anti-government protesters have clashed with groups of government loyalists once again, 10 days since mass protests began. President Hosni Mubarak says in an interview with US broadcaster ABC that he ...

Wheelchair tennis should get more recognition that it does now. It's one of the most complicated sports. You have to be ...