Sir Jackie Stewart's presence in the paddock serves as a reminder of the heady days when fans expected to see a local win

Contact with a wall, a telegraph pole or a traffic sign is usually fatal

<b>Healy could be sent home for biting</b>

Bahrain has been accused of arbitrarily detaining potential trouble-makers in house-to-house raids ahead of next month's Formula One Grand Prix, an event which will throw an international spotlight on the handling of anti-government protesters in the Kingdom.

BBC and Sky share rights to the Formula One season

QPR boss Mark Hughes has the full support of the Loftus Road dressing room, according to defender Clint Hill.

I became bored of playing in bands that performed our own half-baked compositions to half-empty rooms, so I decided to join one that played popular television theme tunes instead. We called ourselves Dream Themes and gigs suddenly became far more rewarding experiences.

Pressure was mounting on the motorsport authorities today to reconsider the decision to go ahead with this year's Bahrain Grand Prix.

Australian Grand Prix, Sky Sports F1

Queens Park Rangers 0 Bolton Wanderers 4

Everyone who is anyone in British motorsport was at the recent opening of the Silverstone Wing, the state-of-the-art racing pit, paddock, and conference centre at Silverstone in Northamptonshire, home of the British Grand Prix.

Sir Stirling Moss believes the combination of Sebastian Vettel and Adrian Newey will leave the rest of the Formula One field with no chance this season.

Damon Hill has insisted it would be foolish to write off old rival Michael Schumacher.

Freddie Shepherd, the former Newcastle owner who was one of the founders of the Triple S agency that represents Wayne Rooney, was spotted yesterday indulging the delights of Bloemfontein's waterfront with none other than Paul Stretford, Rooney's agent. Nobody within earshot could decipher if they were contemplating why their man has had such a poor World Cup.