Even the Premier League has not yet come up with the wheeze of having the name of players’ Twitter accounts on their shirts. The FA Women’s Super League beat them to that one in April this year ahead of the launch of their first summer competition and found a willing “digital ambassador” in Steph Houghton, the personable full-back of Arsenal Ladies.

The Olympic Torch travelled by train, boat and was even flown briefly into the air by a jetpack today, with former footballer Gary Lineker among the torchbearers as the flame continued its tour of the country.

The BBC is to review the role of its Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen after an official report into the broadcaster’s coverage of the Arab Spring suggested he was spending too much time in the region and not enough helping with major strategic decisions on how the BBC covers the sensitive story.

The cutting-edge equipment used by TeamGB's Olympic contenders is given a work-out by Tom Peck

Daniella Kerson is pursuing her love for language and English literature

When all the arguments over selection end, the sport's funding will become the real issue

England will almost certainly havea new batsman for the start of the international summer on Thursday. Both Jonathan Bairstow and James Taylor have sound reasons for expecting the invitation to become the country's 652nd Test player, with Bairstow perhaps the selectors' preferred option.

Lancaster and Rowntree will seek to reconnect with the game's grass roots, they tell Chris Hewett

Two-thirds of caretaker coaching team will seek to rebuild tarnished team by reconnecting with union's grass roots

The cost of maintaining an acceptable standard of living has soared by up to a fifth for families in the past year, according to research published today.

Michael McIlorum is ready to risk the wrath of his Irish grandfather after switching his allegiance to England.