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Tour de France 2013: Frustrated Mark Cavendish involved in collision during sprint finish
Tuesday 09 July 2013
Marcel Kittel went on to win stage 10 of the Tour
We are the champions: Why Andy Murray's Wimbledon victory is just the latest sign of Britain enjoying a golden age of sport
Monday 08 July 2013
From tennis to athletics, rugby to cricket, cycling to golf, these islands are producing world-beaters as never before, writes Robin Scott-Elliot
Tour de France 2013: Mark Cavendish narrowly misses out on back-to-back victories
Thursday 04 July 2013
The Manxman finished fourth in Montpellier
EuroMillions: Could you be the winner of tonight's £157m jackpot?
Tuesday 25 June 2013
Tonight's £157 million EuroMillions draw could make one lucky ticket holder the UK's second biggest National Lottery jackpot winner.
Single ticket could become UK's third biggest National Lottery winner as Euromillions jackpot hits £122m
Tuesday 18 June 2013
The Euromillions lottery jackpot in tonight's draw will be £122 million, organiser Camelot has said.
Will they go public? £81m EuroMillions lottery winner claims prize
Thursday 30 May 2013
A British jackpot winner who scooped a massive £81 million in the EuroMillions lottery has claimed the prize.
Briton scoops £81m EuroMillions jackpot but lucky winner remains a mystery
Wednesday 29 May 2013
The haul places the ticket-holder sixth on the National Lottery rich list
Canterbury Cathedral faces closure unless it can find £10m for repair bill
Monday 13 May 2013
Landmark may be closed to visitors after National Lottery Fund rejects appeal for cash
Cycling: Bradley Wiggins plays safe and loses ground in Tour of Catalonia
Friday 22 March 2013
Bradley Wiggins retained fourth place in the Tour of Catalonia but lost ground on the leader, Daniel Martin, in a frantic finish to stage five.
Cycling: Late burst boosts Bradley Wiggins' chances on Volta a Catalunya
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Bradley Wiggins' last-gasp attack in the third stage of the Volta a Catalunya propelled him into second spot in the overall classification, four seconds behind the new leader Alejandro Valverde.
Law on lotteries under review that could make Richard Desmond’s Health Lottery give more to charity
Friday 08 February 2013
Ministers order consultation amid questions over amount given to good causes
Editorial: A liberal gamble too far
Sunday 27 January 2013
Betting is being driven by the internet and it is easier than ever to lose everything
Price of a National Lottery ticket set to double
Thursday 17 January 2013
The price of a National Lottery ticket will double this year to £2, in a move which organisers hope will “refresh” the game and will hand increased prizes to the vast majority of winners.
British People Problems: BuzzFeed meme attracts more than 230,000 views in 24 hours
Tuesday 18 December 2012
An online forum for a uniquely British form of moaning has gone viral in the US. Liam O'Brien celebrates
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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