They were Tarmacing the pavements down the narrow street in north Coventry, much to the irritation of groups of bike-riding schoolchildren enjoying the start of a hot, glorious summer holiday.

He is a tit-for-tat man, deploying a level of argument not out of place at happy hour writes Robin Scott-Elliot

Sir Bradley Wiggins helped Sky team-mate Sergio Henao to second place overall in the Tour of Poland as Christophe Riblon reprised his Tour de France victory on the Alpe d’Huez to take the stage win in Passo Pordoi Val di Fassa on Sunday.

These last two summers have proved a reviver for a personal passion for sport; a timely antidote to the sometimes poisonous effect of football’s greed and angry existence.

Dasaolu confident as he prepares to race against Bolt

Report finds Mahmood al-Zarooni's assistant Charlie Appleby was unaware of what was going on

The Jamaican sprinter is in London to take part in this weekend's Anniversary Games at the Olympic Stadium

Six years after supposedly closing the books on its “steroid era”, baseball is embroiled in a new drug scandal that has already felled one of its top stars, and could end the career of Alex Rodriguez, its highest-paid player.

Jamaican sprinter tested positive for the banned stimulant oxilofrine

Disgraced cyclist urges judge to dismiss US government lawsuit

Chris Froome has been the most affable of Tour de France champions, polite to a tee as he pedalled his way to glory on the Champs-Elysées at the weekend.

Wada widen remit in battle against drugs cheats

But Wada head tells Matt Majendie why the recent high-profile cases of Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell prove that the fight must go on

Anti-doping chief to introduce new code that allows athlete’s team to also be held accountable