By Nick Harris 6 March 2011 The potentially lethal danger of 10m platform diving was brought into sharp focus last weekend when Monique Gladding, a British medal hope for the London Olympics of 2012, was involved in a horrifying accident that almost cost the 29-year-old her life. Diving in the synchro event at a World […]

By Alexandra Willis 6 March 2011 Ivo Karlovic, the long-limbed Croatian known for being the tallest player on the men’s tennis tour, has set a new record for the fastest serve delivery in official competition. Karlovic, competing for Croatia in the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas in Zagreb, delivered a serve of 156 mph (251kph) […]

By Brian Sears 4 March 2011 In this, the 19th season of the Premier League, Manchester United hope to reach another 19 – league titles in English football history. That would take them one past Liverpool’s all-time 18, and that is one reason that this weekend’s game at Anfield between the two old rivals is […]

By Brian Sears 4 March 2011 There are 103 games remaining in this 19th season of the Premier League and an average of three goals per game would see a record level of goals in England’s revamped top flight. Overall so far this season the rate works out at 2.74 goals per game, which if maintained season-long […]

By Nick Harris 3 March 2011 Manchester City’s Kolo Toure has failed a drugs test for a ‘specified substance’ his club have announced this evening. Depending on the ratification of the finding, he could receive a sanction ranging from a caution to a two-year ban. The length of any ban will be dependent on the […]