December 10, 2011 will be a date that Lamont Peterson will never forget. It was the fulfillment of a lifelong journey that had seen him transported from living on the streets of Washington to fighting in the same city’s Convention Centre for the WBA and IBF light-welterweight titles.
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*A weekend spent in Istanbul was more than enough evidence to suggest that British athletics will be coming to the London 2012 party.
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By Ian Stafford

Jessica Ennis has admitted that she no longer sees herself as favourite to win Olympic heptathlete gold in London after being beaten into second place at the world indoor championships in Istanbul on Friday night.
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By Ian Stafford

*A day spent at the Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix over the weekend was more than enough to prove that Britain's athletes are looking in good shape to excel this summer at the London Olympics.
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By Ian Stafford

Vitali Klitschko has declared that he wants to get back in the ring with Dereck Chisora so that he can punish the Londoner for his behaviour at the post fight press conference.
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They say there is no such thing as bad publicity. For Dereck Chisora and David Haye this old adage may no longer ring true. The Sunday papers should have been full of praise for Chisora’s battling, yet, ultimately unsuccessful attempt at dethroning WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko.
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Did you catch the men's indoor 60 metres dash in Sheffield over the weekend?   Dwain Chambers was sprinting so fast as he crossed the finish line in first place that not even the ramp and padding could prevent him from flipping over the barrier and ending up, head first down, with his legs sticking up...
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By Ian Stafford

David Haye's proposed return to the ring has been put in doubt as a possible mega-fight with Vitali Klitschko now appears a long way from being arranged.
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If you are merely a casual observer of boxing then you may feel as though 2011 was a disappointing year for British fighters.
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Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso believes that the team has all the ingredients to win a title, but is downplaying his chances ahead of the new Formula One season. The Spaniard said that he is happy with the team's preparations, but conceded that he is unsure how competitive they will be in 2012.
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Sir Clive Woodward has said that he would have taken a "different" approach to England's disappointing 2011 World Cup campaign, and has also shown his support for interim head coach, Stuart Lancaster.
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The British sailor Brian Thompson has broken the round the globe world record. He was a member of the crew on board Banque Populaire V.
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After a disappointing end to the year for British fight fans, as Carl Froch and Amir Khan both lost their world titles, there is still plenty to look forward to in 2012.
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Sam Warburton has spoken of his shock and panic at being made Wales captain before the World Cup. The 22 year old Welshman was named as captain by Warren Gatland after Matthew Rees was ruled out of the tournament due to a neck injury.
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*Back in May I was given the amazing opportunity to visit the home of Ferrari and experience its technical partnership with Shell first hand.
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All Black hero and world cup winner, Ali Williams, is to join Championship side Nottingham as a member of their board of directors.
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The world of sport has evolved to the point of very fine lines; the media profile, lucrative prize money and celebrity status of it's champions make many sporting events a series of fretful moments that can literally change lives.
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“We definitely don’t mess around,” smiles Martyn Rooney, happily aware of the grueling necessities of readying his body to compete at the very summit of world athletics. “There are no gimmicks, we just go out there and work as hard as we can.
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*Spaniard Alvaro Quiros has made light work of Tiger Woods’ 21st spot in the world rankings, as the big hitter unseated the fourteen-time champion with his win at the Dubai World Championship.
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  It’s taken a while, but John McEnroe’s world individual doubles record of 270 weeks at the top of the rankings has been broken by the Bryan twins, who have 271 weeks each as part of their doubles team.
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