Armstrong to make Giro d'Italia debut

American cyclist will compete in the Italian event for the first time as part of his return from retirement

Friendly fires the NBA’s imagination

New Jersey Nets beat the Miami Heat in a pre-season friendly at the O2 Arena as plans are laid for regular games in London

Volvo Ocean Race leader in trouble

Telefónica Blue fighting to stay in touch after being left with one rudder 20 miles into the first leg to Cape Town

Chris Hoy gets ready to resume a diet of success

Track cyclist reveals the part a highly trained chimp played in Beijing

Vitali impressive in comeback victory

Ukrainian produces brilliant eight-round victory as Klitschko brothers increase their collection of world-title belts

Whitaker speeds to her third title

Younger members of illustrious family continue to shine, with Robert Whitaker also winning at Horse of the Year Show

Woodward's plan faces financial hurdle

Sir Clive Woodward's popular template for Olympic progress will require £15 million in funding over the next four years

Chambers backs retest of Olympic samples

The disgraced sprinter has welcomed the IOC's decision to re-analyse the results of doping tests at the Beijing Games

Joe Torre switch paying off for Dodgers

Yankees veteran builds a new baseball dynasty in the west after his refusal to accept an 'insulting' contract extension in New York

Emma Byrne: C'mon, take your best shot, boys

The Arsenal goalkeeper says women’s football may lack the glitz of the men’s game but it is catching up in terms of skill

Night they rocked Las Vegas

Tommy Hearns was floored when Marvin Hagler came calling at Caesars Palace

Darkness and light in Bradley Wiggins

Olympic cycling hero Bradley Wiggins wants to forget about the glory of Beijing and focus on next year’s Tour de France

Doubts cast over ‘cleaner’ Tour de France

Drug chief says more cheats from the 2008 Tour are likely to be revealed by tests

Bomb victim Dan Biddle aims for 2012

Dan Biddle has trained his sights on the Paralympics in London

Your sport letters

A reader disagrees with Rod Liddle's remarks that football fans are nastier now than in years past, when opposing fans would be routinely attacked

Clive Woodward to stay

Woodward has rejected claims that he is about to quit as head of performance at the British Olympic Association

Klitschko senior roars back with a bang

Vitali claims world title to make fraternal history in the ring, joining his brother Wladimir at the top of the heavyweight division

The Price is right for equestrianism

Former glamour girl Jordan collides with equestrianism at the 60th Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham's NEC Arena

Sail of the century

The 10th Volvo Ocean Race is under way with finances to the fore in what is part sail race, part trading mission

The pinkification of horseriding

Katie Price, aka former glamour model Jordan, is a shrewd businesswoman whose equestrian assault appears to be working