India’s Supreme Court has thrown out a petition to prevent development of the 2010 Commonwealth Games’ Athlete’s City in Delhi having said that the petition should have not been considered in the first place.

The “will he, won’t he” ends here. Michael Schumacher makes a surprise return to Formla One to drive the Ferrari vacated by injured Felipe Massa. Lewis Hamilton, who last season expressed a desire to race the former F1 champion, looks like he will get his wish just as he returns to his winning ways.

BMW confirmed industry rumours this morning by announcing their withdrawal from Formula One. 2009 will be their last season before they focus on the ‘development of new drive technologies and projects in the field of sustainability’.

BMW have called a press conference to announce their future in Formula One citing “developments in motorsport”. The team has failed to live up to its own ambitions of winning the championship within three years.

True to the government’s pledge of a decade of sport in England around the Olympics, England has won the rights to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup with Japan succeeding in its bid to host the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

The hosts of the Rugby World Cup 2015 and 2019 will be announced later today with England and Japan in the box seat for each sports event, respectively.

With Vodafone stepping down after 12 years of primary sponsorship of England’s cricket team, Brit Insurance has stepped up its commitment to English cricket with a new four-year deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board commencing in January 2010. The deal is believed to be worth ?4m a year, and will involve the Brit [...]

Lance Armstrong will form a U.S.-based team in 2010 in partnership with RadioShack Corporation, quitting the Astana team. “Lance Armstrong will compete for Team RadioShack as a cyclist, runner and triathlete in events around the world, including the 2010 Tour de France,” RadioShack said.