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British
Horseracing Board
Get press releases and racing info from
horseracing's official body. Click on ‘Go Racing’ for beginners information
on racing and if you're not up on your racing lingo look at the ‘Racing Phrase
Book’. ‘Racecourses’ (under ‘Go Racing’) provides course information
and links. There's also a fixtures list and a trainers directory.
CricInfo
This site has profiles (past and present),
features, stats, etc, on every aspect of the game including match reports back
to 1789. There's also breaking news and live, ball-by-ball coverage of ongoing
matches. Sign up for a free "daily newspaper by email".
Department
for Culture, Media & Sport
Press releases and relevant documents for
sport, plus info like the British team's medal tally at the Olympics and
paralympics and the football task force's reports. Use the index, the 'What's
new' section and 'press releases' to find what you want.
Football
Unites, Racism Divides
Football in the community, hooliganism,
events, etc...
Golf -
European Tour
This is the official site from the PGA
European Tour. Check out the latest news, player profiles, rankings and
statistics. There's a useful events calendar and links to other golfing sites.
International
Amateur Athletic Federation
International athletics news and results.
Also a calendar of athletics events.
Lawn
Tennis Association
Site that focuses on British tennis. Look in
the 'Fans Zone' for fact files on the top British players. 'News' concentrates
on British players. There's also a directory of clubs in the UK and a broad
range of tennis related links.
Motorsport.com
News about motorsports around the world, plus
links to official sites. The useful facts and figures archive - FORIX - covers
Formula 1 for the last fifty years.
Olympics
Official site with all the important
information on Salt Lake City 2002, Athens 2004 and even Torino 2006. There's a
section on drugs in sport and links to international sports organisations. For a
history of the games click on 'Olympic Museum'.
Sports
Calendar (Sporting Life)
Keep up to date with forthcoming sporting
fixtures with this calendar from Sporting Life.
UK
Athletics
Athletic facts and feats from the governing
body in the UK. The site has news, records, rankings, a directory of athletics
clubs, a diary of upcoming events, biogs and links to international athletic
federations.
UK Sport
Formerly the Sports Council, UK Sport is an
official organisation. As well as plenty of links, the site has an excellent
sporting calendar. There's also lots of information on banned substances and
sports funding.