Eugene, Oregon - Steve Prefontaine would have loved this year’s men’s 5000m field at the meet named in his honour.  After all, the world’s best are competing in his trademark Olympic event at the fourth stop on the 2012 Samsung Diamond League circuit, and it includes an impressive group of fearless young talent, along with some Americans with extreme motivation.

STEVEN GERRARD says he would not swap Luis Suarez for any player in the world. Liverpool striker Suarez has been in fine form recently, hitting a sublime hat-trick in the 3-0 win over Norwich at Carrow Road last Saturday. Add a comment

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is keen on signing Tottenham and Wales star Gareth Bale - but believes Harry Redknapp will put up a strong fight to keep the £40million rated winger.

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Chelsea  have made an offer to buy the site of Battersea power station with a view to building "one of the most iconic football stadiums in the world", but have stressed that no final decision has been taken on moving from Stamford Bridge and that there are a lot of obstacles to overcome before work could begin on a new ground. Add a comment

The 41-year-old, who has led the club to 13 titles since taking charge, is seemingly going to leave in the summer and the Catalans will look to replace him with a man he idolizes

By Tewodros Kebkab

On July 27 2012 the eyes of the world will be on the UK, as the Olympic Games begin in London. Around the world one hundred British Embassies and High Commissions are celebrating 100 days to go until the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta will miss the remainder of the season with ankle ligament damage.

What do Kenenisa Bekele, Tirunesh Dibaba, Derartu Tulu and Fatuma Roba have in common, apart from being Olympic gold medal-winning runners? They all come from Bekoji in Ethiopia – and they were all trained by one man, writes Simon Hattenstone.