BBC’s Salford move brings upheaval

With a £150m move to Salford prompting staffing and financial turmoil, the BBC faces a tricky 2010
A BBC presenter with a £16.9m contract may have dominated headlines over the past few days but the corporation also starts the new year with a project costing upwards of £150m increasingly mired in political controversy. Tonight marks a [...]

Phelps swims first strokes on route to London 2012 (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Snow flurries glimpsed from the windows of the Manchester Aquatics Centre supplied an incongruous backdrop last Thursday for Michael Phelps to discuss his first competitive venture in a British pool.

BBC Sports Personality as it happened

Manchester United player Ryan Giggs is the 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Cyclist Storey aims to double up

Manchester’s Paralympic cycling champion Sarah Storey says she wants to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics at London 2012.

GB cyclists to stay in Manchester

Sir Chris Hoy says there are "absolutely no plans" for the British cycling team to leave Manchester.

Netball seeks makeover to wow Olympic chiefs

Netball is hoping to follow the example of rugby sevens by campaigning for the inclusion of a cut-down, speeded-up version of the sport in the Olympics, overhauling its image and attempting to banish forever associations with airtex shirts, bibs and windblown playgrounds.
A new version of the sport trialled earlier this month will be used as [...]

GB cyclists to stay in Manchester

Sir Chris Hoy says there are "absolutely no plans" for the British cycling team to leave Manchester.

Houvenaghel in world record mark

Wendy Houvenaghel helps GB set a new world record as they clinch victory in the team pursuit at the World Cup meeting in Manchester.

GB stars race to three more golds

Sir Chris Hoy leads his sprint team to victory while British pursuit teams clinch gold in record times at the Track World Cup in Manchester.

Hoy eyes Manchester clean sweep

Sir Chris Hoy aims to qualify for next March’s World Championships with medals in all three of his events at the World Cup event in Manchester.