Lewis Hamilton would not have won the driver’s title this year until Bernie Ecclestone’s proposed medal scheme. Photograph: Vladimir Rys/Getty Images
Formula one president Bernie Ecclestone wants to scrap the sport’s current points system and instead replace it with an Olympics-style medal scheme. Under the new proposal, the eventual world champion would be the driver who [...]

Steven Gerrard will miss England’s friendly against Germany. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Steven Gerrard has been ruled out of England’s friendly with Germany in Berlin on Wednesday after tearing a leg muscle during Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Bolton yesterday.
The vice-captain has been ruled out for seven to 10 days so could return in time for Liverpool’s next [...]

Arsenal fans at the Emirates Stadium. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian
Andy Walsh is chairman of FC United of Manchester, the club founded in 2005 as a protest at the takeover of Manchester United by the Glazer family in a deal that saddled Old Trafford with a mammoth amount of debt. Yesterday, speaking in Zurich at the International [...]

Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images
Spurs. To paraphrase Edwin Starr, what are they good for? A laugh has been the short answer for most of the season, though in their new incarnation with Harry Hotspur at the helm they have already improved on absolutely nothing. On Wednesday night they scored the goal [...]

Arsène Wenger has offered David Beckham the opportunity to train at Arsenal if his loan move to Milan falls through. Photograph: Philipe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
Arsène Wenger said he would welcome David Beckham back to train with Arsenal if his move to AC Milan fails to come off — but has ruled out making a move for [...]

Andy Murray lost the US Open final in straight sets to Roger Federer last month. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
If anyone doubted that Andy Murray was the fourth-best in the world - and there have been those who have regarded him, or at least his style, as something of a curiosity, or throw-back to days gone [...]

The loyalty of supporters should see clubs through these difficult financial times. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/Guardian
Ever since the Premier League boomed into life in 1992, fuelled by Sky’s millions, stubborn prophets of doom have warned it is a bubble that is bound to burst. More measured observers wondered if clubs would be particularly vulnerable to a [...]

Cristiano Ronaldo took a full part in training ahead of the Champions League match. Photograph: John Peters/PA
Cristiano Ronaldo returned to full training with Manchester United this morning and will return to the first team squad for the Champions League match against Villarreal tomorrow. The Portuguese forward has not played this season after undergoing ankle surgery [...]

Valentino Rossi shot to victory as Hurricane Ike disrupted the first-ever MotoGP race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Photograph: Darron Cummings/AP.
Valentino Rossi battled with local hero Nicky Hayden to claim victory in the first-ever MotoGP race at America’s historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, held in the shadow of Hurricane Ike.
The race was cut short by eight laps [...]

Andy Murray celebrates his quarter-final victory over Juan Martin Del Potro at Flushing Meadows. Photograph: Scott Heavey/Action Images
Andy Murray reached his first grand slam semi-final here at the US Open with a 7-6, 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 victory over Juan Martn del Potro that ultimately owed everything to the Scot’s superior tactical ability and technique, although [...]