Sports Calendar

French court overturns Briatore's lifetime ban

Former Renault team principal awarded $15,000 in compensation after court cites 'irregularities' in FIA's 'Crashgate' judgment

Lions coach McGeechan knighted

New Year's Honours: rugby legend joins Jenson Button and Beth Tweddle on list of sportsmen and women to be recognised

The Times Jumbo Sport Crossword

Harold Larwood’s biography heads a prize list for this end-of-year brain-puzzler that will simply bowl you over

They said what? The quotes of the year

From waitress Jamiee Grubb's cheeky plea for forgiveness to sex in the middle of a football pitch: the best sayings of 2009

Schumacher is putting his reputation on the line

The 41-year-old is determined to prove that even drivers in their forties can take on the best and win, says Edward Gorman

Hamilton in mood to lock wheels with ‘legend’

McLaren driver leads chorus of approval after Michael Schumacher's decision to make a comeback with Mercedes GP in 2010

Schumacher: I can win the world title

The seven-times champion means business and will return to Formula One with his sights on the biggest prize of them all

German has licence to thrill with comeback

Relaxed former champion is focused on achieving success at Mercedes GP after his three years away from the sport

Schumacher will rise to challenge, says Edward Gorman

The Times Formula One Correspondent on the seven-time world champion's return to F1. He talks to Tim Meston

It's great to have him back, says Hamilton

The 2008 world champion is relishing the prospect of going head-to-head on the track with his hero next season

Now it's time to get serious, says Schumacher

German has signed a multimillion-pound deal to line up on the grid alongside Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in 2010

Schumacher 'signs to race for Mercedes'

Seven-times world champion agrees one-year deal to return to Formula One racing with Mercedes GP for 2010 season

Sport in brief: Young wins thriller

Sir Chris Hoy’s focus on gold | Ferrari think big | Female ski jumpers lose battle | Heineken Cup games | Challenger’s query

Schumacher sticks neck out for Mercedes

The German said to have had no recurrence of his injury and aims to add to his seven world titles on likely return next year

Ferrari president confirms Schumacher’s return

The seven-time world champion is on the verge of a comeback in Formula 1 with Mercedes, Luca Di Montezemolo has revealed

Alonso told he must be team player at Ferrari

Luca Di Montezemolo, the Ferrari president, has told the Spanish double world champion he cannot race solely for himself

The decade’s top five sporting moments

It was the decade of Zidane's head-butt, Jonny’s dropped goal and that Beckham free kick – but it was Usain Bolt who sprinted clear

Decade’s top 100 sporting moments: Nos 20-6

Part five features a head-butt from Zinédine Zidane, Arsenal’s "Invincibles" and Gary Pratt running out Ricky Ponting

Sport in brief: White granted wild card

Oxford frozen out | Kamui Kobayashi for Sauber | Chris Gayle wreaks havoc | Nigel Edwards appointed