Sports Calendar

UK steps up drug fight for Olympics

Private eyes could be hired to follow top British athletes as new anti-doping body begins work ahead of 2012 Games

Bernard the perfect example of strict regime

Forcing the high jumper to move was typical of Charles van Commenee no-nonsense approach during his first year in charge

Countdown of Africa’s top sporting figures (20-16)

The Times continues its list of the most important 25 people in the history of sport on the continent, both white and black

Flowering of Africans rooted in oppression

Runner Lornah Kiplagat talks of how she overcame male prejudice

Countdown of Africa’s top sporting figures (25-21)

The Times starts its list of the most important 25 people in the history of sport on the continent both white and black

While Bolt has his fun, a Briton seals gold

Eyewitness 2009: how Jessica Ennis ate up her rivals in Berlin

Sport in brief: Pittsburgh still in hunt

Bob Arum's final offer | Valentino Rossi rejects Le Mans | Arthur McIntyre dies | Phillips Idowu faces test | Eagles close on prey

Best & Worst: Geoff Capes

The shot-putter looks back on winning gold at the 1974 Commonwealth Games and the disappointment of missing an Olympic medal

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

Decade’s top 100 sporting moments: Nos 40-21

Part four of The Times’s countdown includes tears, blood and other bodily fluids among the triumphs and disasters

The decade’s top 100 sporting moments: Nos 60-41

Part three of our countdown, including the final act of an Ashes folk hero and humiliating exits for two England football managers

The decade’s top 100 sporting moments: Nos 80-61

Part two of The Times’s countdown runs from South Korea to the Cotswolds, via Jamaica, Sydney, Cardiff and Singapore

Yelling hailed the comeback queen after win

Athletics: 35-year-old schoolteacher provided a shock by taking centre stage to win the European cross-country title again

The decade’s top 100 sporting moments: Nos 100-81

So how was the sporting decade for you? The staff of Times Sport have assembled their favourite memories of the past ten years

Van Commenee finds red tape prevents progress

Athletics: UK head coach faces problems as he bids to raise standards with a new state-of-the-art performance centre

Best & Worst: Sir Christopher Chataway

The former athlete discusses his career including becoming the first BBC Sports Personality of the Year winner

Ennis: steel city forges dream of precious metal

In her first column for The Times, the world heptathlon champion discusses her city of Sheffield, her family and her competitive drive

Ennis: heart will beat like crazy at BBC awards

Jessica Ennis says that she will be very nervous at theSports Personality of the Year in her hometown of Sheffield