Sports


Exclusive: London Marathon report Channel 4 to Ofcom

By Duncan Mackay in London
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 26 - The London Marathon have officially complained to the independent television regulator Ofcom over a programme broadcast by Channel 4 earlier this month which claimed that the majority of the event's turnover is eaten up by salaries and undisclosed costs.







Townend Grand Slam dream ends after he is forced to withdraw

By Mike Rowbottom

April 25 - Oliver Townend’s quest to become only the second rider in history to complete the Rolex Grand Slam came to an end today when a hospital examination in Kentucky following his heavy fall in the second day’s cross-country - when his horse, Ashdale Cruise Master landed on him - revealed he had cracks to his collar bone, chest bone and ribs.