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Britain's Rebecca Romero reveals she is considering trying to win an Olympic medal in a third sport in 2012 after her successes in rowing in 2004 and cycling in 2008.

Leeds bantamweight Nicola Adams fails in her bid to become England's first women's world amateur boxing champion.

A King James II Coronation cup made from "recycled" silver is bought by the Victoria and Albert Museum for £160,000.

Police want to trace the driver of a silver 4x4 vehicle after a hit-and-run which left a pedestrian with head injuries.

The nominees for the 2008 BBC South West Sports Awards are announced.

There has been a significant rise in the number of valuable artefacts found by amateur treasure hunters in Britain.

The critics give their verdict on a new stage version of Treasure Island in London starring Keith Allen as Long John Silver.

Derby swimmer Emma Smithurst takes a silver medal at the FINA World Cup in Stockholm this week.

Jersey's surfers bring home eight medals from the Bernick Inter Club Championships in Brittany.

Police appeal for the driver of a small silver car, which car struck a young girl in Glasgow, to contact them.

The grandson of one of Wales' greatest boxers has to sell some of his fighting silverware to pay medical bills in the US.

Isle of Man runner Keith Gerrard wins a silver medal at the National Cross Country Relay championships in Mansfield.

An expert explains how some tax payers can take advantage of the downturn in asset values

NI's top karate exponent James Brunton secures a gold and two silver medals at the European Wado Cup in Romania.

Athens badminton silver medallist on life since Beijing

West Bridgford Tennis Club scoop six gold, two silver and two bronze medals in the National Learning Disability Tennis Event.

When Tommie Smith and John Carlos gave a gloved Black Power salute on the Olympic podium in 1968 it sent a shockwave through sport. But what happened to the other man on the platform?

The Northern Ireland team is celebrating after claiming more medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune.

What each of Britain's 47 Beijing medallists are up to now

Ciara Mageean is second in her heat in the 1500m at the Commonwealth Youth Games in India while Larne's Matthew Hall wins a silver medal.

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