London marathon: the perfect pre-race evening meal – recipe
Rigatoni with butternut squash, pancetta & thyme is a highly nutritious and low GI pasta dish that will fuel you up and supercharge you for the big day
London marathon: the perfect pre-race breakfast – recipe
Porridge with blueberries, toasted walnuts and honey will fire you up for the big day
What to eat in the three days before running the London marathon
Athlete and cook Kate Percy offers a foodie guide to the crucial few days leading up to the London marathon and suggests the ideal pre-race supper for the night before and pre-race breakfast
Team sports: five to try
Grab your trainers, quaffles and snitches and have a go at these sports
Women’s Sport Trust: creating a movement for change
A new grant-giving body run entirely by volunteers aims to encourage participation in women's sport, from the grass roots to elite level
Should I wear a helmet on the ski slopes?
Michael Schumacher was wearing a helmet on the piste but was still badly hurt – and the statistics behind head injuries on the slopes are remarkably confusing. What's the right thing to do?
Should I watch more sport on TV?
Luisa Dillner: The excitement of watching sport raises your heart rate, so will more time on the sofa shouting at the football make you fitter?
Rebecca Adlington’s body image anxiety mirrors that of most women
Daisy Buchanan: The I'm a Celebrity contestant and champion swimmer should be an inspiration for what her body does. But instead, the focus is on what it looks like
Players’ leader Damian Hopley unnerved by grim legacy of concussion
American expert suggested possibility of lawsuits may have caused rugby union's administrators to play down potential link between blows to the head and dementia in later life
Exercise and disability: ‘Now things hurt for the right reasons’
Shana Pezaro's life fell apart when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. But, like many other people with disabilities, exercise has helped her to regain her confidence and self-esteem