Tour de France winner and Olympic time-trial champion Bradley Wiggins was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year at a star-studded live ceremony in London on Sunday.

Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine will attend an awards ceremony for stars of the sporting world on Sunday in her first public engagement since being hospitalised about two weeks ago for severe morning sickness.

A year ago, Akram Khan was told his dance career was over. Now, with the Olympics ceremony under his belt, two films on the boil and three shows on tour, Britain's best-known choreographer could hardly be busier if he tried.

A year ago, Akram Khan was told his dance career was over. Now, with the Olympics ceremony under his belt, two films on the boil and three shows on tour, Britain's best-known choreographer could hardly be busier if he tried.

With their shelves spilling over with festive goodies, London's department stores are working hard to attract Christmas shoppers -- but Chinese visitors are the particular target of a charm offensive.

Montenegro's Nikola Pekovic scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds to spark Minnesota over Dallas 114-106 in overtime as Ricky Rubio made a triumphant return.

The 2014 Tour de France will start in the northern English county of Yorkshire, organisers of cycling's most prestigious and gruelling race announced on Friday.

Andy Murray has said that he wants coach Ivan Lendl to stay with him on a long-term basis, possibly for the next five years.

US swim star Ryan Lochte bagged two golds on the opening day of the world shortcourse championships to add to the five medals he won in the London Olympics in the summer.

The three candidates still standing to win the right to host the 2020 Olympics all acknowledge that they have a tough task to emulate the Games hosted so successfully by London this year.

Andy Murray joined Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and the injury-cursed Rafael Nadal as a Grand Slam title winner in 2012 as the big three became the fab four.

South African Oscar Pistorius, who became the first disabled runner to compete in the Olympics when he ran in the 400 metres, beat Arab horse Maserati in the 'run like the wind' race here on Wednesday.

Google on Wednesday provided a look at the "spirit of the times" based on what people sought online using the world's most popular search engine.

English football enjoyed the most heart-stopping climax to a top-flight season ever in 2012, and yet a spate of racism cases drew a pall over the Premier League as the year came to a close.

The world short course swimming championships start on Wednesday in Istanbul, four months after the London Olympics but with notable absentees, including megastar Michael Phelps and teenage sensation Missy Franklin.

The London Olympics led to 150 million tweets -- more than the US elections and Super Bowl combined, Twitter said Tuesday.

Missy Franklin, Ye Shiwen, Sun Yang and Yannick Agnel were part of a youth movement in the 2012 Olympic pool that signalled swimming has plenty to look forward to after Michael Phelps.

Asian bragging rights will be at stake when South Korean side Ulsan Hyundai face Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a potentially feisty Club World Cup clash on Wednesday.

Somalia's acting National Olympic Committee president Duran Farah told AFP he is aware of the danger he is in but he is prepared to risk all as he carries on his work trying to rebuild his country's sporting infrastructure.

Australia went some way to erasing the pain of their London Olympics flop by winning a record fifth consecutive Champions Trophy in a 2-1 extra-time victory over the Netherlands on Sunday.