Sky win F1 Rights
A new rights deal, under which the BBC and Sky Sports will both
broadcast Formula 1 in the country between 2012 and 2018, has been
announced today. The new carve up will see Sky Sports broadcast
every race, qualifying session, and practice live and the BBC will
show half the races live, as well as the qualifying and practice
sessions from those races.
GB triathlete Wiltshire receives 6 month
ban
Harry Wiltshire has been suspended for 6 months by the
International Triathlon Union (ITU) for unsportsmanlike
conduct.
He was disqualified from the European Championships for impeding
Javier Gomez during the swimming leg. The race was ultimately won
by GB's Alistair Brownlee and although there was no evidence,
per se, that Wiltshire's actions were part of a plan to assist
Brownlee, the ITU still deemed it appropriate to suspend him.
Interestingly, the ITU does not have its own internal appeals
procedure, so should Wiltshire and the British Triathlon
