In the month marking 40 years since he broke three world records in 19 days, Steve Cram recalls how it all began ...

1916: First day of the Battle of the Somme: the British Army suffers its worst day, losing 19,240 men. 1920: French tennis superstar Suzanne Lenglen beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-0 to win the ...

Despite not being on the Olympic program, where races follow metric measurements, the mile holds certain prestige in the ...