THE Rugby Football Union has written to Premier Rugby and the chairmen of all 12 Guinness Premiership clubs highlighting the stark legal implications of their proposed Heineken Cup boycott.

Rugby Football Union chief executive Francis Baron believes English rugby needs a new structure to end conflict between the clubs and the national side.

The Rugby Football Union would be prepared to sacrifice promotion and relegation from the Guinness Premiership if it meant reaching a long-standing deal with the clubs.

Former Arrows owner Tom Walkinshaw will make his return to international motorsport in the world rally championship this year.

Minardi boss Paul Stoddart is content his team are set to make great strides forward next season – thanks to a year-old car.

England star James Simpson-Daniel today revealed that contract talks are moving “in the right direction” as Powergen Cup winners Gloucester look to retain one of British rugby’s hottest properties next season.

JOS VERSTAPPEN has emerged as a candidate for the vacant seat at Jordan as he insisted he was "very positive" and would be back on the grid next season.

The Arrows Formula One team have been denied entry to the 2003 world championship.

Cash-strapped Formula One team Arrows have until next Friday to lodge their entry for the 2003 Formula One World Championship.

NIGEL MELVILLE, the former England scrumhalf who had a glittering career cruelly cut short by serious injury, is, these days, directing rugby affairs at Gloucester.

Struggling Formula One outfit Arrows look set to miss a third successive race in Italy this weekend as owner Tom Walkinshaw battles to save his team.

The Arrows Formula One team have been given a month to sort out their future after the Oxfordshire-based outfit were given a reprieve by the High Court.

Arrows should learn their future in Formula One by the end of the week after responding to a deadline for action set by the sport’s governing body.

Grand Prix chief Bernie Ecclestone has warned Arrows to prove they have a buyer - or risk being thrown out of the championship.

Michael Schumacher ended a 12-year wait as he scorched to a maiden Belgian Grand Prix pole position at Spa-Francorchamps.

Michael Schumacher scorched back to the top of the timesheets as practice resumed at the Belgian Grand Prix in Spa-Francorchamps.

THE struggling Arrows Formula One team pulled out of Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix after losing a race against time yesterday.

CRAIG POLLOCK believes Arrows’ no-show at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix has created ‘‘a huge complication’’ with regard his hopes of buying the financially-stricken team.

THE Arrows team has announced it is parting company with lead driver Heinz Harald Frentzen and this could open the door for the German to return to the Jordan team next year.

Heinz-Harald Frentzen has quit the Arrows Formula One team due to the “uncertainty” surrounding the cash-strapped team.

TROUBLED Formula One team Arrows risk being booted out of the World Championship if they do not make serious attempts to qualify for this weekend's German Grand Prix.

Troubled Formula One team Arrows could risk being booted out of the World Championship if they do not make a serious attempt to qualify for this weekend’s German Grand Prix.

Michael Schumacher swept to the top of the time-sheets as practice resumed at the French Grand Prix in Magny-Cours.

David Coulthard powered to the top of the time-sheets in practice for the French Grand Prix in Magny-Cours today.

Arrows boss Tom Walkinshaw sent his cars off to France tonight with the future of his team still hanging in the balance.

Arrows drivers Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Enrique Bernoldi made their belated appearance at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone today but could not stop Michael Schumacher powering back to the top of the time-sheets.

The Arrows cars of Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Enrique Bernoldi failed to take part in today’s first practice session for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone as boss Tom Walkinshaw continued the fight to save his time.

The Arrows cars of Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Enrique Bernoldi failed to take part in today’s first practice session for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone as boss Tom Walkinshaw continued the fight to save his time.

Motor racing chiefs insisted today that Charles Nickerson’s British team would not be allowed to compete in the Formula One World Championship this year.

Rubens Barrichello snatched pole position for tomorrow’s Australian Grand Prix from world champion Michael Schumacher as the first qualifying battle of the season turned into a wash-out in Melbourne this morning.

British businessman Charles Nickerson has been named as the man behind the plans for a 12th team to enter Formula One.

Minardi owner Paul Stoddart is planning a legal challenge to overturn a French court's decision to sell the bankrupt Prost Formula One team to an F1 rival.

Gloucester coach Philippe Saint-Andre is planning a press conference next week to clarify his future with the club.

Rugby union convert Henry Paul played down his prospects of representing England as he completed his big-money move to Gloucester.

Mika Hakkinen has paved the way for McLaren to order him to support David Coulthard for the rest of the season after admitting his own challenge was a ‘‘disaster’’ area.

David Coulthard has vowed to immediately get back on the winning trail after seeing his title charge thwarted by a Formula One rookie in the Monaco Grand Prix.

Formula One boss Tom Walkinshaw claimed today that Moscow’s planned £66million circuit could be ready to stage a grand prix in 2003.

Moscow could stage a grand prix in the near future, according to Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

An official statement is expected this week announcing that Moscow will stage a Formula One grand prix from 2003.

UNBEATEN Six Nations rivals Ireland and England were last night still in the dark on when their postponed championship clash will take place.

Big Dean Richards tried valiantly to keep the smile from his face but it was clear that a Heineken Cup semi-final draw against Gloucester was OK by him.