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The Great Britain team selected to take part in the upcoming IAAF World Indoor Championship in Doha, talk about their medal chances ahead of the Championship and the sheer delight of being chosen to represent their country at the event.

The IAAF World Indoor Championships start on March 12th and run until March 14th. The full Great Britain team selected for the event is as follows:

Men
60m Dwain Chambers, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
400m Richard Buck, Dale Garland
800m Andrew Osagie, Ed Aston
1500m Tim Bayley
3,000m Scott Overall
4×400m Richard Buck, Dale Garland, Chris Clarke, Nigel Levine, Conrad Williams, Luke Lennon-Ford
High jump Samson Oni, Tom Parsons
Pole vault Steve Lewis
Long jump Greg Rutherford, Chris Tomlinson
Triple jump Phillips Idowu
Shot Carl Myerscough

Women
60m Joice Maduaka
800m Jenny Meadows, Vicky Griffiths
1500m Helen Clitheroe, Charlotte Best
3,000m Gemma Turtle, Barbara Parker
60m hurdles Gemma Bennett
4×400m Victoria Barr, Hayley Jones, Dawn Hunt, Lee McConnell, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Kim Wall
High jump Vikki Hubbard
Pole vault Kate Dennison
Pentathlon Jessica Ennis

The RBS Six Nations 2010 Rugby Tournament is well underway with England & France leading the table with 100% records after the six best rugby nations in the northern hemisphere have all played two of five games.

Marc Lièvremont, the new coach of France is looking to lead his team to their first hat-trick with three back-to-back victories and along with England they have made a prefect start.

France and England top the table with four points.  Ireland and Wales may feel they are still in the chase with two points. While Scotland and Italy already look like they are going to be fighting over the wooden spoon.

There are no games this weekend.  The next round of matches will be played on 26^th and 27^th of February.

Friday 26^th March
Wales v France

Saturday 27^th March
Italy v Scotland
England v Ireland

The big showdown may well be the final game of this year’s RBS Six Nations tournament when France play hosts to England at the Stade De France on 20^th March 2010.

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Fans who purchase tickets for Wales v France at the Millennium stadium will receive a full refund if three different Jones’ score a try!

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Fourteen time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps will compete in the UK for the first time at the British Gas Duel in the Pool at the Manchester Aquatic Centre this week, when the US swimming team take on an the E Stars from the UK, Germany and Italy.

British Olympic Gold Medallist Rebecca Adlington, and Hannah Miley who won both Gold and Bronze medals at last weekend’s European Short Course Championships, will also be competing on home soil.

Hear the excitement building up as the UK swimming stars prepare for the competition which takes place on December 18th and 19th. Rebecca Adlington and Liam Tancock share their views and personal goals ahead of the upcoming event.

H Factor

No doubt you will be familiar with the TV show X Factor, but are you ready for the H Factor?

Four acts will battle it out at the inaugural British Open H Factor Competition next April at the Birmingham NEC, with the winning ‘H’orse act set to follow in the equestrian footsteps of the Household Cavalry, Jean Francois Pignon and The Metropolitan Police.

In a bid to find the next big thing in equestrian entertainment, Grandstand Group, the company behind the British Open Show Jumping Championships and Horse of the Year Show, hosted an H Factor qualifier at Addington Equestrian Centre earlier this year. The acts auditioning wowed the judging panel who were extremely impressed with the calibre of all the displays that were selected to perform at the qualifier and it was a tough decision to whittle them down to four finalists.

The four acts taking part in the H Factor Final are:

1.  Equestrienne – Here come the girls! An all action stunt show featuring solely female riders from Surrey.

2.    Saffron Walden Musical Ride – Strictly come Dressage! The team from Essex will be performing dressage to music.

3.    Knights of Middle England - Knights in shining armour! Medieval jousting and stunt riding with a twist from the Warwick based Knights.

4.    Rockin’ Horse – Rock & Roll with Lincolnshire based Rockin’ Horse! The eccentric, fast paced stunt show that will keep you rockin’.

The four qualified acts will perform each day at the British Open, with the aim to impress the audience who will be able to vote for their favourite act by text. Saturday’s Final will feature all of the acts consecutively before live feedback and a verdict is given by Grandstand’s judging panel. The first ever H Factor winner will then be invited to showcase their talent at Horse of the Year Show.

The H Factor competition will take place throughout the week at the British Open 2010 (Wednesday 7th – Saturday 10th April at Birmingham’s NEC) with the final judging taking place during Saturday’s performance when the winner will be announced.

The judging panel of performing experts and YOU, the audience, will have the tough decision on who to crown the H Factor winner from four outstanding finalists. The first ever H Factor winner will then be invited to showcase their talent at Horse of the Year Show in front of over 60,000 visitors.

Helena Pettit, Managing Director of Grandstand Group, commented: “We are extremely excited to be hosting the H Factor Final at the British Open. The competition was devised to seek out new equestrian talent and we were very excited with the response having received innovative entries from across the country. The four finalists really impressed us during the early stages of the competition and we can’t wait to see what they have in store for the final.”

The British Open Show Jumping Championships takes place at the NEC, Birmingham from Wednesday 7th – Saturday 10th April 2010.

For further information visit the official website at www.britishopenshowjumping.com

Stockport based UK swimmers Michael Rock and James Goddard share their thoughts on the upcoming British Gas Duel in the Pool, which takes place at the Manchester Aquatic Centre on the 18th and 19th December.

Rock and Goddard will be among the E-Stars team made up from the top British, Italian and German swimmers who will take on the full might of the US team that includes multi Olympic gold medal winner Michael Phelps.

Dubbed the Ryder Cup of swimming, the format of the British Gas Duel in the Pool is unique in that as the programme is made up of straight finals with no heats, giving competitors just one chance to perform their best times.