Do I think Schumacher can take on Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton, Button and Kubica over a long season and be champion?

BBC: Eddie Jordan Q&A

As well as getting the right chemistry in the dressing-room, Johnson believes trying different things to freshen up training is important over a long, hard season.

BBC: Championship chargers

These are minor nicks and knacks that happen over the course of a long season.

WSJ: James, Wade, Chalmers out for Heat-Knicks

Indiana Pacer forward Paul George has guarded LeBron James during many hours over the course of many months throughout a long NBA season.

FORBES: Connect

Police chiefs have also backed a month-long campaign targeting those who drink and drive over the festive season.

BBC: Festive warning over ban on drinking on trains

The prospect of a long suspension, potentially stretching into next season, raises questions over Suarez's future at the club.

WSJ: Suarez Gets the Bite

England's players will now head off on holiday after a long season, although they will wish it was not all over with Euro 2008 kicking off in less than a week.

BBC: SPORT | Football | Internationals | Trinidad & Tobago 0-3 England

Martinez, who took over as Latics boss this summer after leaving Swansea, had Gomez on a year-long loan in Wales last season from the Spanish side.

BBC: Wigan capture Gomez from Espanyol

The Raiders, who are based in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, finished sixth in the South division last season and Cornish admits the team have come a long way since he joined the club over a year ago.

BBC: Wightlink Raiders score against Milton Keynes