The wait is over. The time has finally come for the talking to stop and the battle to commence. Can England retain the Ashes?

Gladiators' star and British athlete, Jenny Pacey, kicks off Kingston University's scheme for talented young sports people.

Having been snubbed this year by a number of top athletes, has the status of the Commonwealth Games diminished and should it have a future in the sporting calendar at all?

Delhi's difficulties staging the 2010 Commonwealth Games were well-publicised but was it a success in the end?