Russian doping: Jenny Meadows sickened by claims

British runner Jenny Meadows fears it would be the "biggest doping scandal of all time" if allegations of widespread and systematic cheating among Russian athletes turns out to be true.

Meadows, beaten to European gold by a Russian drug cheat in 2011, said the claims made her feel "sick".

The 800m star also insisted that athletics would never stamp out doping.

The 33-year-old from Wigan told BBC Sport: "I never think it's a battle that we can win."

A German television documentary, broadcast on Wednesday, claimed to present evidence of systematic doping and corruption in Russian sport.

Those claims have been rejected as "a pack of lies" by the president of Russian Athletics Federation

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Heather Watson: British number one wants to be best in the world

British number one Heather Watson says she is aiming to become the number one tennis player in the world.

The 22-year-old from Guernsey ended the season ranked 49th aftersuffering glandular fever last year when she had reached a career-high 39 in the world.

Watson won two singles and two doubles events this year and reached the second round at Wimbledon and the French Open.

"I definitely want to go all the way. I wouldn't be playing if I didn't think I could," she told BBC Radio Guernsey.

"I'm not thinking about number one right now. I set my mini goals, but I believe in myself, my team believes in me and we're doing everything we can to get there."

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