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1. 1. Sport England chief: Games put city on world map

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 July 2002 Sport England has invested £165 million in the Commonwealth Games and no one is keener for them to be a success than chief executive David Moffett and outgoing chairman Trevor Brooking.

2. 2. Bowls: Guide to the sport

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 July 2002 Guide to bowls.

3. 3. Brooking: Games will be catalyst

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 July 2002 MANCHESTER will soon become a launch pad for a galaxy of sporting champions and sport in the school's cities and colleges can also look forward to a boom time according to Chairman of Sport England Trevor Brooking.

4. 4. David Moffett column

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 July 2002 Sport England Chief Executive David Moffett's column on the Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

5. 5. Quest for new talent

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 01 July 2002 THE Space For Sport And Arts programme is a partnership between the Department for Education and Skills, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the New Opportunities Fund, Sport England and the Arts Council of England.

6. 6. Games' friendly image

   Manchester Evening News, Wednesday 24 July 2002 THE Commonwealth Games have long since acquired the tag of being the most friendly multi-sport gathering on the planet, and Manchester 2002 will do everything in its power to further that reputation.

7. 7. The voice of the Games Barry Davies

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 25 July 2002 BARRY Davies has already won gold as one of the best voices of TV sport Britain has ever produced. But he'll be nervous now. "I'd be nervous if I wasn't," he explains. "You need an element of adrenalin, whatever you're doing."

8. 8. Mum's tribute to murdered runner

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 26 July 2002 A TEENAGE runner who was passionate about sport was murdered a year to the day before the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

9. 9. Athletics: I almost quit - Shaw

   Manchester Evening News, Sunday 28 July 2002 REVITALISED Lorraine Shaw, England's first gold medalist of the Games, has revealed how close she came to quitting the sport.

10. 10. Rugby League: Axe Waite, raps Murphy

    Manchester Evening News, Thursday 18 July 2002 RUGBY League legend Alex Murphy fears for the sport's long-term future and is calling for a British boss to replace Australian David Waite as head coach of the national team.

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