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Asian football looks to the future.

Australian GP stays loyal to Ecclestone in debate over future of F1.

Ecclestone ponders F1 breakaway threat. See 1 and 2

Momentum gathers as future rival F1 series employs consultants. See 1 and 2

Can Ferrari save the British Grand Prix?

With the future of the British GP STILL unresolved, talks continue.

The Guardian argues that there is only ever one winner in the future of motor racing.

Now Ecclestone sues Stewart in ongoing saga of the British Grand Prix.

Leading teams set to lobby Ecclestone in quest to retain British Grand Prix.

Guess what: the British Grand Prix could be on again...

... but will it be an unofficial race?

The BBC discusses the options facing the British Grand Prix.

Betting show offers view of gambling's future.

End of the end? Ecclestone rules out a future for British Grand Prix

Athletics Australia ponders the future.

Conflicting messages: The future of the British Grand Prix still remains unclear.

Is London the way forward for the British Grand Prix?

Is it or isn't it? The future of the British Grand Prix remains a mystery.

The politics of motor racing discussed here.

The future of the British Grand Prix is almost secured.

Ecclestone bargains hard in negotiations over the future of the British GP.

Motor sport's governing body remains hopeful about the future of the British Grand Prix.

The consortium bidding to stage future British Grands Prix asserts its position. Read more on the BBC website.

For an interesting commentary on the future of football, see '100 Years of Football - The FIFA Centennial Book'.

The BBC provides a Q&A about the future of the British Grand Prix. In the meantime, BBC reports also suggest a consortium led by Nigel Mansell is attempting to secure the future of the event.

The government intervenes to secure the future of the British Grand Prix. Read this Guardian article.

Proposals for improving the future of sport can be found in this Observer article.

For further reading on sport in the future, we recommend the new book by Westerbeek and Smith.

Tom Fordyce speculates on the BBC website on the nature of sport in 2050.

In the light of the first Chinese F1 Grand Prix, Reuters report that experts have begun to speculate on the implications of it for the future of motor sport. The BBC website carries a report of an initial reaction to the Chinese Grand Prix and how it will need to change, the future of F1 in Britain, the threat of a rival to F1 and the UK government's response.