The IAAF president Primo Nebiolo has said he hopes to add meets in England and possibly the United States in the

The IAAF president, Primo Nebiolo, has said he hopes to add meets in England and possibly the United States in the future.The decision to stage each of the meetings on Wednesdays is the newest innovation and a spokesman said: "This was not so easy Some meets prefer to be on Friday or Saturday. The IAAF yesterday announced its schedule of 42 outdoor meets for 1999, including the World Championships in Seville, Spain, from 20-29 August. The showcase Golden League, which was introduced last season, will hold meets in the same six European cities - with the possible addition of Paris. The series opens in Oslo on 30 June, followed by Rome ( 7 July), Monte Carlo (4 August), Zurich (11 August), Brussels (1 September) and Berlin (8 September). The Grand Prix meet in Paris on 21 July could also be added to the Golden League in the next few days.The venue for the IAAF Grand Prix final on 11 September still has not been selected, although Cologne is considered the favourite. I have suggested a sensible and appropriate fee and they have said they will get back to me.".

EACH OF the International Amateur Athletic Federation's elite Golden League track and field meetings next year will be held on Wednesday nights, to make the competition easier to package for television. The centre Richard Tombs assumes leadership.Pontypridd have put their interest in the Bedford flanker Jason Forster on hold. They flew out to Treviso yesterday with a club spokesman, Cenydd Thomas, saying: "We will continue talks next week."Geoff Cooke, the former England coach and now director of rugby at Bedford, said last night: "The ball is now in the Pontypridd court. Everyone had seen over the last few games that it hasn't been right in the forwards and we want to go back to where we were before. Unfortunately, that means moving Keith on."Richardson was self employed, taken on in a consultancy role on 7 September, almost four years after leaving Kingsholm to join the Harlequins coaching team, before taking charge at Newbury. He and Hill had worked together with England A and Richardson now coaches England Under 21. Gloucester are turning back to John Brain, who was taking the forwards prior to being promoted in his full-time job working for the Trading Standards department.

Because he found it impossible to juggle a full-time career with a part- time job Brain was forced to give it up, but now Gloucester have decided to re-schedule certain sessions with the forwards in order to accommodate Brain's job and have him back at the helm.On the playing front Mark Mapletoft, the England fly-half, has recovered from a chest injury sustained against Wasps at the beginning of the month and returns to the bench for Sunday's match away to Richmond. But the French international Philippe Saint-Andre strained a thigh muscle scoring his try against London Scottish last weekend and Rob Jewell comes in on the left wing.The Gloucester captain, Dave Sims, steps down to allow Rob Fidler to start at lock, but Hill insisted England's hero of the disastrous summer tour of the Southern Hemisphere has not been dropped. "Money is a major problem for me," explains the 19-year-old geography student "My dad's disabled and my mum is unemployed. I get a full grant but it's nowhere near enough."In spite of the setbacks, he's having a ball "These are the best years of my life," he continues.

She's also the first one to go to the landlord if there's a problem with the house "I don't tell anyone I'm going," she says "I just want to know when things are going to be fixed. I like to be on the level with people."IanIan's old Leeds schoolfriend, Robbie, was the only one he knew when he moved in, and he's hardly home because he works 40 hours a week. "I don't think my parents could live here!"RachelRachel doesn't like students in general "I detest the embarrassing way they behave," she explains. "I don't like that get-pissed-and-pull-blokes student mentality at all." She prefers Canal Street (Manchester's trendy bar and cafe district) and the Cult Movie Cafe."I'm thinking about forming a band at the moment," says the 20-year-old from Surrey.

Rachel sees a lot of her friends outside the house, mainly from her Art History and Architecture course. "I overload myself quite a lot and sometimes I wish I could have a break, but I like knowing there is always something to do."She lives on the top floor with Rachel, her flat-mate from last year, and knew Tash before she moved in The boys are more of an unknown quantity. "I like to come home because it's a nice atmosphere," she explains "But it's not hygienic," she says. He has hope, though, and thinks that living with girls will make him less of an old prankster and more of a new lad. "I want to settle down and do more work this term," he explains.