Around two-thirds of Britons oppose the use of public funds to support professional football (67%) and rugby clubs (66%) on the brink of administration.
About 57% of Londoners feel the ticket sales for the 2012 Olympics was "not fair", but this has not dented the support for the event being held in the city, Ipsos research for BBC London has found.
Ipsos, in partnership with Shared Intelligence, was commissioned by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) - the body that promotes best practice in libraries - to carry out a programme of research about public attitudes to, and experiences of, public libraries.
Between 15 - 19 July 2010, Ipsos contacted 1,002 people, aged above 17 and living in London, and asked identical questions to a survey we carried out in November 2006. The results of the survey were released to coincide with the two-year countdown to the Games.
According to a new Ipsos survey, Wayne Rooney is the England supporter's clear choice to step up to the spot with a score of 35%, well ahead of closest rivals Frank Lampard (18%) and Steven Gerrard (17%).
New research from Stanleybet, Europe's leading cross-border retail sports betting company and Ipsos, reveals that almost a third of Italians (31%) support an increase in the number of sports betting operators and that two-fifths (42%) believe such an increase would boost jobs in the country.
Ipsos's football fan poll for The Sun shows that England supporters questioned before the Croatia match remained favourable to Steve McClaren despite the continuing scrutiny over his record as England coach.
