The first point to make is that this "site refresh" is being carried out in conjunction with our sister service, BBC News. A quick flick between the News and Sport homepages will soon highlight the fact that, although the two sites have much in common, there are also some fundamental differences in style. Steve Herrmann, the editor of the News site has outlined what the changes mean for News on The Editors Blog.

The second key point is that this is not a one-off relaunch. It is the first phase of a work in progress, and one that is based on the foundations of extensive audience research. There will be more improvements to come as we build up to what promises to be a superb summer of sporting action.

Read more and comment at the BBC Sport Editors Blog. Ben Gallop is the Head of BBC Sport Interactive.