Leona Lewis is set to release a double A-side single Footprints In The Sand and Better In Time as the official Sport Relief song.

Tracks for the single, which is out on March 10, are both taken from Leona’s massive No 1 album Spirit, which spent seven weeks at the top of the charts.

BBC Sport Relief, which takes place between Friday March 14 and 16 aims to harness the power and passion of sport to change lives for the better. Former X Factor winner Leona will be flying to Africa in the coming weeks to see some of the work undertaken by the charity.

Footprints In The Sand is based on the most universally downloaded poem ever by the same name.

Leona - who is up for four awards at next month’s Brits - said: “I recorded Footprints In The Sand in the UK with Steve Mac and it’s a very special song to me. Originally it was a poem, it’s very inspirational so we put it into a song. I think it is very moving, with a very emotional lyric and I really love to sing this song.”

- Source: VirginMedia.com