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August 2009

30/08/2009 - Ex-UKA performance director wants top Scottish rugby job

30/08/2009 - Delhi hotels set to miss Commonwealth Games target

29/08/2009 - Warner given the red-carpet treatment on visit to Sheffield

29/08/2009 - New Zealand Paralympics appoint new performance manager

29/08/2009 - IPC President predicts London 2012 will inspire the country

28/08/2009 - Triesman rules out Ferguson as manager of Team GB in 2012

28/08/2009 - India put under pressure by too many events says Minister

28/08/2009 - South Africa to name stadium after Semenya

28/08/2009 - Johannesburg joins UK Host2Host programme

28/08/2009 - Finch embarrassed after latest British defeat

28/08/2009 - Replace Rogge as IOC President with a European says Coates

28/08/2009 - Samaranch claims Madrid would stage greatest Olympics ever

28/08/2009 - UEFA President praises England anti-hooligan efforts

28/08/2009 - Race to host 2014 Rugby World Cup for women starts

28/08/2009 - Toronto gets ready for Pan Am Games inspection visit

28/08/2009 - Holmes named London 2012 director of Paralympic integration

27/08/2009 - TV deal boost for Rio 2016 Olympic hopes

27/08/2009 - Iberia latest sponsor to back Madrid 2016 Olympic bid

27/08/2009 - Warburtons to support Scottish hopefuls for Glasgow 2014

27/08/2009 - Indian boxing favourite signs up with OGQ

27/08/2009 - Report backs Chicago Olympic financing plan

26/08/2009 - Goodison finally claims first Laser world title

26/08/2009 - Vancouver is on track to host successful Olympics, IOC says

26/08/2009 - Devon MP slams Plymouth World Cup bid as waste of money

26/08/2009 - US Government agents overstepped the mark in Balco case

26/08/2009 - Violence hits England 2018 World Cup bid

25/08/2009 - South Africa buoyed for London 2012 by Berlin success

25/08/2009 - Jamaican tourism industry hoping to cash in on Bolt success

25/08/2009 - London Olympic venue signs multi-million pound deal with Sky

25/08/2009 - China to launch amateur boxing league in 2012 build-up

25/08/2009 - Commonwealth Games England to get new look for Delhi

25/08/2009 - Thousands welcome Semenya home to South Africa

25/08/2009 - Ethiopians due to compete in Scotland defect in London

25/08/2009 - Rogge supports women ski jumpers - but not in 2010

25/08/2009 - Biggest cycle park in Britain given go-ahead

25/08/2009 - Hull 2018 World Cup turns to London 2012 PR guru

25/08/2009 - Sutcliffe apologises for England badminton withdrawal

25/08/2009 - China hope to dominate female boxing at London 2012

25/08/2009 - Huge welcome home expected for Semenya

24/08/2009 - Jamaica will be even better by London 2012 claims Minister

24/08/2009 - Green groups unhappy about Nottingham 2018 World Cup plan

24/08/2009 - Adlington to be face of British Gas swimming sponsorship

24/08/2009 - Delhi will be ready for Games promises Sports Minister

24/08/2009 - Royal Mail delivers London 2012 stamp deal

24/08/2009 - Canada lose another coach to Britain

24/08/2009 - London 2012 appoints boxing manager

24/08/2009 - Durban continue to push 2020 Olympic bid

24/08/2009 - Kent predicting £300 million windfall from London 2012

24/08/2009 - Qatargas to support National Paralympic Committee

24/08/2009 - New Plymouth Olympic-sized swimming pool approved

23/08/2009 - Nigerian athletes failing due to lack of funds, claims Ekeji

23/08/2009 - Britain end World Championships on a high with two silvers

23/08/2009 - Diack launches investigation as support grows for Semenya

23/08/2009 - Olympic 2016 race to tight to call, claims Chicago chief

22/08/2009 - Bolt claims third gold medal as Britain take bronze in relay

22/08/2009 - Australian appointed to new position by British Basketball

22/08/2009 - Philippines want former LA Laker to lead them to London 2012

22/08/2009 - Madrid hope Valencia Grand Prix will boost 2016 hopes

22/08/2009 - Lowy confident Australia can beat England to host 2018

22/08/2009 - Jamaica launches anti-doping education programme

22/08/2009 - Pooley goes solo to win World Cup race

22/08/2009 - Malaysia planning to build Olympic-standard velodrome

22/08/2009 - Pakistan Olympic sports not getting enough support

21/08/2009 - US relay team disqualified after Britain protest

21/08/2009 - Britain beat EuroBasket opponents to end run of defeats

21/08/2009 - Wales appoints American as head athletics coach for Delhi

21/08/2009 - Nigeria to hold new elections for Paralympic Committee

21/08/2009 - Johannesburg sign 99-year lease with Soccer City

21/08/2009 - Online auction to raise funds for GB team launched

21/08/2009 - Plymouth join race to host 2018 World Cup matches

21/08/2009 - Cuba refusing to send female boxers to London 2012

20/08/2009 - Finch upbeat despite fifth defeat in a row

20/08/2009 - Semenya family shrug off doubts over gender

20/08/2009 - Sheffield Wednesday launch plans to revamp Hillsborough

20/08/2009 - Canada makes key appointment for London 2012

20/08/2009 - Radcliffe set to run World Half-Marathon in Birmingham

20/08/2009 - London Mayor launches tourism plan for 2012

20/08/2009 - Bolt breaks another world record as he rewrites history

20/08/2009 - Tokyo 2016 adds new sponsors to line-up

20/08/2009 - US trims number of proposed stadiums for World Cup bid

20/08/2009 - Delhi will be best Commonwealth Games ever says Kalmadi

20/08/2009 - Mascots for Asian Games unveiled

20/08/2009 - GB athletes to benefit from Formula 1 technology for 2012

20/08/2009 - Row brewing between FIFA and Nigeria over age-tests

20/08/2009 - Radcliffe pulls out of Berlin to concentrate on London 2012

19/08/2009 - Bergen to host European Team Championships

19/08/2009 - USA World Cup bid receives California donation

19/08/2009 - Britain heavily beaten by world champions

19/08/2009 - Aeroflot sign $100 million deal to become Sochi 2014 sponsor

19/08/2009 - Indian Government admit 2010 Delhi preparations are behind

19/08/2009 - Team behind Sochi bid to help Russia World Cup campaign

19/08/2009 - British Judo launch new performance centre for 2012

19/08/2009 - Hotel rooms in London to grow by 12 per cent by 2012

18/08/2009 - Canada unveils hockey kit for Vancouver Olympics

18/08/2009 - Female ski jumpers renew calls for inclusion at Vancouver

18/08/2009 - Modern Pentathlon chief gives backing to Greenwich Park

18/08/2009 - Britain wants heads to roll over Olympic karate failure

18/08/2009 - Mobile phone companies asked to help on 2012 crackdown

18/08/2009 - O2 owner joins USA 2018 World Cup bid

17/08/2009 - Belize to spend $14m on building Marion Jones centre

17/08/2009 - Isinbayeva suffers shock defeat at World Championships

17/08/2009 - Czech double highlights final day of World Championships

17/08/2009 - Television reporter arrested trying to breach 2012 security

17/08/2009 - Britain set to be boosted by return of key players

17/08/2009 - Sir Roger Bannister helping Oxford find Olympic role

17/08/2009 - Shoemaker appointed new President of WTA

17/08/2009 - Harbin still hopeful on 2018 Winter Olympic bid

17/08/2009 - UK Athletics hit back at claims they hindered Ennis progress

17/08/2009 - BSJA sign new partnership with EquineFX.Com

17/08/2009 - British cyclists will be able to handle pressure in 2012

17/08/2009 - Commonwealth Games will help leave Delhi slum-free

16/08/2009 - Brilliant Bolt smashes world record, Ennis wins gold

16/08/2009 - Chen becomes world champion as Britain claim team silver

16/08/2009 - Turkey win O2 tournament as Britain beaten again

16/08/2009 - Phelps in new trouble after car crash

16/08/2009 - Masters organiser believes Olympics is good for golf

16/08/2009 - Major boost for Chicago 2016 as USOC delays TV channel

16/08/2009 - Radcliffe wins World Championship warm-up in New York

15/08/2009 - Double triumph for Hungary at Crystal Palace

15/08/2009 - Jamaica hails London 2012 deal with Birmingham

15/08/2009 - Britain beaten again in O2 tournament

15/08/2009 - Brownlee back on top of the world after Hyde Park victory

15/08/2009 - New Zealand officials confident on Commonwealth Games bid

15/08/2009 - South Africa to give away 120,000 tickets for 2010 World Cup

15/08/2009 - British world champion suffers defeat in Royal Victoria Dock

15/08/2009 - Snell receives knighthood and unveils statue

15/08/2009 - Jamaicans sign deal with Birmingham for 2012 training camp

15/08/2009 - Britain to take winter sports more seriously promises BOA

14/08/2009 - Britain suffer opening night defeat at O2

14/08/2009 - Conclusion in Jones case to be speeded up promises Rogge

14/08/2009 - Spectacular ceremony opens World Championships in Berlin

14/08/2009 - Former Met Police Commissioner finishes FEI investigation

14/08/2009 - Exclusive: GB athletes want cash for medals at London 2012

14/08/2009 - London Marathon to organise road races at 2012 Olympics

14/08/2009 - Brazilian President confirms he will lead Rio Olympic bid

14/08/2009 - Coe and Bubka Presidential hopes could be dashed by Diack

14/08/2009 - IAAF continue 25-year partnership with Seiko

14/08/2009 - Birmingham continue talks with Jamaica for London 2012

14/08/2009 - Waugh and Eales given key roles for London 2012 by Australia

13/08/2009 - Obama agency launches US World Cup campaign

13/08/2009 - Beijing Bus revealed as first London 2012 toy

13/08/2009 - Women boxers celebrate Olympic inclusion for London 2012

13/08/2009 - Female Burundi football official set for IOC membership

13/08/2009 - Derby County officially puts itself forward for London 2012

13/08/2009 - Golf and rugby set for 2016, boxing for women at London 2012

13/08/2009 - Changes will make Modern Pentathlon better claims President

13/08/2009 - Spanish media turn on Madrid 2016 bid

13/08/2009 - British World Championship medallists set for fast lane

13/08/2009 - Massive cash boost to help Canada for London 2012

13/08/2009 - England search for PR firm to market 2018 World Cup bid

12/08/2009 - Softball sign deal to help Africa in final Olympic push

12/08/2009 - Hall of Fame dinner raises $5 million for Chicago 2016

12/08/2009 - IAAF President intervenes to save dropped Jamaicans

12/08/2009 - Leicester launches bid to replace Villa Park for 2012

12/08/2009 - Squash stars rally behind Olympic bid

12/08/2009 - IOC need to take action on gender equality claim WSFF

11/08/2009 - Liverpool musicians in tune with 2018 World Cup bid

11/08/2009 - 4,000 Londoners set to tour Olympic Park

11/08/2009 - FIFA give green light to Nigeria for World Cup

11/08/2009 - Foreign teams to be allowed to train at Weymouth before 2012

11/08/2009 - Ricoh Arena officially launches 2012 Olympic bid

11/08/2009 - Olympic boxing for women odds-on at London 2012 Games

11/08/2009 - Parkinson named chief executive of UKAD

11/08/2009 - Top names facing axe from Jamaican team

11/08/2009 - Loughborough University turning Japanese for London 2012

11/08/2009 - Sir Robert McAlpine recommended to build two Glasgow venues

11/08/2009 - VisitBritain appoints new marketing director

11/08/2009 - Confusion over China threat to withdraw from World Badminton

10/08/2009 - Row in Jamaica over athletes cleared of doping

10/08/2009 - Birmingham City put forward as alternative for Villa Park

10/08/2009 - British Basketball sign five-year deal with Standard Life

10/08/2009 - Australian legends back rugby sevens Olympic push

10/08/2009 - USOC claims only focus is Chicago

10/08/2009 - England withdrawal does not affect 2010 Games claim India

10/08/2009 - Villa Park pull out opens Olympic door for Coventry

09/08/2009 - Guyana setting up National Paralympic Committee

09/08/2009 - England pull out of World Championships after threat

08/08/2009 - World record for brilliant Jackson

08/08/2009 - Goodison makes it five in a row at Laser Europeans

08/08/2009 - Russia claims only four more stadiums needed for 2018

08/08/2009 - Marketing group that represents Daley makes key appointment

08/08/2009 - Debby Hodgkinson given top IRB award

08/08/2009 - Petition launched for Snell to present medal at London 2012

08/08/2009 - Canadian Olympians and Paralympians to appear on ceral boxes

08/08/2009 - Thanou rejects IOC compromise deal over Marion Jones gold

07/08/2009 - World records broken at the British Grand Prix

07/08/2009 - Malaysia to bid for 2019 Asian Games

07/08/2009 - New British equestrian supporters club launched

07/08/2009 - Jordan invited to World Championships by IAAF

07/08/2009 - London limited edition pins prove popular

07/08/2009 - Exclusive: Sir Clive scheme set for injection of cash

07/08/2009 - Madrid 2016 Olympic bid receives big boost

07/08/2009 - West Brom put their shirts on England 2018 World Cup bid

07/08/2009 - Oz rowers set sights on gatecrashing British party in 2012

07/08/2009 - India archers fear that venue shift will cost them advantage

07/08/2009 - Peru wants Toronto to withdraw Pan Am Games bid

06/08/2009 - Nottingham planning London 2012 warm-up tennis event

06/08/2009 - Guernsey hoping for biggest ever Commonwealth Games team

06/08/2009 - Ohuruogu named ambassador for new Olympic-focussed charity

06/08/2009 - World Cup will help bring races together in South Africa

06/08/2009 - Work on residental units underway at 2012 Olympic Village

06/08/2009 - Double boost for British Triathlon in 2012 build-up

06/08/2009 - EXCLUSIVE: BOA set for £3 million windfall

06/08/2009 - American appointed to key role at Glasgow 2014

05/08/2009 - Ghana row could cost athletes a place at World Championships

05/08/2009 - Adidas profits fall by 93 per cent

05/08/2009 - China declares August 8 National Fitness Day

05/08/2009 - Nelson promising smoother sailing for Ireland stadium

05/08/2009 - Delhi residents to be taught good manners for 2010 Games

04/08/2009 - Supermarket giant to support UK School Games

04/08/2009 - Christie sculpture dismantled and put into storage

04/08/2009 - Indian Minister hits out at cricket over whereabouts refusal

04/08/2009 - Olympic Stadium could host 2013 Rugby League World Cup final

04/08/2009 - Rushmans in new link-up with security firm

04/08/2009 - Canada to help Guadalajara organise Pan Am Games

04/08/2009 - Romero forced to abandon record attempt to save 2012 dream

04/08/2009 - Australia renew deal with Cadbury for London 2012

04/08/2009 - London 2012 could use recycled Beijing Olympic facilities

04/08/2009 - Thai Olympic medallist faces ban after posing in gay mag

03/08/2009 - Britain on the rise, US and Australia slip

03/08/2009 - German TV companies submit bid for Olympics

03/08/2009 - Equestrian federation bans husband of President Haya

03/08/2009 - Row over NBA star puts France Olympic place in jeopardy

03/08/2009 - Transport police chief to be 2012 security director

03/08/2009 - Egyptian makes history as youngest world squash champion

03/08/2009 - Greenwich Park course builders appointed

03/08/2009 - Hickey warns of Irish flop at London 2012 if funding cut

03/08/2009 - Romero to join Cracknell on marathon cycle ride

03/08/2009 - Commonwealth Games work blamed for increase in Delhi crashes

03/08/2009 - Work to start on multi-million pound Essex training centre

02/08/2009 - Tancock sets world record as Rome ends on high for Britain

02/08/2009 - Defeat for England in European final

02/08/2009 - Government begin advertising for UKAD Board members

02/08/2009 - Canadian basketball player pledges loyalty to Britain

02/08/2009 - Court ruling gives Commonwealth Games Village a big boost

02/08/2009 - British actress offers to put up Nepalese team in 2012

01/08/2009 - USOC reach deal to stay in Colorado Springs

01/08/2009 - Silver medal for Jackson, world record for Tancock

01/08/2009 - Phelps threat forces Fina to bring forward swimsuit ban

01/08/2009 - Fear swine flu could wreck World Cup in South Africa

01/08/2009 - House prices falling faster in Stratford than rest of London

01/08/2009 - Dutch Olympic champions promote gay tolerance in sport

01/08/2009 - Australia monitoring security situation before World Cup

Wednesday 22 May 2013
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