after the British Olympic Association (BOA) today demanded to know why he had been left out of the team

the 21-year-old from Dorchester.Cook has appealed to the BOA after being left out of the four-strong team

Championships.The BOA's Olympic qualification standards panel (OQS) - which consists of chief executive and Team

GB Chef de Mission Andy Hunt, deputy Chefs de Mission Sir Clive Woodward and Mark England and Sarah

The OQS Panel also seeks to ensure that the process of selecting athletes for Team GB is conducted in

BOA to finalise the fourth selection place, in the interests of the athletes concerned and the wider team

By David GoldMay 29 - Just one wrestler will be competing for Team GB at London 2012 this summer after

made by the Olympic Qualification Standards (OQS) panel, which consists of chief executive and Team

GB Chef de Mission Andy Hunt, deputy Chefs de Mission Sir Clive Woodward and Mark

By David GoldMay 29 - The British Paralympic Association (BPA) has announced the wheelchair basketball teams that will be going for glory for the host nation at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

the others who have been selected for the team."

decision and we left it right until the last game at the BT Paralympic World Cup on Saturday [where GB

Trophy after silvers for basketball players and footballersMay 2012: Double whammy as both GB men's

football and basketball teams go through to BT World Cup finalsMay 2012: GB wheelchair basketball

defeat to US means they must now beat Japan to get to World Cup finalMay 2012: GB men's wheelchair

even without the Torch Beckham may still play a key part on July 27.Assuming he is selected for the Team

GB football squad – surely a no-brainer with the pressure being put on manager Stuart Pearce – I would

Interesting outside bet. 66/1David Beckham: With a GB football team competing again, the universally-recognised

Or could he carry the Team GB flag. 25/1Kate and/or William: Just the sort of gimmick that the Games

16/1, though, as with Beckham, they are more likely to be candidates for flag-bearers as competing Team

By Mike RowbottomMay 27 - Reports that NBA star Luol Deng will be prevented from playing for Team GB

player Great Britain has ever produced by some margin is able to take his rightful place alongside his team-mates

Britain in EuroBasket after insurance row resolvedMay 2011: Deng confident British basketball team

Mike Rowbottom at the Manchester Regional ArenaMay 26 - Great Britain won the BT Paralympic World Cup Team

The basketball team were narrowly beaten 61-56 in their final against the United States, who finished

the men's wheelchair event, Germany finished third by beating Japan 59-54.Although Britain's women's team

story at [email protected] Related storiesMay 2012: Double whammy as both GB

defeat to US means they must now beat Japan to get to World Cup finalMay 2012: GB men's wheelchair

basketball team edge Germany at BT Paralympic World CupMay 2012: England's cerebral palsy footballers

Mike Rowbottom at the Manchester Regional ArenaMay 26 - Great Britain won the BT Paralympic World Cup Team

The basketball team were narrowly beaten 61-56 in their final against the United States, who finished

the men's wheelchair event, Germany finished third by beating Japan 59-54.Although Britain's women's team

story at [email protected] Related storiesMay 2012: Double whammy as both GB

defeat to US means they must now beat Japan to get to World Cup finalMay 2012: GB men's wheelchair

basketball team edge Germany at BT Paralympic World CupMay 2012: England's cerebral palsy footballers

By Mike RowbottomMay 26 - Laura Asadauskaite (pictured) of Lithuania established herself as the new modern pentathlon world number one as she won gold in the World Cup Final in Chengdu, China, finishing just ahead of Britain's Olympic silver medallist Heather Fell.

not taking one of the two slots at London 2012 after a disappointing World Championships where her team

for fourth place, but it is a result that puts her in a strong position for selection in the German team

meeting will now take place in early June with the British Olympic Association scheduled to announce the GB

modern pentathlon team for London 2012 on June 8.Jan Bartu, Pentathlon GB performance director, said

By Mike Rowbottom in ManchesterMay 25 - Lyndon Lynch, manager of the British Paralympic football team

meeting the England players and watching them train at the Etihad Stadium – and posing for a joint team

photograph – Lynch and his team earned a 7-0 win over the United States at the neighbouring Manchester

appointed England captain Steven Gerrard (pictured above, right) traded stories on the pitch with GB

To have the chance to meet Steven and the rest of the England team ahead of European Championships and

Today I scored a hat-trick for GB and met the England football team," Fletcher said."

By Mike RowbottomMay 25 - The British men's rowing four (pictured left), the flagship crew for the London 2012 Games, today smashed the 10-year-old world best time as they won their World Cup heat in Lucerne.

There is plenty to play for in tomorrow's semis," said GB Rowing team performance director David Tanner.Contact

[email protected] storiesMay 2012: Exclusive - Rowing gold medallist predicts glory for Team

GB at London 2012May 2012: Flagship four win as British rowers earn 12 medals from 12 finals at opening

By Mike Rowbottom at the Manchester Regional ArenaMay 25 - Crucial victories earned Britain's men's footballers and wheelchair basketball players places in tomorrow's finals at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.

A 7-3 win over the Republic of Ireland secured the GB Paralympic football team a meeting with Brazil,

captain Matt Dimbylow's second half strike completed the rout.Now GB will seek to reverse the 4-2 loss

Diallo added: "We all work really hard as a team and we've got a great buzz around the guys, so we're

match.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesMay 2012: GB

wheelchair basketball defeat to US means they must now beat Japan to get to World Cup finalMay 2012: GB

May 25 - This weeks new retail releases have a distinctly London feel with the mascots in their guards uniforms in gold and the front door of the Prime Minister's residence - 10 Downing Street.

of 10,000.These will be at you favourite retailers this week.Also available this week are two more Team

GB/Paralympics GB pins to join the one that was issued last week, again from an issue size of 10,000

By Mike Rowbottom at the Manchester Regional ArenaMay 24 - Great Britain's wheelchair basketball Paralympians need to defeat Japan today at the Manchester Regional Arena if they are to progress to the final of the BT Paralympic World Cup.

The GB men were beaten 70-40 by a United States side inspired by joint leading scorers Joe Chambers and

built a 24-point lead, which turned out to be unassailable, despite the strong efforts of the host team

and in particular, Ian Sagar (pictured above).GB head coach Murray Treseder was understandably disappointed

with the result, but still has confidence that his team can beat Japan."

men's wheelchair basketball team edge Germany at BT Paralympic World CupApril 2012: British wheelchair

summer having had her eighth Paralympic Games appearance confirmed as part of the ParalympicsGB shooting team

The 57–year-old from Hampshire will be the most experienced member of the 2012 ParalympicsGB team, having

To also be in a position to announce a women's Goalball team is fantastic."

Among the 13-strong shooting team is Beijing gold medallist Matt Skelhon (pictured above), this time

at GB Archery and ParalympicsGB believe that the team announced today is the strongest ever to compete.The

goalball team returns to the Paralympic fold after a 12-year absence.The women's team has just returned

ArenaMay 24 - Jon Pollock top-scored with 18 points as the host Great Britain wheelchair basketball team

beat Germany 57-53 on the first day of team action at the BT Paralympic World Cup.

Pollock, who was part of the team that took bronze at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics, led from the front

as GB justified their position as world No2 and indicated they are real contenders for a podium finish

I'm not interested in personal points or anything like that, I'm only interested in how the team did

It was a successful first day on the court all round from the USA, as the men's team saw off Japan 46

storiesApril 2012: British wheelchair basketball squads primed for BT World Cup gloryApril 2012: GB