he will be defending all three of his Olympic titles at London 2012 after being defeated by British team

emergence at the front rank of world cycling as she added omnium gold to the one she had won earlier in the team

be defending that particular title in the Olympic Velodrome.Sir Chris is guaranteed selection in the team

world cycling titleApril 2012: Two world records and one world gold in a day for Britain's female team

pursuit cyclistsApril 2012: GB men cyclists deliver "kick in the guts" to Australia with world

team pursuit recordFebruary 2012: Olympic chance for Hindes as Brailsford gets ruthless in London

By David GoldApril 7 - The world's highest paid female athlete, Maria Sharapova, has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Samsung.

announcement from Samsung following the conglomerate's unveiling of a raft of British athletes forming part of Team

London.Former England football star David Beckham and world eventing champion Zara Phillips head up Team

summer.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesApril 2012: GB

champion fencer joins Team SamsungApril 2012: Idowu, Pendleton and Pollock join Team Samsung for London

By Mike RowbottomApril 6 - Victoria Pendleton collapsed in tears after a day of dramatically fluctuating fortunes for her ended with her earning a sixth sprint title at the World Track Cycling Championships in Melbourne which re-stated her case for defending her Olympic title in London.

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pursuit cyclistsApril 2012: GB men cyclists deliver "kick in the guts" to Australia with world team

Mexico squad taking part in this summer's Olympic football tournament in London, his country's Olympic team

1 - playing in the Olympics would anger his Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson.Sir Alex's team

football tournament venues and Manchester United's home ground – according to his Olympic team

2012.That Mexico are taking this summer's Games seriously was emphasised last year when they took a team

tournament experience ahead of the Olympics.Coach Tena also gained valuable experience, managing the team

GB

GoldApril 5 - British fencing champion Keith Cook (pictured) has been announced as the new member of Team

summer's Olympic Games.He joins some of the most illustrious names in Britain as part of the Samsung team

daughter of British Princess Anne and wife of English rugby star Mike Tindall, is also part of the Samsung Team

It is fantastic being part of Team Samsung," Cook told insidethegames."

story at [email protected] storiesApril 2012: Idowu, Pendleton and Pollock join Team

By Mike RowbottomApril 5 - Britain's team pursuit women broke the world record twice at the World Track

Cycling Championships in Melbourne as they emulated the previous day's victory of the men's team.

the world record they had set at the World Cup in London seven weeks ago being eclipsed by the home team

mark of 3min 18.184sec to 3:16.850, and four hours later in the final they overcame the Australian team

With five laps left in the final the Australian team was 1.3sec ahead, but the margin was reduced, with

A few months ago my best time was 3:22 and now I have just been in a team that has ridden 3:15."

race.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesApril 2012: GB

By Andrew WarshawApril 5 - FIFA's controversial mandate making the release of under-23 players for London 2012 compulsory has "astonished" Europe's leading clubs in what could herald yet another standoff between the clubs and world football's governing body.

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GB 

By Mike RowbottomApril 4 - Ben Pipes has been named as captain of the Great Britain's volleyball team

was also a place for 40-year-old Jason Haldane (pictured) - who played in more than 300 matches for Team

Canada before becoming a British citizen - following a year's absence.The British team, which has qualified

Sweden and Bulgaria.After being absent from the squad for two years, Danny Weemes makes a return to the team

Kimber, after graduating from the 2009-10 development squad, gets his maiden inclusion in the first team

CentreApril 4 - Britain is aiming for three canoe slalom and sprint medals at this summer's Olympic Games, GB

London 2012.It is expected that the British Olympic Association (BOA) will confirm the canoe slalom team

count towards their 'best two'.At the course today, alongside the 2012 medal hopes, was the British team

By Mike RowbottomApril 4 - British rowers Andy Triggs Hodge and Pete Reed will almost certainly give up on their attempt to win Olympic gold in the pair rowing – an event in which they have consistently been unable to defeat dominant New Zealanders Eric Murray and Hamish Bond.

Inevitably there will be some tweaks, but what you see today will be the basis for our Olympic team,"

This is a very big day for the GB Rowing Team," said Tanner."

I have absolutely no doubt that what we are showing will be the best team in depth and standing that

We will take into account performances in Belgrade as we shape the team for the remainder of the season

Rowing Team trials winners, will contest the women's pair.Grainger is already a three-times Olympic

By Mike RowbottomApril 4 - Great Britain's male pursuit team beat their Australian hosts and rivals twice

withstood Australia's desperate final effort to reclaim first place despite the fact that their fourth team

Steven Burke, had dropped away after finding the pace too much with two laps remaining.The British team

0.106sec ahead of the charging Australians and 0.019 inside the world record set by Britain's victorious team

non-Olympic event but a staple at World Championships.Meanwhile, Australia's Jack Bobridge admitted that Team

We rode a personal best, they rode a world record, we got beaten by a better team on the day."

season gets under way this weekend in what is being showcased as an ideal opportunity to fight for Team

GB places at London 2012.

behind the men in popularity compared to some nations, women's football is still the third biggest team

result, the new season will see the launch of a dedicated digital ambassador programme in which each team

  It is expected that the British Olympic Association will then confirm the canoe slalom team on

is aiming for what would be a record three canoe slalom and sprint medals at this summer's Olympics, GB

the Olympic programme in 1972.At the course today alongside the 2012 medal hopes were that British team

beginners and canoeing enthusiasts to hone their skills.And on the water, Anderson insisted that the team

By David GoldApril 3 - Twenty disabled children from London have beaten Usain Bolt to the finish line at the new Olympic Stadium in London – by a clear four months.

with Gold Challenge – the country's only Olympic and Paralympic sport charity challenge – featuring Team

GB ambassadors, celebrities and hundreds of representatives from schools and charities in London.Competitors

By Andrew WarshawApril 3 - FIFA is on yet another collision course with Europe's clubs after revealing that players do, after all, have to be released if selected for the London 2012 Olympics.

statement.On paper the surprise move will seriously strengthen the hand of national coaches, not least Team

GB, competing in the Games for the first time since 1960.It would appear FIFA are trying to avoid a

the British Olympic Association (BOA) has agreed informally with English football authorities that Team

GB head coach Stuart Pearce (pictured) would not double up by picking players who had performed in Poland

appearing in Olympics, insists CoeNovember 2011: Leave my kids alone, Sir Alex Ferguson warns Team