London 2012 certainly seems to have got its Olympic Rings in a twist over the embarrassing security cock-up that has some suggesting the wheels are coming off Lord Coe's hitherto smooth-rolling bandwagon. That is clearly not the case, although they have been wobbling a bit of late.Wherever the overall responsibility lies for the failure to hire sufficient security guards, the appointed providers G4S should have received a P45 when the deficiency was revealed.Instead it is apparently now down to the Government's Plan B, in which war-weary troops and hastily-trained students make up the numbers to help ensure the Games protection...

All nine of the remaining Israel hostages had perished.However, the tragedy was compounded by an unbelievable

flashed around the world and for an hour that was what we and the world believed, among them, back in Israel

By Tom DegunJuly 15 - Gerry Kinsella, a former Paralympian and the chief executive of Greenbank, has received an Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool John Moores University for his outstanding contribution to sport and promoting disability sport.

Kinsella (pictured) competed at the Israel 1968 Paralympics, Heidelberg 1972 Paralympics and Toronto

By David GoldJuly 12 - Shimon Peres, Israel's President, has been forced to cancel his visit to the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony on July 27 due to a lack of hotels near to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford.

be seen publicly ignoring Shabbat.This year's Olympic and Paralympics are particularly poignant for Israel

personal" memorial for Israeli Munich Olympics victims at London 2012 OpeningMay 2012: Exclusive - Israel

By Tom DegunJuly 9 - USA Boxing has nominated four new assistant coaches to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) for the London 2012 Olympics after the organisation was forced to change two of the original four coaches selected.

were head coach Basheer Abdullah, team leader Delilah Rico and assistant coaches Candelario Lopez and Israel

By David GoldJuly 8 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe has reportedly said he would hold a "personal" memorial for the Israeli athletes killed at the Munich 1972 Olympics during the Opening Ceremony on July 27.

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By David GoldJuly 1 - Javier Gomez leads the Spanish contingent of triathletes who will compete at London 2012 next month.

champion Alistair Brownlee and his brother Jonathan.Gomez won the European Championships in Eilat, Israel

By Tom DegunJune 30 - USA Boxing have named the experienced Basheer Abdullah as head coach of the US Olympic boxing team at London 2012 where he will be charged with upholding America's reputation as the greatest Olympic boxing nation of all time.

Committee (USOC) to lead the US Olympic boxing team alongside assistant coaches Candelario Lopez and Israel

By Tom DegunJune 25 - Israel barred Palestinian athlete Khamis Zakout, a London 2012 medal contender

say was for security reasons.However, the 47-year-old says he has no security record and worked in Israel

work accident there in 1992.He says he cannot think of any reason why he would pose a security risk to Israel

By Duncan MackayJune 17 - Any official found guilty of selling tickets on the black market should be banned from the Olympic Movement, claims Denis Oswald (pictured left), the head of the London 2012 Coordination Commission. 

Yoav Bruck, a former Olympic swimmer, who is authorised to sell tickets in Israel and Cyprus, is accused

By Duncan MackayJune 17 - An emergency meeting of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) ruling Executive Board has been held tonight after allegations emerged that Olympics officials and agents breached rules on London 2012 ticket sales, with some offering them up to ten times their market value.

allege.Yoav Bruck, a former Olympic swimmer and now the Issta Sport, who are authorised to sell tickets in Israel

By David GoldMay 27 - Britain's Jonathan Brownlee dominated in Madrid at the latest round of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Series, making it the fourth year in a row either he or world champion brother Alistair has won the race.

third.Spirig further strengthened her London 2012 hopes after she won the European title in Eilat, Israel

By David GoldMay 20 - Finland's women's goalball team swept aside six-times Malmo Lady Intercup champions the United States 3-0 to lift the trophy for the second time in their history.

Finland romped to the final.Fourteen teams – Germany, Sweden, Russia, Greece, Britain, Canada, Israel

finals too, crushing Britain 5-0 to set up a showdown with neighbours Canada.The other quarter final saw Israel

their pool defeat with a 3-0 win to lift the trophy for the first time in 12 years.Canada brushed aside Israel

By David GoldMay 17 - A minute's silence at London 2012 in honour of the 11 Israeli athletes killed during the 1972 Munich Olympics would harm the "unity" of the Games, according to Alex Gilady, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

By Duncan MackayMay 7 - The controversial decision by International Sailing Federation (ISAF) to replace windsurfing with kiteboarding at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro has drawn criticism from several countries.

But Ben Finkelstein, coach of women's Israel world champion Lee Korzits, warned that the switch could

men's coach Dragan Djukic (pictured) is to leave after this summer's Olympic Games to take charge of Israel

with its European rivals, but British Handball is hoping the team (pictured below, in blue against Israel

) can be competitive at Rio 2016.For Israel, however, the acquisition of the highly experienced Serb

not compete at either this summer's Games or next year's World Championships.Britain came up against Israel

I want to establish here [Israel] a squad that will match the players and their qualities," Djukic said