within the mediation spectrum.FIFA does so much good, as witnessed by the recent visits of Blatter to Israel

By David GoldMay 29 - Britain's women's baksetball team lost 82-51 to Atlanta Dream as the Women's NBA Live came to the MEN Arena in Manchester.

storiesDecember 2010: GB women "full of confidence" after drawing Czech Republic, Belarus and Israel

March 18 - At the halfway stage in the 2010/11 season, the HSBC Sevens World Series is on track to break the record levels achieved last year in television broadcast.

India, China and Japan in Asia as well as on the continent's Pan-Asian network Star; Russia, Italy, Israel

By Tom DegunMarch 3 - Great Britain men's wheelchair basketball team face a tough task to defend the BT Paralympic World Cup title they won last year with Paralympic silver medallists Canada, World Championship bronze medallists France and emerging nation Brazil today confirmed as the men's line-up to compete in the 2011 edition of the competition in Manchester.

from May 23-28, will provide Britain's men with a crucial test ahead of the European Championships in Israel

It is vital for our preparation in the run up to the European Championships in Israel this September

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year February 28 - Iran have protested to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) about the controversial London 2012 logo, claiming that it is racist and spells the word "Zion".

;2012" in the logo conceal the word "Zion," a term Iranian officials use to describe Israel

January 28 - A sell-out crowd will watch the British women's water polo team compete in their first European qualification match at Loughborough tomorrow.

Captain Fran Leighton insists the team are taking nothing for granted ahead of the clash with Israel

An unknown quantity in women's international water polo, Israel were beaten by Britain in the 2004 European

matches under their belts this season from competing in the Hungarian National League, the visit of Israel

Internet Writer of the YearJanuary 20 - The first meeting of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Israel

since.They sent two runners and two swimmers to Beijing in 2008.Representatives of the Olympic Committee of Israel

January 9 - The draw for the European Wheelchair Basketball Championships, due to be held in Galilee later this year, has taken place.

Nineteen European national teams - 12 men's and seven women's – will make their way to Israel

"This will be the first time that Israel has hosted a sporting event of this magnitude," said

Danny Ben-Abu, President of the Israel Sports Association for the Disabled.

"We need to take advantage of being the hosts," said Israel men's coach Arik Pinto.

And we believe Israel will do a great job putting it together."

By Tom DegunJanuary 7 - The International Cycling Union (UCI) have announced the list of initial places allocated to National Paralympic Committees for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Israel

Ireland Greece Guam Guatemala Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel

December 14 - British Basketball performance director Chris Spice says the women's team is full of confidence and has nothing to lose after seeing the line-up for the 2011 Eurobasket.

GB will take on the Czech Republic, Belarus and Israel in Group B next year following the draw in Poland

Israel we know well after playing them in the qualifiers in 2008 and they played really consistently

3.Group A: Russia, Turkey, Lithuania, Slovak Republic in BydgoszczGroup B: Belarus, Czech Republic, Israel

December 13 - Israel has set a series of targets for the London 2012 Olympics, which includes producing

silver medal at Barcelona in the women's half middleweight.That kick-started a period during which Israel

going to the Games to win and in order to win you have to set tough criteria," Olympic Committee of Israel

need to be ranked among the world's top-20 to reach the Olympics.Related storiesFebruary 2010: Israel

targets a medal from its women at London 2012February 2009: Israel wants to set new standards at London

December 6 - Another 14 Olympic and non-Olympic international sports federations, along with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), have joined Peace and Sport.

expertise to Peace and Sport's locally-based projects in Côte d'Ivoire, the Great Lakes region in Africa, Israel-Palestine

December 2 - A group of athletes committed to serving world peace through sport have been joined by another four big names.

some of the world's most vulnerable areas such as Haiti, Colombia, the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Israel-Palestine

October 4 - It is not often you get to see a prince “Moonwalking” - but that’s exactly what happened at Generations For Peace Sochi Camp 2010 today.

Jacques Rogge, who was on his way to visit the National Olympic Committees of Palestine and Israel