By Duncan Mackay January 13 - Morocco's Nawal El Moutawakel (pictured) will chair the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro, it has been announced today.

Ukraine), Richard Carrion (Puerto Rico), John Coates (Australia), Timothy Fok (Hong Kong), Alex Gilady (Israel

January 1 - South Korea has won the right to host the 20th WTF World Taekwondo Championships in 2011 in the ancient city of Gyeongju.

Lee of Taiwan; Michel Madar of Israel; Carine Lahoud Murr of Lebanon; Anatoly Terekhov of Russia; and

January 1 - South Korea has won the right to host the 20th WTF World Taekwondo Championships in 2011 in the ancient city of Gyeongju.

Lee of Taiwan; Michel Madar of Israel; Carine Lahoud Murr of Lebanon; Anatoly Terekhov of Russia; and

December 8 - The decision to keep the British Volleyball programme in Sheffield in the lead up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be worth £1 million to the Yorkshire city, it has been claimed.

host the European Women's Volleyball Championships second round pool games featuring Britain, Israel

remarkably quite a peaceful country, sandwiched as it is between its neighbouring countries of Iraq, Israel

remarkably quite a peaceful country, sandwiched as it is between its neighbouring countries of Iraq, Israel

October 9 - Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (pictured) makes his return to international riding next Wednesday (14 October) following a six-month doping ban in the test event for the 2010 Alltech World Equestrian Games.

Riders from the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Romania and Spain will compete in the

What do the rugby sevens World Cup, tennis’s Sony Ericsson Championships and football’s Club World Cup have in common?   Right, all were – or are about to be – staged this year in the Middle East. Add to the list the Dubai World Cup, two Formula One grands prix and the European Tour’s season-ending golf championship and you get a sense of how important a venue for elite sport this politically sensitive but hydrocarbon-rich region has become.  

" Israel has had an improving team in recent years.

Israel has had an improving team in recent years.

September 17 - British Judo has today confirmed that 27 countries will compete in the 2009 GB World Cup for both men and women, supported by UK Sport's World Class events programme, at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, on Saturday and Sunday.

Russia, France, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Andorra, Ghana, Israel

August 28 - Britain's basketball coach Chris Finch (pictured) admitted he was embarrassed after his side lost 78-67 to Macedonia in Ankara in their final match before next month's European Championships.

Macedonia are in Group-A of the European Championships, alongside Israel, Croatia and Greece, while Britain

European Youth Championships Eilat, Israel - 6 September 2009 - 13 September 2009  

August 19 - Britain's basketball team suffered their fourth defeat in a less than a week as they went down 84-63 to world champions Spain in the first match of a four-nation tournament in Seville tonight.    

personal reasons but they still slipped to another defeat after being beaten by Poland, Turkey and Israel

August 17 - Britain's basketball team are hoping to be boosted by  a host of returning players as they look to pick up their European Championship preparations following three straight losses on home soil this weekend.  

Britain suffered defeats at the hands of Poland, Turkey and Israel at London's O2 Arena, but were playing

August 17 - Britain's basketball team are hoping to be boosted by  a host of returning players as they look to pick up their European Championship preparations following three straight losses on home soil this weekend.  

Britain suffered defeats at the hands of Poland, Turkey and Israel at London's O2 Arena, but were playing