MAY 15 - PARALYMPICSGB today confirmed the athletes selected as part of the men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball teams for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

rsquo;s men face hosts China in their opening game, followed by Australia, United States, Brazil and Israel

  BRTAIN Britain will make their debut in the Volleyball World Championships in Sheffield this weekend as their build-up towards London 2012 continues.

Britain's men have been drawn against Belarus and Israel and if they finish top of the three-team group

The women are competing against Israel, Portugal and Montenegro to qualify for a place in the next stage

 BRITAIN'S men and women's volleyball teams made disappointing starts at Sheffield in the first round of the FIVB World Championships, with defeats for both squads.

 The men were beaten 3-1 by Israel at the English Institute of Sport while the women were unlucky to

 AUGUST 14 - BRITAIN'S hopes of qualifying for the 2012 Olympic basketball tournament have suffered a setback after an American insurance company refused to cover Luol Deng's (pictured) $80 million (£40.43 million) salary, it was reported today.

is available when theyw resume their  European Championship A-qualifying campiagn with match against Israel

  AUGUST 15 - LUOL DENG (pictured) is still hopeful he will be able to play for Britain in the European qualifiers next month after officials today began to seek alternative insurance to help cover his $80 million (£40.43 million) Chicago Bulls salary.

, from August 28-30, their last warm-up before the qualifiers, which start with a game in Tel Aviv, Israel

  CHICAGO BULLS guard Ben Gordon (pictured) is the latest NBA player to be selected in the fledgling British basketball team that's trying to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games, it was announced today.

invited to a training camp in May or June to prepare for September's EuroBasket qualifiers against Israel

  BRITISH VOLLEYBALL has received a major boost with the announcement that it is to stage the first round of the World Championships in Sheffield.

Britain's men have been drawn against Belarus and Israel and if they finish top of the three-team group

The women have been drawn against Israel, Portugal and Montenegro and will be hoping to finish top to

  BRITISH VOLLEYBALL has received a major boost with the announcement that it is to stage the first round of the World Championships in Sheffield.

Britain's men have been drawn against Belarus and Israel and if they finish top of the three-team group

The women have been drawn against Israel, Portugal and Montenegro and will be hoping to finish top to

  BRITAIN'S basketball team have been grouped with the bottom group of seeds for next year's European Championships in Poland, their first appearance in the event since 1981.

  They are grouped alongside Israel, Bulgaria and whoever secures the final qualifying spot.  

  AUGUST 27 - FEARS are growing that Britain's participation in the 2012 Olympic basketball tournament could be jeopardised because of a row over getting insurance for NBA superstar Luol Deng (pictured).

the qualifying campaign for the 2009 European Championship Finals, which start in Tel Aviv against Israel

 JUNE 23 - FEARS are growing that one of Britain's best hopes for success at the sailing in the Beijing Olympics could be forced to compete against someone who has tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing drug.

Yehuda Mayan, chairman of the Israel Yachting Association (IYA), is optimistic that the 29-year-old Gal

 JULY 29 - THE NBA Live Europe match in October between Miami Heat and the New Jersey Nets at the O2, an Olympic venue for 2012, have sold out, it was announced today.

Bosnia and Herzegovina await Great Britain in Birmingham four days later, before a match-up with Israel

 AUGUST 30 - LUOL DENG (pictured) will play for Britain's basketball team next month after officials confirmed that it has reluctantly agreed to meet the demands of the American insurers and pay a premium of $500,000 (£272,000) to cover him in case he gets injured.

Deng, who will shortly rejoin the British camp ahead of their opening match in the tournament against Israel

 AUGUST 9 - AS EXPECTED, politics have dominated the Olympics now they have opened in Beijing but the contoversy did not involve the hosts China.

Miresmaeili, one of the country's prominent gold medal hopes, refused to compete against Ehud Vaks of Israel

Iran has refused to compete against Israel since 1979.  

 JULY 1 - BRITISH sailors Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield look set to be forced to compete against a convicted drugs cheat at the Beijing Olympics.

 Udi Gal, one of their main competitors in the 470 Class, will be able to take part after the Israel