THE Israeli Government has been told that it must support the country's athletes if the promise it showed at the Beijing Olympics is to be continued at the London Games in 2012.

Efraim Zinger, the general secretary of the Olympic Committee of Israel (OCI), said: "We're entering

 BRITAIN'S volleyball team have received an infusion of talent after Mark Plotyczer (pictured), who was born in Rio de Janeiro, pledged his allegiance to represent the country of his father.

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 volleyball team have received an infusion of talent after Mark Plotyczer (pictured), who was born in Rio de Janeiro, pledged his allegiance to represent the country of his father.

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

  THOMAS BACH, the vice-president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has tipped Munich to make history and become the first city to stage both the Summer and Winter Games.

] follows in the Olympic tradition from 1972 which up to the terrible attack of Palestinians on the Israel

 MAY 12 - BRITISH basketball's efforts to ensure they qualify for the London Olympics will continue at the 02 Arena, a venue for 2012, later this year.

The team then faces Bosnia at the National Indoor Arena  in Birmingham on September 10 and Israel at

They travel to Israel for their opening qualifier before the run of three successive home games and complete

  BRITAIN'S volleyball players recorded their first-ever World Championship win as the women edged Montenegro at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield tonight.

But a 3-1 defeat in their final match against Israel left them bottom of their group in the first qualifying

"We did not perform in our opening match against Israel and this was much better and we can take a lot

Britain had lost their opening match 3-1 against Israel.

  TRACEY HALLAM (pictured), one of Britain's most successful badminton players, today announced her retirement.

On the international circuit she won titles in France, Vietnam, Romania and Israel as recently as 2007

  JANUARY 29 - BEN AINSLIE (pictured) has clinched an historic fifth World Championship title in Australia today.

third overall behind Portuguese duo Alvaro Marinho and Miguel Nunes and Gideon Kliger and Udi Gal of Israel

  JTHE draw for the group stages of the wheelchair basketball competitions at the 2008 Paralympic Games have been made in Beijing.

States, Australia, Brazil and Germany in the group stages, while Britain’s men will play hosts China, Israel

Order     Group A                         Group B      1             Germany                       Israel

  The competition schedule for the LEN European Nations Trophy to be held in Manchester in July has been announced today.

Britain will be in action on the first day against Israel at 7pm.  

Britain are drawn against France, Poland, Ukraine, Israel and Ireland in Group B, whilst Montenegro are

  TODAY marks the 50-day countdown to the LEN European Nations Trophy which takes place in Manchester from July 8-15 and is a tournament considered vital in Britain's preparations for the 2012 Olympics.

Britain has been drawn against France, Poland, Ukraine, Israel and Ireland, whilst hot favourites Montenegro

  BRITAIN will face Celtic rivals Ireland in the group stages of the men's LEN European Nations Trophy in Manchester, the largest water polo competition hosted in Britain in recent years and an event that is important on the road to London 2012.

Britain were drawn in Group-B alongside water polo heavyweights France, Poland, Ukraine and Israel, but

March 30 - Britain's basketball team have some of the best quality players in Europe, including Luol Deng (pictured) according to the coach of one its biggest rivals.

Israel opened their EuroBasket campaign last summer against Britain with an overtime 102-92 win in Tel

"The games [between GB and Israel] last summer were very good and played to a high level.  

"As a result of those games, the basketball fans in Israel, and there are a lot of them, have been waiting

Britain and Israel will compete against EuroBasket hosts Poland and Turkey.  

Last year's game was played at the Liverpool Echo arena but this time round Israel will step out at The

March 30 - Britain's basketball team have some of the best quality players in Europe, including Luol Deng (pictured) according to the coach of one its biggest rivals.

Israel opened their EuroBasket campaign last summer against Britain with an overtime 102-92 win in Tel

"The games [between GB and Israel] last summer were very good and played to a high level.  

"As a result of those games, the basketball fans in Israel, and there are a lot of them, have been waiting

Britain and Israel will compete against EuroBasket hosts Poland and Turkey.  

Last year's game was played at the Liverpool Echo arena but this time round Israel will step out at The

March 27 - EuroBasket hosts Poland are replace Slovenia in the warm-up tournament being staged at The O2 in London this summer, it was announced today.

the tournament has given Poland the opportunity to join the tournament which also features Britain, Israel

Poland also have a new head coach who is no stranger to Israel as Muli Katzurin previously led them to