By Duncan MackayJune 16 - Britain's swimmers, like Fran Halsall, are set to receive more tickets so their families can watch them compete at London 2012 after the British Olympic Association (BOA) and British Swimming announced they are dedicating a substantial part of their allocation of tickets to competitors.

GB."

GB swimmers' family and friends.

"This represents another significant step forward in the BOA's support of Team GB and is great news for

Team GB swimmers.

"It is pleasing that all Team GB athletes are now in a position of equality with regard to access to

By Emily GoddardJune 16 - Britain's senior women's final 12 has been confirmed for EuroBasket Women 2011 which begins in Poland on Saturday (June 18).

Since the team first assembled at Surrey Sports Park for camp in May they have endured a busy schedule

Playing games against A level teams has been a step progression and has given the team challenges they

We have a challenging pool group and we need to ensure as individuals and as a team that we do our best

Before heading to Poland, the GB team had the perfect finish to their EuroBasket 2011 warm-ups last night

compensating almost exactly for the downturn in income from the JMPA.By way of a small further bonus, Team

accounts also note that "a further £403,299 ($650,584) [2009: £720,468 ($1.1 miillion)] received from Team

GB - and no exceptional profits from property sales of the type that got them through 2009, this income

from Team 2012 and forward ticket sales was vital in enabling the BOA to report a pre-tax profit of

GB, along with team leaders for all 26 Olympic sports.David Owen worked for 20 years for the Financial

By David OwenJune 16 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) managed to stay in the black last year, in spite of significant increases in both its cost of sales and administrative expenses, insidethegames can reveal.

therefore that the BOA succeeded in living within its means in 2010, in spite of the cost of sending a team

between BOA and London 2012September 2010: Exclusive - BOA promise financial problems will not force Team

GB cuts for London 2012September 2010: Exclusive - BOA employee costs rise despite third consecutive

By Duncan MackayJune 16 - Australia's Olympic road cycling team, including former world champion Cadel

There is great rivalry between Team GB and Australia in cycling but we're sure the people of Surrey will

place for Olympic teams to base themselves in the run up to and during the Games, so I'm delighted a team

storiesApril 2011: Singapore set to use Surrey Sports Park as London 2012 preparation campApril 2011: Team

slightly different though as unfortunately I won't be riding the whole event, as I was away with the GB

team racing at the World Cup in Segovia, Spain.

So with an early morning trip to the airport, team coach Chris Furber picked our bikes up.

From the friendly hellos to the keenest riders jumping on the back of the GB train just to say they rode

The finish to the stage was enjoyable with all GB riders upping the pace, in the process we picked up

By Tom DegunJune 15 - Both the French and Dutch rowing teams have joined Britain in withdrawing from this weekend's Samsung World Cup meeting in Germany due to concerns over E. coli.

Hamburg Government.A statement on the French rowing website says: "Cancellation of participation of the team

website adds: "At the upcoming World Cup in Hamburg (June 17 to 19) no teams from the Dutch rowing team

As reported by insidethegames, Britain's rowing team pulled out of the event last week over the E. coli

FISA.Britain's withdrawal came despite the Foreign Office and Health Protection Agency not advising the team

writer of this story at [email protected] storiesJune 2011: FISA hits out at GB

Olympic Association (BOA) has today announced that its Director of Sport Sir Clive Woodward will lead Team

GB at the inaugural Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck next January as Chef de Mission - the clearest

GB at the Youth Olympic Games in Austria, which will take place from January 13-22, 2012."

Our ambition for the YOG is to find and develop Team GB Olympians of the future and give them the best

The appointment follows Woodward's role as Team GB Deputy Chef de Mission at both the Beijing 2008 Summer

GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.Sir Clive, a member of the IOC Entourage Commission, was also a

GB in Austria.BOA chief executive and London 2012 Chef de Mission Andy Hunt said: "I am delighted that

By Tom DegunJune 14 - The International Rowing Federation (FISA) has expressed its disappointment at GB

place at the newly renovated International Regatta Course in Allermoehe near Hamburg on June 17-19, but GB

Rowing announced last week that it has pulled the entire team from the second event of the World Cup

Coli and 35 fatalities following the outbreak, with much of these being in Germany, and GB Rowing performance

It is disappointing that a big team like Great Britain is not coming."

We have not had any more information from GB Rowing."

By Duncan MackayJune 12 - Britain won eight medals at the Para-Cycling Road World Cup in Segovia, Spain, a vital qualification event for the London Paralympic Games, while Ireland also got onto the podium thanks to double gold from Mark Rohan.

Their tally of three golds, four silvers and a bronze reinforced their position as the team to beat

a strong C1 field in the tiem trial and picking up fifth place in the C1 road race.But the British team

the men'srRoad race resulted in Russ White finishing outside of qualification points.Chris Furber, GB

including Shaun McKeown's brilliant TT win and Mark Colbourne's impressive World Cup debut for the team

By Emily GoddardJune 11 - Molten has launched a new pink rubber basketball in the UK this week following significant demand from women players.

, particularly when used outdoors, the manufacturers claim.First to trial the new pink ball was the GB

women's team.Jo Leedham, a member of the team said: "The Molten G-Series is a great basketball and we

By Tom Degun in SheffieldJune 10 - Sheffield-based GB Boxing has selected a 15-strong team, including

As well as Campbell, the team, which is likely to be similar to the one that lines up at the London

silver at the 2010 competition in Moscow, while Andrew Selby took bronze in the Russian capital.The team

boxing at a major tournament.GB Boxing performance director Rob McCracken told insidethegames: "The GB

This year GB boxers have already claimed with 26 medals and won in seven elite International tournaments

By Emily GoddardJune 9 - Zara Phillips, the Queen's granddaughter and one of Britain's top horse riders, has joined former England captain David Beckham as a Samsung Olympic Games ambassador of the London 2012 Games, it has been announced.

British athlete and her dedication to training for possible selection at London 2012, to compete for Team

GB as a three day eventer.Speaking at the signing, Phillips said: "I'm delighted to become an ambassador

By Tom DegunJune 9 - Members of Britain's handball and goalball teams got their first chance to try out the completed Handball Arena in the Olympic Park, the venue where they will be competing during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

a handball and goalball masterclass and series of enthusiatic exhibition games.Lynn McCafferty, the GB

GB goalball star Simon Goodall added: "Having a bespoke venue made for handball and goalball is incredible

Gainsborough children have been given this wonderful opportunity to visit our closest 2012 venue and see GB

country's top players is inspiring and a real motivator for the joys of collaborating as part of a team

By Emily GoddardJune 8 - British Fencing have launched the 2011 European Fencing Championships in the UK's largest retail centre, Meadowhall, Sheffield, ahead of the competition next month.

The whole team is looking forward to fencing in the English Institute of Sport and we are ready to take

preparations the Championships, which are due to start on July 13 and last until July 19, provided for Team

GB.