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Gordon ruled out of British contention again

  • Basketball

By Tom Degun July 13 - Britain’s men’s basketball team have suffered a huge setback ahead

news that NBA and Detroit Pistons star Ben Gordon (pictured) will not be able to join up with the team

Earlier this year, Gordon finally committed his international allegiance to the Britain team after

has cured the problem but admitted that he is bitterly disappointed not to join up with the British team

said: "I am really disappointed that my injury will not be fully healed in time for me to join GB

"I am really looking forward to playing next year and will follow the team’s success this

;Players like Justin Robinson, Matthew Bryan Amaning and Ashley Hamilton all performed well for the GB


Daley to lead Britain's team at Youth Olympics in Singapore

  • Singapore 2010

Olympics in Singapore next month after the British Olympic Association (BOA) today announced their team

Daley said: "I am very proud and excited to represent Team GB at the first Youth Olympic Games in

"It is always a special feeling to put on Team GB kit and compete for your country on the international

Ohuruogu said: "I am thrilled to be selected to Team GB for the Youth Olympic Games.

"I am looking forward to being part of Team GB, as I always play well in a team environment.

"It will provide the young Team GB athletes with an excellent opportunity to participate in a multi-sport


Double Olympic gold medallist leads athletes elected to new BOA Commission

  • News

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 7 - Double Olympic sailing gold medallist Sarah Webb (pictured) leads the group of 14 athletes who will form the new British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes' Commission, chaired by former world rowing champion Sarah Winckless.

to the BOA in order to help make the London 2012 Olympics a huge success for everyone involved with Team

GB."

Sayers (pictured) said: "Being part of Team GB at the Olympic Games is a unique and special

GB Olympians.

, who has won three medals in the World Championship, including gold in 2002, said: "As one of Team


BBC children's presenters to join British athletes at Youth Olympics

  • Singapore 2010

By Tom Degun July 6 - Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton and Newsround's Ore Oduba are to join Britain's athletes competing at the inaugurual Summer Youth Olympic Games in Singapore next month, it was announced today.

future stars in action with the British Olympic Association (BOA) announcing the full British team

Britain’s best-loved children’s programmes and are set to be heavily involved with British team

Oduba will, meanwhile, report on the Youth Olympic Games experience and Team GB’s performances


Work hard, work hard, work hard, Rogge urges London 2012

  • London 2012

By Duncan Mackay in London July 5 - London 2012 officials were today urged to "work hard, work hard, work hard" by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge as he visited the capital to inspect preparations for the Olympics and Paralympics and to meet Britain's new Prime Minister David Cameron.

chairman Colin Moynihan (pictured), chief executive Andy Hunt and members of the BOA Board to review Team

GB’s preparation and the sports legacy plans for the London 2012 Olympic Games.


Shauna Mullin: My relationship with Zara Dampney is like a marriage

  • Inside the Blogs

played for England and I played for Scotland on the national indoor teams, but now we play together as a team

each other, and one of the main objectives this year is to use the things we are learning to make our team

  As a team we have always had the ambition to finish on the podium in Horse Guards Parade at the

She took up beach volleyball three years ago and now trains with the GB squad in Bath.

She got her first GB Beach cap in Korea in 2006.


GE to sponsor World Championship Series triathlon in London

  • Sponsor News

By Mike Rowbottom July 2 - GE, the elite partner of the British Triathlon team, has announced that

worldwide partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Elite Partner of the British Triathlon GB

Team, GE is keen to be involved in the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship.

"The London events over the next two years will provide the British Triathlon GB team athletes with

quot;It is great that GE want to build on the newly signed sponsorship of the British Triathlon elite team


Ade Adepitan: If BT Paralympic World Cup is a guide, then London 2012 will be wonderful

  • The Big Read (Paralympics)

statement - it’s only a little over two years until the Paralympic Games in London 2012 and both GB

From the events I saw, I was very impressed by the Canadian and GB wheelchair basketballers.

  The GB men won gold this year, which was the first time they’ve won the competition

  They seem to have a nice balance of both youth and experience within the team and hopefully their

Ade Adepitan, a member of Britain's wheelchair basketball team that won a bronze medal at the Paralympics


Kate Walsh: Our aim is a gold medal at London 2012

  • Inside the Blogs

I've been playing in the senior international team since 1999 and have more than 230 international caps

Here's a brief insight into our preparation for the London 2012 Olympic Games and an introduction to the GB

and the team playing back then in terms of characters.

For this team that common goal is a gold medal at the London Olympic Games.

Not bad against a team ranked two places above us in the world rankings.


Alan Hubbard: Britain may be missing World Series of Boxing but plenty to look forward too

  • Inside the Blogs

GB’s European performance was the best for 53 years, landing three silver and two bronze.

 We have a good team in place although we need to build some more strength in the higher weights

" GB will also be testing themselves against a Chinese team here in August and will be boxing

against a Rest of the World team in the World Championship of Boxing Festival in Cardiff at the end

   "We are finalising the team at the moment and this may be a chance for some of the


Haffield hoping to lead Wales to glory in Delhi

  • Aquatics

By Tom Degun June 25 - With exactly 100 days to go before the Commonwealth Games kick off in New Delhi, Neath-born swimmer and Beijing 2008 Olympian Tom Haffield (pictured) claimed he has his sights set on a gold medal as Wales declared that they are on track with their preparations for the Games.

comments and stated that he believes Wales could make a big impact in Delhi, where they hope to take a team

"In fact, she was chief physiotherapist for Team GB in Beijing.


Hannah Cockcroft breaks four world records in one day

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom Degun June 24 - Hannah Cockroft (pictured), the 2010 Virgin Mini London Marathon winner, smashed her own 400 metres world record before setting three more over 100m, 200m and 800m at the iconic Stoke Mandeville Stadium.

  "With an array of athletes from the Aviva GB and Northern IReland Team,


British Boxing signs deal with Lucozade as search for title sponsor continues

  • Sponsor News

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year June 23 - Lucozade Sport has signed a deal with the British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA) to be its official nutrition partner as it continues its search for a title sponsor to help preparations for the London 2012 Olympics.

history of supporting British sport and follows the best performance for 53 years by the men’s team

at the recent European Championships in Moscow, when the team claimed three silver and two bronze medals

" Lucozade Sport is already working with GB Boxing’s nutritionist, Mark Ellison to integrate

also currently seeking sponsors in several other categories, including "women’s team


Heather Mills faces hard task to make Sochi 2014 ParalympicsGB warn

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom Degun June 21 - The chances of Paul McCartney's former wife Heather Mills (pictured) competing in the Paralympics at Sochi in 2014 look slim even though she claimed she is training for the event.

"Out of all the able-bodied people there, I was the fastest skier and the team I was on came second

participated in a charity event for Disability Snowsport UK but she is not currently training with the GB

team.

"To make the ParalympicsGB team takes grit, determination and a tremendous amount of hard work and


Double Olympic champion leads candidates for BOA Athletes' Commission

  • Latest

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year June 21 - Several medallists, including double Olympic champion Sarah Webb (pictured centre), are among 33 Olympians from 16 sports who have been shortlisted for election to the remaining 12 seats of its new British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes’ Commission, it was announced today.

forward to the valuable contributions and perspective the Athletes’ Commission will offer to Team

GB as we head towards London 2012 and beyond.

act on behalf of their peers is a mark of the pride and passion we feel as Olympians and members of Team

GB.

GB athletes to achieve success in London and beyond.