By Tom Degun May 13 – The British women’s wheelchair basketball team have announced

The team will be returning to compete at the event in Manchester for the sixth year in succession

" The event will also provide an important stepping-stone in the team’s preparation for

Britain's footballers can make impact at BT Paralympic World Cup March 2010: Weir heads British team

for BT Paralympic World Cup March 2010: Simmonds to lead British swimming team at BT Paralympic

By Tom Degun May 9 - Britain’s men’s wheelchair tennis team of David Phillipson,&

joined the women’s and junior teams by finishing fourth in their event at the 2010 Invacare World Team

champions of Houdet and Michael Jeremiasz far too much and lost out 2-6, 0-6 as 2009 Invacare World Team

  Claire Lavers, the team manager and Director of Disability Tennis for the Tennis Foundation

said: "We have a young team that is beginning to show great maturity.

see them perform very credibly against far more experienced players and the same applies for all the GB

"And for our quad team to come seventh when we are missing all three of our top 10 world ranked

May 9 - British cyclist Hannah Mayho (pictured) has undergone a successful surgical procedure to pin her broken leg after being hit by a car during a training ride in Belgium on Friday morning.

The 19-year-old Yorkshire Olympic hopeful was involved in a collision with four British team-mates

" Mayho is hoping to make the GB cycling team for the 2012 London Olympics.

at the Junior European Championships in 2007 and won gold in both that and the junior women’s team

May 8 - Five British women cyclists have been hurt in a collision with a car while training in Belgium, the British Cycling Federation (BCF) has announced with 19-year-old Hannah Mayo the most seriously injured.

Mayho who started cycling in 2006 after being spotted when a British Cycling talent team came to her

In 2008 she was also the European junior individual pursuit champion and a member of the successful GB

junior pursuit team also.

Olympic Academy Programme coach Simon Cope also normally rides with the team but on this occasion was

" In July 2005 six member of the Australian women's team were hit by a car while training in

May 8 - Germany's Jan Frodeno (pictured) and Switzerland's Daniela Ryf of Switzerland won the second leg of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship in Seoul today.

"With all three GB males finishing in the top 16, it was an encouraging start to the 2010 campaign

"The team now moves on to the next event in Madrid on 5-6 June, where they will be looking to move

By Tom Degun May 7 - NBA star Ben Gordon (pictured) has given the Britain's basketball team a huge

Gordon though, will now join up with good friend and former Bulls team mate Luol Deng (pictured 

Armed with the two NBA superstars, a confident Britain team will look to take the next step towards

Gordon said: "I am delighted to have committed myself to GB for this summer and beyond.

of pulling on the GB vest.

talent to the team.

Just so, the GB men’s volleyball team.

by the Lonely Planet travel guide as one of the top ten destinations in the world for nightlife, the GB

Victory for the GB team would ensure them six more matches in the competition on a home and away basis

Haldane (pictured), who started out on his volleyball career as a Canadian but is now qualified as a GB

This would be a huge step forward for my young GB team as they battle to establish their credentials

The GB team amassed an unprecedented  total of 15 medals  (senior boys: team silver, individual

gold, silver and bronze; junior boys: team gold, four individual golds, a silver and two bronze; senior

girls: team silver, two individual golds).

Tweddle, the best gymnast Britain has ever produced, who came away with two individual golds and a team

And we have a great team behind us.

pictured), the sister of Olympic 400 metres champion Christine, has been selected to lead Britain's team

England 400m indoor Under-20 Championships, will travel to the Russian capital, as part of a 22-strong team

Jo Jennings, the UK Athletics team leader said: "We are delighted to now announce the full

team selection of 22 under-18 athletes for this inaugural Youth Olympic competition.

"Selections have been made to take a competitive team to the trials in Moscow, with the aim of qualifying

as many athletes through to the final in Singapore as possible, representing Team GB - an exciting

division and, as a company, they’ve been incredibly supportive of my efforts with the England and GB

I was lucky enough to compete at the Paralympics in Beijing 2008 for Team GB and that was an incredible

In terms of progress since Beijing, I think the team has dramatically improved.

that seven-a-side football has been added to the event and I’m really excited to be part of the GB

team.

division and, as a company, they’ve been incredibly supportive of my efforts with the England and GB

 I was lucky enough to compete at the Paralympics in Beijing 2008 for Team GB and that was an incredible

  In terms of progress since Beijing, I think the team has dramatically improved.

that seven-a-side football has been added to the event and I’m really excited to be part of the GB

team.

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year April 30 - Britain will collect more medals at the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics than they did in Beijing if Labour win the General Election next week, Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised today when he launched the party's sports manifesto.

Olympics and Paralympics in 2012 "on time and within the budget, helping to secure more medals for Team

GB than in Beijing, and to ensure that we come at least fourth in the 2012 Olympics Medal Table.

"The news that Team GB will be based here [before London 2012] confirms our status as THE leading

sponsors of the London 2012 Olympics, who will be providing healthcare technology to support a 50-strong team

rsquo;s healthcare technology and expertise could help to optimise and improve the performance of the team

"This sponsorship is going to mean a great deal to the whole team because it will help reduce the

"The GE GB Triathlon team, as one of the strongest teams in the world, is always looking for advantages

GB in 2012.

GB’s gold medal prospects in 2012.

By Tom Degun April 27 – The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced the appointment of American Darryl Seibel (pictured with Michelle Kwan) in the newly created role of Head of Olympic Media and Communications Strategy. 

"I was lucky enough to work with Team GB on a short-term basis at the Vancouver Games and enjoyed

April 26 - Top sports figures and television personalities are due to take to ski slopes across Britain next month in aid of Disability Snowsport UK's (DSUK) national ski-a-thon.

The Eagle" Edwards and Heather Hills, who will be aiming to complete the required 666 runs per team

"Our team have all benefitted from learning to ski, despite the loss of limbs," said Sally

Mendonca from the Combined Services Disabled Ski Team, which has entered two squads into the event

" DSUK also supports the British Disabled Ski Team (BDST), the international racing arm of the

"DSUK supports skiers across the board, from grass-root beginners to elite GB racers.