July 4 - Britain's women's basketball team have progressed into the final eight at the World University

and our first game is against the Czech Rep, it's going to be a tough game because they are a strong team

things that we have been working on over the past three games which is to win possessions and play team

"Going into the top eight is a great step for GB and we have earned som respect and we need to keep moving

in creating the Lottery funded World Class Performance Programme for British Cycling which saw the GB

team move from 13th to fourth in the world rankings between 1998 and 2002.

in creating the Lottery funded World Class Performance Programme for British Cycling which saw the GB

team move from 13th to fourth in the world rankings between 1998 and 2002.

British handball players Lynn McCafferty (pictured) and Kelsi Fairbrother have both signed professional contracts with top European clubs for next season, as their development towards London 2012 continues.

  Fairbrother, a 19-year-old winger from Aldershot, will play for Danish team TST Hjorring, who finished

McCafferty, the 30-year-old playmaker and captain of the GB side from Cumbernauld near Glasgow, will

"This can only enhance the performance level of GB teams as we work towards competing and making a competitive

British handball players Lynn McCafferty (pictured) and Kelsi Fairbrother have both signed professional contracts with top European clubs for next season, as their development towards London 2012 continues.

  Fairbrother, a 19-year-old winger from Aldershot, will play for Danish team TST Hjorring, who finished

McCafferty, the 30-year-old playmaker and captain of the GB side from Cumbernauld near Glasgow, will

"This can only enhance the performance level of GB teams as we work towards competing and making a competitive

the Modern Pentathlon European Championships silver medal in Leipzig today and helped Britain win the team

Fell, Katy Livingston and Mhairi Spence joined forces to win the team gold for Britain ahead of Russia

The trio of Fell, Livingston (pictured) and Spence were the nominated scorers for the team event – and

Jan Bartu, Pentathlon GB performance director, said: “This was above my personal expectations today.

"It reflects the quality of the athletes and the coaching team, who have been very dedicated in working

“It is also a good step forward for the whole team in the build-up to the World Championships in London

the Modern Pentathlon European Championships silver medal in Leipzig today and helped Britain win the team

Fell, Katy Livingston and Mhairi Spence joined forces to win the team gold for Britain ahead of Russia

The trio of Fell, Livingston (pictured) and Spence were the nominated scorers for the team event – and

Jan Bartu, Pentathlon GB performance director, said: “This was above my personal expectations today.

"It reflects the quality of the athletes and the coaching team, who have been very dedicated in working

“It is also a good step forward for the whole team in the build-up to the World Championships in London

June 26 - Work on erecting the wave-shaped roof for the London 2012 £251 million Aquatics Centre has reached half-way, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) revealed today.

At Games-time, I personally hope it will be the scene of further success for Team GB, but just as importantly

June 24 - More than 60 athletes have been chosen to represent Britain at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Tampere, Finland, next month, it was announced today.

team's Chef de Mission, said: “It’s fantastic, and a huge privilege to be taking a young and talented Team

GB to the 2009 European Youth Olympic Festival.  

“But earlier this year I heard that I had a chance of making the team for the European Youth Olympics

To view the full team visit here.

June 21 - Sophie Hosking and Hester Goodsell became Britain's first lightweight women's double scull to claim a gold medal when they won the latest World Cup regatta in Munich today.

ensuring them remain on top of the overall World Cup rankings, but it was short of the nine golds the team

David Tanner, GB Rowing's performance director, said: "I'm not going to say we were at our best today

"But we have some really good green shoots within the team who have the ability to step up in a season

June 21 - Sophie Hosking and Hester Goodsell became Britain's first lightweight women's double scull to claim a gold medal when they won the latest World Cup regatta in Munich today.

ensuring them remain on top of the overall World Cup rankings, but it was short of the nine golds the team

David Tanner, GB Rowing's performance director, said: "I'm not going to say we were at our best today

"But we have some really good green shoots within the team who have the ability to step up in a season

Emms (pictured), the 2004 Olympic silver medallist, and several of Britain's successful Paralympic team

Emms played 68 times for England and was part of the team which won a bronze medal at the Sudirman Cup

Meanwhile, several members of the Paralympic team controversially overlooked after the Beijing Games

every gold medallist from the Beijing Olympics received recognition but but only 18 of the Paralympic team

Michael Brace, recent chairman of Paralympics GB has seen his OBE upgraded to CBE.  

Also rewarded is Anthony Yorke, a former manager of the British Paralympic cycling team. 

June 13 - A member of the British National Party (BNP) who has just been elected to the European Parliament has sparked outrage after claiming double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes (pictured)was not fully British.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) said: “Dame Kelly Holmes played an important part in Team GB as

"Team GB is not about the colour of your skin, it is about performing at the highest level while representing

"It was a huge honour to wear the Great Britain team kit, but I live in England and I am proud to be

Britain's Simon Terry (pictured) won the gold medal  at the FITA World Cup event in Antalya, Turkey, boosting his chances of reaching September's Grand Final in Copenhagen.

Sara Symington, the Archery GB performance director, said:  "It's a fantastic performance from Simon.

"He has worked really hard, been superbly supported by his team-mates, and now has a wonderful chance

Hampden Park are set be scrapped after Scottish fans said that they would boycott any matches involving team

Husband said: "Scotland supporters won't be watching these games, so we won't be cheering on Team GB.

"But we have always been passionately against a Team GB.  

"The way we look at it, Team GB is bad for supporters of all the home nations, including England.  

"If there had been a Team GB back in the 1960s, England fans would never have seen Bobby Charlton pull

"I would never support a Team GB.