SEPTEMBER 6 - LUOL DENG (pictured) scored 21 points in front of a crowd of 7,200 at the O2 Arena in London today as Britain's basketball players beat leaders Czech Republic 87-68 in EuroBasket qualifier.

Leading 37-24 at half-time, GB started poorly in the second half as the Czechs released Petr Benda three

Reinking's three-pointer and a slam dunk by Deng off an exquisite lob from Flinder Boyd ignited the team

The win establishes GB as a force in the group and sends them into Wednesday's game against Bosnia at

  SEPTEMBER 5 - DANNY CRATES (pictured) will carry the flag for the Britain team at the opening ceremony

category will be defending the title he won in Athens four years ago and is part of a 36-strong athletics team

"There are some amazing athletes competing for GB in Beijing and when I step out on to the track on Saturday

has proved himself to be a world-class athlete and fully deserves the honour of carrying the flag for GB

SEPTEMBER 5 - LUOL DENG (pictured) is coming home tomorrow when he joins the rest of Britain's basketball team

It will be the first time that the team have played in the O2 Arena, formerly the Mllennium Dome, which

going to name names, but it has to be an utmost priority for all of our players, that they put the GB

team first for a period of time.  

"I grew up here and always envisaged Great Britain having a great team and being a part of it.  

  SEPTEMBER 4 - UK ATHLETICS has hit back in the row with Olympic runner Kate Reed (pictured) that is becoming increasingly bitter.

"The medical team dedicated a significant amount of time to this athlete including ultrasound scans by

"Both members of the medical team independently interpreted her comments to mean that she had morphine

GB security officer and an independent female witness accompanied the athlete to search her room for

GB medical staff.  

GB would have been sending an athlete to the start line of an Olympic final with serious uncertainties

  SEPTEMBER 4 - UK ATHLETICS has hit back in the row with Olympic runner Kate Reed (pictured) that is becoming increasingly bitter.

"The medical team dedicated a significant amount of time to this athlete including ultrasound scans by

"Both members of the medical team independently interpreted her comments to mean that she had morphine

GB security officer and an independent female witness accompanied the athlete to search her room for

GB medical staff.  

GB would have been sending an athlete to the start line of an Olympic final with serious uncertainties

  SEPTEMBER 4 - ED WARNER (pictured), the chairman of UK Athletics, today said that the team's performance in the Olympics was not as bad as claimed but admitted there will be changes in how it prepares for London 2012.

performance since National Lottery funding was introduced after the 1996 Games in Atlanta when the team

if' Games for British athletics, a feeling made all the stronger by the excellent performances from Team

GB in a number of other sports.  

  SEPTEMBER 4 - ED WARNER (pictured), the chairman of UK Athletics, today said that the team's performance in the Olympics was not as bad as claimed but admitted there will be changes in how it prepares for London 2012.

performance since National Lottery funding was introduced after the 1996 Games in Atlanta when the team

if' Games for British athletics, a feeling made all the stronger by the excellent performances from Team

GB in a number of other sports.  

  SEPTEMBER 2 - DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL today announced £200,000 of new funding to try to help them get the full benefit of London staging the 2012 Olympics.

  Half of that figure is to go to support Team Devon, a partnership of local businesses, sporting

Devon Council Leader Brian Greenslade said: “Everyone is delighted at the performance of Team GB in Beijing

  SEPTEMBER 3 - A BMX and skateboard park is to be renamed after Shanaze Reade (pictured) by Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council despite the fact she failed to win an Olympic medal in Beijing.

“Despite my own disappointment, it was amazing to be part of the most successful GB team for 100 years

  SEPTEMBER 2 - BRITISH distance runner Kate Reed (pictured) has made the astonishing claim today that she was forced to undergo a drugs test on the eve of her race in the Olympics last month because UK Athletics officials suspected she had been doping.

"As a result, and with the encouragement of some of my GB team-mates, I had no trouble completing the

  SEPTEMBER 1 - LONDON'S reputation for staging major international events has been growing since the capital was awarded the 2012 Olympics but no-one surely expected the announcement today that it is host a World Cup snowboard event.

  Snowsport GB revealed that the LG Snowboard FIS World Cup will start its Northern Hemisphere season

, with real snow, and will attract the world’s best snowboarders, including a number of the British team

Mark Simmers, the chief executive of Snowsport GB said: “To stage a Snowboard World Cup in the UK for

AUGUST 28 - LINFORD CHRISTIE (pictured) has claimed that a British Olympic Association (BOA) ban on him cost Christian Malcolm the opportunity of winning a medal in the 200 metres at the Beijing Games earlier this year.

final won by Jamaica's Usain Bolt.Christie is banned from any involvement with the British Olympic team

spokesman for the BOA told BBC Wales: "Linford is under our by-law ineligible for accreditation for Team

GB."

England captain, has made it clear that he wants to manage Britain's controversial football team

Brian Barwick on a fact-finding mission about the Olympic tournament.That and the success of Britain's team

in Beijing has made Pearce even more enthusiastic about the prospect of a football team taking part

British Olympic Association, and Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, have both insisted that Team

GB will be represented in the football tournament in 2012 and both hope that they will be strong contenders

the Manchester United manager who plans to retire in 2010, has been approached by Coe to manage the team

Ellis (pictured) today honoured her Olympic bet with British counterpart Gerry Sutcliffe and wore a Team

GB shirt.

He said: "Kate's a great sport to honour our bet and wear our Paralympic GB shirt at tonight's Great

"I'll eat a little humble pie along with the Australian team and we'll work a little harder for our future

Sutcliffe is optimistic the Paralympic team can replicate the feats of their Olympic counterparts, having

JULY 8 - THE official Team GB mascot for Beijing has been given the name Pride following a nationwide

Team GB fans were given the opportunity to name the official mascot after the British Olympic Association

family of lions is called a pride and it reflects how proud we should be of our country and all our Team

GB athletes as they compete with determination and courage at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games this summer