Coppell have condemned the call from Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown for a united British football team

  The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is against a British team, claiming that it could jeopardise

British campaign has gone far enough and the people of Scotland should not have their national football team

"I think there are implications but I don't understand the argument that says having a GB team affects

"But I am a proud Englishman and would only like an English team.  

The SNP remain committed to a entirely separate Scottish team for the Olympic Games.  

Coppell have condemned the call from Prime Minister-in-waiting Gordon Brown for a united British football team

  The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is against a British team, claiming that it could jeopardise

British campaign has gone far enough and the people of Scotland should not have their national football team

"I think there are implications but I don't understand the argument that says having a GB team affects

"But I am a proud Englishman and would only like an English team.  

The SNP remain committed to a entirely separate Scottish team for the Olympic Games.  

replace Tony Blair as Prime Minister later this year, has said that he expects a united British football team

"If the GB team, with 11 Scots, were playing Brazil, then the Tartan Army would support Brazil.  

"We have a consistent dialogue with them and we will be campaigning strongly against a GB team taking

"A GB team means nothing to us and we are opposed to anything which might threaten the separate identity

Husband claimed Brown was backing the idea of a united GB team to court support among English voters.

"I think if a GB team was playing at Hampden, he would probably turn up wearing an England top."

replace Tony Blair as Prime Minister later this year, has said that he expects a united British football team

"If the GB team, with 11 Scots, were playing Brazil, then the Tartan Army would support Brazil.  

"We have a consistent dialogue with them and we will be campaigning strongly against a GB team taking

"A GB team means nothing to us and we are opposed to anything which might threaten the separate identity

Husband claimed Brown was backing the idea of a united GB team to court support among English voters.

"I think if a GB team was playing at Hampden, he would probably turn up wearing an England top."

  BRITAIN won its first medals at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney today when 15-year-old shooter Sally Bond (pictured) claimed gold in the skeet discipline

two years, shot a personal best to secure a victory which also saw her qualify for the senior women's team

"It has been my long term ambition to reach the qualification standard for the GB national squad – and

There was more success for Team GB with Rachel Cawthorn winning two silvers in the canoeing and both

In the gymnastics, the British men's team of Daniel Keatings, Louis Smith, Daniel Purvis and Kristian

But the badminton team look to have missed out on medals in the team event following a 3-2 defeat by

  PAUL DRINKHALL, a 17-year-old table tennis player tipped as a potential gold medallist in London 2012, carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney tonight.

"Holding the flag's a big honour and leading Team GB out into the arena was an amazing feeling," he said

  PAUL DRINKHALL, a 17-year-old table tennis player tipped as a potential gold medallist in London 2012, carried the flag at the opening ceremony of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival in Sydney tonight.

"Holding the flag's a big honour and leading Team GB out into the arena was an amazing feeling," he said

  OLYMPICS MINISTER Tessa Jowell today opened the £16 million Lee Valley Athletics Centre which has been built to provide world-class facilities in the build-up to the London 2012 Game, which will take place just five miles away.

will host the semi final of the Indoor City Challenge on 28 January, Jumps International match between GB

"Our performance team is looking forward to using this world class facility as one of our four high performance

  MORE than a 100 of Britain's potential 2012 Olympians will begin competing in the Australian Youth Olympic Festival (AYOF)  in Sydney tomorrow.

The team of 112 is largest Team GB squad selected outside of a Summer Games.  

  BRITISH HANDBALL has located its operational and high performance training centre in Sheffield as it continues it preparations for the 2012 Olympics.

for the first time, allow our athletes to train, develop and compete in a full time high performance team

by the wider public in the UK and I hope to build a High Performance Unit in Sheffield that produces GB

including the Amateur Boxing Association, the British Volleyball Association and the men’s and women’s GB

  BRITISH HANDBALL has located its operational and high performance training centre in Sheffield as it continues it preparations for the 2012 Olympics.

for the first time, allow our athletes to train, develop and compete in a full time high performance team

by the wider public in the UK and I hope to build a High Performance Unit in Sheffield that produces GB

including the Amateur Boxing Association, the British Volleyball Association and the men’s and women’s GB

training base for the 2012 Olympics and have asked them not to enter into any agreement with an overseas team

agreement with any other National Olympic Committee until we have finalised our own process on where Team

GB will prepare prior to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

 DECEMBER 28 - VISA will be the official partner of the Britain team competing at the 2007 Australian

Team GB, which includes a number of athletes who have already been successful at major senior level events

executive of the British Olympic Association (BOA), said:  “We are delighted that Visa is supporting Team

GB in what will be our first appearance at the AYOF.  

“As the official team partner, Visa is proud to be supporting all 106 British athletes at the start

 DECEMBER 23 - SARAH SPRINGMAN (pictured), one of the pioneers of the sport, has been appointed as the inaugural president and chair of the Board of directors of the recently-established British Triathlon Federation (BTF), who have high hopes of success in London 2012.

During her career she amassed 20 European Championship medals, including three individual and five team

She was a member of the GB Sports Council and UK Sport from 1993-2001.

 DECEMBER 23 - SARAH SPRINGMAN (pictured), one of the pioneers of the sport, has been appointed as the inaugural president and chair of the Board of directors of the recently-established British Triathlon Federation (BTF), who have high hopes of success in London 2012.

During her career she amassed 20 European Championship medals, including three individual and five team

She was a member of the GB Sports Council and UK Sport from 1993-2001.