By Andrew Warshaw at the Grange St Paul's Hotel in LondonNovember 6 - With little fanfare but considerable commitment, a long-awaited British franchise was added to the increasingly influential World Series of Boxing (WSB) today, providing an outlet for amateur boxers to earn a living without having to turn fully professional.

an alternative career path for boxers.The British Lionhearts will make their WSB debut away to the USA

By Duncan MackayNovember 5 - Pressure continues to mount on the leaders of the International Cycling Union (UCI) as the fall-out from the Lance Armstrong scandal shows little sign of abating.

at the start of the 1998 Tour de France - but that had proven to not be the case.Cycling Australia, USA

have done better to have stayed put at the digs and watched CNN... ears reverberating the chanting of "USA

...USA" as the home gymnasts secure the gymnastics women's team gold despite the drama of Kerri Strug's

While manning the security lanes, a guy wearing a USA T-shift arrived, putting his backpack down ready

It was a USA volleyball pin!

By Tom DegunOctober 29 - The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has secured a multi-year rights agreement with ESPN which will see the American broadcaster show over 400 games across six tournaments from 2013-2015 on television, internet and mobile.

Rico.Overall, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes will combine to televise every game.In addition, all Team USA

2012 Olympics, is likely to appear in ESPN’s coverage of FIBA’s major tournaments Securing the Team USA

26 - The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has lifted the three-month suspension it imposed on USA

Earlier this year, Adonis (pictured top) was forced to step down as USA Boxing President after making

down as President, Adonis was allowed to retain a seat on the Board following a vote on the issue by USA

Boxing in a move that infuriated AIBA.The AIBA Disciplinary Commission hit USA Boxing with a three-month

suspension from October 19 to January 19 as it stated: "By failing to remove Mr Adonis from the USA

Boxing Board of Directors when it had the chance to do so, USA Boxing, in essence, endorsed Mr Adonis's

By Mike Rowbottom October 26 - United States Olympic high hurdler Lolo Jones, whose high hopes of winning the Beijing Olympic title in 2008 ended with a fall in the closing stages of her final, has cleared the last barrier in a new sporting career by being named as a member of the US bobsled team for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games.

the Sochi Olympics less than a month after taking up the winter sport for the first time.According to USA

I searched in my bag and found a 2012 USA flag logo pin and nudged the guy next to me, who in turn nudged

They gave the thumbs up and passed back a beautiful USA Team Hartford Foundation pin.

By Tom DegunOctober 22 - With Paratriathlon set to make its debut at the Paralympic Games in Rio in 2016, Britain put out an early warning for Brazil as they dominated the competition this weekend to take five of the 12 available gold medals at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championships in Auckland.

first Paratriathlon medal as Lazar Filipovic claimed silver in the men's TRI-6.The final table saw the USA

By Tom DegunOctober 20 - Exactly 109 athletes from 21 different countries are set to compete in the 2012 International Triathlon Union (ITU) Paratriathlon World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand next week as the sport steps up preparations for its Paralympic Games debut at Rio 2016.

Britons and 31 Americans will take part.Last year, Britain won nine medals in total at the event, with USA

By Tom DegunOctober 16 - Nike has announced details of the deal that will see it supply uniforms and products to International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and staff through to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

being the start of a long and successful relationship," he said.Nike is the official NOC sponsor of the USA

with footwear to thousands of individual athletes.The company is also the official NOC sponsor for the USA

By Tom DegunOctober 15 - Fiji defeated New Zealand 32-14 in the final of the 2012 Gold Coast Sevens to successfully defend the title they won last year and take an early lead in the HSBC Sevens World Series 2012/13.

Africa grouped with Samoa, England and Portugal while the Pool D pits France, Australia, Canada and the USA

By Mike RowbottomOctober 11 - Former United States Olympic swimming coach Mark Schubert, in a court filing on Tuesday (October 9), denied allegations he concealed information about a sexually abusive coach or hired a private investigator to follow another US national team coach he said he suspected of having an inappropriate relationship with a female swimmer.

Schubert and the Golden West Swim Club last month by Dia Rianda, a former club employee and long-time USA

Southern California (USC) assistant coach under Schubert (pictured top), is under investigation by USA

Team (FAST) and later at Golden West.Golden West was aware of the investigation when Jewell was hired, USA

Swimming executives, Rianda said in her suit.Curl was banned from the sport for life by USA Swimming

that Schubert used information about Hutchison in reaching a confidential financial settlement with USA

By Mike RowbottomOctober 8 - The first Athlete Career Programme (ACP) Forum to be held outside the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) headquarters will take place on November 8-11 this year in Lake Placid, host of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.

Olympic Centre houses three ice surfaces - the 1980 Herb Brooks Arena, the 1932 Jack Shea Arena and the USA

By David GoldOctober 7 - British stars dominated the medals at the PTR Championships at Hilton Head Island in South Carolina, the precursor to the Super Series tour event taking place in St Louis next week.

pretty dominant in the doubles, so it's a great way to start to the two weeks of tournaments in the USA