By Andrew Warshaw at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 2 - Like a man on a mission, Michael Phelps thrillingly gained revenge over his American compatriot, Ryan Lochte, tonight to strike gold in the Olympic 200 metres individual medley and make more history – this time as the first male swimmer to win the same event at three successive Games.

Phelps might have been below his best in London but, to sounds of Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA

By Tom Degun at the Basketball Arena on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 2 - The star-studded United States men's basketball "Dream Team" continued to prove the show stealers at London 2012 as they routed a helpless Nigeria 156-73 to record the highest ever score in the sport at the Olympic Games on their quest for gold.

their rivals and also continue to draw debate on how this crop of superstars compare with the original USA

Pippen, Michael Jordan, Clyde Drexler, Karl Malone, John Stockton, Chris Mullin, and Charles Barkley of USA

By Tom DegunAugust 2 - America's boxing team have been cleared by an International Boxing Association (AIBA) investigation after it was alleged that several members of the 12-strong team at London 2012 had entered into professional contracts ahead of the Olympics.

immediate clarification on the boxers' eligibility from both the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) and USA

Boxing.Joseph Diaz Jr of USA (L) in action against Lazaro Alvarez Estrada of Cuba during the men's bantamweight

boxing on day 5 of the London 2012 OlympicsBut in a letter received on Tuesday (July 31), USOC and USA

Boxing confirmed that no member of the USA Boxing team currently participating in the London 2012 Olympic

AIBA would like to thank USOC and USA Boxing for their swift action in clarifying this situation," said

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonJuly 30 - London 2012 has started to put thousands of tickets back on sale for the Olympics in an emergency bid to fill the empty seats at venues across the Games.

The other side of it is obviously in basketball, when the Dream Team [the USA basketball team] played

At the USA basketball game there were 200 or 300 people who could not get into the accredited area because

Name: Steve BerkeFrom: Florida, USA How long have you been collecting?

By Tom Degun at the London Media centreJuly 25 - Worldwide Olympic Partner P&G has today opened its Family Home in Bankside, central London which is designed to serve as a "home away from home" for the families of athletes competing at the London 2012 Games.

world's most famous athletes including Ileana Lochte (pictured top, second left), the mother to Team USA

 By Philip BarkerIt has been described as the first gold medal of the Games.For the man who revived the Olympics, the Opening Ceremony was much more than that."It must involve solemnity and a ceremonial that must always be in keeping with the prestige that warrants its noble titles and stay strictly within the limits of good taste and moderation," wrote Baron Pierre de Coubertin.

Instead it was left to Belgian IOC Prince Alexandre de Merode who escorted two survivors of the 1920 USA

By Stuart NewmanJuly 24 - Kari Seitz will enjoy the honour of taking charge of the opening football match of London 2012 when she referees the tussle between hosts Team GB and New Zealand tomorrow, the FIFA Organising Committee for Olympic Football Tournaments has announced.

Africa – City of Coventry), Carol Anne Chenard, Canada (Colombia v North Korea)Men's: Mark Geiger, USA

By Mike RowbottomJuly 22 - Egypt, the favourites, beat second seeds Pakistan in the final of the Doha WSF Men's world junior team squash championship at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Qatar.

of a massive best-ever performance.Eighth seeds Canada celebrated a nail-biting 2/1 win over rivals USA

By David GoldJuly 22 - The United States Olympic sailing team was the guest of honour at a send-off ceremony held before they jetted to London 2012.

The "Good Luck USA send-off" was presented by parenting lifestyle brand Maclaren, with US Sailing's Olympic

By Sara EvansJuly 20 - USA Field Hockey have announced that new partners S'well Bottle, a water

sell the same bottle to field hockey fans, with proceeds from each purchase donated to WaterAid and USA

Thanks to readers a new set of media pins has been added to the catalogue. There are a number of broadcast pins, which can use the official marks, and press pins, which cannot.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) also use the skyline while Foxtel (USA) and SVT (Sweden) make use

of the London 2012 logo Finally, USA Today use sporting pictograms, Big Ben and the British

By Andrew WarshawJuly 14 - Colombian-born Enrique Sanz has been appointed the new general secretary of CONCACAF, effective July 25, as the Confederation of North and Central America and the Caribbean continues its attempt to restore its credibility.

the last 13 years, was vice-president of South American soccer marketing agency Traffic Sports USA

By Tom DegunJuly 9 - USA Boxing has nominated four new assistant coaches to the United States Olympic

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By Sara EvansJuly 8 - More than 300 of the world's best young canoe slalom paddlers representing 27 nations will be on the Wisconsin River in Wausau, Wisconsin, United States, competing at the 2012 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Junior/Under-23 Canoe Slalom World Championships from July 10 to 15.

10,000 spectators are expected to watch the Championships at the venue which has been named by USA