By David GoldFebruary 29 - Cindi Bannink (pictured right) has been named the USA Triathlon National Coach

Triathlon Union (ITU) World Championship Series event in London last year.Jorgensen also claimed the USA

Bannink launched the first junior triathlon team in Madison in 2011, and was a regular contributor to the USA

number of exceptional athletes and to have great support and guidance from my coaching mentors and USA

and is the number three ranked triathlon development team in the United States.As well as being the USA

By Mike RowbottomFebruary 27 - American bob skeleton competitor Katie Uhlaender (pictured), who won a surprise victory at the World Championships in Lake Placid at the weekend, has already set her sights on another sporting accomplishment.

I would not rule her out by any means," US head skeleton coach Tuffy Latour told USA Today."

the routine of lifting before and after training runs and races, and sent a video of her efforts to USA

She's just a tremendous athlete," Kyle Pierce, head coach of USA Weightlifting's High Performance Centre

By David GoldFebruary 24 - It was announced today that the likes of LeBron James and Kobe Bryant (pictured left and right respectively) will travel to Manchester and Barcelona this summer, as part of the United States basketball team's 2012 tour, before the start of the London Olympics.

We have again scheduled an extremely challenging lineup of exhibition opponents for our USA Men's National

Team," USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo said."

USA head coach Mike Krzyzewski added: "This tour will be a very challenging schedule of five exhibition

The USA, 13 times Olympic champions, will hope to defend their Beijing 2008 gold medal this summer in

optimistic for London 2012 despite current NBA lockoutMarch 2011: Britain's basketball teams to take on USA

By David Gold at the Olympic Aquatics Centre in LondonFebruary 23 - Yuan Cao and Yanquan Zhang (both pictured left) claimed synchronised 10m platform gold here ahead of Mexican pair Ivan Alejandro Garcia and German Sanchez as China continue their dominance of the 18th FINA Diving World Cup here.

medal that they had looked likely to pick up for much of the evening.They did, however, ensure that the USA

By David GoldFebruary 23 - The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced the 42 technical officials overseeing the London 2012 triathlon competition.

technical officials is:Omar Abu Bakar (SIN), Shanelle Barrett (NZL), Dirk Bogaert (BEL), Joyce Donaldson (USA

By David GoldFebruary 20 - USA Triathlon has announced that it has hired Jonathan Hall to take up the

I look forward to joining USA Triathlon's strong team of elite athletes, coaches and staff," said Hall

perspective to the High Performance team and create a collaborative platform for future performances so that USA

Rob Urbach, the chief executive of USA Triathlon, said: "[Hall's] addition will complement the talented

By David GoldFebruary 20 - The United States, coached by Geno Auriemma (pictured), has named 21 potential female basketballers for London 2012 with nine Olympic gold medallists among the candidates as they seek to extend their incredible domination of the sport.

By Mike RowbottomFebruary 19 - Internationally renowned directors and athletes have been brought together by BMW to produce four inspirational short films exploring what it takes to deliver "The Ultimate Performance".

BMW gears up for London 2012 with new Performance EditionsJune 2011: BMW launch Drive for Team USA

By Duncan Mackay in Los AngelesFebruary 18 - Women boxers will given the option of wearing either shorts or skirts when the sport makes its debut in the Olympics at London later this year, it was revealed here today by C K Wu, the President of the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA).

1984 Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion, who is now the Chief of Sport Performance at USA

By Mike RowbottomFebruary 15 - United States diver Troy Dumais (pictured), who is targeting a medal in what will be his fourth and final Olympics in London this summer, has told insidethegames he is enjoying his sport as never before at the age of 32.

City Council's Cabinet Member for Business, Jobs and Growth, said: "We are delighted to welcome the USA

By Tom DegunFebruary 15 - The South Korean city of Chuncheon is gearing up to host the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship at the Uiam Ice Rink in an event that offers qualification points for Sochi 2014.

last year Russian, who are skipped by Andrey Smirnov.The other six teams competing are China, Korea, USA

NBC will pay $4.4 billion (£2.8 billion/€3.3 billion) for the USA rights to Games through 2020 alone.

By Sara EvansFebruary 12 - Grand Prix Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment company, have announced the appointment of Alan Rothenberg (pictured), the man credited with the currrent growth of soccer in the United States, as chairman of the Board of directors of their newly sports division.

which has since attracted players of the calibre of David Beckham.Rothenberg (pictured above during USA

By David GoldFebruary 11 - BMW, the official automotive partner for the London 2012 Olympic Games, has unveiled an 8,000 square foot floating showroom between the Aquatics Centre and the Olympic Stadium at the Olympic Park in Stratford.

BMW gears up for London 2012 with new Performance EditionsJune 2011: BMW launch Drive for Team USA

streets, traffic jams on the route from Monument through the Air Force Academy into the city and to the USA

memorable Olympic Winter Games in history for the United States – 17 days that would unexpectedly stamp the USA

Figure skater Naomi Lang became the first Native American to represent the USA in the Winter Games.