By David GoldJanuary 8 - USA Triathlon has announced the details for four national championship events

final day, August 12, and registration opens on January 12 for all the events at usatriathlon.org.The USA

City, with registration open at redmantriathlon.com.Top Olympic distance athletes will compete at the USA

Triathlon Elite National Championship at the Nickel City Triathlon on September 15..The USA Triathlon

By Tom DegunAs we enter the year of 2012, the eyes of the world's elite disability sporting talent are understandably fixed on August 29 to September 9, the date when the London Paralympic Games will captivate the globe.Before those Games take place, though, there is the small matter of getting to them in the best possible shape and for many of Britain's top Paralympic sailors that means competing the 2012 International Association for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) World Championships.This year the competition will take place at the picturesque Laishley Park Marina in Florida and for Alexandra Rickham, one of Britain's top...

I think that our biggest competition will be from the USA but anyone on the water is a rival because

By Tom DegunJanuary 5 - The US National Whitewater Centre (USNWC) in Charlotte in North Carolina is set to host the United States and Canadian Olympic trials for the whitewater rafting competition at London 2012, it has been announced.

to have the 2012 US Olympic Trials for Whitewater Slalom return to Charlotte," added Joe Jacobi, the USA

- The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have announced the Topps Company as the exclusive Team USA

Topps will release its first Team USA trading cards this spring with the most sought-after cards set

basketball players like LeBron James and Paralympic wheelchair racers like Tatyana McFadden.The Team USA

We look forward to offering supporters of Team USA athletes a truly unique keepsake and collectible."

The release will also celebrate past Team USA medallists, such as athletics legend Carl Lewis, as well

We are excited to partner with Topps' to highlight Team USA athletes ahead of the London 2012 Games,"

By Duncan MackayJanuary 4 - Jim Scherr, the former chief executive of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), has been appointed as the first Commisioner of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference that is due to launch in 2013.

 He was also executive director of USA Wrestling from 1990 to 2000, and founder and chief executive

By David GoldJanuary 4 - Philippine figure skater Michael Martinez (pictured), who hopes to win an unprecedented gold medal for his country, has been left without support and forced to travel to the United States to get into his best condition ahead of the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, it has been claimed.

Philippines and the lack of quality coaches there, Maria Martinez said, though the coaching fees in the USA

The USA were all given congressional medals of honour at the White House," Simonds said.

By David GoldJanuary 1 - Competitors from every continent are set to travel to Innsbruck for the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games in the coming days.

OlympicsDecember 2011: Canadian ice hockey legend announced as final Innsbruck 2012 ambassadorDecember 2011: USA

By Duncan MackayDecember 29 - Four-time Olympic medallist Angela Ruggiero has announced her retirement from ice hockey, leaving her more time to concentrate on her career as an International Olympic Committee (IOC) member. 

I feel honoured and privileged to have represented the USA programme over the past 16 years," Ruggiero

"USA Hockey will always be a part of me and I will cherish the experiences and memories with this team

By David GoldDecember 27 - Olympic gold medallist Marlon Devonish has told insidethegames that Britain's hopes of success in the 4x100 metres at London 2012 will not be lost on a failed changeover, as happened in Daegu at the World Championships earlier this year.

the flat speed of their Jamaican rivals, led by the triple Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt, and the USA

By David GoldDecember 25 - The United States has named its 2011-2012 Paralympic wheelchair rugby squad at the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama.

By David GoldDecember 24 - American star Abby Wambach has become the first footballer to win the Associated Press Athlete of the Year prize after her performances at the 2011 Women's World Cup in Germany.

scored with a header to send the game into penalties, from which they won 5-3.Despite her heroics, the USA

Wambach now has her sights set on helping the USA qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Games to defend

By David GoldDecember 21 - Novak Djokovic and Yani Tseng have been named male and female Athlete of the Year at the United States Sports Academy's annual awards.

thousands of sports fans worldwide voted for the 27th edition of the awards, conducted in conjunction with USA

By Tom DegunDecember 21 - Britain's top cyclists, including Mark Cavendish (pictured), are set to base themselves in Surrey ahead of the London 2012 Olympics, the location where the majority of the men's road race is scheduled for.

Copenhagen.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesOctober 2011: USA

By David GoldDecember 20 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has announced a 57 member team for the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck next month.

, said: "We are extremely pleased to be sending such a talented group of athletes to represent Team USA

way to develop some of our top up-and-coming athletes," said Todd English, Chef de Mission for Team USA

invaluable experience and the competition will serve as a building block for the future success of Team USA