By Declan WarringtonDecember 20 - Ray Leonard Junior, the son of the boxing legend and Olympic gold medallist Sugar Ray Leonard, has joined Ludus Tours, the official hospitality provider to 18 national governing bodies, as vice-president of Sales.

director of Ludus ToursDecember 2010: London 2012 role for Cinti at Ludus ToursNovember 2010: USA

By Tom DegunDecember 18 - Ralph Lauren Corporation, an official outfitter of the United States Olympic team, have announced their roster of Olympic hopefuls who will serve as Ralph Lauren brand ambassadors for London 2012, with swimming icons Ryan Lochte and Rebecca Soni named on the list.

Lauren are set to design the official Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony parade uniforms for Team USA

spirit of American sportsmanship and we are proud to have them wear our product as they represent Team USA

from the 1930s and 1940s including fleece warm-ups, a cricket-collar shirt and sweatshirts with felt USA

the collection an old world athletic charm, while an updated 1948 crest pays homage to the year Team USA

By Tom DegunDecember 18 - USA Canoe/Kayak, the national governing body for the Olympic canoeing disciplines

States team held the Beijing 2008 Olympic trials for flatwater events and Joe Jacobi, chief executive of USA

USA Canoe/Kayak is launching a new era in paddle sports in the United States, with a focus on enabling

USA Canoe/Kayak will share an office with the Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation (OKCBF), allowing the

and build on the inherent synergy of shared values and objectives.A panel consisting of Jacobi, the USA

Knopp and other leaders in the US paddle sports industry recently met to discuss the move as well as USA

United States Army Special Forces veteran Eric Hollen has been nominated to the 2012 Paralympic Team by USA

broke his back but he has since become one of the world's top shooters and this year was named the 2011 USA

free pistol and silver in the P1 men's 10m air pistol to win the first-ever Paralympic quota place in USA

I am so proud of Eric and all he has accomplished," said Foth, the USA Shooting Paralympic Coach."

By Tom DegunDecember 15 - Ralph Lauren Corporation, an official outfitter of the United States Paralympic team, have unveiled swimming star Jessica Long and wheelchair basketball player Matt Scott as their brand ambassadors for London 2012.

spirit of American sportsmanship and we are proud to have them wear our product as they represent Team USA

Lauren are set to design the official Opening Ceremony and Closing Ceremony parade uniforms for Team USA

While most stood watching, a number of others, occasionally shouting "USA, USA" or "Utah, Utah", roamed

By Tom DegunDecember 13 - USA Field Hockey have announced Nick Conway as the new women's national team

Conway, the current head coach of USA men's national team, will work with head coach Lee Bodimeade and

United States and elevate the men's national team to a higher international standard.Prior to joining USA

tactical and technical expertise at the very highest levels, combined with an in depth knowledge of the USA

Field Hockey system," said Terry Walsh, USA Field Hockey's technical director of high performance."

By Tom DegunDecember 12 - Corruption allegations made by a BBC Newsnight programme about the International Boxing Association (AIBA) have been dismissed as "groundless and unsupported by any credible evidence" by a Special Investigation Committee set-up to look into the claims. 

corruption and he immediately set up a five-person Special Investigation Committee, chaired by former USA

Contreras from Mexico and AIBA Disciplinary Commission members Dennis O'Connell and Antonio de Guzman from USA

By Tom DegunDecember 11 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have honoured their top athletes, officials, media and contributors at their General Assembly in Beijing with alpine skier Gerd Schoenfelder and nordic skier Verena Bentele claiming the two top prizes at the 2011 Paralympic Awards Gala, which were partnered by Allianz.

ice sledge hockey star Landeros shortlisted for best Paralympic Games debut awardOctober 2011: USA

By Mike RowbottomDecember 8 -The final three contenders for the BBC's Young Sports Personality of the Year title have been announced, and, as with the main award, all are of the same sex.

rounds of 74.In addition, Lauren was selected to be part of the European Team that drew 12-12 with the USA

By David OwenIt is a little after noon on July 28, 2010 and Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, is in a London hotel just up the road from Big Ben with the mothers of some of the world's best-known Olympians. The occasion?A news conference to announce the arrival of Procter & Gamble (P&G), the consumer products company behind brands like Gillette, Duracell and Iams, as a worldwide Olympic sponsor. Exactly 12 days earlier in New York, the Dow Chemical Company, another blue-chip US corporation, had also signed on as a TOP partner. Taken together, the two deals...

Procter & Gamble's (P&G) decision to become a TOP sponsor followed its partnership with Team USA at last

By Tom Degun at the Handball Arena in the Olympic ParkDecember 2 - Chris Holmes, London 2012 director of Paralympic integration, admits he is excited that goalball will tomorrow become the first 2012 Paralympic test event to get underway when the action begins here in Stratford.

International Goalball Tournament, will see five women's teams from China, Canada, Great Britain, Sweden and USA

By Tom DegunDecember 2 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have announced its shortlist for November's Athlete of the Month award, which is headlined by Brazilian swimming star Daniel Dias (pictured).

Columbian wheelchair basketball team shocked favourites Canada in the semi-finals and despite losing to USA

men's competition in Mexico after winning six of seven of its matches at the Parapans and defeating USA

By Tom DegunDecember 2 - USA Rugby chief executive Nigel Melville (pictured) has revealed that the United

By David GoldDecember 1 - The United States Sports Academy (USSA) has announced its men's and women's shortlists for the Athlete of the Year Award, with LA Galaxy's David Beckham (pictured) among those in line to win the prize.

It is the 27th year of the award, jointly awarded with NBC Sports and USA Today, and voting opened today.Beckham