By David Gold at the Copper Box on the Olympic Park in London April 21 - A glimpse of London 2012's legacy offering was seen here today in the Olympic Park's Copper Box when more than 1,000 youngsters tried out a wide range of sports, including handball, table tennis and judo.

You can get 7,000 people in here, you can have basketball, volleyball, handball and even a concert so

By David GoldApril 21 - Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Sponsor Procter & Gamble (P&G) has released its first global advertising campaign concurrently across the world, showing the lives of Olympic and Paralympic athletes through the eyes of their parents.

Other parents prepare food (pictured below), wash clothes and attend to injuries as youngsters play volleyball

in the street or run in the park.Later, the child swimmer and volleyball player start to compete professionally

By David GoldApril 18 - A giant sandcastle has been built on the beach at Weymouth, near to where this summer's Olympic and Paralympic sailing will take place, to mark the 100 day to go point to London 2012.

arena with up to 2,000 people having the chance to sail, or try other sports such as football, rugby, volleyball

By Tom DegunApril 15 - David Weir, Britain's double Beijing 2008 Paralympic champion, has claimed that the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester next month gives him the perfect opportunity to finalise his preparations for London 2012.

competing in wheelchair basketball, athletics and seven-a-side football.In addition, boccia and sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunApril 15 - Gymnastic troupe Spelbound, the winners of the 2010 edition of Britain's Got Talent, will perform at the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Sainsbury's School Games finals on May 9 at the Olympic Park in Stratford.

before the action moves to the Olympic Park on May 9.Badminton, fencing, gymnastics, judo, table tennis, volleyball

By Tom DegunApril 13 - Both Britain's wheelchair basketball teams face a major test in the build up to London 2012 after the sides they will meet at the BT Paralympic World Cup in May were revealed.

competing across wheelchair basketball, athletics and football seven-a-side.In addition, boccia and sitting volleyball

football seven-a-side on May 23 until 26.The boccia match will be staged on May 24 and the sitting volleyball

By Duncan Mackay in MoscowApril 12 - Leaders of Istanbul 2020 claim that there is no threat of their campaign to host the Olympics and Paralympics being sabotaged by a bid from Turkey to stage football's European Championships in that year instead.

President of the Turkish Tennis Federation, and Neslihan Demir Darnel (pictured), a member of Turkey's volleyball

David GoldApril 11 - The Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) will be demonstrating judo and sitting volleyball

country's leading athletes and demonstrations of Paralympic sports.Goalball (pictured below), sitting volleyball

By Duncan MackayApril 9 - Tokyo's team bidding to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics will be bolstered by Ai Shibata, one of the most successful swimmers of her generation, when they make their first international presentation in Moscow later this week.

director of the bid and herself an Olympic gold medallist, having been part of the Japan team that won the volleyball

By David GoldApril 6 - Procter and Gamble (P&G) have announced that they are sponsoring 28 United States Olympic and Paralympic hopes for London 2012, including Tyson Gay, Ashley Eaton and Michael Phelps.

mums of Team USA athletes and moms across the country," said Kerri Walsh (pictured), who won beach volleyball

surprised the Saudis haven't gone that far yet.However we learn that some team sports, like basketball and volleyball

By Mike RowbottomApril 4 - Ben Pipes has been named as captain of the Great Britain's volleyball team

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By Duncan MackayApril 3 - Forman's Fish Island, the waterside restaurant and events venue situated a hundred yards away from the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, will create its own "Riviera" style attraction during the Games.

cocktails and gourmet food provided amid palm trees by The Admirable Crichton.There will also be a beach volleyball

By Andrew WarshawApril 2 - Nike has won the race to become official partners of Rio 2016 and all Brazilian national sports teams as part of a landmark agreement that also partially covers the London 2012 Games, it has been reported today. 

marketing and licensing rights to the Rio Games and will fit out all Brazilian national teams – except volleyball

By Duncan MackayMarch 28 - Less than a week after unveiling the team kit to be worn by British athletes at London 2012, adidas today revealed the uniforms that they have produced for Australia at the Olympics. 

Watt, top distance runner Craig Mottram, swimmers Jess Schipper, Cate and Bronte Campbell, and beach volleyball