By Tom DegunDecember 14 - Colombia's men's wheelchair basketball team have won the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month award for November after finishing with a silver medal at the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara and qualifying for their first-ever Paralympics.

tennis player Gustavo Fernandez, Mexican swimmer Luis Andrade Guillen and the Brazilian men's sitting volleyball

have delayed the decision to accept the 2012 host country slots for goalball and the women's sitting volleyball

By Tim HollingsworthAbraham Lincoln once said: "Public sentiment is everything. With it nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed."  That's a pretty good message for anyone thinking now about how to approach using the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in order to raise the profile of issues or affect change.It certainly came to mind for me and many of my colleagues last weekend, when the disability charity Scope published research into public attitudes to the London Paralympic Games. The claims made suggested there was genuine concern that the Games would not provide the right platform for disabled people either...

have delayed the decision to accept the 2012 host country slots for goalball and the women's sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunDecember 6 – The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have announced that the 2012 Warrior Games, presented by Deloitte, will return to Colorado Springs next year.

women and veterans are expected to compete in the seven sports of archery, cycling, shooting, sitting volleyball

By David GoldDecember 5 - Russia won the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Cup in Tokyo

By Duncan MackayDecember 4 - Joao Havelange, the former controversial President of FIFA, has resigned as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to avoid being expelled from the organisation he has served for nearly 50 years.

stepped down in 2005 rather than face expulsion.Ruben Acosta, the former President of the international volleyball

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).

complete the shortlist with Colombia's men's wheelchair basketball team and the Brazilian men's sitting volleyball

superb silver medal and qualified for their first Paralympic Games.Meanwhile, the Brazilian sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunDecember 2 - Remaining tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games are set to go back on sale on a first come, first served basis at exactly 1pm today.

sale and give the opportunity to see a range of sports on one ticket including powerlifting, sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunDecember 2 - Remaining tickets for the London 2012 Paralympic Games are set to go back on sale on a first come, first served basis at exactly 1pm today.

sale and give the opportunity to see a range of sports on one ticket including powerlifting, sitting volleyball

supposed to be put in place to protect the honest athlete.Richard Callicott is President of the British Volleyball

By Tom DegunNovember 25 - The chairman of the Gold Coast 2018 bid team Mark Stockwell (pictured), the man who led the Australian city to success in the race for the Commonwealth Games earlier this month, has expressed his delight that triathlon mixed relay will feature at the competition.

recommendations from the CGF Sports Review Committee.Women's boxing, women's rugby sevens and beach volleyball

By Tom DegunNovember 25 - Tier One London 2012 Paralympic sponsor Sainsbury's have launched their first new campaign featuring superstar David Beckham (pictured right) after the former England captain signed a up as an ambassador of the supermarket's Active Kids campaign earlier this month.

children of all ages and abilities are being given the opportunity to have a go at blind football, sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunNovember 25 - London 2012 Paralympic sponsor Sainsbury's have launched their first new campaign featuring superstar David Beckham (pictured right) after the former England captain signed a up as an ambassador of the supermarket's Active Kids campaign earlier this month.

children of all ages and abilities are being given the opportunity to have a go at blind football, sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunNovember 23 - South African Paralympic icon Oscar Pistorius has signed up to become the latest ambassador to join London 2012's sports legacy programme International Inspiration.

having in Tanzania.He also got involved in sporting demonstrations in athletics, women's football and volleyball

By David GoldNovember 23 - Australian gymnast Lauren Mitchell has joined 14 times Olympic swimming gold medallist Michael Phelps and Beijing 2008 shot put gold medal winner Valerie Adams as a Visa ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

elite group of athletes sponsored by VisaMay 2011: Visa confirmed as title sponsor for FIVB Beach Volleyball