July 24 - A record 139 countries broadcast the International Rugby Board's (IRB) Seven World Series, giving the sport a massive boost as it begins its final push to be re-admitted to the Olympic Games.    

Kenya, the USA and Portugal all featured strongly in the latest Series in addition to the likes of Fiji

The IRB Sevens World Series comprised eight tournaments in Dubai, South Africa, New Zealand, the USA,

July 24 - England and the other European contenders should not write off the United States to host the 2018 World Cup, the leader of their bid warned today.    

July 24 - A record 139 countries broadcast the International Rugby Board's (IRB) Seven World Series, giving the sport a massive boost as it begins its final push to be re-admitted to the Olympic Games.    

Kenya, the USA and Portugal all featured strongly in the latest Series in addition to the likes of Fiji

The IRB Sevens World Series comprised eight tournaments in Dubai, South Africa, New Zealand, the USA,

July 24 - A record 139 countries broadcast the International Rugby Board's (IRB) Seven World Series, giving the sport a massive boost as it begins its final push to be re-admitted to the Olympic Games.    

Kenya, the USA and Portugal all featured strongly in the latest Series in addition to the likes of Fiji

The IRB Sevens World Series comprised eight tournaments in Dubai, South Africa, New Zealand, the USA,

July 24 - England and the other European contenders should not write off the United States to host the 2018 World Cup, the leader of their bid warned today.    

July 21 - Mike Krzyzewski (pictured) will stay with the United States men's basketball team to defend their Olympic Games title at the 2012 London Games, it was announced today.

Championships, 10 Final Fours, third most in history, and 11 ACC Championships.Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of USA

controversial 1972 gold-medal game to the Soviet Union in Munich.Colangelo said: "We don't have term limits at USA

Championships and managed only a bronze medal two years later in the Athens Games.Colangelo took control of USA

July 20 - Birmingham is close to formalising its agreement for the United States track and field team to base themselves there before London 2012 after confirmation today that a draft contract is now being drawn-up.

City Council, said: “This is an exciting development and a major step forward in our efforts to bring USA

for hosting European and World track and field events, strong links were already established with the USA

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in February 2008.Talks continued following last year’s Beijing Games as USA

July 20 - For the first time ever, a women-only athletics coaching conference will take place in the UK next week.

include leading female voices such as Stephanie Hightower (pictured), the chairman and President of USA

to Commonwealth 100m and 200m gold and Olympic 200m bronze.Male coach Brooks Johnson, the pioneer of USA

July 19 - Joe Uva (pictured), the chief executive of Univision, is the latest high-profile figure to join the Board of the United States bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, it was announced today.

David Downs, the director of the US bid and a former President of Univision Sports, said: "The USA Bid

July 16 - The United States wants to create an elite Twenty20 competition along the lines of the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL), which would offer circket's hopes of getting into the Olympics a big boost.

The USA Cricket Association (USACA) announced today it hopes "top-class international cricket" will

finally take root in America by launching the first professional competition, the USA Premier League.The

Dallas is hoping that a visit from Premiership club Chelsea to their new stadium will help convince United States officials to pick it for the final of the World Cup if the country's bid is successful.

Last month, the USA Bid Committee announced that it had asked 37 US venues to submit proposals to host

June 26 - United States Soccer Foundation (USSF) President Ed Foster-Simeon (pictured) has joined the Board of Directors for the US bid, it has been announced.

elected President of the USSF last year after spending 15 years in various editorial positions with the USA

That experience makes him an invaluable addition to the USA Bid Committee Board of Directors.”  

June 25 - The United States Olympic swimming trials, that are expected to feature Michael Phelps (pictured), the most bemedalled athlete in the history of the Games, will return to Omaha in 2012, it has been announced.

Chuck Wielgus, the USA Swimming executive director, said: “We are thrilled to bring the Olympic Trials

This would not have been accomplished without collaboration between USA Swimming, the Omaha Sports Commission

city of Omaha successfully hosted a world-class sporting event and the city helped set the stage for USA

the 2012 Trials, the USOC looks forward to working alongside the city of Omaha, the Qwest Center and USA

June 22 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has doubled the amount that it hopes to raise in private donations from its new initiative to support its teams to compete in the 2010 and 2012 Games.

The "America Supports Team USA" initiative celebrates patriotism and raises money to support Olympic

June 18 - Twenty-seven stadiums have been dropped from consideration for the United States bid to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022, while Las Vegas and Salt Lake City have been added.

Salt Lake City and planners of Las Vegas' Sports City USA venue approached the bid committee to be added