March 17 - Jonah Lomu today became the latest international star to throw his weight behind rugby’s campaign for Olympic re-inclusion at the 2016 Games.  

they are competing with the top five teams and are now actually knocking them off, while Argentina and USA

March 17 - Jonah Lomu today became the latest international star to throw his weight behind rugby’s campaign for Olympic re-inclusion at the 2016 Games.  

they are competing with the top five teams and are now actually knocking them off, while Argentina and USA

March 17 - Saudi Arabia today named Steve Roush (pictured), the former chief of sports performance at the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), as top technical adviser for its squads ahead of the 2012 London Games.

Before joining the USOC, Roush was a top executive at USA Swimming for six years, and before that had

medal in Beijing was just the start of a dynasty and the teams from Great Britain, Germany and the USA

The 23-year-old American was last month suspended for three months by USA Swimming and the governing

Sparkes said: "We're looking at the possibility of doing a European select event against the USA.  

  MARCH 8 - UNITED STATES athletes who do well at the Olympics at London 2012 could be financially rewarded under a new scheme unveiled today.

  The recommendation was made by Doug Logan, the chief executive of USA Track & Field (USATF) as part

Collectively, USA and Jamaica won 11 of 12 medals in the 100m and 200m; 16 of 18 in the 100m through

  FEBRUARY 16 - MICHAEL PHELPES (pictured) will not prosecuted in connection with his admission that he smoked marijuana at a South Carolina college party in November, officials said tonight.

USA Swimming banned Phelps, 23, from competition for three months on February 6, though he did nott violate

  FEBRUARY 13 - JERRY COLANGELO (pictured), the director of USA Basketball, will meet members of the

The 23-year-old American has been banned for three months by USA Swimming and may face a drug charge

Phelps, suspended for three months by USA Swimming after a picture of him with a marijuana pipe was published

 FEBRUARY 9 - A TASK force looking into the future of athletics in the United States has called for a for a more stringent policy for drugs cheats, like 2004 Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin (pictured), before they allowed to return to the sport.

one of the key recommendations contained in 69-page report released today which was commissioned by USA

  FEBRUARY 6 - KELLOGG'S said today it will not renew its sponsorhip contract with Michael Phelps (pictured) because of a photo that showed allegedly smoking marijuana.

Phelps, meanwhile, has admitted that the three-month suspension handed down to him by USA Swimming.

 FEBRUARY 5 - USA SWIMMING have suspended Michael Phelps (pictured), the most successful competitor in

In a statement the governing body said: "USA Swimming has reprimanded Michael Phelps under its code of

message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA

USA Swimming said: "Michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our