By Tom DegunApril 19 - Fisher House Foundation, the non-profit organisation that provides humanitarian support to members of the United States Armed Forces and their families, has announced its backing of the 2011 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte.

Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Special Operations.Athletes will compete in archery, swimming, sitting volleyball

By Tom DegunApril 16 - Great Britain's top table tennis stars Paul Drinkhall and Jack Hunter-Spivey joined local schoolchildren in Sheffield in order to celebrate the city hosting the final edition of the annual Sainsbury's UK School Games this September.

includes cycling, athletics, badminton, fencing, gymnastics, hockey, judo, swimming, table tennis and volleyball

By Duncan MackayApril 13 - Werner Augsburger is to quit his role as head of Switzerland's National Hockey League to take up the position of sporting director of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, it was announced today.

Formerly one of Switzerland's top volleyball players, Augsburger has held a number of top roles, including

By David GoldApril 13 - Italy are aiming to bring home 31 medals from London 2012 as they look to build on their success from the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and secure a top ten finish in the medal table, officials have revealed.

athletes in countries which excel in particular sports.Alberto Rabiti, secretary general of the Italian Volleyball

Association, said: "Our beach volleyball boys will be staying for four months in the United States while

the women's volleyball team will train in Rio de Janeiro for two months."

and setting up volleyball colleges for students.Claudio Barbaro, a member of the Italian Parliament's

But Valerio Vermiglio, captain of the Italian men's volleyball team, defended the high level of funding

By Mike RowbottomApril 12 - Wrestling has become the latest British sport to be accorded Host Nation Qualification places at London 2012.

The BOA has now confirmed that wrestling, fencing, synchronised swimming, beach volleyball, basketball

, table tennis, judo, handball, indoor volleyball, water polo and weightlifting will be able to take

By Tom DegunApril 12 - A volunteer from Kingston in Surrey, who set up Haiti's first spinal rehabilitation unit, is now working to send the country's first full team to the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Hill has spent the last few weeks meeting representatives of national football, cycling, tennis and volleyball

By Mike RowbottomApril 11 - Eight British fencers will have the opportunity to compete at London 2012 following the latest announcement on Host Nation Qualifications places by the British Olympic Association (BOA).

Director of Sport Sir Clive Woodward.The BOA has now confirmed that fencing, synchronised swimming, beach volleyball

, basketball, table tennis, judo, handball, indoor volleyball, water polo and weightlifting will be able

By Duncan Mackay at SportAccord in London April 8 - Brazil is to use the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre as its training base for the London 2012 Games, it has been announced.

Rio 2016.A full range of Olympic athletes and technical staff will be hosted at the Centre, including volleyball

, beach volleyball, handball, basketball, taekwondo, boxing, athletics, swimming and diving.Brazil sent

By Duncan MackayMarch 30 - Terence O'Rorke has been appointed as the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) new senior manager media relations and communications, it was announced today.

nbsp;managed media relations for three international sports federations - Fédération Internationale de Volleyball

By Tom DegunMarch 25 - Great Britain's men's and women's sitting volleyball teams showed their class

men's side beat the Netherland 3-2 in their final game.Richard Callicott, President of the British Volleyball

1108 Pride the Lion - Beach Volleyball

By Mike RowbottomMarch 23 - Synchronised swimming has become the latest domestic sport to be awarded places at London 2012 through Host National Qualification places.

now confirmed that synchronised swimming, basketball, table tennis, judo, handball, beach and indoor volleyball

By Tom DegunMarch 21 - Britain will be competing in both men's and women's beach volleyball competitions

The decision to permit the British Volleyball Federation to take up the place by the Olympic Qualifying

, who will be Team GB Chef de Mission at London 2012, said: "It is encouraging that Britain's beach volleyball

The National Governing Body, British Volleyball, has made significant progress since its formation in

Beach Volleyball was one of the most watched events of the last Olympic Games in Beijing and the iconic

British Volleyball has demonstrated to us their plans to use the London 2012 Olympics as a springboard

By Tom DegunMarch 17 - Double Beijing 2008 swimming champion Ellie Simmonds (pictured) is set to lead a formidable British line-up in the pool at the 2011 BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester this May as the team step up their preparations for London 2012.

athletes competing across wheelchair basketball, athletics and swimming.In addition, boccia and sitting volleyball

By Tom Degun in LondonMarch 15 - The official Olympic timekeeper Omega were today trying to fix the Countdown Clock after it stopped less than 24 hours after being unveiled in Trafalgar Square - a huge embarrassment for the company as London 2012 was the centre of attention with tickets going on sale to mark 500 days until the start of the Games.

Try out some sport you may not have seen, like handball and volleyball, and you won't regret it."