By Tom Degun at the Velodrome on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 4 - The women's team pursuit trio of Dani King (pictured, left), Laura Trott (pictured, centre) and Joanna Rowsell (pictured, right) continued Britain's stunning form here tonight as they claimed the home nation's third gold medal at the Velodrome and 11th Team GB win overall at London 2012 with victory over the United States in a world record time of 3mins 14.051sec.

multiple race even that begins next week.Jason Kenny (right) races ahead of Bernard Esterhuizen of South

Africa in the London 2012 men's sprint track cycling quarter-finalIf successful, she will become only

Velodrome, Britain's Jason Kenny qualified easily for the quarter-final of the men's sprint disposing of South

By David Gold at the Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park in London August 2 - Britain's women's hockey team swept aside Belgium 3-0 as they all but ensured they would be playing for at least an Olympic bronze medal.

Seul Ki Cheon (left) of South Korea celebrates scoring the opening goal against JapanBritain are level

South Korea still have mathematical hope of a top two finish, just, after Seul Ki Cheon (pictured

Africa"It will be a very difficult game, the stakes are high."

Africa thanks to goals from Marie Mavers and Fanny Rinne.That means that Group B is poised delicately

Africa have yet to pick up a single point.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]

By Tom DegunAugust 2 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has claimed it is content with the decision from FIFA not to punish the Japan women's football team after the head coach asked his team not to win in order to avoid playing their Olympic quarter-final in Glasgow.

Japan, the reigning world champions, played out a 0-0 draw with South Africa in Cardiff (pictured top

the instructions to the team.Japan coach Norio Sasaki has defended his controversial tactics against South

member Richard Chambers described as a "brutal" race saw them lose out by just a quarter of a second to South

Africa, who claimed their first ever Olympic rowing gold.

Denmark, with three-time Olympic gold medallist Eskild Ebbesen aboard, had led to the 1500 metres mark, South

Africa, Britain and Australia all moved into contention over the final 500m.The sprint went to the South

Sizwe Ndlovu, John Smith, Mathew Brittain and James Thompson of South Africa lead the Denmark, Great

Fair play to the South Africans, they won that fair and square."Williams said: "We wanted to win."

By David GoldAugust 1 - World champions Japan have escaped FIFA censure after the coach of the women's football team admitted he had wanted to avoid a result which would have meant his team playing their Olympic quarter-final in Glasgow.

Japan's 0-0 draw with South Africa in Cardiff meant that they finished behind Sweden in their group,

Sasaki at the post-match press conference, following the conclusion of their Group F match against South

Africa in Cardiff yesterday afternoon."

mystify the public given the outcry caused by eight Asian badminton players, two from China, four from South

The Chinese started this," said South Korean coach Sung Han-kook.

for effortA subsequent game between South Korea and Indonesia, again won by the South Koreans, provoked

Africa – which finished goalless – because to do so would mean having to travel to Scotland for their

Africa at the Millennium Stadium in CardiffIt would be nice to think that such safeguards were unnecessary

Africa cheated just as those watching the contentious badminton matches?

By David GoldJuly 31 - World champions Japan were held to a goalless draw by South Africa, meaning they

international television and broadcast rights of the Commonwealth Games to key global markets including South

Africa, Asia and New Zealand.

By David GoldJuly 25 - Reigning Olympic champions, the United States, were given an almighty scare by France in their opening match of defending their women's football title, but eventually came through to register a 4-2 win at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

with Francielle of Brazil World Cup semi-finalists Sweden were rampant in their opening match against South

Africa at the City of Coventry Stadium.They were 3-0 up at half time after goals from Nilla Fischer,

Lisa Dahlkvist and Lotta Schelin, and also hit the woodwork three times.South Africa pulled one back

By Stuart NewmanJuly 24 - Kari Seitz will enjoy the honour of taking charge of the opening football match of London 2012 when she referees the tussle between hosts Team GB and New Zealand tomorrow, the FIFA Organising Committee for Olympic Football Tournaments has announced.

Jenny Palmqvist, Sweden (Cameroon v Brazil – Millennium Stadium), Jessica Di Iorio, Argentina (Sweden v South

Africa – City of Coventry), Carol Anne Chenard, Canada (Colombia v North Korea)Men's: Mark Geiger, USA

(Spain versus Japan – Hampden Park), Slim Jedidi , Tunisia (Mexico v South Korea – St James' Park),

members of the first IOC in Athens in 1896The dozen members watched Middlesex play cricket against South

 Africa on the very same field to be used for archery in 2012.Later they went to see the ceremony

celebrate at the IOC Session held in Birmingham, 1991The IOC Session in Birmingham effectively welcomed South

Africa back into the Olympic fold.

"INOCSA deserved and would receive the support of the ANC [African National Congress]".Within weeks South

By David GoldJuly 22 - Australia's men's and women's wheelchair basketball teams have both enjoyed a significant pre-London 2012 boost as both claimed victories at the World Challenge in Sydney.

Australia won gold at Beijing 2008, and will face the United States, Italy, Spain, Turkey and South Africa

By David GoldJuly 22 - South Africa's Richard Murray made history in Hamburg at the International Triathlon

Union (ITU) World Series when he became the first athlete from Africa to win a Series title.

trio had taken the lead before Murray and Gomez broke away for the final dash to the end, which the South

worked her way into contention during a tightly fought bike leg, but it was Moffatt who, along with South

By David GoldJuly 20 - Britain's women's football team put on an encouraging performance in their friendly against Sweden today at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, as the squad gear up for their debut at the Olympics next week.

for a last four place.Sweden will be optimistic of coming through a group that involves Canada and South

Africa, though they also face the world champions Japan.Contact the writer of this story at david.gold

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonJuly 18 - Four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has claimed he is looking to make the 400 metre semi-final at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Although the 25-year-old double leg amputee did not make the the South African Olympic Confederation

Athletics Championships last year in Daegu where he reached the 400m semi-final and ran as part of the South

Africa 4x400m relay team in Daegu."

The South African admitted it has been a hard few months for him as he chased the Olympic qualification

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