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.

South Africa in their pool at the Paralympics in London.The other group sees Britain take on Japan, Poland

By Tom DegunJuly 17 - Poland has signed an agreement with the International Boxing Association (AIBA)

place but season three will see revolutionary changes made to incorporate national franchises, such as Poland

Following on from the recent addition of Argentina and Ukraine, we are delighted to welcome Poland as

Joining the WSB will give a great boost to boxing in Poland."

The Poland franchise will be owned and run by Polish promotion company Stand4Them Promotions with Jaroslaw

Hopefully we will prove that Poland is a country that counts in the boxing family."

By David GoldJuly 15 - With time running out before the start of London 2012, the Canadian men's wheelchair basketball team is holding a final training camp in Ontario.

the world's top players.Canada will take on hosts Britain this summer in London, as well as Japan, Poland

By Sara Evans July 9 - The Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games bid has hosted an open air sports event to celebrate Olympic Day.

fronts - from Glasgow in Britain, Guadalajara in Mexico, Medellín in Colombia, Poznan in Poland

By Lauren MatteraJuly 9 - The official logo of the Women's European Handball Federation (EHF) Euro 2012 in Serbia has been unveiled.

event.The Eastern European country was up against Croatia, Denmark, FYR Macedonia, Iceland, Norway, Poland

By Mike RowbottomJuly 6 - The Polish city of Wrocław has been awarded the 2013 World Junior Squash Championships, it has been confirmed by the World Squash Federation (WSF).

in my country," he said.Shelley underlined the expansion of the sport as he told the Deputy Mayor: "Poland

The opportunity for Poland to host a world championship also delighted Polish Squash Federation President

By Mike Rowbottom All-round talents. They're good looking. They're bright. They're usually musical. Generally speaking, they're sporty. And more often not, they're nice as well. God.Olympic sports, in my experience, are a particularly rich habitat for the all-round talent. Rowing is one of the worst offenders – sorry, paramount examples. Bodies beautiful on the water and brains bountiful on dry land. It is a phenomenon which seems to hold good all the way through the sport.

fact that, until quite recently, she never intended to travel anywhere of the sort.Born in Gdansk, Poland

By Mike Rowbottom at the Olympic Stadium in HelsinkiJuly 1 - Britain's male sprint relay team crashed out of their European Championship final here as, just a day after the women's sprint team had been disqualified from their semi-final for running out of their lane, Christian Malcolm and Dwain Chambers made an embarrassing mess of the first changeover.

either side of him – Garfield Darien of France (pictured above, second from right) and Artur Noga of Poland

By Mike Rowbottom at the Olympic Stadium in HelsinkiJune 30 - Britain's women's 4x100 metres relay team saw their prospects of appearing at the London Olympics disappear here at the European Championships today as they were disqualified from their semi-final, thus failing to satisfy the international criteria for qualification at the summer Games.

to improve their average due to their disqualification, they found themselves overtaken yesterday by Poland

By Tom DegunJune 27 - Britain's Richard Whitehead has underlined his credentials as a London 2012 gold medal favourite after he smashed his own T42 200 metre world record at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Athletics Championships in Stadskanaal, the Netherlands.

total golds and 61 overall medals.Ukraine follows in second with 14 golds and 36 overall medals, while Poland

field of play were scenes with spectators inside the stadium and out of it – as in the Russia versus Poland

It made me go back to my own visit to Poland in the spring of 2008 when I made a BBC film there

But in Poland it was on a different, deeper and much nastier level.

But talking to many people, including those running football in Poland, he did not seem untypical of

And during my visit I was told very frankly that Poland was not ready to host Euro 2012.Panorama, which

By Duncan Mackay at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in GlasgowJune 19 - Young people will be the heart of Glasgow's bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games, it was promised as the city officially launched its campaign with a spectacular show here today.

EventScotland, faces strong competition from Buenos Aires in Argentina, Guadalajara in Mexico, Poznań in Poland

By Duncan MackayJune 18 - Serbia will stage this year's European Handball Championships after the Netherlands withdrew, it was announced today.

chosen by the European Handball Federation (EHF) ahead of Croatia, Denmark, Iceland, Macedonia, Norway, Poland

By Tom DegunJune 17 - London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe says he is hopeful Glasgow's bid for the 2018 Youth Olympics will be a success, owing to the legacy of the 2012 Games in bringing more major sporting events to Britain.

Glasgow faces Buenos Aires in Argentina, Guadalajara in Mexico, Poznań in Poland, Medellín in Colombia

By Mike RowbottomJune 17 - Seven male and six female modern pentathletes have been added to the London 2012 after the second round of Olympic qualification announced by the sport's international body, the UIPM.

from Ireland, Narumi Kurosu from Japan, Gintare Venckauskaite from Lithuania, Katarzyna Wojcik from Poland