By Tom DegunMarch 22 - Michael Ring, Ireland's Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, has praised his country's involvement in London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics after Ireland's National Aquatic Centre (NAC) signed up 13 nations to use the facility as part of their preparations for the Games.

before returning in July and August for further training.Individual swimmers from the Cayman Islands, Poland

By Tom DegunMarch 17 - Gerardo Werthein, President of the Argentine Olympic Committee (COA), said that Buenos Aires is honoured to bid for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games and that the city can become a valuable partner of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should their bid prove successful.

competition on five fronts from Glasgow in Britain, Guadalajara in Mexico, Medellín in Colombia, Poznan in Poland

By David GoldMarch 8 - Georgia is planning to bid to host the football European Championships in 2020 with neighbours Azerbaijan, who are already bidding for that year's Olympics and Paralympics, their President said on Wednesday.

and Paralympics, whilst Russia is staging the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and this summer Ukraine and Poland

By Duncan MackayMarch 2 - Poznan, who unsuccessfully bid for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, have joined the race for the 2018 edition, making it six cities to have submitted applications by the deadline, it was announced today.

city later this year when they are one of the hosts for football's 2012 European Championships, which Poland

By Tom DegunFebruary 29 - With just six months to go until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the final spot for the women's wheelchair basketball pool will be determined this week when Mexico hosts South Africa in a best of three-game series.

Spain, Italy, USA, Turkey, Australia, South Africa, with Group B to feature Germany, Canada, Colombia, Poland

By David GoldFebruary 27 - India's men's hockey team will be at London 2012 after crushing France 8-1 in the final of the qualifying tournament held on home turf in New Delhi.

Canada's men finished the qualifiers in third place after beating Poland 4-3, and Italy took fifth after

Italy beat Ukraine 2-1 to win third place, while Canada defeated Poland 3-0 for fifth.Contact the writer

By David GoldFebruary 15 - To celebrate the second anniversary of their successful bid to host the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, youngsters and citizens of Nanjing, China have written on a special signature wall.

parents were invited by Nanjing 2014 to publicise the event.Two years ago Nanjing narrowly beat Poznan in Poland

  My last fight was in Poland and I saw the big steps that they had taken during their independence

By David GoldFebruary 8 - Australia are taking nothing for granted ahead of London 2012 despite the wheelchair basketball team's status as Beijing gold medal holders and favourites.

Turkey and South Africa last month.The other pool pit hosts Britain with Canada, Germany, Colombia, Poland

By David GoldFebruary 2 - Motorcycle giant Hero MotoCorp has become the title sponsor of the Olympic hockey qualifying tournaments being held in India for the London 2012 Games.

India, Canada, France, Poland, Italy and the United States are competing in the men's tournament, while

the hosts will take on South Africa, Italy, Canada, Ukraine and Poland for the women's slot at London

By Duncan MackayJanuary 29 - Antrim is set to host four of the world's leading wheelchair basketball teams next month as they continue their preparations for London 2012, it has been announced. 

that the line-up for the event at the Antrim Forum between February 6 and 9 will be Britain, Italy, Poland

By David GoldJanuary 24 - Wheelchair Basketball Canada has announced a 26 strong pool of athletes from which they will select their participants for London 2012.

The country's men were drawn with hosts Great Britain, as well as Germany, Poland, Japan and Colombia

Spain and Germany were paired, as were Italy and Canada, the United States and Colombia, Turkey and Poland

Once Turkey and Poland had been syphoned off into A and B respectively, finally it was Britain's turn

By David Gold at the Waterside Theatre in AylesburyJanuary 21 - Holders Australia were pitted with the United States in Pool A of the men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, whilst hosts Britain have a tricky group involving Germany and Canada.

claimed bronze in 2008, were given the opportunity to select their pool and opted to be drawn with Japan, Poland

By Duncan MackayJanuary 12 - Wroclaw in Poland has been awarded the 2017 World Games after one of its

decision to give the event to Wroclaw, the historical capital of Silesia and the fourth largest city in Poland