By Tom DegunJanuary 10 - Great Britain men's and women's wheelchair basketball team's will discover their opponents for the opening matches of London 2012 next week with the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) set to make the draw at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury on January 21.

have qualified for the Paralympic are Australia, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Britain, Italy, Japan, Poland

January 2 - A new set of pins has been issued by BA. Once again, these are internal pins used to reward success within the company. Our understanding is that BA staff undertake training in various languages and the pins are earned as part of that training.

UK France Germany India Italy Japan Pakistan Poland Portugal Spain Each pin uses a combination

By Tom DegunJanuary 3 - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its shortlist for December's Athlete of the Month award with Australian wheelchair racing star Kurt Fearnley (pictured) named on the shortlist.

standing competition at the IPC Alpine Skiing European Cup in Kuhtai, Austria.Katarzyna Rogowiec of Poland

By David GoldDecember 19 - Ukraine and Hungary will be hosting the EuroBasket men's and women's tournaments in 2015, the International Basketball Federation's (FIBA) Europe Board have announced at a meeting in Munich.

something else to look forward to after the Euro 2012 football tournament, which they are co-hosting with Poland

By Duncan MackayDecember 16 - Wayne Rooney seems set to miss out on the opportunity of playing in next year's Olympics after Stuart Pearce confirmed he will not select any player for Team GB at London 2012 if they have been part of the England squad for the European Championships. 

and Manchester United's Phil Jones and Chris Smalling, who are almost certain to go to Euro 2012 in Poland

We have agreed that any player who boards the plane to the European Championship in Ukraine and Poland

By Tom DegunDecember 8 - Fifteen Para-equestrians athletes from five different countries have secured a share of a £21,805 ($34,066/€25,500) London 2012 training grant from Eurovestech, the Pan-European development capital fund.

Three riders each from Hong Kong, Israel, New Zealand, Poland and Russia will each use the grants to

Omer Ben Dor and Amit Hasdai from Israel, Mariusz Woszczek, Patrycja Gepner and Tomasz Zdankowski from Poland

World Cup in Tokyo, booking their place at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the process, alongside Poland

They beat Poland over five sets as the runners-up claimed their second silver medal in history, their

named the most impressive player of the match.Russia coach Vladimir Alekno said: "My congratulations to Poland

Poland coach Andrea Anastasi added: "We have played an incredible tournament."

By Tom Degun at the Handball Arena in LondonNovember 27 - The London Handball Cup, the official London 2012 Olympic test event, has been hailed as a major success by organisers, athletes and spectators alike after five days of competition culminated in a gold medal for Austria today.

teams battled it out in the new Handball Arena in the Olympic Park in Stratford, with Austria defeating Poland

in a closely fought final.Angola, who were unlucky not to claim a final place after losing 26-25 to Poland

for the unveiling of Team EDF - their 36 strong line up of athlete ambassadors from the UK, France, Poland

By Tom Degun at the Handball Arena in LondonNovember 23 - The London Handball Cup, the sport's official Olympic test event, got underway here today at the strikingly multi-coloured new Handball Arena in the Olympic Park in Stratford to mark the return of the test event series to the capital.

Olympic Games next year at London 2012, facing tough opposition in the form of Austria, Angola, China, Poland

By Mike RowbottomNovember 20 - Jamie Cooke (pictured) became world junior modern pentathlon champion today in Buenos Aires, taking Britain's medal tally to three following the individual bronze won by Freyja Prentice yesterday, when the women's team of Prentice, Kate French and Lydia Rosling also won gold.

European Championships at Medway in Kent in August, but came 21st at the European Junior Championships in Poland

By David GoldNovember 19 - England's Lille midfielder Joe Cole has said that he would "love to play in the Olympics" if selected by Team GB manager Stuart Pearce.

coach Fabio Capello, and is unlikely to make his squad for the European Championships in Ukraine and Poland

By David GoldNovember 13 - The Argentinean women's hockey team have been granted a reprieve and a place at the London 2012 Olympic Games despite their defeat at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara last month.

February, with the hosts represented in both.The other five men's teams in India will be Canada, France, Poland

By Duncan MackayNovember 6 - Former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi won the New York City Marathon's handcycle division today with a time of 1hour 13min 58sec. 

participants in division for hand-operated, three-wheeled cycles, narrowly beating out Rafal Wilk of Poland

By David GoldNovember 3  - LA Galaxy star David Beckham has again used a high-profile opportunity to continue to push his dream of competing for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

over that age limit can compete, and with many senior England players set to travel to Ukraine and Poland