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Gomer appointed to new post with PROSKE

  • Sponsor News

By David GoldMarch 24 - Lindsay Gomer has been appointed by hospitality support providers PROSKE sports as its new Director of Sales and Marketing.

PROSKE's role at Euro 2012, being held jointly by Ukraine and Poland, will involve management of tickets


Pistorius secures qualifying time for London 2012 Olympics in South Africa

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom DegunMarch 23 - South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has achieved the B qualification standard for the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 400 metres as he ran a personal best of 45.61sec at the at the Provincial Championships at the Nedbank National Championships for Physically Disabled in Rustenburg.

Natalie Du Toit, the swimming single leg amputee, and Natalia Partyka, the table tennis player from Poland


Laura's hot to Trott for a London 2012 place

  • The Big Read

By Mike RowbottomIt was when she saw her coach, Paul Manning, was laughing, that Laura Trott realised what was about to be confirmed. As she worked on the rollers, warming down from her training session at the Manchester velodrome which is now at the centre of her world, Manning told her the bracing news – at 18, she was going to make her World Track Championship debut in the omnium event.The circumstances which led to the announcement, uncomfortably close to the Championships which will get under way on the track at Apeldoorn in the Netherlands on Wednesday (March 23), were...

Originally the task lying ahead of Trott this week was to build on the success of the team pursuit effort in Poland


Clubs to be consulted over player selection for GB Olympics football team

  • Football

the London 2012 Olympics in addition to next year's European Championships, to be held in Ukraine and Poland

It means the player will get no summer holiday, depending on how long we are in Poland and Ukraine for

in May 2012, but that players should not be taken to the Olympics if they participate in Ukraine and Poland


Rogge: Governments must help us to stop illegal betting

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By Mike Rowbottom February 28 - Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee President, has urged Governments around the world to clamp down on illegal betting and licensed bookmakers, warning that the credibility of spectator sports is at stake.

2008, Russia's Nikolay Davydenko was cleared after a long-running probe into a match he forfeited in Poland


McKenzie grabs judo gold in Poland

  • Judo

By Mike Rowbottom February 27 - Six victories against opponents ranked above him, including one of his main rivals for London 2012, earned Britain’s under-23 judo champion Ashley McKenzie gold at the Polish World Cup in Warsaw.

Everyone who is working with Ashley is very pleased for him to win a gold medal and the World Cup title in Poland


Frank Lampard wants to play for Britain at London 2012

  • Football

By Tom Degun February 18 - Chelsea and England midfield star Frank Lampard has revealed that he wants to be selected to complete for Britain at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

earlier this month that it totally opposes players being forced to take part in Euro 2012 in Ukraine and Poland


Draw is made for under 19 basketball World Championships

  • Basketball

February 18 - The draw for the FIBA under-19 World Championship for men was held in Riga, ahead of this summer's tournament, scheduled to take place in Latvia between June 30 and July 10.

be played June 30 - July 2 in the cities of Liepaja and Valmiera.Group A (Valmiera) - Brazil, Poland


Europe's top clubs in new threat to London 2012 football tournament

  • Football

By Andrew Warshaw in GenevaFebruary 8 - There is a new row over the 2012 Olympic football tournament, with Europe's top clubs warning their players should not be forced to compete in more than one major event per season, which could affect the participation of players like Wayne Rooney.

Geneva, says it totally opposes players being forced to take part in Euro 2012 in Ukraine and Poland




Finch still confident after tough draw for Britain's basketball team

  • Basketball

January 30 - Britain's men have been handed a tough draw for EuroBasket 2011 but coach Chris Finch is optimistic that his team can produce a good performance in what will hopefully be a warm-up for next year's Olympics in London.

They were drawn in Group A, the most difficult of the four, alongside Turkey, Spain, hosts Lithuania, Poland

We know Spain, Poland and Turkey well and taking on Lithuania will certainly be an experience in front


McKillop celebrates 21st birthday with world record

  • Latest (Paralympics)

By Tom Degun in ChristchurchJanuary 28 - Ireland's Michael McKillop his 21st birthday today in style as he smashed his own world record to claim gold in the men's 800 metres T37 crown at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in the QE II Stadium here.

Brigit Kober of Germany won the gold medal and the world record with a 23.54m throw.Lucyna Kornobys of Poland


Joy for Qatar again as they land Handball World Championships

  • Handball

January 27 - Qatar and Denmark will host the 2015 men and women's Handball World Championships, it was announced today.

women's event after South Korea withdrew their bid but Qatar were chosen ahead of France, Norway and Poland