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Moynihan delighted at EOC election but concerned over Winter Olympics delisting

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By Mike Rowbottom   November 27 - Colin Moynihan (pictured), chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA), has added his voice to the protests against proposals to drop the Winter Olympics from British television's “crown jewels” – those sporting events which are guaranteed terrestrial broadcasting.

Executive Committee, his total of 36 votes being just one short of the joint winners from Spain and Poland


Moynihan delighted at EOC election but concerned over Winter Olympics delisting

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By Mike Rowbottom   November 27 - Colin Moynihan (pictured), chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA), has added his voice to the protests against proposals to drop the Winter Olympics from British television's “crown jewels” – those sporting events which are guaranteed terrestrial broadcasting.

Executive Committee, his total of 36 votes being just one short of the joint winners from Spain and Poland


Rockets jettison Mensah-Bonsu

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November 14 - Britain's Pops Mensah-Bonsu (pictured) has been released by Houston Rockets and is now looking for a new club.

averaging 1.3 points after returning from representing Britain at the European Championships in Poland


Brilliant Deng inspires Bulls comeback

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November 3 - Britain's Luol Deng (pictured) scored 24 points while grabbing a career-high 20 rebounds as he almost single-handedly brought the Chicago Bulls came from from 18 down to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 83-81 in the NBA tonight.

  It also stopped him playing for Britain in the European Championships in Poland.


Wellington voted Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year

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November 3 - Chrissie Wellington (pictured), the current world record-holder and Ironman Triathlon champion, was announced today as the Sportswoman of the Year for 2009 at the 22nd Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards ceremony held in association with Brittany Ferries at the David Beckham Academy in South-East London.

won a third successive world sprint title, the only British Olympic champion to experience success in Poland


Exclusive: Grainger should give up single sculls, says Sir Steve

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By Mike Rowbottom   November 2 - Sir Steve Redgrave, arguably Britain’s most celebrated Olympian, has advised his former Great Britain colleague Katherine Grainger to end her experiment in the single sculls if she wants to further her Olympic ambitions for London 2012 – even though she won a world silver medal at the event in this year's World Championships.

the last 50 years at the 2003 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, was present in Poznan, in Poland


Exclusive: Grainger should give up single sculls, says Sir Steve

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By Mike Rowbottom   November 2 - Sir Steve Redgrave, arguably Britain’s most celebrated Olympian, has advised his former Great Britain colleague Katherine Grainger to end her experiment in the single sculls if she wants to further her Olympic ambitions for London 2012 – even though she won a world silver medal at the event in this year's World Championships.

the last 50 years at the 2003 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, was present in Poznan, in Poland


Exclusive: Grainger should give up single sculls, says Sir Steve

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By Mike Rowbottom   November 2 - Sir Steve Redgrave, arguably Britain’s most celebrated Olympian, has advised his former Great Britain colleague Katherine Grainger to end her experiment in the single sculls if she wants to further her Olympic ambitions for London 2012 – even though she won a world silver medal at the event in this year's World Championships.

the last 50 years at the 2003 BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, was present in Poznan, in Poland


Deng out to shut up the knockers

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October 28 - Luol Deng (pictured), Britain's top player, has admitted that he is determined to prove his critics wrong and show that he is worth the multi-million dollar contract he is on with the Chicago Bulls.

$71 million (£43 million) contract, also kept Deng out of the European Championships in Poland


British Basketball appoints under-20 coaches

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October 9 - British Basketball have appointed Tim Lewis and Damian Jennings (pictured) as the head coaches of the under-20 men and women respectively, they announced today.

summer formed one quarter of the coaching team for the FIBA Europe Champion under-18 All Star game in Poland


Ukraine will host Euro 2012 says Platini

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September 30 - UEFA President Michel Platini today insisted Ukraine will be allowed to co-host the 2012 European Championship despite setbacks to its preparations, but that the number of host cities are still undecided.

UEFA earlier threatened to strip Ukraine of its co-hosting rights with Poland after difficulties

December 2008: Euro 2012 preparations back on track September 2008: UEFA to stick with Poland


Ukraine will host Euro 2012 says Platini

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September 30 - UEFA President Michel Platini today insisted Ukraine will be allowed to co-host the 2012 European Championship despite setbacks to its preparations, but that the number of host cities are still undecided.

UEFA earlier threatened to strip Ukraine of its co-hosting rights with Poland after difficulties

December 2008: Euro 2012 preparations back on track September 2008: UEFA to stick with Poland


Crisis over Euro 2012 grows and raises Scotland's hopes

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  SEPTEMBER 30 - FOOTBALL'S top governing bodies FIFA and UEFA said today they do not recognise a new administrator appointed by the Polish Olympic Committee (POC) to head the country's football federation.

  It leaves a serious question-mark over whether UEFA will continue to allow Poland to host the European

The decision by the tribunal of the POC, which oversees sports in Poland, to dismiss PZPN head Michal

leadership of the PZPN chaired by Michal Listkiewicz as the only legitimate authority to run football in Poland

said they would immediately start joint consultations on measures to be taken surrounding football in Poland


Exclusive: British basketball coach to return to US to work with Houston Rockets

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By Duncan Mackay September 29 - The future of Britian's basketball coach Chris Finch (pictured) is in doubt after his decision to leave Europe to return home to the United States to take up a new role within the organisation of NBA team Houston Rockets.

There they lost all three of their matches in Poland against Slovenia, Spain and Serbia.


Exclusive: British basketball coach to return to US to work with Houston Rockets

  • Basketball

By Duncan Mackay September 29 - The future of Britian's basketball coach Chris Finch (pictured) is in doubt after his decision to leave Europe to return home to the United States to take up a new role within the organisation of NBA team Houston Rockets.

There they lost all three of their matches in Poland against Slovenia, Spain and Serbia.