April 9 - British Basketball has signed a sponsorship deal with the Daily Mirror for them to be the official media partner in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics.

substantial" coverage of the men's summer campaign, Game On, which will see Britain play Israel, Turkey and Poland

April 8 -  Britain's Luol Deng (pictured) has suffered another set-back in his quest to return from injury, and unlikely to return for the Chicago Bull until at least the NBA play-offs, it was revealed today.

Deng has promised that he will still be available for Britain at the European Championships in Poland

April 2 -  Three cities will compete for the right to host the Summer Youth Olympics in 2014, it was announced today.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) saidthat Guadalajara, Mexico; Nanjing, China; and Poznan, Poland

March 16 - Luol Deng (pictured) has promised that his recent injury problems will not prevent him playing for Britain at this year's European Championship despite a warning that he should rest during the summer.

$80 million (£55.8 million) deal last summer, and his own personal trainer to skip the EuroBasket in Poland

pictured) is a surprise inclusion in in Britain's squad for the track cycling World Championships in Poland

"We have a great mix of youth and experience and see Poland as our first step on the road to London 2012

March 17 - British Basketball will host its first ever tournament, Game On At The O2, as part of the Great Britain men's preparations for EuroBasket 2009, from August 14-16, it was announced today.

qualifying group last summer, Turkey and Slovenia, whom they will open their EuroBasket campaign against in Poland

"Slovenia are an Olympic standard team and Turkey are probably the dark horses for Poland while we know

March 10 - Four candidates are in the running to host the European football championship in 2016, a tournament that Scotland and Wales had once hoped to bid for, it was announced today.

The timetable gives the 2016 host six years to prepare for the tournament - one more year than Poland

Italy was a strong favourite to be chosen as host for Euro 2012 but was beaten in the final vote by Poland-Ukraine

March 9 - British basketball star Luol Deng (pictured) will miss at least two more weeks with a tiny stress fracture in his right leg, it was revealed today.

as Deng is expected to be their star player when the team competes in the European Championships in Poland

  The 25-year-old Londoner, who has helped Britain qualify for the European Championships in Poland

MARCH 5 - FRANCE today ruled out the possibility of launching a joint bid with Italy to host Euro 2016, insisting that the country was big enough to stage the second biggest event in world football on its own.

Like France, Italy have successfully hosted a recent World Cup in 1990 - but they lost out to Poland

MARCH 3 - SCOTLAND and Wales have abandoned plans for a joint bid to host the 2016 European Championships because of the current economic crisis, they have said.

effort to qualify the national team for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and the Euro 2012 finals in Poland

MARCH 3 - THE International Archery Federation (FITA) today announced a new sponsorship agreement with Vakifbank, one of Turkey's biggest banks.

event covering the company's sponsorship is involved is the Indoor World Championships in Rzeszow, Poland

MARCH 3 - THE International Archery Federation (FITA) today announced a new sponsorship agreement with Vakifbank, one of Turkey's biggest banks.

event covering the company's sponsorship is involved is the Indoor World Championships in Rzeszow, Poland

MARCH 3 - SIR CHRIS HOY (pictured) tonight withdrew from the World Track Championship in Poland today

The diaganosis is good news for Britain, who have qualified for the European Championships in Poland