IF POLAND and Ukraine are retained as the hosts for the European Football Championships in 2012 then

Deng (pictured), face a tough task when they return to the finals of the European Championships in Poland

 JUNE 2 - BRITAIN'S women modern pentathletes ended their World Championships campaign in Budapest on a high note by winning their third medal – a silver in the team relay competition.

The team topped the table after the shooting in today’s team relay, but were overtaken by Poland

Hungary went to the top of the table after the swimming, with Britain remaining second and Poland dropping

The Hungarians took gold by just 10 seconds, with Great Britain taking silver and Poland bronze. 

  BRITAINS'S Katy Livingston (pictured) won the World Championship Modern Pentathlon bronze medal today, giving a big boost to her bid to compete at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, as the team finished second overall.

women’s team of Fell, Mhairi Spence and Georgina Harland also collected the team silver medal, behind Poland

  CHICAGO BULLS guard Ben Gordon (pictured) is the latest NBA player to be selected in the fledgling British basketball team that's trying to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games, it was announced today.

The winner of that group will qualify for the 2009 European Championship in Poland.

  LUOL DENG'S (pictured) Chicago Bulls could be heading to London next year to help basketball in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics, it has been reported.

through the qualifying rounds to make it through to the finals of next year's European Championships in Poland

  BRITISH BASKETBALL will receive all the help it needs from the NBA in the build-up to London 2012, the sport's top official promised today.

Britain last month secured qualificiation for the European Championships in Poland next year, the first

  BRITAIN'S performance at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOWF) in Slask-Beskidy, Poland

silver medals on the final day of the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOWF) in Slask-Beskidy, Poland

  BEN GORDON, a target for Britain's Olympic basketball team, has accepted the Chicago Bulls' one-year, $6.4 million (£3.6 million) tender offer just before the deadline, they have announced.

alongisde Deng but coach Chris Finch will be hopeful of having him available for the tournament in Poland

  ALISTAIR GRAY (pictured), a leading strategy consultant with vast experience of the sporting sector, has been appointed as the new chairman of British Swimming, meaning he will play a major role in two sports during the build-up to London 2012.

with the men's team led by Chicago Bull superstar qualifying for the 2009 European Championships in Poland

  REBECCA ROMERO'S (pictured) outstanding success in switching from becoming a medal-winning rower to a gold-medal winning cyclist has inspired New Zealand to set up a programme to find a top-class female for London 2012.

plan was to narrow the field down to possibly four riders by March before the World Championships in Poland

 AUGUST 21 - IAIN PERCY and Andrew Simpson struck gold in the Star class today as the Olympic sailing regatta ended in Qingdao with Britain finishing top overall following their best performance for more than a century.

They moved up to fifth at the finish, 44 seconds behind winners Poland, to seal yet another victory on

  POLAND failed to reinstate the country's football association before today's deadline set by FIFA

Earlier today, UEFA said Poland is likely to be stripped of the right to co-host Euro 2012 along with

medals in Beijing, has revealed today that his next big target will be the 2009 World Championships in Poland

"I've got the World Championships in March, in Poland, and that's the next big goal for me."