By David Gold at Team GB House in LondonAugust 15 - After claiming a memorable bronze medal, Britain's women's hockey coach Danny Kerry has set his sights on turning his squad into the "leading women's team" in the country.

Britain beat New Zealand 3-1 as they overcame the disappointment of a semi-final defeat to Argentina

By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 13 - Belarus's Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been stripped of the Olympic gold medal she won in the shot put at London 2012 after testing positive for banned anabolic steroids.

The gold medal is now set to be awarded to New Zealand's Valerie Adams, who had won the event in

Ostapchuk (centre) celebrates her London 2012 victory flanked by the silver and bronze medallists, New

Zealand's Valerie Adams (left) and Russia's Evgeniia KolodkoIt takes to six the total of gold medals won by New

Zealand during London 2012 and lifts them to 15th in the overall table.Adams' defeat by Ostaphuck was

"It makes me extraordinarily proud as a New Zealander."

By David GoldAugust 12 - Rachel Stock has warmed up for the London 2012 Paralympics with an impressive win at an unaffiliated dressage competition in Oldencraig in Surrey.

Stock, one of New Zealand's two representatives at the equestrian in the Paralympics, finished over two

on Bates Rimini Park Emmerich.The 71.76 per cent result was her first competitive action since the New

Zealand Horse of the Year show in March.The result was all the more impressive as the event, which took

bone disease which has left her with no cartilage in her hands.She won every title available to her in New

Zealand in both 2010 and 2011, and came through the qualifiers for London 2012 in Hong Kong in style.Stock

From Andrew Warshaw at the Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park in London August 10 - It did not quite live up to its billing as a thrilling, open encounter between the two best teams in the sport; in fact it was more solid than spectacular.

be a tough ask even though the Netherlands had to rely on a penalty shoot-out to beat New

Zealand in the semi-finals.This was the fourth major final between these countries in the last

the best till last," said Argentine-born Dutch coach Max Caldas.Paumen, whose 14 Olympic goals is a new

Zealand 3-1"The team are a sensational group of players and at least we have a silver medal."

Zealand side that had surprised everyone by almost reaching the final.But second half goals

By David Owen at the BMX Track on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 10 - It was a good day for two of the lesser Olympic powers as the sun beat down on the London 2012 BMX track today.

clean sweep of victories in her four races to take gold in the women's event, from Sarah Walker of New

Zealand and Laura Smulders of the Netherlands.Then defending Olympic champion Maris Štrombergs

By Mike RowbottomAugust 10 - Malcolm Page rounded off his illustrious sailing career at the age of 40 with a final gold in Weymouth as he and his partner in the 470 class, Mathew Belcher, overcame the home challenge of Luke Patience and Stuart Bithell to achieve a result which confirmed London 2012 as Australia's most successful Olympic sailing regatta.

sailors added two silvers to the home stockpile as Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark took second place to the New

Zealand pair of Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie in the women's 470 class."

By Tom Degun in LondonAugust 9 - Kiwi House in central London is set to be reopened following two explosions at the venue yesterday that forced it to be temporarily closed.

The New Zealand Olympic Committee's (NZOC) hospitality and entertainment headquarters at 1 Granary Square

Kiwi House will continue to offer New Zealand gourmet pies, coffee and beverages and play the New Zealand

champions, Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark, have made certain of a London 2012 medal and will contest New

Zealand at Weymouth tomorrow to decide whether it is to be gold or silver.

from second into a tie for the lead with the Kiwis in the final two opening-series races.Britain and New

Zealand are on 33 points and, barring disqualification, cannot be caught for the top two positions,

The Britons came eighth and second in their final two races as New Zealand's Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie

By Tom Degun at the Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 8 - Britain's female hockey team had their hopes of a place in the Olympic hockey final against the Netherlands dashed when they lost 2-1 to Argentina in front of a partisan crowd here.

Instead of competing for the Olympic title they will now play New Zealand in a battle for bronze.The

By Andrew Warshaw at the Velodrome on Olympic Park in LondonAugust 7 - Sir Chris Hoy powered his way into the history books of sport today as he became the greatest British Olympian of all time at the age of 36 on a thrilling, dramatic and controversial final session of track cycling at London 2012.

patriotic Velodrome, a 6,000-capacity sweatbox.Teun Mulder of the Netherlands and Simon van Velthooven of New

Zealand crossed the line together for third and a bronze medal each.

By Tom Degun at ExCeL in LondonAugust 5 - Women's boxing made its Olympic debut at London 2012 here almost three years after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted to include it on the sports programme.

 American female boxer Queen Underwood granted London 2012 spot after long waitJune 2012: New

Zealand name first female boxers to compete at an Olympic GamesJune 2012: First ever female Olympic

By Mike Rowbottom at Eton Dorney LakeAugust 4 - The host nation took its total of London 2012 rowing titles to four here – thanks to the flagship men's four, winning a fourth consecutive British gold in their event and the lightweight double scull of Katherine Copeland (pictured, right) and Sophie Hosking (pictured, left) – on a stretch of water that has proved so golden for the home team that they might now be tempted to re-name it Eton Adorney.

, switched to the four this season after it became apparent that they might never beat the inspired New

Zealand pairs crew of Hamish Bond and Eric Murray – gold medallists here on the previous day – this

could be halted within the rules, as the incident took place within the first 100 metres.The re-run saw New

Zealand add a bronze to the two golds secured the day before, as Storm Uru and Peter Taylor finished

United States continued the defence of their Olympic women's football title with a 2-0 victory over New

Zealand at St James' Park in Newcastle, to reach the semi-finals.

settled American nerves with less than five minutes remaining, to ensure they reach the last four.New Zealand

By Mike Rowbottom at Eton Dorney LakeAugust 3 - The packed stands here resounded with sustained celebration shortly after noon in salutation of a long journey which had ended in triumph for 36-year-old home rower Katherine Grainger, who partnered Anna Watkins to victory in the women's double sculls to secure Olympic gold after three successive silvers.

Strictly speaking, it was New Zealand's day at the regatta here as the all-conquering pair of Hamish

must be to have gone back to the river yet another time.Gold medallists Eric Murray and Hamish Bond of New

Zealand, silver medallists Dorian Mortelette and Germain Chardin of France (left) and bronze medallists

pair of George Nash and William Satch won bronze.Nash, 22, and Satch, 23, earned bronze behind the New

By David Gold at the Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park in London August 2 - Britain's women's hockey team swept aside Belgium 3-0 as they all but ensured they would be playing for at least an Olympic bronze medal.

point.Carla Rebecchi of Argentina (right) leads her team mates as they celebrate their goal against New

Zealand In Group B world champions Argentina bounced back from defeat to the United States to beat

New Zealand.New Zealand had won their opening two games, but were under pressure from the start.Argentina

Zealand had missed a glorious chance to equalise following a flowing breakaway in the second period,

Zealand; Argentina; Germany; and Australia.The United States have an uphill task to qualify as they