of the opening football match of London 2012 when she referees the tussle between hosts Team GB and New

Zealand tomorrow, the FIFA Organising Committee for Olympic Football Tournaments has announced.

Japan – Hampden Park), Slim Jedidi , Tunisia (Mexico v South Korea – St James' Park), Peter O'Leary, New

Zealand (UAE v Uruguay – Old Trafford), Wilmar Roldan, Colombia (Gabon v Switzerland – St James' Park

), Bakary Gassama, Gambia (Belarus v New Zealand – City of Coventry), Lianluca Rocchi, Italy (Brazil

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonJuly 23 - Paralympics New Zealand

Zealand after winning three gold medals and a silver at the Beijing 2008 Paralympics and will be hoping

Zealand in partnership with designers 2XU for athletes and team support staff.New Zealand brand Icebreaker

Zealand Paralympic team Chef de Mission Duane Kale."

The New Zealand Paralympic team will have a selection of uniforms including a travel uniform, a medal

Zealand sign deal with Australian kit company for London 2012

By David GoldJuly 22 - South Africa's Richard Murray made history in Hamburg at the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Series when he became the first athlete from Africa to win a Series title.

bike leg, though by the start of the run Australians Dan Wilson and Courtney Atkinson, Clark Ellice of New

Zealand and Brazil's Reinaldo Colucci had managed to break into the lead.However, it was not long until

pinnacle of their respective sports in their sixth decade on the planet.One of these is Mark Todd, the New

Zealand three-day event rider.When he saddles up his Hanoverian mount NZB Campino in Greenwich Park

Almost needless to say, he did, finishing 17th.Having rekindled his enjoyment, he accepted sponsor New

Zealand Bloodstock's offer of backing if he would come back until London and "do it properly".

He puts New Zealand in a cluster of teams on the tails of this leading duo.Mark Todd on NZB Land Vision

By David GoldJuly 20 - Britain's women's football team put on an encouraging performance in their friendly against Sweden today at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium, as the squad gear up for their debut at the Olympics next week.

will be making their Olympic debut in the very first event of the Games on Wednesday when they face New

Zealand in Cardiff.This fixture offered reasons for optimism, as they held their own against Sweden,

reasonably optimistic of at least being competitive though after her team's performance today.They face New

Zealand, Brazil and Cameroon in their Olympic group, and should be good enough to come through and make

By David GoldJuly 20 - New Zealand Paralympic middle distance runner Tim Prendergast has told insideworldparasport

Athens 2004, as well as two silvers at Sydney 2000 in the 800m and the 1500m.He went on to captain the New

Zealand squad which competed in Beijing four years' ago, but failed to repeat his earlier successes,

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonJuly 17 - Despite constant assurances that the tournament would be packed out and a huge success, London 2012 organisers were forced to retreat today when they announced that half-a-million Olympic football tickets for men and women combined are to be removed from sale.

matches and you don't know until late on who is going to be playing," he said.Team GB's women take on New

Zealand in Cardiff in the first football match of the tournament on July 25, two days before the Olympic

tickets than we've sold anything else, we've got 37-38,000 tickets we've sold for Britain's ladies v New

Zealand which I think benchmarks pretty well for instance with the women's FA Cup final this year which

By David GoldJuly 14 - The start lists for the London 2012 Olympic triathlon competitions have been determined ahead of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Cup in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary.

right) of Germany, will be sporting number 46, while Bevan Docherty, a double Olympic medallist for New

Zealand, will don number 54.Sven Riederer of Switzerland, another triathlon Olympic medallist, has been

number 22.Other women to look out for are France's Jessica Harrison (pictured below) in number 12, New

triathlon, but the superstitious look for number omens from previous races.For example, Nicky Samuels of New

Zealand may hope that the number 34 allotted to her is as lucky as it has been for others; at each of

By David GoldJuly 10 – The United States, winner of the last seven tournaments, will be heavy favourites for glory once again when the International Softball Federation (ISF) Women's World Fastpitch Championship kicks off later this week.

Canadians.The duo will battle with Australia, Chinese Taipei, Great Britain (pictured below), Italy, Mexico and New

Zealand in Section B.The United States is in section A along with Argentina, China, Czech Republic,

By Duncan Mackay at Trafalgar Square in LondonJuly 10 - David Weir heads an athletics squad of 49 chosen to represent ParalympicsGB at London 2012, it was announced here today.

since then and I think I proved that to an extent with my gold medals at the World Championships in New

Zealand last January.

We've seen a tremendous increase in the number of new athletes coming into the sport and in particular

This team has a promising balance of experience and new, up-and-coming talent and I can't wait to see

By Andrew WarshawJuly 8 - Ryan Giggs, who retired from international football five years ago, will captain Team GB at London 2012, it was announced today.

Meanwhile, England skipper Casey Stoney was named as captain of the Team GB women's team who face New

Zealand, Cameroon and Brazil.Contact the writer of this story [email protected]

By Tom DegunJuly 6 – The International Boxing Association (AIBA) have launched their Road to London initiative in Cardiff, which is a special training camp open to disadvantaged countries sending boxers to the Olympics.

Fatima Fernandes and the lightweight Alexis Pritchard (pictured above), have travelled to Cardiff from New

Zealand to finalise their Olympic preperations.The duo are the only two Kiwi boxers at London 2012,

By David GoldJuly 6 - Brazil's coach Mano Menezes has named Thiago Silva, Hulk and Marcelo as his overage players in his squad for this summer's London 2012 Olympic Games.

win the only title the country has never won in the international game.They face Egypt, Belarus and New

Zealand in the group stage of the draw.Their main rivals for the gold medal are likely to be a hugely

By Tom DegunJuly 4 - Jerome Singleton, the T44 100 metres world champion, is set to lead the United States medal charge at the London 2012 Paralympics after being named as part of the 54-strong track and field team for the Games.

year-old single leg amputee from South Carolina caused a sensational upset at the World Championships in New

Zealand last year when he handed his great rival Oscar Pistorius (pictured below, second right) of South

Singleton unconcerned with Pistorius hype heading into London 2012 clashDecember 2011: Singleton hopes new

By Tom DegunJuly 3 - Sophie Pascoe, New Zealand's triple Paralympic swimming champion, will lead her

This group of athletes now has the opportunity to create New Zealand sporting history at the biggest

Paralympic Games ever," said Paralympics New Zealand chief executive Fiona Allan."

It's a real honour to be representing New Zealand at the Paralympic Games in sailing," Francis said."

In total, New Zealand will compete in the seven Paralympic sports of athletics, cycling, equestrian,

rowing sailing, shooting and swimming at London 2012 and New Zealand Paralympic team Chef de Mission