By David GoldJuly 3 - Brazil's women's football coach Jorge Barcellos has named the 18-strong squad which will compete at this summer's Olympic Games in London.

Brazil kicks off its bid for a first Olympic football gold against Cameroon on July 25 before facing New

Zealand three days later.Its final group game is against hosts Great Britain on July 31 at Wembley.Barcellos

By David GoldJune 26 - Kim Little and Ifeoma Dieke have turned their backs on Scottish Football Association (SFA) wishes by accepting a call up by Team GB women's coach Hope Powell for London 2012.

Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for the opening event of the entire Olympic Games – Team GB's clash with New

Zealand on July 25, two days before the Opening Ceremony.On the other side of the coin, the fact that

But for all of them the opportunity to represent Great Britain at a home Olympic Games is a new and unique

The whole country will be behind the team when they kick off against New Zealand, and hopefully they

By Tom DegunJune 24 - Britain have got off to a strong start at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Athletics Championships Stadskanaal, Holland as they claimed three gold medals on day one of the event that is the sport's last major international meet before the London 2012 Paralympics.

stormed to gold in the T12 100 metres in 12.55sec to add the European title to the world title she won in New

Zealand last year.Silver went to Portugal's Anna Kaniuk in 12.66 while Slovakia's Hanka Kolníková took

By Sara EvansJune 23 - Swiss triathlon star Nicola Spirig powered to victory today at the 2012 ITU World Triathlon Series in Kitzbühel. 

Nordén (pictured below, left), who – recently returned from injury – took silver, leaving New

water and into T1, where the most powerful riders – Spirig, Nordén, Harrison, Nicky Samuels from New

Zealand and Groff – showed their mettle.

During the early days of the Olympic Movement, Australia and New Zealand were represented jointly by

By Mike RowbottomJune 17 - Britain's hopes of winning a fourth consecutive rowing Olympic gold in the coxless four at the London 2012 Games have dipped following a defeat by Australia in the World Cup at Munich, the final regatta before the Olympics get underway.

double in what was the last big regatta before the London 2012 Games, with their race being won by New

Zealand rivals Storm Uru and Peter Taylor (pictured).Commenting on the defeat of the four – comprising

after dominating the World Cup circuit and claiming their third win in Munich, beating world champions New

Zealand by two lengths."

By Mike RowbottomJune 16 - Britain's flagship four qualified for the final at the Munich World Cup rowing event, the last international regatta before the London 2012 Olympics – but they were beaten in their semi-final by their big rivals, Australia.

champions beat France into second place in a time that was four seconds quicker than key gold medal rivals New

Zealand recorded in the other semi-final.Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]

earn 12 medals from 12 finals at opening World Cup in BelgradeMay 2012: Smooth start for Britain's new

By Tom DegunJune 15 - New Zealand boxers Alexis Pritchard (pictured) and Siona Fernandes will make

Zealand from India five years ago, has been amateur boxing for just two years and is delighted to have

I'm really happy to be where I'm at and represent women's boxing in New Zealand," she said."

Meanwhile Pritchard, originally from South Africa but who has lived in New Zealand for 12 years, also

Kereyn Smith, the secretary general of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) congratulated the two

However, the two Kiwi women will be the only New Zealand boxers at London 2012 – after the male

By Tom DegunJune 14 - Andrew Burton, the chief executive of Prestige Ticketing Limited (PTL), has promised that they will be able to sell all of their 80,000 tickets for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, despite a lack of take-up so far in some of the less popular sports.

successfully in the past at big events, such as the Rugby World Cup in 2007 in France and in 2011 in New

Zealand."

By David GoldJune 7 - A record 39 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) have qualified for spots at the London 2012 triathlon competition this summer, the highest number ever.

maximum of three women for London 2012: the United States, Australia, Britain, Japan, France, Germany, New

Zealand and Spain.The eight sending three men are: Britain, Germany, Russia, New Zealand, France, Spain

competition though from a host of contenders, not least the Australian contingent, as well as the likes of New

By David GoldJune 3 - New Zealand's men's hockey team won the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup with a 1-0 victory

game from a penalty corner in the 18th minute of the game.It was not quite as straightforward as New

Sure, it is great to have won our first Sultan Azlan Shah Cup," said New Zealand coach Shane McLeod."

the next few places in the TV "medals table" for London 2012, we find Japan ($2.45 [£1.56/€1.95]), New

Zealand ($2.05 [£1.30/€1.63]), Hong Kong ($1.85 [£1.18/€1.47]) and Canada ($1.85 [£1.18/€1.47]).Western

By David GoldMay 27 - Britain's Jonathan Brownlee dominated in Madrid at the latest round of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Series, making it the fourth year in a row either he or world champion brother Alistair has won the race.

forced their way into contention during the bike leg.A threatening group led by Spirig, Andrea Hewitt of New

Zealand, Chilean Barbara Riveros Diaz and Ireland's Aileen Morrison formed behind them.They eventually

go to London 2012, as will German Svenja Bazlen who was 12th.Nicky Samuels confirmed her spot in the New

Zealand team with a 15th place finish.Both New Zealand and Germany will send three female athletes

By David GoldMay 23 – The International Triathlon Union (ITU) World Series race in Madrid takes place this weekend, where the qualification period for this summer's Olympic Games will end.

sights.Competitors will be battling to secure crucial places at this summer's Olympic triathlon, with New

Zealand and Germany in pole position to take the maximum three athletes to London.That is because they

By David GoldMay 23 - The schedule for the London 2012 Olympic hockey tournament has been unveiled, including details of the early group games.

Riverbank Arena in the Olympic Park, will start on July 29 with a clash between neighbours Australia and New

Zealand in the women's competition.Britain's women will get their campaign underway with a clash against