By Mike RowbottomJune 11 - Eighteen-year-old Zoe Smith is the youngest member of a five-strong Team GB weightlifting squad named today for London 2012.

performing on the international stage after finishing third at the Commonwealth Championships in South Africa

By Duncan MackayJune 10 - The Netherlands showed why they are world's top-ranked female hockey team when they beat Australia 4-1 in the final of Investec London Cup at the University of Westminster Sport Grounds in Chiswick today.

Australia's coach Adam Commens.Germany clinched the bronze medal with a crushing 6-2 victory over South Africa

Germany hockey victories mean both could reach Investec semi-finalsJune 2012: Britain stunned by South Africa

By Mike RowbottomJune 9 - Tyson Gay indicated that he will be an Olympic contender this summer as he made his first competitive appearance in almost a year after problems with a hip injury, running the 100 metres B final at the Samsung Diamond League in New York in 10.00sec into a headwind.

post an Olympic qualifying time of 45.30 in the 400m, finishing in 46.14.The double-amputee from South Africa

By Duncan MackayJune 9 - Australia and Netherlands will meet in the final of the Investec London Cup tomorrow after they won the heir semi-finals at the University of Westminster Sport Grounds in Chiswick today.

Netherlands got there despite falling throwing away a two-goal lead against South Africa.

hockey victories mean both could reach Investec semi-finalsJune 2012: Britain stunned by South Africa

By David Gold at the University of Westminster Sport Grounds in ChiswickJune 7 - Britain's women's hockey team finished bottom of their pool here at the Investec Cup and can no longer win the competition after a 2-1 defeat to Germany.

game.They went into the game needing a 2-0 win to progress to the semi-finals after losing 3-1 to South Africa

on the opening day.Germany (pictured above and below in white and black strip) then beat South Africa

The Netherlands will now face South Africa in the semi-finals on Saturday (June 9), whilst Germany take

hockey victories mean both could reach Investec semi-finalsJune 2012: Britain stunned by South Africa

By David GoldJune 6 - There were victories for Australia (pictured left) and Germany at the Investec London Cup, results which give both a good chance of reaching the semi-finals on Saturday (June 8)

The day's other game between South Africa and Germany was a much tighter affair.South Africa (pictured

tight game 1-0, with Eileen Hoffman striking the decisive goal as their attacking pressure told.South Africa

Germany would finish below them if they lose to Britain tomorrow.Britain can only finish above South Africa

After the high of yesterday [when South Africa beat Britain 3-1] it was a bit tough today, but I think

the girls can be extremely proud and I'm excited about the progress we have made," added South Africa

By Duncan MackayJune 5 - Olympic triathlon champion Emma Snowsill (pictured) is to appeal against the controversial decision to leave her out of Australia's team for London 2012. 

17th.Snowsill struggled with a gastrointestinal virus after returning from her training base in South Africa

Britain's women were stunned 3-1 in their first game of the Investec Hockey Cup here in London as South Africa

line up, and it showed, as Britain failed to replicate the showing they put on when they crushed South Africa

helped by the driving rain on an unseasonally cold and wet day in West London.World number 12 South Africa

effort past Beth Storry.Britain tried to rally but were instead hit by another sucker punch as South Africa

period they continued to plug away but could not find an incisive finish to their approach play.South Africa

We battled hard and had a lot of penetration, and South Africa dug their trenches really well."

By Duncan MackayJune 4 - Transportation Management Services UK (TMSUK), the firm which has helped design and plan the transport system for London 2012, has been sold to MV Transportation, Inc., they announced today. 

including the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Vancouver and the 2006 FIFA World Cup in South Africa

By David GoldJune 4 - Team coach Danny Kerry has named his Great Britian women's hockey line-up for this week's Investec London Cup in Chiswick, the squad's final pre-Olympic competitive warm-up tournament.

Westminster campus, brings together world number-one nation the Netherlands, Australia, Germany, South Africa

, Ireland and the hosts.Great Britain kick off their tournament tomorrow when they take on South Africa

while the Netherlands will face Australia in the tournament's opening game.Germany, Britain and South Africa

Our pool opponents, South Africa and Germany, will be tough opponents and their players will be looking

By Mike RowbottomMay 31 - Usain Bolt (pictured left) produced the stand-out performance of the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Rome as he won the 100 metres in 9.76sec – the same time he ran at the end of last season in Brussels to head the world's 2011 rankings.

which included two former world champions in Janeth Jepkosgei and Caster Semenya from Kenya and South Africa

By David GoldMay 30 - Stephane Houdet was the star, thrashing world number-one Maikel Scheffers, as France's wheelchair tennis team shocked top seeds the Netherlands in the World Group final of the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Seoul.

0 to take the quad title.Elsewhere, Thailand also had reason to celebrate with a 2-0 win over South Africa

to gain promotion to the World Group for 2013.South Africa will also compete in the World Group after

European Broadcasting Union (EBU).The broad scope of the deal – which I understand includes parts of North Africa

cricket on TV, pictured below), it is that statistic.Per capita figures are similarly tiny in sub-Saharan Africa

third of one US cent a head.And then there are the likes of Brazil, Mexico, China, South Korea, South Africa

expect at around 60 cents (38 GB pence/48 € cents) per potential viewer.So, arguably, is South Africa

By David GoldMay 22 - This year's Paralympic Games, which will get underway in less than 100 days' time, will be the biggest ever, with 165 nations participating.

those are taking part in the Paralympics for the first time, including Comoros and Djibouti, both in Africa

By David OwenMay 20 - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has received more than 90 official submissions as part of the process of revising the World Anti-Doping Code, which provides the framework for harmonised anti-doping policies.

Friday (May 17 and 18), WADA said that a number of National Anti-Doping Organisations, including 10 from Africa