February 26 - Coventry's Ricoh Arena is celebrating after being chosen to play host to qualifying match for the men's Olympic football tournament in April 2012, an event that will be used by London 2012 as a major test event.

The announcement that Coventry will host the play-off between South America and Africa comes after

By Tom DegunFebruary 21 - Twitter workshops are to be held by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) next month to demonstrate how easy it is to "fall foul of the social media" and prevent athletes following Stephanie Rice (pictured) and getting themselves in trouble at London 2012.

September.After watching boyfriend Quade Cooper, the Australian rugby full-back, and his teammates beat South Africa

February 20 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Major General Francis Nyangweso, the former Ugandan Olympic Committee President, has died at the age of 72, it has been announced.

Amateur Boxing Association from 1986 to 2006 and the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

source of major concern, I would expect the main uncertainty when the IOC gathers in July in South Africa

is our culture," shrug Saudi's rulers, burying their heads in the copious sand of their land.South Africa

By Tom DegunFebruary 16 - The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) are to promote new opportunities for athletes with disabilities in countries around the world.

hopes to spread Paralympic values in several regions worldwide, with the next workshop to take place in Africa

February 13 - Three first-half tries lifted South Africa to a thrilling 24-14 victory against Fiji in

their place in the final by thrashing New Zealand 26-7.As a result of their win in Las Vegas, South Africa

February 14 - Former Athletics South Africa (ASA) President Leonard Chuene, has been found guilty by

By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearFebruary 13 - Lionel Messi, the world's best footballer, will miss London 2012 after the two-time defending Olympic champions Argentina failed to qualify for the tournament.

sport there coming less than a year after they reached the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa

February 6 - France Televisions has won the right to provide the country's terrestrial coverage of the 2011-2013 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Athletics Series (WAS), it has been announced.

athletics, has agreed a deal with IEC in Sports, the IAAF's exclusive media rights agency for Europe and Africa

February 4 - The World Squash Federation (WSF) has radically altered the process by which World Championships and Conferences are allocated. 

Championship; while Europe will take the WSF Development Conference and WSF Federations Conference; Africa

February 4 - As the 2011 indoor athletics season gets under way, a selection of the UK's leading athletes took time out from their training today, to host a unique sprint masterclass at Lee Valley Athletics Centre, to celebrate the launch of Alfa Romeo's new Special Edition Alfa MiTo Sprint.

and focus solely on one discipline, but I'm really enjoying it and have been training hard in South Africa

By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearFebruary 3 - Cape Town are set to withdraw from the race to become South Africa's candidate city to bid the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics because they do not believe that they can justify the cost.

Durban, Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth in the race.Cape Town, the second most populous city in South Africa

transport and other infrastructure and we do not think that now is the appropriate time," he said.South Africa

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MinisterJanuary 2011: IOC announce timetable for 2020 Olympic bidsDecember 2010: Rogge tells South Africa

organisersSeptember 2010: Cape Town wants chance to bid for 2020 OlympicsSeptember 2010: Durban put forward as South Africa

By Duncan MackayBritish Sports Internet Writer of the YearFebruary 2 - South Africa has been urged to

storiesJanuary 2011: IOC announce timetable for 2020 Olympic bidsDecember 2010: Rogge tells South Africa

organisersSeptember 2010: Cape Town wants chance to bid for 2020 OlympicsSeptember 2010: Durban put forward as South Africa

candidate for 2020 OlympicsJuly 2010: Africa is 20 years away from hosting the Olympics, claims senior

beautiful venue, decent crowds - when the sun came out - and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius of South Africa

clash.Throw 2010 London Marathon winner Josh Cassidy of Canada and world record holder Ernst van Dyk of South Africa

I came all the way from South Africa for this one event so I wasn't going to pull out but, I mean, come