By Mike RowbottomWith 100 days to go tomorrow until the start of Glasgow 2014, Adam Paker, chief executive of Commonwealth Games England, has described the impending Games in Scotland as the "acid test" for his organisation's wide-ranging regeneration in the wake of Delhi 2010.And one of the key elements for Paker will be to ensure that new sponsors attracted via the joint marketing initiative between Commonwealth Games England and Glasgow 2014 will have a sufficiently positive experience at the Games to want to extend their contracts with the body.Commonwealth Games England's Stepping Up strategy has sought to upgrade the organisation...

The cycling, diving, swimming and athletics events for all sold out very, very quickly.

also sold out the shooting, which will take place near Carnoustie.Glasgow's Tollcross International Swimming

By Gary AndersonApril 13 - Glasgow 2014 organisers have announced gold from the Kildonan Burn will be used to create a special design that will be attached to the David Dixon Award that will presented at this year's Commonwealth Games and future events.

served in the role for 17 years before his death in 1999.South African Paralympic and Commonwealth Games swimming

By Gary AndersonApril 11 - The line-ups for the medal matches at this year's Commonwealth Water Polo Championships were confirmed today, as Scotland's men and women sealed their spots with victories over Singapore and Wales.

women face Canada.All the action from the final day in Aberdeen will be streamed live on the Scottish Swimming

GoddardApril 10 - Jan Cameron, the Australian Olympic medal winning swimmer, has been appointed as Swimming

understanding of the programme and good relationships with the athletes at the USC," Michael Scott, Swimming

medallist Taylor Corry, Jake Templeton and Lakeisha Patterson - gaining selection onto the Pan Pacific Para-Swimming

Championships team.Cochrane will also represent Australia at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.Adam Pine, Swimming

Australian squad for Glasgow 2014May 2013: Cowdrey leads formidable 19-strong Australian team for 2013 IPC Swimming

of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) and International Swimming

Convention, due to be held from November 29 to December 1, will coincide with the 2014 World Short Course Swimming

pleasure and honour to have the first convention that will go side and side with the World Short Course Swimming

We are sure that it will be an extraordinary and really a big festival of swimming a big festival of

as FINA World Aquatics Convention official partnersApril 2012: Doha awarded 2014 World Short Course Swimming

By Paul Osborne at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 10 - Turkey's and Qatar's Olympic Committees today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see the two organisations open up new channels of collaboration and best practice exchange.

NOCOTThis agreement cames shortly after the Qatar Olympic Committee signed an MoU with the International Swimming

set to host both the third edition of the World Aquatics Convention and the 2014 World Short Course Swimming

story at [email protected] storiesApril 2014: Qatar gets ready for festival of swimming

By Paul Osborne at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 10 - London has been named the "Ultimate Sports City" for the second consecutive year as the host of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games continues to showcase its remarkable capabilities in event organisation.

Athletics Championships in 2017.London is also home to next year's EuroHockey Championships, the European Swimming

By Paul Osborne at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 10 - It is Africa's turn to host the Commonwealth Games following Durban's expression of interest to stage the event in 2022, it has been claimed by Gideon Sam, President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).

If you look at Durban, the stadium is in place, the swimming pool is in place, the athletics track is

By Zjan ShirinianApril 10 - A physiotherapist who won the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Oceania Women in Sport award has been named Fiji's Chef de Mission for the 2015 Pacific Games and the Rio 2016 Olympics.

the Commonwealth Games, which is due to get underway on July 23.She was involved in the Fiji Amateur Swimming

By Nick Butler at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 9 - Ensuring women have confidence in their own ability and are able to fit sport into life patterns was the key message of the "Women's World" discussion panel here today.

All five speakers, including two-time Tokyo 1964 swimming champion Donna De Varona and Turkish Olympic

By Gary AndersonApril 9 - Infostrada Sports and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have announced an extension of their long-standing partnership agreement which will now run until after Pyeongchang 2018. 

alpine skiing, athletics, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ice sledge hockey, powerlifting, shooting, swimming

services for upcoming IPC World Championships including the Athletics World Championships in Doha and the Swimming

By Paul Osborne at the Gloria Serenity Resort in Belek April 8 - Turkey's sporting infrastructure is soon to receive a huge boost as progress continues on the new Gloria Sports Arena in Belek.

©GloriaThe complex expects to attract individual athletes, groups and teams with Germany's national swimming

By Gary AndersonApril 7 - After trouncing Wales yesterday, England's women continued their superb start to the Commonwealth Water Polo Championships in Aberdeen with another fine win, this time seeing off the challenge of South Africa 9-3.

until Saturday (April 12).The final two days of the competition will be streamed live on the Scottish Swimming

By Duncan Mackay at the Susesi Convention Center in BelekApril 6 - The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) will be continuing as a Silver Partner for this year's edition of the SportAccord International Convention, which started here today. 

As Qatar gets ready to host the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships, the 2015 Handball World Championships

Paralympic gold medallist Matthew Cowdrey headlines the list of athletes named to the Australian Para-swimming

Hall, Jacqui Freney, Maddison Elliot and Katherine Downie following the conclusion of the Australian Swimming

and will be looking to secure his fourth Commonwealth Games gold medal at the Tollcross International Swimming

Paralympic swimmers were fantastic in London in 2012 and backed it up again in Montreal last year," said Swimming

StoriesJanuary 2014: Paralympic swimmer Jacqueline Freney named Young Australian of the YearDecember 2013: Swimming

claims gold on day of upsets in MontrealAugust 2013: Australia retain men's relay title at IPC World Swimming