Summer Sports


Olympic field announced for Hyde Park's London 2012 triathlon rehearsal

By Mike Rowbottom

alistair_brownlee_14-07-11July 19 - A field of Olympic proportions has been announced, fittingly enough, for the World Championship triathlon that will take place on the proposed London 2012 course next month, with five Beijing medallists, two world champions and Britain's Brownlee brothers - Alistair (pictured) and Jonathan - on the entry lists, as well as Britain's former world champion Helen Jenkins.

FIH names technical delegates for London Olympics

By Emily Goddard

isberg__pigretti_FIH_18-07-11July 18 - With the 2012 London Olympics just over a year away, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) has announced its technical delegates for both the men's and women's hockey tournaments, naming Sweden's Bjorn Isberg and Argentina's Laura Pigretti to the key posts, respectively.













Grainger and Watkins back together for victory in Lucerne, but Hodge and Reed lose again

By Mike Rowbottom

Anna_Watkins_and_Katharine_Grainger_win_in_Lucerne_July_10_2011July 10 - Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins laid down a marker for the retention of their world double sculls title next month as they held off their Australian rivals and dominated their World Cup race at the Lucerne Regatta in what was their first competitive outing together this season following the back injury which has kept Watkins out of action for much of the year.