Sports

IOC to help fund British Handball preparations for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

October 30 - British Handball has received a massive boost with the news that the men's team are to receive $100,000 (£60,370) from the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Solidarity Grant scheme to help support their entry into the 2012 European Championships, a major event in the build-up to the London Olympics.

British Cycling launch new Sky team

By Duncan Mackay

OCTOBER 29 - BRITISH CYCLING today unveiled the new Sky HD Trade Team which includes Olympic heroes Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton (pictured), Shanaze Reade, Jamie Staff, Ross Edgar and Jason Kenny.

Romero claims cycling changes for London 2012 are "ludicrous"

By Duncan Mackay

October 29 - Britain's Rebecca Romero (pictured) has hit out at "ludicrous" plans to change the track cycling programme which would mean she could not defend her title at the 2012 Olympics in London.

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Deng top scorer on return to NBA

By Duncan Mackay

October 29 - Luol Deng (pictured) finished with 17 points and nine rebounds as the Chicago Bulls opened the new NBA season with a 92-85 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

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Athletics South Africa in new row

By Duncan Mackay

October 29 - Athletics South Africa (ASA), already under fire for its handling over the Caster Semenya (pictured) scandal, is at the centre of a new row over they were accused of misleading the country's Parliamentary Sports Committee over claims that they had withheld funding to help athletes prepare for the London 2012 Olympics.

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Phelps to head US team for Duel in the Pool

By Duncan Mackay

October 28 - Michael Phelps (pictured), who won a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will lead the United States team announced today for the Duel in the Pool sponsored by British Gas at Manchester lat er this year.

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Progress of British Taekwondo under review

By Duncan Mackay

October 28 - UK Sport are continuing their review process with Britain's taekwondo organisations to help give fighters every chance of Olympic glory at London 2012 to build on the success of Sarah Stevenson (pictured) at the Games in Beijing last year.

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LPGA set to name new Commissioner

By Duncan Mackay

October 28 - Michael Whan is set to be unveiled as the new Commissioner of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) later today.

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Brownlee has set the bar very high admits chief rival

By Duncan Mackay

October 28 - Britain's world triathlon champion Alistair Brownlee (pictured) has set new standards in the sport, his biggest rival Javier Gomez has admitted.

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Work on National Indoor BMX Centre set to start after final investment received

By Duncan Mackay

October 28 - The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) has invested the last £8 million installment to construct Manchester's £19 million National Indoor BMX Centre, which is expected to draw more than 120, 000 users per year and will be the first covered venue in the UK.

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Deng out to shut up the knockers

By Duncan Mackay

October 28 - Luol Deng (pictured), Britain's top player, has admitted that he is determined to prove his critics wrong and show that he is worth the multi-million dollar contract he is on with the Chicago Bulls.

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Scottish Commonwealth Games hero facing prison after sex crimes

By Duncan Mackay

October 27 - Former weightlifter Alan Ogilvie (pictured), who won three medals at the 1990 Commonwealth Games and represented Britain in two Olympics, is facing another prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to having "cyber sex" with under-age boys over the internet.

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Joy for Turner, despair for Lewis-Francis

By Duncan Mackay

October 27 - Andy Turner has been restored to National Lottery funding by UK Athletics a year after being cut but Mark Lewis-Francis (pictured), who anchored Britain's 4x100 metres relay team to the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, has had his support withdrawn after an injury-ravaged two years.

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Snell to be guest of honour as All Blacks follow in his footsteps

By Duncan Mackay

October 27 - New Zealand's Sir Peter Snell (pictured) is to return to the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, where he won gold medals in the 800 and 1500 metres at the 1964 Games, to be guest of honour for the rugby union match between the All Blacks and Australia on Saturday.

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China sets sights even higher for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

October 27 - China wants its men's weightlifting team to be even more successful at the London 2012 Olympics than it was in Beijing last year, when they won the gold medal in half the events contested.

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