Sports

British Handball signs new kit deal

By Duncan Mackay

September 18 - British Handball has teamed up with high performance sportswear brand BURRDA, who will be the official kit supplier as they prepare for the London 2012 Olympics.

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McCook blasts Jamaican doping body over delay

By Duncan Mackay

September 18 - Neville McCook, one of the Caribbean's most influential administrators, has criticised the Jamaica Anti-doping Commission's (JADCO's) handling of the recently concluded doping case involving five of the country's top athletes.

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British cycling is how it should be done, says UCI President

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - The remarkable success of British cycling has been praised by Pat McQuaid (pictured), the President of the world governing body UCI, who has claimed that it has the best programme in the sport.

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Euro hero Smith set to return to England

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - Kelly Smith (pictured), England's most successful female footballer, is set to return home to Arsenal on a David Beckham-style loan.

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Kumar heads Indian challenge at World Championships

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - Olympic bronze medallist Sushil Kumar (pictured) will spearhead India's challenge in the World Wrestling Championship to be held in Herning, Denmark, from September 21 to 27.

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Boxing delivers KO punch to Wembley move for 2012 Olympics

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - Boxing has won its battle to stay in East London for the 2012 Games after international and British officials resisted efforts to move the sport to Wembley Arena.

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Norfolk clinches second US Open title

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - Hampshire's Peter Norfolk (pictured) has clinched his second US Open quad singles title in New York, extending his tally of wheelchair tennis majors to 16 as he held of American world number one David Wagner 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to win his second Grand Slam of 2009.

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Sutherland inquest adjourned

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - An inquest into the death of Ireland's Olympic bronze medal-winning boxer Darren Sutherland (pictured) has been opened and adjourned in London today.

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Norwegian stretches lead in Tour of Britain with fourth stage victory

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen (pictured) claimed a fourth successive stage win to stretch his lead in the Tour of Britain standings to 19 seconds with two stages left to race.

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Foley appointed temporary chief executive of Athletics Ireland

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - John Foley (pictured), the former chief executive of Waterford Crystal and a nationally-ranked middle distance runner, has been put in charge of Athletics Ireland on a temporary basis.

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Keatings to be powered by Opus Energy

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - Opus Energy, a leading supplier of electricity to the business sector, has signed up European Gymnastics silver medallist Daniel Keatings (pictured) as their sports ambassador to help him with his preparations for the London 2012 Olympics, it has been announced.

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Birmingham organisers seek language help for World Half-Marathon Championships

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - Organisers of the World Half-Marathon Championships in Birmingham are appealing for volunteers who can speak foreign languages to help runners feel at home when they descend on the Midlands city next month.

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Good turn-out for World Cup Judo in Birmingham

By Duncan Mackay

September 17 - British Judo has today confirmed that 27 countries will compete in the 2009 GB World Cup for both men and women, supported by UK Sport's World Class events programme, at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, on Saturday and Sunday.

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Crowther to be new chairman of ASA

By Duncan Mackay

September 16 - John Crowther (pictured) has been appointed as the new ASA chairman and takes up his post from Mel Goldberg next month, it was announced today.

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South Africa did know about Semenya tests, former team manager and e-mails claim

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

September 16 - Athletics South Africa (ASA) did know that there were doubts about the gender of Caster Semenya (pictured) before she competed at the World Championships in Berlin, former team manager Wilfred Daniels claimed today.

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