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Draper promises unique tennis tournament at London 2012

By Tom Degun in London

June 8 - Roger Draper (pictured), the chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), claimed today that staging the tennis tournament for the London 2012 Olympic at Wimbledon means that the competition will be handled in a completely different way from the format commonly adopted for a Games.





Russia unveil training centres to help preparations for Sochi 2014

By Duncan Mackay in Sochi
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

June 7 - Russian athletes preparing to compete in the Sochi Olympics in 2014, where they have already been warned they must finish top of the medals table, will have new state-of-the-art facilities built to help their preparations, the country's Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko promised today.





British Boxing head of development to retire

By Tom Degun

June 7 - Jim Davidson, British Boxing's Head of Development, has announced his retirement from international amateur boxing following a career during which he has worked with Olympic medallists
Amir Khan (pictured), James DeGale, Tony Jeffries and David Price.





Double gold for Cawthorn

June 6 - British canoeist Rachel Cawthorn (pictured) has finished the World Cup in Duisburg with three medals, including two gold, after racing to victory in the 500 metres and 1,000m.