PRIME MINISTER Gordon Brown (pictured) today claimed that if a British football competed at the 2012 London Olympics it would not jeopardise the independence of the Home Countries.

A FINAL decision on where the shooting should take place at the London 2012 Olympics still has to be made, Games officials admitted today.

NEW DELHI will stage the 2010 Hockey World Cup despite the concerns over the security situation in India following the Mumbai terrorist attack, the president of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) said today.

FIFA today gave the green light on for British football teams at the 2012 London Olympics, saying it would not have any effect on the individual status of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

FIFA today gave the green light on for British football teams at the 2012 London Olympics, saying it would not have any effect on the individual status of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

THE Scottish and Welsh Governments have both said today that they remain fiercely opposed to the idea of a united British football team taking part in the London 2012 Olympics.

UK ATHLETICS today continued to put together a new backroom team to help its preparations for London 2012 with the announcement of two more appointments, including Canadian Kevin Tyler (pictured on the left).

AUGUST 30 - NAIROBI is planning to bid for the 2015 All-Africa Games and the 2018 Commonwealth Games as part of an ambitious multi-billion pound programme to regenerate the city.

BOB HOUGHTON (pictured), the former Bristol City manager, is hoping to guide India's footballers to the 2012 Olympics for the first time in 60 years.

BRITAIN'S young table tennis players, controversially overlooked for funding for London 2012, are the only one's capable of threatening Asia's domination at the sport, it has been claimed.

A NEW Paralympic Development Programme was launched in Chciago today designed to help the city win the right to follow London and host the 2016 Games.

THE Scottish Government tonight stepped up its opposition to a British football team at the London Olympic Games in 2012, claiming a precedent exists for a Scotland international side to take part.

FORMER professional cricketer Simon Peterson (pictured) has been named as the new chief executive of Rowing New Zealand (RNZ), it has been announced.