July 15 - Sally Gunnell (pictured), the former Olympic champion, is to head a new £5 million five-year sponsorship by McCain of UK Athletics in the build-up to the 2012 London Games.

May 11 - Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington (pictured) has visited the London 2012 Aquatics Centre, along with the rest of the British swimming team.

May 11 - Tomorrow promises to be an important day in determining where the 2012 Olympic boxing competition is going to take place.

By Mike Rowbottom

May 16 - Ghana has today launched a major drive for sponsorship to help them prepare for the London 2012 Olympics.

May 14 - UK Athletics has today announced an extension of its partnership with Spar UK for a further four years until 2013 as the sport continues to cash in on London hosting the 2012 Olympics.

May 19 - Simon Lillistone has been appointed the manager of all cycling events at the London 2012 Games, it was announced today.

May 18 - Welsh athletics legends Colin Jackson and Tanni Grey Thompson (pictured) have both given their backing to next month’s new Super8 competition in Cardiff. 

May 21 - Benita Fitzgerald Mosley (pictured), the 1984 Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion, has been appointed as USA Track & Field's (USATF) new chief of sport performance, it was announced today.

August 22 - Australian Warwick Cann (pictured) has been appointed as the new performance pathways coordinator to ensure basketball in Britain exploits the opportunities offered by London 2012.

August 22 - The Philippines basketball team have signed former LA Laker CJ Giles (pictured) on a one year contract and hope that he will take out citizenship in time to help them qualify for the London 2012 Olympics.

August 22 - Madrid 2016 officials are hoping that the European Grand Prix, due to take place in Valencia tomorrow, will help boost their hopes of hosting the Olympics.

August 22 - Australia can beat England and the other European contenders to win the right to host the 2018 World Cup, its bid leader Frank Lowy (pictured) has claimed today.