August 6 - Nottingham is proposing to stage a major tennis tournament in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics to help the top players prepare for the Games on a grass surface.

August 6 - Guernsey is hoping to send its biggest-ever team to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next year if they can find the money to help fund it.

August 6 - Olympic 400 metres champion Christine Ohuruogu (pictured) has been named as the ambassador for a £1 million fund-raising campaign aimed at boosting children's sporting opportunities ahead of the London 2012 Games.

August 6 - Next year's World Cup will have a major impact in building racial harmony and stimulating future economic growth in South Africa, it was claimed today.

August 6 - Building work is now under way on all of the residential plots to be built for the Olympic Village, some of the buildings are even approaching their full height, making their mark on the London skyline.

August 6 - The British Triathlon Federation (BTF) today announced a significant double signing as they build up towards London 2012 with two new sponsorship deals.

By David Owen

August 6 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) may benefit from a one-time gain of as much as £3 million in connection with the sale of its headquarters in Wandsworth, South-West London.

August 6 - Nottingham is proposing to stage a major tennis tournament in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics to help the top players prepare for the Games on a grass surface.

August 6 - Guernsey is hoping to send its biggest-ever team to the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next year if they can find the money to help fund it.