Summer Sports

Commonwealth Games seeking Indian sponsor for Bolt

By Duncan Mackay

September 7 - Commonwealth Games organisers are seeking an Indian sponsor to try to encourage Usain Bolt (pictured) to commit himself to the event in New Delhi next year.

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London 2012? It's too far away to think about claims Staff

By Tom Degun

September 7 - Jamie Staff (pictured) believes that whilst competing at the London 2012 Games are a huge goal for all British athletes, the Olympics due to take place in the capital are not yet firmly in his sights.

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European silver for British pair in 49er sailing comeback

By Duncan Mackay

September 7 - Reunited crew Paul Brotherton and Mark Asquith have claimed an impressive silver medal at sailing’s 49er European Championship in Zadar, Croatia.

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South African official quits over Semenya gender test row

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

September 7 - Leading South African official Wilfred Daniels has resigned because he claimed that the world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya (pictured) was tricked into having a gender test.

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England to meet Germany in European Championship final

By Duncan Mackay

September 7 - England's women footballers will meet Germany in the final of the European Championships in Helsinki after the defending champions beat Norway 3-1 in the semi-final.

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England women reach the final of the European Championships

By Duncan Mackay

September 6 - England's footballers tonight beat Holland 2-1 after extra time to reach the final of the Women's European Championship in Tampere for the first in quarter-of-a-century.

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Five-time Olympic gold medallist suspended for doping but still allowed to compete in London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

September 6 - Equestrian's world governing body (FEI) has suspended five-time Olympic dressage gold medalist Isabell Werth from all competition for six months for allegedly doping a horse but she has avoided the threat of being banned from competing in London 2012.

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Victories for Wiggins and Pooley in British TT

By Duncan Mackay

September 6 - Bradley Wiggins (pictured) and Emma Pooley claimed victories in the British Time Trial Championships in Buckinghamsire today.

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Mitcham hoping to be even better by London 2012 to see off Daley

By Duncan Mackay

September 6 - Australia's Matthew Mitcham (pictured), the Olympic 10 metre platform diving champion, has revealed that he hopes to unveil a series of new dives in the run-up to London 2012 to help him see off the emerging challenge of Britain's Tom Daley.

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Mensah-Bonsu more confident about Britain's chances than the bookmakers

By Duncan Mackay

September 6 - With less than 24 hours until they open their European Basketball Championships campaign Pops Mensah-Bonsu insists Britain are ready and raring to go, although the bookmakers are offering short-odds that they will lose all of their three matches in Poland.

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Beckham wants to be involved in Team GB for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

September 6 - David Beckham (pictured), England's former captain, wants to be involved in Britain's football team for the London 2012 Olympics, he said today.

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Pops puts the fizz back into British team for Poland

By Duncan Mackay

September 5 - Pops Mensah-Bonsu (pictured) will be available to Britain basketball's team for the European Championships, which start in Poland tomorrow, after they were able to name the NBA star in the final squad having agreed to pay a £40,000 insurance policy for him.
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Northern Ireland Olympic-sized swimming pool confirmed

By Duncan Mackay

September 5 - Northern Ireland is to get its first Olympic-sized swimming pool, it has been confirmed by the country's Sports Minister Nelson McCausland after an anxious two-year wait over whether it would receive funding.

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Jamaica to review Games training camp policy before Birmingham 2012

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

September 5 - A review is to be held in how to make sure Jamaica's top athletes turn up at training camps before major championships, including in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics, when they are due to be based in Birmingham, it has been announced.

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Britain's women impress in Euro warm-up

By Duncan Mackay

September 3 - Britain's women's handball team have warmed up for their forthcoming European Championship clashes with Finland later this month with a successful training camp and tournament in Italy in which Warrington's Holly Lam-Moores (pictured) finished as the top scorer.

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