Sports

Doha unveils Saham - mascot for the World Indoor Championships

By Duncan Mackay

December 17 - Qatar has unveiled its mascot for the 13th World Indoor Athletics Championships, to be held in the country's capital Doha next March and an event which forms an important part of its strategy to attract major events there over the next few years.

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British handball still faces obstacles despite cash boost

By Duncan Mackay

December 17 - British Handball has been warned by its own chairman that its funding problems may still not be over despite having the amount of money it will receive for the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics doubled.

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Adlington relief at 800m being saved from axe

By Duncan Mackay

December 17 - Rebecca Adlington (pictured) has revealed how relieved she is that the women's 800 metres freestyle has been saved - giving her the opportunity to defend her Olympic title in London in 2012.

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Disgraced Indian weightlifting official hoping to return

By Duncan Mackay

December 16 - Baldev Raj Gulati, forced out as the secretary general of the Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWF) last month following a series of doping scandals, has put himself forward as a candidate for the reconstituted organisation when elections are held later this month.

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Ban lifted on Belgian star for violating whereabouts rule

By Duncan Mackay

December 16 - US Open semi-finalist Yanina Wickmayer (pictured) earned a major off-court victory today when officials lifted her one-year ban for allegedly violating the controversial whereabouts rule.

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O'Sullivan to be Ireland Chef de Mission for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

December 16 - Sonia O'Sullivan (pictured), the former world 5,000 metres champion, has been appointed as Ireland's Chef de Mission for the London 2012 Olympics only a year after moving from the track into administration, it has been announced.

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Opening night triumph for Gal at Olympia

By Duncan Mackay

December 15 - Dutch dressage star Edward Gal (pictured) completed the first part of a possible Olympia double on the opening night of the London International Horse Show.

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Burton pulls off great victory in Tokyo

By Duncan Mackay

December 15 - Euan Burton (pictured) stormed to an incredible gold medal in the -81kgs category of the 2009 Tokyo Grand Slam, becoming one of only three non-Japanese winners in one of the toughest and most prestigious tournaments in the world.

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Thanou to take her case for gold medal to IOC Ethics Commission

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

December 15 - Greece's Ekaterina Thanou (pictured) has complained to the International Olympic Committee's Ethics Commission over the decision not to award her the gold medal from the 100 metres from the 2000 Sydney Olympics which was stripped from Marion Jones after she admitted doping.

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Team Sky's Italian Job

By Duncan Mackay

December 15 - British Sky Broadcasting have announced that Sky Italia and News Corporation have taken on a share of the sponsorship of the newly-formed Team Sky cycling team.

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Crunch court date for Hardy's London 2012 ambitions

By Duncan Mackay

December 15 - American swimmer Jessica Hardy (pictured) will face a court hearing next year that will determine whether or not she will be allowed compete in the 2012 London Olympics.

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FISA to double length of finals for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

December 14 - FISA, the International Rowing Federation, has doubled the length of its Olympic and World Championships finals to four days each in an effort to increase the sport's appeal to broadcasters.

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Trickett to miss London 2012 after retiring at 24

By Duncan Mackay

December 14 - Australia's three-time Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett (pictured) has announced her retirement from swimming with immediate effect.

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British head coach claims Delhi is for developing athletes

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

December 14 - Britain has effectively downgraded next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi to a development event after UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee (pictured) made it clear that his main focus in 2010 will be fixed on the European Championships in Barcelona as he continues preparations for the London 2012 Olympics.

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Andy Roddick and Serena Williams set to team-up for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

December 14 - Andy Roddick and Serena Williams (pictured) want to represent the United States at London 2012 when mixed doubles makes its return to the Olympic programme after an absence of 88 years.

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