Sports

Liu looking ahead again after claiming East Asian Games title

By Duncan Mackay

December 13 - China's Liu Xiang (pictured) continued his comeback from his career-threatening injury when he easily won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong.

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Nigeria bid for 2011 African Championships

By Duncan Mackay

December 13 - Nigeria lead the bidders to host the 2011 FIBA African Nations Cup but faces opposition from the Ivory Coast and Madagascar.

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Runaway Yelling shocks even herself with victory in Dublin

By Duncan Mackay

December 13 - Hayley Yelling (pictured) won the women's title at the European Cross Country Championships in Dublin for the second time today just a few weeks after coming out of retirement.

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Pakistan hockey making progress says Qasim Zia

By Duncan Mackay

December 13 - Hockey in Pakistan is beginning to show signs of revival thanks to Government support, the sport's leader Qasim Zia (pictured) has claimed.

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Sotherton to join list of absentees in Delhi

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

December 13 - Kelly Sotherton (pictured) has added her name to the growing list of athletes who will miss next year's Commonwealth Games in New Delhi after she ruled out defending the heptathlon title she won in Melbourne in 2006

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New Zealand back to their best with second victory

By Duncan Mackay

December 12 - New Zealand confirmed they are back on the winning trail by defeating old foes Fiji 21-12 to emerge victorious from the South Africa leg of the International Rugby Board World Seven Series.

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Saina signs with Olympic Gold Quest

By Duncan Mackay

December 12 - Saina Nehwal (pictured), India's top badminton player and one of the nation's brightest hopes for an Olympic medal, has signed a three-year contract with Olympic Gold Quest, a not for profit sports foundation until the 2012 London Olympics.

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Britain not given wild-card to World Championships

By Duncan Mackay

December 12 - Britain's men's basketball team, including Chicago Bull superstar Luol Deng (pictured), have not been awarded a wild-card to next year's World Championships in Turkey, it was announced today.

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Houvenaghel looks to the future after event cut from London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

December 12 - Britain's Wendy Houvenaghel (pictured), the Olympic pursuit silver medallist, has promised to focus on other events after her event was removed from the programme for London 2012 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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MP accuses NOGOE of scaremongering over Greenwich Park

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

December 12 - MP Nick Raynsford has claimed that the group leading the opposition to the equestrian events being held at Greenwich Park during London 2012 have distorted the evidence to try to get the venue changed.

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UK Sport have reduced London 2012 to "have-a-go Olympics" claims Brailsford

By Duncan Mackay

December 12 - Dave Brailsford (pictured), the performance director of British Cycling, has accused UK Sport or reducing London 2012 to the "have-a-go Games" after they cut his sport's funding by more than £500,000.

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World's cyclists angry over London 2012 changes - except Pendleton

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

December 11 - Britain's Victoria Pendleton (pictured) seemed to stand alone today at being pleased at the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ratify the International Cycling Union's (UCI) proposed changes to the track cycling programme for London 2012 in full in order to achieve gender equality.

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Adlington to be able to defend Olympic 800m title at London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

December 11 - Britain's Rebecca Adlington (pictured) will be able to defend her 800 metres freestyle title in 2012 after the International Olympic Committee finalised the London programme.

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Boxing disappointed new funding falls short of target

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

December 11 - Derek Mapp (pictured), the executive chairman of the British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA), claims that the sport has been short-changed by UK Sport's decision yesterday to award it less than £1 million extra to help it prepare for London 2012 when women are due to make their debut on the Olympic programme.

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IOC rubber-stamp controversial cycling changes for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

December 10 - Controversial changes criticised by Bradley Wiggins and Rebecca Romero (pictured left) proposed to the track cycling programme for London 2012 by the International Cycling Union (UCI) were today approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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