March 26 - Former world boxing champion Glenn McCrory (pictured) has predicted that Newcastle will be dancing to a latin beat in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics.

AUGUST 31 - GARY KEEGAN (pictured) today revealed why he turned down the opportunity of overseeing the preparations of Britain's boxing team for London 2012.

PETER ERIKSSON (pictured), the Swede poached from Canada and appointed last month as UK Athletics new Paralympic head coach, believes Britain's competitors are failing to fulfil their potential and, as he exclusively tells MIKE ROWBOTTOM, he plans to do something about it

DWAIN CHAMBERS, the original face of London 2012, will be allowed to compete in the Norwich Union World Indoor Trials in Sheffield this weekend after the sport's chief executive backed down in is row with the drugs cheat.

MAY 17 - TEENAGER Zoe Smith (pictured), voted the British Olympic Association's weightlifter of the year, faces having her preparations for London 2012 ruined by the closure of the gym where she trains.

AUGUST 31 - TELEVISON broadcaster BSkyB is to spend £40 million on backing a British professional road racing team run by David Brailsford (pictured) with the aim of producing a Tour de France winner within five years, it was announced today.