McCracken to guide GB team
Former world middleweight title challenger Robert McCracken will lead Great Britain's bid for medals at the 2012 Olympics in London.

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China to auction Olympics condoms
Some 5,000 of the condoms distributed to Olympics athletes at the Beijing Games are to be auctioned off.

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China plans for humanoid Olympics
Robots sports stars are being sought for an international robot Olympics to be held in China in 2010.

SA chief suspended in Semenya row
South Africa's Olympic governing body has suspended Athletics South Africa president Leonard Chuene, while the ASA has apologised to Caster Semenya over the gender row that tainted her 800m world title.

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Olympics tourism impact 'concern'
The 2012 Olympic Games may have a "detrimental" impact on tourism in London, according to a new report.

Olympics boss focused on Winters
British Olympic Association boss Andy Hunt says preparations for the London 2012 event must not overshadow the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver.

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Queen walks in Olympic footsteps
The Queen visits the Olympic Park in east London to inspect preparations for the 2012 Games.

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London 2012 unveils £700m deals
The organisers of the 2012 Olympics in London are putting £700m of contracts for the event out to tender.

Staff's 2012 dream 'under threat'
Olympic team sprint champion Jamie Staff fears he may not be able to keep his place in the London 2012 squad ahead of younger riders.

Wellington is sportswoman of year
Record-breaking triathlete Chrissie Wellington is named the Sunday Times sportswoman of the year for 2009.

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Terry clinches inaugural GB title
Grantham archer Simon Terry and Stockport's Charlotte Burgess win the first GB National Series titles

Bolt guru Mills ends Jamaica role
Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills is to step down after 22 years in charge of the Jamaican athletics team.

English pair miss out in Denmark
Anthony Clark and Donna Kellogg are narrowly defeated in the final of the mixed doubles at the Denmark Open.

NBA player given rabies vaccine
San Antonio's Manu Ginobili is vaccinated against rabies after catching a bat during an NBA game on Halloween.

Haye shocks Valuev to take crown
Britain's David Haye beats giant Russian Nikolay Valuev on points to be crowned WBA heavyweight champion in Nuremberg.

Neave adds bronze to medal haul
Lizzie Neave wins an individual bronze as Great Britain keep up their impressive form at the Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spain.

GB Para-cyclists keep up gold run
Britain win a further five golds and set three world records on the second day of the Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Manchester.

Daley and Brick struggle in final
British divers Tom Daley and Max Brick finish ninth in the men's 10m synchro final at the World Championships in Rome.

Townend wraps up Classic series
Britain's Oliver Townend secures the HSBC FEI Classic series with one day still remaining after securing an unassailable lead in the final event.

Halsted cruises to British title
European bronze medallist Laurence Halsted wins his first men's foil title at the British Fencing Championships.

Gymnast Ryazanov killed in crash
Russia's Yury Ryazanov dies in a car crash five days after winning bronze at the World Championships in London.

GB handball team boosted by grant
Great Britain's men's handball team are to receive up to £60,000 from the International Olympic Committee.

England stun Germans to win title
England's men come from 3-2 down to beat world and Olympic champions Germany 5-3 and claim their first ever EuroHockey Nations crown.

Burton leads British gold charge
Euan Burton takes gold in an all-British final of the Under 81kg category at the Judo World Cup in Birmingham.

Britons miss out on relay medals
Britain's Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale finish fourth in the men's relay at the Modern Pentathlon World Championships

Facebook row duo in Oxford squad
American twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, who sued the founder of Facebook, are named as part of this year's Oxford Boat Race squad.

Ainslie targets Origin victory
Ben Ainslie will continue his America's Cup preparations when he skippers British entry Team Origin in the Louis Vuitton Trophy in Nice this week.

Brekke inspires shooters to gold
Johanne Brekke leads the way as Britain's women's prone team win gold at the European shooting championships.

US stars 'wary of British threat'
United States swimmer Ryan Lochte says British rivals are now considered a threat by the US team in the wake of their past year's successes.

Chinese hat-trick at English Open
Top seed Ma Long beats Olympic champion Ma Lin to secure the men's singles title as Chinese players dominate the finals at the English Open in Sheffield.

GB Taekwondo eye new talent plan
Great Britain taekwondo team hope a new scheme will take those currently not involved in the sport and turn them into 2012 Olympic medallists.

Swallow & Dibens win world titles
Great Britain's Jodie Swallow becomes world long-distance triathlon champion, while Julie Dibens wins the off-road triathlon world title.

GB coach agrees Greek club deal
Britain's men's coach Harry Brokking signs a two-year deal at Greek A League club Iraklis to help the British Volleyball Federation's finances.

Rattigan wins national gold medal
Bristol's Leon Rattigan continues to show his potential by winning gold at the British Senior Championships.

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India athletes 'fail doping test'
India's weightlifting federation faces an international ban after at least five athletes fail doping tests, reports say.

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