May 14 - UK Athletics has today announced an extension of its partnership with Spar UK for a further four years until 2013 as the sport continues to cash in on London hosting the 2012 Olympics.

May 19 - Simon Lillistone has been appointed the manager of all cycling events at the London 2012 Games, it was announced today.

May 18 - Welsh athletics legends Colin Jackson and Tanni Grey Thompson (pictured) have both given their backing to next month’s new Super8 competition in Cardiff. 

May 21 - Benita Fitzgerald Mosley (pictured), the 1984 Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion, has been appointed as USA Track & Field's (USATF) new chief of sport performance, it was announced today.

August 22 - Australian Warwick Cann (pictured) has been appointed as the new performance pathways coordinator to ensure basketball in Britain exploits the opportunities offered by London 2012.

May 23 - The England team of Paul Drinkhall (pictured), Darius Knight, Danny Reed and Andrew Rushton won the bronze medals at the Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow.

May 25 - Several more leading international rugby players, including South Africa's Jean de Villiers (pictured), have backed the sport's bid to regain its place in the 2016 Olympics after 92-year absence.

By Duncan Mackay

May 26 - Rugby is prepared to make a $20 million (£12.5 million) financial sacrifice to regain its place in the Olympics, the sport's chief exeuctive Mike Miller told insidethegames today.

May 27 - Britain’s handball players are travelling across Europe this month as preparations for the new season step up a gear.

May 29 - A football team of only English players is set to represent Britain at the 2012 London Olympics after the other three Home Countries agreed that they would turn a "blind eye" to their participation.

May 30 - England Hockey has announced a three match test series against Pakistan to be staged at Chase Park, the home of Cannock Hockey Club, starting next month.

May 30 - Canadian-born Jason Haldane (pictured) is due to make his debut for Britain's volleyball team today as they continue their build-up towards the London 2012 Olympics.

May 31 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (pictured) tonight backed the compromise agreement that will see British football teams containing only English players competing at the 2012 Olympics in London.

April 1 - Britain’s Paralympic cycling team, who won 17 gold medals in Beijing last year, will be well represented at the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester next month, led by Darren Kenny (pictured).

April 1 - A decision on whether women's boxing will be included in the 2012 London Olympics will be taken in August, it was announced today.