FEBRUARY 13 - BRITISH HANDBALL preparations for Olympic 2012 have suffered a setback with the loss of two key coaches following a cut in funding they receive.

FEBRUARY 12 - A LEADING British Volleyball official today claimed pre-Olympics funding cuts have placed the credibility of the sport at risk in the build-up to the London 2012 Games.

FEBRUARY 13- RUSSIA today became the first country to express its interest in hosting the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.

FEBRUARY 14 - ENGLAND beat Poland 3-2 in the European Team Championships at the Echo Arena in Liverpool to book a place in the final against Denmark tomorrow.

FEBRUARY 16 - TRIATHLON NEW ZEALAND has appointed Greg Fraine (pictured), a former Commonwealth Games silver medallist cyclist, as its new head coach to oversee preparations for London 2012.

February 16 - Britain's Nicola Minichiello (pictured) has ended the 2008-2009 Bobsleigh World Cup in third place overall to give her a boost for next year's Winter Olympics.

The 30-year-old former heptathlete from Sheffield finished sixth in the final leg of the World Cup in Park City
 
That was good enough to ensure she secured third place overall for the series.
 
During the eight-race World Cup series Minichiello collected a silver and two bronze medals in a season that has also seen her win the European Championship bronze.
 
She was partnered by two different brakemen during the campaign - Gillian Cooke - who raced in six World Cup rounds, including the most recent at Park City - and Jackie Gunn.
 
Germany’s Sandra Kiriasis won the World Cup series for the seventh time in a row, with compatriot Cathleen Martini in runners-up spot.
 
The action now moves on to the World Championships in Lake Placid.

FEBRUARY 16 - ENGLAND'S head badminton coach Ian Wright said tonight that he hopes the experience of pushing Denmark so close in the final of the European Team Championships yesterday will prove invaluable for some of his younger players.

The hosts let slip a 2-0 lead at the Echo Arena in Liverpool to eventually lose 3-2 as the Danes collected their eighth successive title in this event.

August 19 - The British Judo Association have officially launched its new centralised training centre, based in Dartford, which is aimed to ensure the sport delivers medals at London 2012 and beyond.

DECEMBER 4 - EIGHTof Britain’s most promising cycling prospects will fly the flag for drug-free sport following today’s launch of a unique collaboration between British Cycling and UK Sport.

DECEMBER 6 - ENGLAND HOCKEY has signed a £500,000 sponsorship deal over the next six years in the run up to 2012 from Man Group plc.

DECEMBER 10 - MO FARAH'S awesome finishing speed on the last circuit ensured he emphatically claimed the European Championship Cross Country title for Britain in San Giorgio su Legnano today.

DECEMBER 10 - ZARA PHILLIPS was tonight named 2006 BBC Sports Personality of the Year - 35 years after her mother, the Princess Royal, received the same honour.

DECEMBER 12 - THREE of Britain's four national soccer team managers today backed a united team for the 2012 London Olympics.

DECEMBER 15 - TOP French volleyball coach Philippe Blain (pictured) is flying over to Britain this weekend to offer advice and support at the GB Volleyball Camps in Sheffield which start today.