JUNE 24 - CLARE WOOD (pictured), Britain's former top-ranked player, has been appointed as the competition manager for the tennis at the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was announced today.

JUNE 25 - RUGBY is hoping that the publication of a new brochure celebrating the links between it and the Olympics will help get it put back on the programme for the 2016 Games.

JUNE 25 - BRITAIN announced its boxing team for the Beijing Olympics today, where hopes are high the squad will enjoy its most successful Games ever.

JUNE 26 - BRITAIN announced 11 rowing crews for Beijing today, with a 12th crew to be announced later.

March 20 - England deserves to host the 2018 World Cup, Mohamed Bin Hammam, the president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), has said.

March 21 - London 2012 officials are to be asked by the British Association of Shooting and Conservation to explain why they refused to move the controversial shooting venue from Woolwich to Bisley.

March 21 - British Volleyball has launched a new website so that people can track their progress towards the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

JUNE 26 - OLYMPIC gold medallist Audley Harrison (pictured) has today labelled British amateur boxing officials "a joke" for failing to turn to him for advice ahead of this Games in Beijing.

JUNE 27 - NORTHERN IRELAND football hero David Healy (pictured) is to join a new group to advise the Province's Government on maximising opportunities presented by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was announced today.

JUNE 27 - CYCLING'S growing status and popularity in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics in Britain has been underlined again by the Prime Minister.

JUNE 29 - A NEW sailing World Cup has been launched as part of the build-up towards the 2012 Olympics, it was announced today.

JUNE 29 - BETH TWEDDLE (pictured), the former world champion, will lead Britain's women's artistic team at the Beijing Olympics, it was announced today.

JUNE 29 - CHINESE OFFICIALS have today promised to clean up the algae that has invaded Qingdao and led to complaints from British sailors.

MAY 2 - SHOOTING has again criticised London 2012 over the decision to host their sport at the Royal Artillery Barracks site at Woolwich during the Games.