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Clegg criticises Wales in football row


 

altSIMON CLEGG, the chief executive of the British Olympic Association (BOA), has hit out at Welsh footbball officials for refusing to have anything to do with London 2012, which could deprive young players like Gareth Bale (pictured) the opportunity of playing.



FA chief to learn from UK Athletics

 

altLORD TRIESMAN (pictured), the new chairman of the Football Association, has been twinned with UK Athletics tohelp him learn more about how sport is governed under a unique Sport England scheme, it was announced today.







Demonstration rugby event could be held in 2012

 

alt A DEMONSTRATION rugby tournament may be played at Twickenham before the 2012 Olympics as part of the International Rugby Board's (IRB) latest effort to return the sport to the Games for the first time since 1924, it was reported today.


BG drop triathlon sponsorship

 

alt BRITISH COMPANY BG is ending its sponsorship of the International Triathlon Union (ITU) two years into a nine-year agreement that was supposed to take the sport beyond the 2012 London Olympics, it was revealed today.




Handball make another key appointment

 

altJANUARY 30 - TOP Danish coach Jesper Holmris (pictured) has joined the World Class Handball Programme as women’s head coach as the sport continues to get ready for 2012, it was announced today