Fact of the day

Italian Alberto Braglia was the first man to win successive individual all-round Olympic gymnastic golds when he followed up his title at London in 1908 with a similar success in Stockholm four years later. Afterwards he joined the circus as an acrobat but then returned as Italy's chief coach for Los Angeles in 1932. 

Basketball Diary

36th FIBA European Championships for Men

Various, Poland - 7 September 2009 - 20 September 2009

 
 

FIBA Under U17 World Championship for Men

TBC, TBC - 2 July 2010 - 10 July 2010

 
 

FIBA Under 17 World Championship for Women

TBC, TBC - 16 July 2010 - 25 July 2010

 
 

1st Summer Youth Olympic Games

Singapore, Singapore - 14 August 2010 - 26 August 2010

 
 

FIBA World Championship for Men

Various, Turkey - 28 August 2010 - 12 September 2010

 
 

FIBA World Championship for Women

Various, Czech Republic - 23 September 2010 - 3 October 2010

 
 

FIBA Commonwealth Championship for Men

New Delhi, India - 3 October 2010 - 8 October 2010

 
 

FIBA Under 19 World Championship for Men

TBC, TBC - 30 June 2011 - 10 July 2011

 
 

FIBA Under 19 World Championship for Women

TBC, TBC - 14 July 2011 - 24 July 2011

 
 

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women

TBC, TBC - 25 June 2012 - 1 July 2012

 
 

FIBA Commonwealth Championship for Women

TBC, TBC - 26 June 2012 - 1 July 2012

 
 

FIBA Under 17 World Championship for Men

TBC, TBC - 29 June 2012 - 8 July 2012

 
 

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men

TBC, TBC - 2 July 2012 - 8 July 2012

 
 

FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament for Women

TBC, TBC - 17 July 2012 - 20 July 2012

 
 

FIBA Diamond Ball Tournament for Men

TBC, TBC - 21 July 2012 - 24 July 2012

 
 

XXX Olympic Games

London, Great Britain - 27 July 2012 - 12 August 2012

 
 

FIBA Under 17 World Championship for Women

TBC, TBC - 17 August 2012 - 26 August 2012

 
 

FIBA Under 19 World Championship for Men

TBC, TBC - 4 July 2013 - 14 July 2013

 
 

FIBA Under 19 World Championship for Women

TBC, TBC - 18 July 2013 - 23 July 2013

 
 

20th Commonwealth Games

Glasgow, Great Britain - 23 July 2014 - 4 August 2014