August 2 - Liam Tancock (pictured) struck a blow for the British men tonight when he claimed the gold medal in the 50 metres backstroke on the final evening of the World Championships in Rome, setting a world record.

August 2 - England under-19s, whose players are expected to figure prominently in the team to represent Britain in the 2012 Olympics, were beaten 2-0 by hosts Ukraine tonight in the final of the European Championships.

August 2 - The Government has begun advertising for experts to sit on the Board of the United Kingdom Anti-Doping, (UKAD) the new organisation being set up to take over administering drug testing in the build-up to London 2012.

August 2 - Jamie Vanderbeken (pictured), a Canadian who qualifies to play for Britain's basketball team thanks to a Scottish mother, has pledged his loyalty to his adopted country through to the London 2012 Olympics.

August 2 - A Supreme Court ruling in India to lift all the restrictions on buidling the Athletes Village for next year's Commonwealth Games has given much-needed boost to the sale of the super deluxe flats.

August 2 - British actress Joanna Lumley (pictured), best known her for her role in the New Avengers, has invited Nepal's Olympic team to stay in her house in Kent before the 2012 London Games.

August 1 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has agreed a deal to keep its headquarters in Colorado Springs, putting an end to doubts as to whether they will stay in the city.

August 1 - Britain's Jo Jackson (pictured) tonight claimed her third medal of the World Championships when she finished second in the 800 metres freestyle but Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington missed out on a medal.

August 1 - Fina will ban world record-breaking swimsuits beginning in 2010, a move that comes partly in response to a threat from Michael Phelps (pictured) to boycott the sport until they are outlawed.

August 1 - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been collaborating with the South African Government to find measures to deal with a possible spread of swine flu during the 2010 World Cup, they have announced.

August 1 - House prices in Stratford, the centre for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, are falling faster than the capital as a whole, despite the billions of pounds being spent in the area, a new report has found.

 
August 1 - Dutch Olympic champions, including Pieter van den Hoogenband (pictured), are take part in this year’s Amsterdam gay pride canal parade to promote acceptance and tolerance of homosexuality in sport.

August 1 - Australia has said that it will make a decision on whether to compete in the 2010 World Hockey Cup in New Delhi nearer the time depending on the security situation at the time.

August 1 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has agreed a deal to keep its headquarters in Colorado Springs, putting an end to doubts as to whether they will stay in the city.

August 1 - Britain's Jo Jackson (pictured) tonight claimed her third medal of the World Championships when she finished second in the 800 metres freestyle but Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington missed out on a medal.