June 4 - Perth has unveiled its logo and a new development programme for the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, one of the key qualifying events for the London 2012 Olympics.

Raj Bhavsar (pictured), a member of the United States gymnastics team that won a bronze medal in last year's Olympics, wants to help the sport develop in India ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he said.

Hilary Rose and Richard Beer have been jointly appointed as team managers for the England women’s hockey team until the end of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, it was announced today.

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has announced the formation of a new hockey body to govern the sport in the country ahead of the men's World Cup in New Delhi next year.

Rugby sevens campaign to be included in the 2016 Olympics has received a boost after it was confirmed that there were no positive drugs tests at the World Cup in Dubai earlier this year.

August 25 - A row between Athletics Kenya and the Kenyan Government seems set to cost Nairobi the opportunity to host the 17th All African Championships next April.

June 8 - Roger Federer (pictured) should carry on until the London 2012 Olympics, Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, has written to urge him.

AUGUST 6 - LORD TRIESMAN (pictured), the chairman of the Football Association, said it would be "barking mad" if Britain were not represented in the 2012 Olympic tournament and promised that they would be.

A new hockey organisation former in India last week is illegal state officials have claimed.

June 9 - Canadian triathlete Simon Whitfield (pictured) has vowed to win a third Olympic medal in four Games at London 2012 despite losing his coach Joel Filliol to Britain.

June 9 - Premiership club Liverpool have signed a deal to help develop football in India as it chases its twin goals of qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics and the 2018 World Cup.

June 9 - British Handball has appointed Dragan Djukic (pictured), a 47-year-old Serbian, as their new men’s team head coach for the build-up to London 2012, where the team is hoping to make its Olympic debut.

AUGUST 9 - THE opening day of competition at the Olympics was overshadowed by the murder in Beijing of a relative of a coach for the United States men's volleyball coach which has overshadowed the opening day of the Games.