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.

MAY 3 - BRITAIN'S preparations for the 2012 Olympics could receive a boost after one of the sport's all-time greats announced he is to base himself here during the build-up.

March 24 - China has taken the surprise decision to replace Chen Zhonghe (pictured) as its women's volleyball coach for the London 2012 Olympics after the team won only a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics.

MAY 6 - BRITAIN'S fledging volleyball team will not be capable of winning a medal at London 2012, the team's coach admitted today.

MAY 7 - JOHN LUNT, the new competiton manager for the triathlon at London 2012, today launched a new elite series of events to be shown on Channel 4.

March 27 - British Boxing are to continue to base themselves in Sheffield as they prepare for the London 2012 Olympics and to try to repeat their success at last year's Games in Beijing, it was announced today.

March 26 - Lazlo Szucsak, India's highly-rated Hungarian-born shooting coach who helped guide Abhinav Bindra (pictured) to an Olympic gold medal, has quit for a new job in Iran because of fears over his future.

March 26 - Buckingham Group Contracting have won the public procurement process to build the Handball Arena for the London 2012 Olympics, it was announced today.

MAY 7 - POPULAR television star Davina McCall will once again help to give Britain’s sailors a glorious Olympic send off when she attends the prestigious 2008 Sail for Gold Ball.

MAY 10 - BRITAIN'S Kirsty McWilliam (pictured) and Jonathan Brownlee showed their potential for London 2012 by finishing second and third respectively at the European Triathlon Championships in Lisbon today.

MAY 10 - THE sailing events for the 2012 Olympic Games will remain unchanged, following a vote by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) council today at its mid-year meeting in Qingdao.

MAY 13 - STUART PEARCE (pictured), the former Manchester City and current England under-21 manager, has today been appointed by the Football Association as their chief adviser for the 2012 Olympics.

August 20 - Britain's Paula Radcliffe (pictured) today withdrew from the marathon at the World Championships in Berlin because he does not want to jeopardise her chances of running at the London 2012 Olympics.