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February 29 - With just six months to go until the start of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the final spot for the women's wheelchair basketball pool will be determined this week when Mexico hosts South Africa in a best of three-game series.
February 27 - Former NBA star and England basketball international John Amaechi (pictured second from right) has returned to the court in order to launch the Special Olympics GB Unified Sports programme, which is supported by Worldwide Olympic Partner Coca-Cola.
February 19 - Australia's women's basketball wheelchair team have won the Osaka Cup in Japan with a 59-50 victory over Canada as they prepare for this year's Paralympic Games.
February 12 - British Wheelchair Basketball (BWB) has signed a deal which sees Standard Life become their official sponsor for both the men's and women's teams as well as their home games.
February 8 - Australia are taking nothing for granted ahead of London 2012 despite the wheelchair basketball team's status as Beijing gold medal holders and favourites.
January 29 - Antrim is set to host four of the world's leading wheelchair basketball teams next month as they continue their preparations for London 2012, it has been announced.
By David Gold at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury
January 21 - Holders Australia were pitted with the United States in Pool A of the men's wheelchair basketball tournament at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, whilst hosts Britain have a tricky group involving Germany and Canada.
January 10 - Great Britain men's and women's wheelchair basketball team's will discover their opponents for the opening matches of London 2012 next week with the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) set to make the draw at the Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury on January 21.
January 6 - Canada's men's and women's wheelchair basketball teams are set to head to Las Vegas for a training camp next week as they finalise their preparations for London 2012.
December 14 - Colombia's men's wheelchair basketball team have won the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month award for November after finishing with a silver medal at the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara and qualifying for their first-ever Paralympics.
October 28 - Basketball Australia has named its men's and women's wheelchair squads which will compete in Goyang, South Korea next month for a place at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
October 28 - Ade Adepitan, one of the most recognisable faces in the world of Paralympic sport, has had his specially-adapted car and wheelchair stolen by a gang of thieves in Chiswick in West London.
When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.
Reporting to and working closely with the Events Director – Technical Operations, the Head of Technical Officials is responsible for day-to-day management of the Technical Officials programmes within the Events Department, including:
Management of day-to-day technical officials operations including tournament assignments and planning;
Management and development of the professional technical officials workforce including referees, umpires, and tournament doctors;
Technical officials policy development through consultation with key stakeholder groups including commissions, panels, Continental Confederations and working groups;
Innovation initiatives within the technical officials area to enhance officiating accuracy and sport presentation; and
Technical officials pathway development including working with Continental Confederations and Member Associations on recruitment, education, training, and development initiatives.
Pierre de Coubertin once said cricket has "practically no appeal for those who are not British". While he expressed doubts about the Olympic viability of cricket, lacrosse and baseball, Philip Barker wonders how the man who helped revive the modern Games would have reacted to new sports at Los Angeles 2028.