MARCH 4 - MEMBERS of the Scottish Parliament have been told to stay out of the row over whether there should be a British football team at the 2012 London Olympics by Gordon Smith (pictured), the chief executive of the Scottish Football Association.

MARCH 5 - RUGBY SEVENS campaign to get into the 2016 Olympics received another boost today when the International Rugby Players' Association (IRPA) and England's Rugby Football Union both threw their support behind the bid.

MARCH 6 - BRITAIN'S Pops Mensah-Bonsu (pictured) today signed for the Toronto Raptors for the final 20 games of the NBA season, two days after he was released from a 10-day contract with San Antonio.

The 25-year-old Londoner, who has helped Britain qualify for the European Championships in Poland this summer, appeared in three games for the Spurs, averaging 5.0 points and 3.3 rebounds.

He played in 12 games with Denver in the 2006-2007 season, averaging 2.4 points and 1.8 rebounds.

Mensah-Bonsu, who is 6ft 10in tall,  is expected to be in the line-up tonight when the Raptors host the Miami Heat.

MARCH 6 - FORMER England captain Lawrence Dallaglio (pictured) has become he latest high-profile figure to back rugby sevens bid to get voted onto the Olympic programme for the 2016 Games.

By Duncan Mackay

March 6 - Ireland is set to introduce a new set of measures to try to prevent its reputation being damaged again by his equestrian riders after they found themselves at the centre of a doping controversy for the second consecutive Olympics last year.

By Duncan Mackay

March 7 - The Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips, the world eventing champion, has today criticised the choice of Royal Park Greenwich Park as the equestrian venue for the 2012 Olympics.

MARCH 7 - AUSTRALIA created history today in Dubai when they won the inaugural women's tournament at the World Cup Rugby Sevens as Wales upset the odds to win the men's event.

MARCH 8 - A PARLIAMENTARY debate into the proposed united British football team for the London 2012 Olympics is to be held on Tuesday and attended by former Scotland manager Craig Brown.

March 10 - Singapore's top table tennis player Li Jiawei (pictured) has agreed a unique pregnancy timetable with her national federation that will ensure she will be able to compete at the London Olympics in 2012.

JUNE 3 - AUSTRALIA today joined in the criticism over the decision not to back down on what sailing events will be included in the 2012 Olympics and warned that it could affect the status of the sport within the Games. 

JUNE 3 - UK SPORT and the English Institute of Sport (EIS), together with the major football authorities, today offered over 1,000 released academy footballers the chance to take up the challenge and switch their talents to targeted Olympic sports in time for 2012.

August 20 - Britain's athletes continued to surprise in the Bird's Nest tonight as Croydon's Natasha Danvers (pictured) won the bronze medal in the 400 metres hurdles.

JUNE 20 - BRITAIN'S archery team for the Beijing Olympics will be led by Alison Williamson, making her fifth appearance in the Games, and Simon Terry (pictured), completing a remarkable return to the sport, it was announced today.

March 13 - British Volleyball has axed Lorne Sawula (pictured), the coach of its women's team, because of a cut in funding it has received from UK Sport to prepare for the London 2012 Olympics.