LONDON, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - Britain threatened Monday to cut off training for Kenya's military after a television report alleged that a British-trained unit was involved in rapes, beatings and other rights violations.

SEOUL, July 23, 2008 (AFP) - Thousands of Olympic athletes trying to escape Beijing's notorious pollution have set their sights on nearby South Korea for training sessions.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism estimated Wednesday that 3,647 athletes from 59 countries will have trained here before the Games open in the Chinese capital on August 8.

TOKYO, July 21, 2008 (AFP) - Political tension, air pollution and concern over food safety in China are cited as some of the reasons behind an influx of Olympians into Japan for training camps ahead of the Beijing Games.

NAIROBI, June 29, 2008 (AFP) - The Kenyan government is to give its Olympic hopefuls a cash injection of 100 million shillings (1.6 million dollars) to help them prepare for the Beijing games.

VIENNA, June 27, 2008 (AFP) - In front of hordes of watching cameras Euro 2008 finalists Spain underwent a light training session here on Friday morning just hours after knocking out Russia on Thursday.

Luis Aragones' title contenders were in relaxed mood at the Franz Horr stadium ahead of Sunday's date with Germany.

NAIROBI, June 9, 2008 (AFP) - Kenyan athletes were on Monday given two days' notice to report to the pre-Olympic training camps, officials said.

'Anybody who will not be here on Wednesday and will not be training together (with others) should count themselves out of the team,' said Athletics Kenya chief Isaiah Kiplagat.

ELDORET, June 4, 2008 (AFP) - Kenyan athletics officials on Wednesday warned their star runners that they risked being burned out before the Olympic Games by running too many races overseas.

NEUCHATEL, June 3, 2008 (AFP) - The Portuguese football team rang up over 120,000 euros (187,000 dollars) on Tuesday alone by charging fans to attend their pre-Euro 2008 training sessions.

NAIROBI, May 13, 2008 (AFP) - Stung by flagging fortunes in recent years, the Kenyan athletics board on Tuesday spelled out tough measures to impose discipline ahead of the Beijing Olympics, officials said.

VIENNA, May 11, 2008 (AFP) - The Austrian national football team flew Sunday to Sardinia for a six-day training camp, ahead of the European football championship at home in June.

The 20 players who made the trip will be fighting for a place in Josef Hickersberger's final 23-men squad.

ELDORET, Kenya, March 25, 2008 (AFP) - Athletes from the world over are flocking to a training camp perched on the high plateaux of Kenya to rub shoulders with the princes of middle and long distance running and raise their hopes of a ticket to the Beijing Olympics.

FORT RILEY, Kansas, March 20, 2008 (AFP) - In a chilly Kansas prairie, a group of US and Afghan soldiers are trading tips on the best way to run a traffic control point.

With their guns raised, they stop a car filled with role-playing locals and go through the drill as the boom of a nearby firing range echoes across the wind-blown field.

LONDON, March 3, 2008 (AFP) - Competitors from around the world will be able to base themselves at one of 600 training camp venues in the United Kingdom ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

MANILA, Feb 19, 2008 (AFP) - Police experts from nine Asian nations have gathered in the Philippines to train together on combating militants who use biological weapons, the hosts said Tuesday.

VAL D'ISERE, France, Feb 1, 2008 (AFP) - US skier Bode Miller gave his overall World Cup a boost by topping the final men's training session for the eagerly-awaited downhill on the Bellevarde piste here Friday.

SEOUL, Jan 18, 2008 (AFP) - South Korea and Japan are vying to host training camps for foreign athletes before the Beijing Olympics, touting safe food and a clean environment, tourism authorities said Friday.

The two countries, both of whom have hosted the summer Games, also offer geographical proximity and modern facilities, the Korea Tourism Organisation said.

ANTANANARIVO, Nov 30, 2007 (AFP) - Madagascar on Friday launched a crash course for its police and military police forces to restore an eroded 'sense of duty', the government said.

SHANGHAI, Sept 9, 2007 (AFP) - Teams competing in the women's World Cup complained Sunday of being banned from training in the main stadium here ahead of key group games.

World champions Germany, who said they were 'honoured' to be chosen to play in the World Cup opening match against Argentina on Monday, admitted to being taken aback by the decision.

'We were amazed by this information that we are not allowed to practise in the stadium,' said team coach Silvia Neid.