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AlREADY feeling pretty low after another Olympic Games ended in disappointment, for David Carry things would have to get worse before they could get better.

Motorists will be banned from using Games lanes reserved for 'marketing partners' as well as athletes The fact that London 2012 is just two years away was marked by the sight of Sir Chris Hoy gliding around the partly built velodrome on Tuesday. But motorists discovered today that they are unlikely to be able to travel through the capital with quite as much ease during the Olympic Games. It was ...

West Ham legend Geoff Hurst insists the club must move to the Olympic Stadium if it wants to compete with the very best in the English Premier League.

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Claims of shoddy construction in the venues for India's Commonwealth Games emerged Saturday as the organising committee head denied the latest in a slew of corruption allegations. With ...

NEW YORK — Olympic gold medalist Shaun White and his brother Jesse hang out with young artists and skaters, surfers and snowboarders with a distinctive style that’s a little bit retro, a little bit edgy and a whole ...

Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Bradley Wiggins has been confirmed as one of the competitors who race across Norfolk when the Tour of Britain travels through the county.

WANTED - 70,000 people to sign up to London Mayor Boris Johnson's 'Volunteer Army' and play a part in the greatest sporting show on earth when we host the 2012 Olympic Games.

A collection of Olympic gifts to fill this year's Christmas stockings were unveiled today.

A ban on a popular starting pistol could damage the nation's hopes at the 2012 Olympic Games, it was claimed yesterday.

Congested capital might not welcome special Games Lanes set aside for athletes, officials and 'marketing partners' The nation's collective, unquestioning enthusiasm for London 2012 could be dampened, with the announcement today of the key traffic lanes that will only be accessible to Olympic traffic. The so-called "Games Lanes", which will run along more than 60 miles of London's roads, will ...

LOS ANGELES — Shaun White has come down from the mountain. Injuries and the Olympics put his skateboarding career on hold for nearly two years, making it seem that snowboarding was his lone pursuit. White will finally ...

Special "Games Lanes" will be created on key roads to help get athletes and officials to and from Olympic venues.

Procter & Gamble Co said it has signed on to sponsor the next five Olympic Games in a 10-year multimillion-dollar deal that will take it through 2020.

LONDON — British cyclist Chris Hoy is so impressed by construction on the London 2012 velodrome that he already prefers it to the Beijing track where he won three Olympic gold medals. After riding several laps on a ...

2010-07-23 15:09:51 - The Commonwealth Games 2010 countdown has already begun with the arrival of the Queen’s Baton in India. Sport enthusiasts from all across the world are all geared up to experience this four-yearly ...

The local teams got a rude wake-up call on the opening day of the American Legion Area One Junior Tournament. The Eureka Dukes fell 8-1 to the Grass Valley Miners and the Northern Humboldt Knights lost 11-3 to ...

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Triple gold medallist Chris Hoy helps unveil designs for London's 2012 Olympic cycling facilities.

London 2012 chiefs tell BBC Sport they are not seriously considering a scheme to flatten the Olympic Stadium after the Games.

Most Britons do not think the government is capable of successfully managing the 2012 Olympics, a survey suggests.

Plans for a four-year programme of cultural events ahead of the 2012 Olympics are announced in London.

Uefa's David Taylor says a GB team at the Olympics would endanger British football's separate identities.

Public enthusiasm for attending the 2012 London Olympic Games has risen almost 30% following the Beijing Games, a survey for the BBC suggests.

Britain could revise its medals target for London 2012 following the team's success at the Beijing Olympics.

Mayor Boris Johnson receives the Olympic flag to signal the start of London's reign as Olympic host city and spark wild celebrations in the capital.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown pays tribute to the achievements of the British team at the Beijing Olympics.

London 2012 chief Lord Coe admits that the current Olympics in Beijing will be the last Games of its scale.

See the Olympic building site through the eyes of a 2012 cynic