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The future of the main 2012 stadium could be decided within months, the Olympics legacy czar said today.

Great Britain have been set a target of at least 10 medals at this summer's European Athletics Championships by the national funding body.

Last year I led a campaign to obtain an apology for the mistreatment of the British mathematician Alan Turing . Turing's prosecution for homosexuality led to the death of a true genius at the age of only 41 in 1954. On 10 September last year, Gordon Brown issued an apology that recognised Turing's stature as one of the greatest Britons.

The boss of a new hotel expected to be closest to the Olympic Park has accused the Government of showing “incredible apathy” in promoting the 2012 Games.

Jason Queally, Olympic gold medal winner in 2000, hopes to complete amazing comeback by racing at London 2012, aged 42.

Team USA is to use University of East London campuses as its base for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's former Olympic biathlon champion Kati Wilhelm will end her glittering career only weeks after winning her seventh medal at a Games, a relay bronze in Vancouver, she said Tuesday.

With Zara Phillips' world champion Toytown out of action and her chances of making the World Equestrian Games uncertain, she is now focusing on the 2012 Olympics

Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller wants another crack at an Olympic ... named the tournaments MVP, wants the NHL to participate in the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has refused to commit the league to ...

Having the opportunity to participate in the Olympics and play in front of my home crowd was one of the best experiences of my life. To now be chosen as the next cover athlete for NHL 2K11 is another dream come true, said Kesler, alternate captain ...

2010-03-09 14:17:21 - 2K Sports announced today they have signed Ryan Kesler, star two-way forward for the Vancouver Canucks® and 2010 Winter Olympics hero, to be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for their upcoming video game, NHL® 2K11 ...

Irish Olympic bobsleigh hero Aoife Hoey has said she was "sickened" after callous burglars broke into the family home while her parents were cheering her on at the games. Related Stories Northern Ireland civil servants in UK-wide walkouts Belfast Giants ice hockey star in vow to clear name over marijuana claims Bishop: some were upset by idea that parishioners should pay for abuse claims Bishop ...

Louis, Jeremy Roenick, Chris Drury and Brendan Shanahan ... Once known for his defensive skills — he was a finalist last year for the Selke Trophy — Kesler is enjoying a career year on offence with 19 goals and 40 assists in 65 games this season ...

The publisher of a Texas newspaper that published a column equating Canadas patriotic Olympic fervour ... everywhere during the 1936 Olympics. In a letter posted online, Wortel called LeBretons comparison of the 2010 Vancouver Games to the Berlin ...

PETE Smith may not have brought an Olympic medal back to north east Fife, but the Collessie curler insists he had a "fantastic" experience at the Winter Games in Canada. (04/03/2010 09:34:25)

Putin, chairing a meeting to analyze the Olympic flop, said the government spent about $117 million in three years to prepare for the Vancouver Games - a sum he claimed ... preparations for the 2006 Winter Games in Torino. Putins remarks follow ...

The Olympics are now over, but my adventures continue.

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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