Brown: 'No to unified Olympics team'

Craig BrownReuters
14.20 Mon Dec 15 2008
Former Scotland boss Craig Brown has called for all four home nations to be represented separately at the 2012 Olympic tournament.

Athletics among funding losers

23.15 Wed Dec 03 2008
Funding for athletics has been cut in the run-up to London 2012 and eight other sports face uncertainty.

Olympic sailing venue unveiled

Iain Percy and Andrews Simpson won goldReuters
12.59 Fri Nov 28 2008
The 2012 sailing facilities have been unveiled, making it the first Olympic venue to be ready for the Games.

Radcliffe to cut back on marathons

Paula Radcliffe
11.34 Mon Nov 03 2008
Paula Radcliffe is plotting her way to Olympic glory in 2012 by running fewer marathons.

Heroes' welcome for Paralympians

paralympians
18.55 Thu Sep 18 2008
Paralympics team boss Phil Lane has said the stunning medal haul has created a hard act to follow.

London 2012 VeloPark designs unveiled

The designs for the 2012 VeloPark are unveiled
17.53 Mon Sep 08 2008
Track cyclist Chris Hoy has been on hand for the unveiling of the design for the London 2012 VeloPark.

Beijing passes baton to London

Olympic closing ceremonyReuters
19.54 Sun Aug 24 2008
The symbolic handover of the Olympic flag to London took place tonight during a celebratory closing ceremony in Beijing.

Queen praises Team GB

Queen ElizabethReuters
06.45 Sun Aug 24 2008
The Queen has congratulated British and Commonwealth athletes for their success at the Beijing Olympics.

Stars lined up for Olympic handover

Leona Lewis and David Beckham in Olympic handover ceremony
14.36 Fri Aug 22 2008
Leona Lewis and Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page are some of the stars taking part in the Olympic handover in Beijing.

Ferguson tipped for Olympics role

Sir Alex Ferguson
21.26 Mon Jul 21 2008
Sir Alex Ferguson is the man to lead a British football team at London 2012, says Lord Sebastian Coe.

Blatter ends dreams of British team

reuters
10.04 Sun Mar 09 2008
Fifa president Sepp Blatter has ended all hopes of a combined British football team.

Olympic stadium plans unveiled

15.36 Wed Nov 07 2007
Detailed plans of the showpiece stadium for the 2012 Olympics in London have been unveiled.

Coe becomes IAAF vice president

Lord Coe
14.02 Wed Aug 22 2007
London 2012 Olympic chief Lord Coe has been elected a vice president of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Lord Coe wants longer doping bans

Lord Coe
17.32 Sat Jul 28 2007
Lord Coe is vowing to press for four-year bans for drug cheats in the wake of the latest doping scandals to undermine the Tour de France.

'Ministers underestimated 2012 costs'

London 2012 Olympics
11.14 Tue Jul 10 2007
Ministers have been accused of seriously underestimating the costs of London staging the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

London can hold 'the greatest Games ever'

London Olympics logo
15.27 Fri Mar 30 2007
The man in charge of the Sydney Olympics believes London can stage "the greatest Games ever" in 2012.

Financial boost for London 2012

London 2012 Olympics
11.48 Wed Mar 14 2007
Organisers of the 2012 London Olympics have received a financial boost after finding their first official partner.