Beijing passes baton to London
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.
Despair turns to bronze for Stevenson
18.35 Sat Aug 23 2008
British taekwondo star Sarah Stevenson has clinched the bronze after initial heartbreak in a rollercoaster journey in Beijing.
Stars lined up for Olympic handover
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.
Latest Sport
06.24 Fri Aug 22 2008
UK boxers in line for medals - Harmison back for one-dayer - Cisse heading to Sunderland.
Idowu pipped in triple jump
21.32 Thu Aug 21 2008
Phillips Idowu has won a silver medal for Great Britain in the triple jump.
Davies loses patience with official
15.03 Thu Aug 21 2008
Long-distance swimming silver medallist David Davies threw water at an Olympic official after his race.
Blonska faces lifetime drugs ban
14.08 Thu Aug 21 2008
Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine is expected to lose her Olympic silver medal because she has failed a dope test.
British sprinters disqualified from relay
13.51 Thu Aug 21 2008
Great Britain's sprinters will not get the chance to defend their 4x100m relay title at the Olympic Games.
Bolt completes amazing sprint double
18.31 Wed Aug 20 2008
Usain Bolt proved he is the world's fastest sprinter by breaking the 200 metres world record and completing a rare Olympic sprint double.
Medals target overtaken
16.38 Wed Aug 20 2008
Swimming, hurdling and windsurfing success has carried Great Britain past UK Athletics' target of 35 medals.
Danvers claims bronze for Britain
15.54 Wed Aug 20 2008
Natasha Danvers claimed a bronze medal for Great Britain in the 400 metres hurdles.
Gold for Hoy and Pendleton
18.43 Tue Aug 19 2008
British cyclist Chris Hoy has completed an Olympic hat-trick while team-mate Victoria Pendleton also won gold.
Ohuruogu wins Olympic gold
17.05 Tue Aug 19 2008
British athlete Christine Ohuruogu has come storming through to win Olympic gold in the 400 metres.
Mason claims silver for Britain
14.22 Tue Aug 19 2008
Germaine Mason has won Great Britain's first athletics medal by claiming silver in the high jump.
Britain wins team pursuit gold
18.08 Mon Aug 18 2008
British cyclist Bradley Wiggins claimed his second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics in the team pursuit event.
China hero pulls out of hurdles
10.03 Mon Aug 18 2008
Sprinter Liu Xiang has shocked China by pulling out of the Olympic Games through injury.
Idowu qualifies in style
08.22 Mon Aug 18 2008
Phillips Idowu has qualified for the Olympic triple jump final with the longest jump.
Adlington wins second gold in Beijing
13.04 Sat Aug 16 2008
Rebecca Adlington has won her second gold medal of the Beijing Games, becoming the most successful British swimmer of the past 100 years.
Sport (Evening)
23.46 Fri Aug 15 2008
Team GB get third gold - Sotherton in third - Rafa blasts Barry transfer
Sport (Afternoon)
17.39 Fri Aug 15 2008
Team GB gets 3rd gold - Ainslie sailing to gold - Lightweights row into final
Adlington sets Olympic record
15.31 Thu Aug 14 2008
Britain's Rebecca Adlington set an Olympic record in the heats of the 800 metres freestyle and remains on course for another medal.
Thunderstorm delays Olympic events
10.12 Thu Aug 14 2008
Heavy rain in Beijing has delayed several events, including Roger Federer's quarter-final in the tennis competition.
Mixed fortunes for British boxers
08.53 Thu Aug 14 2008
British teenager Billy Joe Saunders is out of the Olympic boxing competition but Tony Jeffries won his bout.
Lochte pips Phelps in semi-finals
08.11 Thu Aug 14 2008
Record-chasing Michael Phelps is through to the final of the 200 metres individual medley but he was only second fastest in qualifying.
Sport (Evening)
17.39 Sun Aug 10 2008
Cooke wins Gold - Man Utd win Community Shield - South Africa shaky in final test
Sports News
13.08 Sun Aug 10 2008
Britain strikes gold - Phelps wins first gold - Man Utd and Portsmouth clash in Community Shield
Disappointing start for British riders
17.16 Sat Aug 09 2008
British riders William Fox-Pitt and Daisy Dick made a disappointing start to the equestrian competition at the Olympics.
World News
16.36 Sat Aug 09 2008
Georgia declare state of war - Zimbabwe leaders to talk - US tourist stabbed to death in Beijing
Olympic officials try to avoid menu translation trip-ups
21.24 Thu Aug 07 2008
Some of the funnier menu translations in Beijing's restaurants...
Chinese security ahead of Games
18.53 Thu Aug 07 2008
Beijing residents need to declare personal interests to the Government, according to police in one part of the city.
World News (Evening)
16.32 Thu Aug 07 2008
Musharraf faces impeachment - Bush chides China - Malaysian opposition leader charged with sodomy
Flag honour completes Foster's Olympic comeback
13.53 Wed Aug 06 2008
Swimmer Mark Foster has been chosen to carry the Great Britain flag at the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games.
Dalai Lama backs Beijing Games
11.54 Wed Aug 06 2008
Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has publicly backed the Beijing Olympics.
World News
18.32 Mon Aug 04 2008
16 killed in China grenade attack - Fritzl could face slavery charges - Dutch climbers rescued on K2
Gloves off for Olympic boxers
23.18 Sun Aug 03 2008
Britain's Olympic boxers are hoping to strike gold at the Beijing Games.
Encouragement for Radcliffe
12.47 Sun Aug 03 2008
Paula Radcliffe appears to be on course to compete in the marathon at the Olympics.
Olympic crackdown on drug cheats
16.21 Sat Aug 02 2008
The Olympic authorities have stepped up their efforts to weed out drug cheats ahead of the Beijing Games.
Dope bans for Russian athletes
15.04 Thu Jul 31 2008
Five Russian athletes due to compete at the Olympics have been given provisional suspensions for doping offences.
China accused of web censorship
23.02 Wed Jul 30 2008
China has been accused of backtracking on promises to protect press freedom during the Beijing Olympics.
Thanou wants to run in Beijing
12.20 Thu Jul 24 2008
Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou is planning to run at the Olympics in Beijing.
Idowu aims for winning send-off
11.20 Thu Jul 24 2008
British triple-jumper Phillips Idowu wants to extend his long run of victories before he jets off to the Olympics.
China to allow Olympic protests
08.09 Thu Jul 24 2008
China has set up designated areas in three Beijing parks for demonstrations during the Olympics.
Olsson to miss Olympics
12.57 Wed Jul 23 2008
Olympic triple jump champion Christian Olsson has pulled out of the Games in Beijing through injury.
Olympic selection for Pickering and Edgar
16.43 Sat Jul 19 2008
Sprinters Craig Pickering and Tyrone Edgar will represent Great Britain in the 100 metres at the Olympic Games.
Chambers must wait for Olympic verdict
15.37 Thu Jul 17 2008
Dwain Chambers will find out on Friday if he can compete for Great Britain at the Olympic Games.
Macey quits athletics
12.37 Tue Jul 15 2008
Dean Macey has confirmed his retirement from athletics after failing to qualify for the Olympic Games.
Chambers could be left out of relay team
09.23 Tue Jul 15 2008
Great Britain's Olympic selectors could avoid controversy by leaving Dwain Chambers out of the sprint relay in Beijing.
Macey's future in doubt
09.31 Mon Jul 14 2008
Dean Macey may quit athletics after missing out on a place at the Olympic Games.
Chambers ranks among Olympic favourites
16.49 Sun Jul 13 2008
Dwain Chambers's time at the British Trials would probably earn a place in the Olympic final.
Tennis stars set sights on medals
12.19 Thu Jul 10 2008
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are both dreaming of winning an Olympic gold medal in Beijing.
Chambers clings to Olympic hope
15.09 Wed Jul 09 2008
Dwain Chambers launched his bid to compete in the Olympics at the High Court but he still has two major hurdles to overcome.
Chambers files legal papers
11.30 Thu Jul 03 2008
Dwain Chambers has started legal proceedings against the British Olympic Association as he bids to compete in Beijing.
Blade Runner off the pace
11.03 Thu Jul 03 2008
Oscar Pistorius, the athlete known as Blade Runner, has missed his first chance to qualify for the Olympic Games.
Chambers lowers his season's best
12.52 Tue Jul 01 2008
The battle for a place at the Olympic Games appears to be inspiring Dwain Chambers to new heights.
Olympic legends sign Chambers petition
09.43 Mon Jun 30 2008
Sir Steve Redgrave and Dame Kelly Holmes have signed a petition against the legal action by Dwain Chambers.
Chambers set to challenge Olympic ban
13.39 Sun Jun 29 2008
Dwain Chambers has moved a step closer to running at the Olympic Games in Beijing after making the qualifying mark at a meet in Germany.
Chambers makes Olympic qualifying time
16.58 Sat Jun 28 2008
Dwain Chambers has reached the qualifying standard for the Beijing Olympics at an athletics meet in Germany.
Sprinter blocked from Olympic trials
10.02 Wed Jun 25 2008
Justin Gatlin will not be allowed to compete in the US Olympic Trials.
Hatton reveals Olympic regret
16.25 Wed May 21 2008
Ricky Hatton has admitted his biggest regret in boxing is missing out on the Olympic Games.
Warning for Chambers
17.16 Sun May 18 2008
Lord Coe has warned Dwain Chambers that a legal challenge against his Olympic ban would damage athletics.
Chambers plans to run at Olympic trials
18.03 Fri May 16 2008
Dwain Chambers is taking the first steps towards overturning his lifetime ban from the British Olympic team.
Daley increases Olympic workload
12.00 Sat Apr 26 2008
Olympic hopeful Tom Daley has taken advantage of the school holidays to step up his training.
Tight security for torch in Kuala Lumpur
12.32 Mon Apr 21 2008
The Olympic torch has passed through Kuala Lumpur amid tight security.
UN chief to miss Olympic ceremony
08.41 Fri Apr 11 2008
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon will not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
China foils 'Olympic kidnap plot'
14.24 Thu Apr 10 2008
China claims to have uncovered a criminal ring planning to kidnap athletes at the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Tibet protesters scale Golden Gate Bridge
14.24 Tue Apr 08 2008
Three anti-China protesters climbed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, where the Olympic flame has arrived.
Torch relays may be scrapped
06.55 Tue Apr 08 2008
Future international Olympic torch relays could be scrapped as a result of the protests in London, Paris and San Francisco.
Paris torch ceremony scrapped
22.34 Mon Apr 07 2008
Paris has been forced to cancel its Olympic torch ceremony after protesters targeted the symbolic flame.
Clinton urges Bush to boycott Olympics
19.04 Mon Apr 07 2008
Hillary Clinton has urged President George W Bush to boycott the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games this summer.
Torch runs the gauntlet
23.33 Sun Apr 06 2008
The Olympic torch has made it to the O2 Dome in London after running a gauntlet of pro-Tibet demonstrators.
Physiotherapy puts BMX rider back on track
10.43 Wed Mar 26 2008
A British BMX rider is hoping to overcome serious injury to chase Olympic glory in Beijing.
Kluft pulls out of Olympic heptathlon
10.50 Wed Mar 19 2008
Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft has decided not to defend her title in Beijing.
Gebrselassie to skip Olympic marathon
12.48 Tue Mar 11 2008
Asthmatic athlete Haile Gebrselassie will not run in the Olympic marathon because the pollution in Beijing affects his health.
Diver to set British Olympic record
15.49 Mon Feb 25 2008
A 13-year-old schoolboy from Plymouth is set to become Britain's youngest-ever male Olympian.
Christie removed from Olympic torch relay
13.55 Fri Feb 22 2008
Linford Christie will not take part in the London leg of this year's Olympic torch relay.
Chambers allows Olympic deadline to pass
10.26 Tue Feb 19 2008
Dwain Chambers has missed the deadline to appeal against his ban from the Great Britain team at the Beijing Olympics.
Nobel laureates demand Darfur action
22.38 Thu Feb 14 2008
Eight Nobel laureates are among the signatories of a letter calling for urgent action by China over the situation in Darfur.
Injuries force Greene to retire
09.23 Mon Feb 04 2008
Former 100 metres world record holder Maurice Greene has quit sprinting at the age of 33.
Olympic target for Sharapova
13.00 Sun Jan 27 2008
Maria Sharapova set her sights on an Olympic gold medal after winning the Australian Open.
'Blade Runner' banned from Olympics
16.16 Mon Jan 14 2008
A Paralympic gold medalist who runs with prosthetic lower legs has been told he cannot compete at the Olympic Games.
Ohuruogu wins Olympic appeal
20.02 Tue Nov 27 2007
Christine Ohuruogu is free to represent Great Britain at the Olympics after winning an appeal against her ban.
Ohuruogu launches Olympic appeal
15.22 Mon Nov 26 2007
Christine Ohuruogu has begun her appeal against a lifetime ban from representing Great Britain at the Olympics.
Lord Coe wants longer doping bans
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.