Olympics

Somerset felt the costs incurred would be too high

Somerset under fire for refusing torch

The objections are, admittedly, more civilised than the human-rights protests that hampered the torch relay in the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Inside Olympics

'Poor judgement' puts Olympics fire safety at risk

Sunday, 4 April 2010

Damning report says crucial 999 command centres may not be ready in time for the 2012 Games

Swimming: Adlington in form to eclipse her 2012 rivals

Friday, 2 April 2010

The Olympic champion can win the British 400m freestyle title today. She tells Nick Harris how she hopes to stay ahead of two very close competitors

120m high and very, very red: the best seat at the Olympic Games

Thursday, 1 April 2010

The capital's own version of the Eiffel Tower, 120 metres high and visible from outside London, has been chosen as the monument to mark and tower over the 2012 Olympic Games.

Community champions to get Olympic preview

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

Thousands of people will get an exclusive look at the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell announced today.

Medvedev's Olympics threat

Tuesday, 30 March 2010

The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has marked the raising of the Olympic flag over Sochi, the venue for the 2014 Winter Games, by threatening criminal proceedings against his country's sporting administrators.

New Tudor find could block Olympic event

Sunday, 28 March 2010

Rains uncover brickwork which allows Greenwich campaigners to claim 'Queen Elizabeth stood here'

Cycling: the man who started Britain's gold rush

Wednesday, 24 March 2010

Jason Queally began a new era at the Sydney Olympics. Now 39, he's making a comeback, convinced he can fly the flag in 2012. He tells Robin Scott-Elliot about his plans