Olympics

'Oh no, he's on the bike,' said one of London mayor Boris Johnson's aides yesterday

Hoy christens Olympic Velodrome as London 2012 takes shape

Robin Scott-Elliot: With just two years to go, competitors are stunned by the progress at the Olympics site

Inside Olympics

Two years to go and work in progress – the view over the Olympic pool to the main stadium yesterday

Coe confident of balanced budget for 2012

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Chairman in bullish mood on eve of today's events to mark two years until the start of the London Olympics.

London celebrates two-year Olympic countdown

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Sir Chris Hoy imagined himself doing a lap of honour at the London 2012 Games today as he went for a ride for the first time at the Olympic velodrome.

West Ham are hopeful of moving in to the Olympic Stadium

West Ham confident over Olympic Stadium

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady expects the club to be given the first option of taking over the Olympic Stadium after the London Olympics.

Susan Halter

Swimmer remembers a frugal London Olympics

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Susan Halter escaped the Holocaust to compete for Hungary in the 1948 Olympics. Kevin Rawlinson meets a born competitor

Japanese Judo champ joins the Olympic countdown

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

It’s two years until the start of the 2012 London Olympics. Various events are taking place today.

Alan Hubbard: 'I hope London's flight path will provide less of a bumpy ride than the one I experienced'

Two years to go and London is so ahead of the Olympic Games

Sunday, 25 July 2010

Coe says they're on time, within budget and flying high in comparison with Athens – 2012 should be the ride of a lifetime.

Stick at it: Alex Danson is a David Beckham-esque dynamo who got the winner against Argentina in the Champions Trophy, where England finished third

Women's Hockey: Forget St Trinian's, hockey just got serious

Sunday, 25 July 2010

The women's game is transformed. England have shot up to fifth in the world and a London medal is realistic.

High expectations: Olympic and Paralympic mascots pose with Seb Coe and schoolchildren in May

What are we getting out of the Olympic Games?

Sunday, 25 July 2010

Hunt doubts if 2012 can provide legacy of encouraging Britons to take up sport.

Jess Varnish, cyclist: "I never thought I'd be doing the team sprint with Victoria [Pendleton]."

Two years to go: The 2012 Olympics games hopefuls with a tale to tell

Saturday, 24 July 2010

With the Games drawing ever closer, 12 British contenders tell Oliver Duggan how their plans to win London gold are shaping up.

Olympics role for McPherson

Saturday, 24 July 2010

England have appointed former international athlete Vikki McPherson as head of Great Britain performance for the London 2012 Olympics. McPherson will take on some of the responsibilities of Ian Moss, who left his post as performance director last week.

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