London 2012 Olympics
London Beats Out Paris to Host the 2012 Olympic Games
In the final round of voting, London has been awarded the right to host the Olympic Games in 2012.
Dispute Erupts Beween Boris Johnson and Olympic Officials Over Shooting, Badminton and Gymnastics Arenas
A dispute has broken out between Boris Johnson and Olympic officials over changes to the venues for the 2012 games, with the London mayor accusing them of prioritizing "desiccated sports hierarchs" over value for money. Johnson says at least £20m can be saved by moving shooting, due...
The Tourism Body Visitlondon and Schemes to Create Jobs in Five Boroughs Will Suffer Cuts Thanks to £160m Hole in the Olympic Legacy Budget
The promotion of London abroad will be among projects facing budget cuts after "breathtaking incompetence" left a £160m hole in the mayor's Olympic legacy budget. A KPMG investigation that last week revealed a £159.8m shortfall in the mayor's finances itself cost more than £1m, it...
£680,000 Plan to Boost Sports in Inner Cities
Government hopes plans will help Sport England towards getting a million more people playing more sport by 2012
Government's 2012 Olympics Claims Are Hollow, Say Opposition Mps
Critics seize on Sport England figures that reveal participation in several sports is falling
Boris Johnson Aims to Stamp Out Car Use at London 2012
The London mayor has written to the International Olympic Committee to persuade officials to give up their cars
Cycling Dismay As Women's Events Frozen Out for London 2012
British cycling is less than impressed that the IOC has decided no events will be added to its program at the London Games
Sponsorship Row Erupts Over Plans to Raise Funds for London 2012
David Conn: Rebecca Adlington and Chris Hoy are among several athletes refusing to commit image rights to a scheme aimed at raising cash for Team GB
London Olympics Legacy Vision May Ultimately Prove to Be Short-sighted
David Conn: The claim that the Games, in British hands, would 'inspire a generation to greater sporting activity' was also the claim which should never have been made
Funding Will Be Squeezed After London 2012 Olympics But the Hunt for Golds is Still on Track
Politicians and administrators keen to establish new funding mechanism after London Olympics
After the Olympic Games: Tough Task to Change the Outlook in East London
At heart of 2012 games bid was promise to boost employment, raise ambitions and change lives
Tessa Jowell Disputes Mayor's Claims Over 2012 Olympic Stadium Legacy
The Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has dismissed Boris Johnson's hopes that the 2012 Games stadium could be a World Cup football venue
IOC to Consider 33 Changes to Sports Before London 2012
The International Olympic Committee will consider the introduction of women's boxing and an overhaul of the modern pentathlon
Boris Johnson's Olympic Pledge to Londoners
Mayor unveils new plans to boost London's sporting participation as part of Olympics strategy
Crisis? What Crisis, Coe Tells Olympic Chiefs Checking London's Plans
Sebastian Coe, the London 2012 chairman, will this week reassure inspectors from the IOC that the economic meltdown has not dealt a substantial blow to Britain's Games
Tom Daley Shrugs Off School Taunts to Focus on London 2012
Olympic teen diver Tom Daley has learnt as much out of the pool as he has in it since Beijing, he tells Donald McRae
Sir Clive Woodward's Talents Directed at Olympic Small Fry
Sir Clive Woodward's plans for the London 2012 Olympics have been hit by a funding shortfall and opposition from some sports
Shooters Up in Arms at Choice of Woolwich for London Olympics
London 2012 organisers announcement that shooting events would be at a temporary venue in Woolwich provoked an outcry from the sport
£10m Drive for More Rural Sports Facilities
Sport England pledges to improve access to sport in rural areas in run-up to London 2012 Olympics
Will London 2012 Be a Fairer Olympics?
Is the Olympics sexist? Tessa Jowell seems to think so, says Barney Ronay
Pendleton Ponders Switch to Road Racing for London 2012
Olympic champion says she may not defend her sprint title at 2012 Games
'Olympic University' to Be Built on Site of London Games
Ministers unveil latest plans to secure legacy of near-£10bn facilities of 2012 event
Long Road to London 2012 Starts in Glasgow
Steve Cram: Olympic hopefuls can make an early impression indoors at the Kelvin Hall
Halfway to the Opening Ceremony, London 2012's Progress Report
A seven-year plan has reached its midpoint amidst budgetary and political storms
Top British Talent on Target for 2012
Michael Phillips tracks the progress made by a dozen British hopefuls as they aim for the London Olympics
Radcliffe Wants to Retain London Olympic Stadium for Athletics
The marathon runner calls on Games organisers to ensure legacy for prospective medal-winners
Government Says Backing for London Olympics is Up
The country is becoming more enthusiastic about London 2012, says a new survey
Team Sports the Big Losers When 2012 Money is Allocated
The UK Sport board is to sit down today and decide who to back for London 2012, writes Michael Phillips
Chambers Ends 2012 Quest
Dwain Chambers will not take the BOA to court for a second time, ending his dream of running in the London Olympics
Jowell Should Seize Chance of a Games for Our Straitened Times
Given the current financial climate, the main media center for the London Olympics should be a tent with a sandwich bar
Waiting and Longing is Just the Ticket
Simon Burnton: London 2012 promises a ticketing drama to rival Glastonbury, and that would be great
The Games Thrilled. Now It's 'whatever'
Nick Mathiason: Plans to scale back spending on the 2012 London Olympics is already losing the support of locals
Single Rooms in Short Supply at London Games
The London 2012 organiers have abandoned their pledge to provide 10% of athletes with their own rooms, writes Matt Scott
Olympics Inspire Mccartney
Stella McCartney brings the sporting spirit of the Olympics to the London fashion week with her new Adidas range
Officials Condemn Use of Hindley Portrait in London 2012 Video
Downing Street led condemnation of London's tourism body today after a painting of Moors murderer Myra Hindley was shown in a promotional video screened Beijing
Olympics: Broadcast Deals Give Britain a Timely Boost
The London 2012 games will earn Olympic organizations millions of pounds
Olympics: Reade Eyes Multiple Medals at London 2012
Shanaze Reade is likely to go for gold on the BMX track and the velodrome in London
Olympics: London 2012 Must Move the Goalposts and Retreat Into Antiquity
In 2012 we should open the doors of Oxford and Cambridge and let Olympians dream their dreams among the spires, writes Will Buckley
Olympics: Tv Holds Key to a Midnight 100m in London
The 100m could take place at midnight in 2012 if the IOC give in to US television demands
Olympics: Phelps Looks to London As a Route to Swimming Fun
With eight golds to his name, Michael Phelps has overtaken Mark Spitz's Olympic record, but there is more still to come in 2012, writes Lawrence Donegan
Olympics: Woodward Promises to Learn Lessons for 2012
Sir Clive Woodward is to demand a review of the time spent by athletes attending the opening ceremony for London 2012
British Football Team Will Compete in 2012, Fa Confirms
FA chief executive Brian Barwick says a Great Britain football team will compete at the London Olympics in 2012
IOC Set to Drop London's 2012 Torch Relay
London may be prevented from staging the international torch relay after the failure to handle anti-Chinese protests
Ready, Steady, Coe
The success of London's 2012 Olympics - with costs and public opposition rising- rests with one man. Luckily, Sebastian Coe is used to performing under pressure, as Tim Adams finds out
UK Sport Fears Surge of Doping for 2012 Games
Young athletes could turn to drugs to ensure success at the London Olympics according to the most senior anti-doping official in the UK
Ready, Steady, Coe
The success of London's 2012 Olympics - with costs and public opposition rising- rests with one man. Luckily, Sebastian Coe is used to performing under pressure, as Tim Adams finds out
Olympic Costs Adviser Receives £87m Despite Budget Rises
The consultant hired to control spending on the London Olympics received £87.6m in fees last year
'Perfect Storm' May Bust 2012 Budget, Says Mayor's Adviser
Terrorrism threats, rising construction costs and the credit crunch are driving the cost of the London Olympics toward £10bn
IOC Approves Changes to London 2012 Olympic Park
The IOC approve 'sustainable' cuts to London 2012's fencing, handball and BMX facilities
London May Forgo 2012 Procession After Global Protests Against Beijing Games
Olympic Games: The IOC is considering an end to plans for a torch relay before the London 2012 Games after recent protests
London May Forgo 2012 Procession After Global Protests Against Beijing Games
International Olympic Committee revising plans for international torch relay in advance of 2012 games amid concern over damage to Olympic brand
London 2012 Reveals Training Venues
The organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have lined up more than 600 sporting venues across the UK to host training camps for visiting teams
Why London 2012 Had to Swot Up on the Guardian
London 2012: Senior Olympic officials prepared for at least one grilling by turning to the Guardian's sports pages
Rising Price of Olympic Dreams Paints Dark Future for the Arts
The London Olympics should not be allowed to benefit at the expense of funding for the arts says Richard Williams
Condon Called in to Head Off Gambling's Threat to the Name of the Games
Olympic Games London 2012: IOC president Jacques Rogge has asked former Met Police chief Lord Condon to help tackle corruption in the Olympics
Plain and Practical is the Aim As London Unveils Its 2012 Stadium
Venue lacks flamboyant touches but is a clever building, say designers.
London 2012 Stadium Revealed
Organizers of London 2012 have today unveiled designs for the Olympic stadium.
We Have Not Lost Control of Olympic Budget, Claims Jowell
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell was again on the defensive over questions raised about the cost of London 2012.
Embarrassed London Forced to Abandon 2012 Canoe Venue
London 2012: Olympic organizers have abandoned their original plans for a site in Hertfordshire due to contamination.
London 2012 May Offer Special Role to the Special One
Digger: Seb Coe said he may ask Jose Mourinho to be an ambassador for the London Olympics.
London 2012: Building Begins
Olympic Games: Work begins on the site for the new Olympic Stadium in East London this week.
London 2012: Hello Velo 2012 Cycling Venue Unveiled
Olympic Games: Olympic champion Chris Hoy believes the London 2012 VeloPark is set to become the best in the world.
London 2012: London Signs Up Its Second Major Sponsor in £50m Deal
Olympic Games: London Olympic organizers expect to have nearly all their top-tier sponsors before next year's Beijing Games.
MPs Demand Tighter Rein on Olympics Spending
Olympic Games: The government is today criticized by a Commons financial watchdog for seriously underestimating the cost of the London 2012 Olympics - and warned of the danger of further budget increases.
London 2012: Jowell Retains Olympic Job
Olympic Games: Despite losing her job as Culture secretary, Tessa Jowell will stay on as the government's Olympic boss in Gordon Brown's first cabinet.
Olympics 2012: London Preparations Are Best Ever
After visiting the 2012 Olympic site, the chairman of the International Olympic Committee says London's preparations are the best he's ever seen.
London 2012: Budget in Check Say Organisers
Olympic Games: London 2012 organizers will today reassure the IOC inspection committee that the budget for the games is in check.
London 2012: Spiralling Construction Costs Are Major Challenge
Olympic Games: Gordon Brown says spiraling construction costs are the major obstacle to the delivery of London 2012.
London 2012: Big Five Sports Demand New Law to Crush the Ticket Touts
Olympic Games: The government will implement ticket-touting protection for the London Olympics, and other sports want the same protection.
The Rising Costs of London 2012
Olympic Games: The Government should cifen taxes gained from the 2012 Olympics back into sport, writes Kevin Mitchell.
London 2012: Ioc 'impressed' With Preparations
Olympic Games: The IOC have declared themselves "impressed" with the preparations for the 2012 games despite fears over the cost.
London 2012: Jowell and Cameron Set for Talks to Ease Olympic Row
Olympic Games: Tessa Jowell hopes a one-to-one meeting with David Cameron will restore cross-party support for the Olympics.
London 2012: Image of Games is Being Hurt By Talk of Rising Costs, Says Ioc
Olympic Games: London's mayor Ken Livingstone has speculated that the cost of the Olympics may rise to as much as £5.1bn.
Ringing the Changes
Olympic Games: The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have promised that the games will be the most sustainable ever. But are their much publicised green goals really as ambitious as they sound? David Adam reports.
London 2012 Plans 'among Uk's Most Complex Ever'
Soccer: The organisers of the 2012 London Olympics today submitted "one of the biggest and most complex" planning applications in UK history as preparations for the event continued.
Interview: Sir Keith Mills
Having won the Olympics for London, Sir Keith Mills tells Donald McCrae that he now wants to land the oldest trophy in world sport.
London 2012: Premiership Club Will Not Take Over Olympic Stadium, Says Jowell
Olympic Games: Tessa Jowell says the Olympic stadium will not be the new home of a Premiership club, due to a tight building timescale.
London 2012: Games Are Not a Black Hole, Says Ioc Chief
Olympic Games: The IOC chief, Denis Oswald believes the media's preoccupation with the cost of the games could detract from their positive impact.
London 2012: Jowell Accuses Tories of Undermining 2012 Games
Olympic Games: The culture secretary hits back, as the Conservatives voice fears about overspending on the Olympics.
London 2012: Radioactive Scare for Olympic Village
Olympic Games: Residents on the site of the Olympic village have sought a court injunction to stop tests that they feel may disturb radioactive material.
London 2012: Police Call for Database
Olympic Games: Construction workers on the site for the London Olympics face electronic fingerprint and iris scans as part of the planned security operation.
London 2012: With 2,012 Days to Go, 2012 Can Be a Success
Olympic Games: Andrew Culf looks at 20 reasons why London 2012 will be a success - and 12 reasons why it won't.
London 2012: Colin Jackson: British Gold Won't Happen
Colin Jackson thinks athletics in Britain has sunk so low that there is no chance of British success at the London Games.
Swimming: Bill Sweetenham Tempted By London 2012
Bill Sweetenham has hinted for the first time that he could stay on until the London 2012 Olympics.
London 2012: Spiralling Costs Could Hit Clubs
Olympic Games: The escalating costs of staging the Olympics could prevent funding from filtering down to sport at grassroots level.
London 2012: Mps Demand Answers From Jowell on Overspend
Olympic Games: MPs are set to grill Tessa Jowell over the soaring costs of the 2012 London games.
London 2012: Urged to Prosecute Drug Cheats
Olympic Games: IOC medical commission chief Arne Ljungqvist has called on London to prosecute Olympic drugs cheats.
London 2012: Aquatics Centre Scaled Down
Olympic Games: The "front door to the Olympic Park" has had to be scaled down amid spiralling budget cost worries.
New 2012 Row As Bill for Olympics Stadium Nears £500m
Olympic Games: The true cost of the showpiece venue for the 2012 Olympics was seriously underestimated by organisers of London's bid when they were campaigning to win the right to host the event, The Observer can reveal.
London 2012: Jowell Admits Olympic Cost Errors
Olympic Games: Tessa Jowell has said her department made several crucial mistakes in calculating the Olympic Stadium budget.
London 2012: Focus on Regeneration, Says Olympic Chief
Olympic boss David Higgins says the Olympic funding row is less important than the social problems the games will solve.
Jowell Wrong to Reveal Olympic Bill, Says Mayor
Olympic Games: The divisions over the London 2012 Olympics intensified yesterday after the mayor of London accused Tessa Jowell, the culture secretary, of making a mistake by revealing the £900m rise in the budget for the games.
Olympic Support Fades As Bills Soar 'to £8bn'
Public support for the 2012 Olympics is in danger of draining away because costs are likely to reach an astonishing £8 billion, according to a devastating report by members of the London Assembly.
The True Cost of Olympics
Olympic Games: Revealed: With a possible final bill of £8bn London's 2012 Olympics could be the most costly sports event ever, says a report obtained by The Observer. Why were the original figures so much lower? By Denis Campbell.
London 2012: British Coaches Warned Away From Drugs
Olympic Games: Britain's top athletes and coaches have been warned not to see drugs as a shortcut to Olympic success.
London 2012: Chancellor Plays Down Olympic Vat Problem
Olympic Games: Chancellor Gordon Brown played down the Olympic VAT issue, describing it as a simple transfer between government departments.
London 2012: Can London Really Deliver Its Promises?
Olympic Games: Battle lines are being drawn over key areas of the Olympic vision for six years and beyond.
London 2012: Lemley Called to Explain Fears Over 2012 Package
Cricket: "Warm words and vague reassurances" on Olympic venues are at odds with the warnings of ex-Olympic Delivery Authority chairman, Jack Lemley.
Reedie Cannot Go to the Ball
Digger: Despite playing a big part in bringing the Olympics to London, Sir Craig Reedie was not invited to the BOA's annual corporate fundraiser.
London 2012: Met Assistant to Handle Olympic Security Threat
Olympic Games: Metropolitan Police chief Sir Ian Blair has appointed an assistant commissoner specifically to look after games security.
London 2012: Emirates Team to Build Olympic Stadium
Olympic Games: The builders of Arsenal's Emirates stadium have been awarded the contract to design and construct London's 80,000 capacity Olympic stadium
London 2012: Crystal Palace to Host World Event
Olympic Games: Crystal Palace has been chosen as the host venue for the Modern Pentathlon world championships in 2009.
London 2012: Livingstone Signals Paralympic Danger
Olympic Games: The Mayor of London has warned of a low medal tally in 2012 if sports clubs fail to improve facilities to attract disabled athletes.
London 2012: Woodward Role Sparks Anger
Sir Clive Woodward has sparked a row among Olympic organisers after being appointed as the BOA's director of elite performance.
Bustling Beijing Gives London an Olympic Lesson
The 2008 Olympics is shaping up to be one of the most spectacular festivals in human history - which could make it a hard act to follow for London in 2012.
London Olympics: No Repeat of Wembley Fiasco
The Olympic Delivery Authority say that the British construction industry will deliver the Olympic stadium on time and on budget.
The Male Domination of Sport
Olympic Games: Women's sport used to have real heroines but, as the London Olympics draw nearer, there's a shortage of role models, says Duncan Mackay.
London 2012: Cheaper Aquatics Centre Will Be Better
Olympic Games: After being refused for being overpriced, plans for the 20,000 seater Olympic aquatic centre will finally be approved.
London 2012: Olympic Sports Left to Grovel for £100m
Olympic Games: A treasury funding "black hole" has left UK Sport with a huge sponsorship headache, writes Andrew Culf.
London 2012: Improve or Games Will Fall Flat, Says Coe
Olympic Games: Seb Coe has told British athletes that they must improve if the London Olympics are to be a success.
Tories Accuse Ministers of Neglecting Olympic Legacy
Olympic Games: The government is in danger of squandering the opportunity to create a sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympics because of a drastic reduction in lottery funding for sport at the grassroots, it was claimed yesterday.
Athletics: British Athletes Given Freedom of London
Britain's elite athletes will be allowed to travel free in London as part of a new scheme to ease the cost of training for the Olympics.
London 2012: Olympic Finances Come Under Fire
The good feeling generated by London's Olympic win appears to be over, after the government was criticised from all sides over the sudden leap in budget from £1.5bn to £2bn.
London 2012: Ioc Hope to Raise $1bn
The Internatonal Olympic Committee hope to raise $1bn in sponsorship for the 2012 Games but will shun any approaches from gambling companies.
Labour Blamed for Exploiting London Olympics
Digger: Labour and the Conservatives' Olympics peace is set to end as both parties look to exploit the London 2012 bid. By Paul Kelso
London 2012: Full Steam Ahead for Olympic Land Grab
Olympic Games: London Development Agency's last-minute deals with businesses have left only 30 to 40 serious objections to Olympic construction in the Lower Lea Valley.
London 2012: Legacy is Key to 2012
Olympic Games: Sebastien Coe has insisted that creating a sporting legacy remains central to the Olympic project.
London 2012: Land Obtained for Stratford Scheme
The Olympic Delivery Authority has secured crucial land sites for its Stratford City development project.
2012 Olympic Games
Leader: This month a new quango bounced into life with the enormous task of making sure the 2012 London Olympics takes place on time.
Athletics: London Olympics Get Early Boost
The international Olympic Committee gave London a glowing report in its first check on preparations for the 2012 games.
London 2012: Jowell Names Her Dozen Deliverers
Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has named the 12 members of the board which will oversee the building of venues for 2012.
£200m Pledge to Push Britain Up Medal Table
A further £200m of public money has been promised for the training of elite athletes, in the hope of propelling Britain to fourth place in the medals table at the London Olympics in 2012.
Sport: London's 2012 Team Snubs Boa Lunch
No senior member of the London 2012 team turned up to honour Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, prime mover behind the Athens Games.
London 2012: Uk Sport 'ducking and Diving' on Medal Target
Olympic Games: UK Sport was accused by a committee of MPs of giving unhelpful answers in the row over a British medal target for the London 2012 Olympics.
Jowell Exit Would Start Race for the Olympics
Digger: Should self-styled Olympics minister Tessa Jowell be forced from office the real race for London 2012 would begin among several government departments.
London 2012: Funding Delay is Devastating, Says Moynihan
Olympic Games: The chairman of the British Olympic Association has warned that delayed funding for Britain's athletes has forced a gymnast used to promote the Games to quit.
London 2012: Now Uk Sport is Accused of Misleading Mps
Olympic Games: A senior executive at UK Sport may have to reappear before a parliamentary committee after concerns she mislead MPs over medal targets for the Games.
London 2012: Pendry Calls for Betting Controls
Olympic Games: Lord Tom Pendry has urged ministers to introduce a betting code of practice for the 2012 Olympics.
Caborn Promises No Eddie the Eagles at 2012
London 2012: Sports minister Richard Caborn has indicated that Treasury support will be directed towards those sports capable of delivering medals at the London Olympics.
Olympics:London Seeks Four Sponsors to Pledge £50m Each for 2012
London 2012 Olympics organisers yesterday started the search for four top-level sponsors who will be asked to commit £50m each to the cost of running the games. By Andrew Culf.
Sewage Overflows Threaten London Olympics
The government is drawing up urgent measures to stop the London Olympics being swamped in millions of gallons of sewage. Ministers have set up a working group to "urgently consider" how to avoid sewage overflows backing up the river Lee, which runs through the Olympic site. It...
London 2012:
Olympic Games: Richard Caborn, sports minister, could be reported over allegations he breached ministerial code with answers he gave on the funding of athletes for London 2012.
Swimming: Sweetenham Likely to Be Cleared of Bullying
Bill Sweetenham looks set to be cleared of allegations of bullying and may lead Britain's swimming programme through to the London Olympics.
London 2012: Coe Given Knighthood to Go With His Peerage
Olympic Games: Sebastian Coe is one of 14 people involved with the London 2012 Olympic bid to receive recognition in the new year's honours list.
IOC Member Denies Voting Blunder
Olympics: The IOC member accused of accidentally helping London's to win the 2012 Olympics Games by voting for the wrong bid today denied making any blunder during the election.
London 2012: Coe Finds His Man in Carshalton
Olympic Games: Carshalton-born Paul Deighton, a multimillionaire banker, has been appointed head of the company that will organise the Olympic Games.
London 2012: London 2012 Primed to Name Head of Organising Committee
The identity of the person who will be responsible for organising the 2012 Olympics in London will be revealed today.
Olympics: Games Must Benefit Everybody, Mps Warn
Staging the London 2012 Olympics will be under close scrutiny after a report warned that regions could be about £2.8bn worse off as a result of the Games.
London Olympics: Government Under Pressure to Provide Funds for London 2012
The government is facing increasing flak over its failure to announce funding for potential medallists at the London Olympics.
Olympics: Aquatic Centre Budget is Unrealistic, Warns Architect
The row over London's aquatic centre for the 2012 Olympics intensified when architects said it would cost more than the sum promised by the Olympics minister.
Our Commonwealth Success Should Inspire London 2012
The games in Manchester left a legacy which has benefited the whole city, says Richard Leese.
London 2012: £320m Lottery Windfall Must Benefit All Sports, Tories Argue
Olympic Games: The opposition are backing a bid to increase financial support to non-Olympic sports which fear their funding could be threatened by London 2012.
London 2012: Jowell Sends Back Costly Plans
Olympic Games: Tessa Jowell has pledged to keep within the budget for the games after rejecting over-priced plans for an aquatic centre.
London Olympics: Rogge Praises Government Enthusiasm for 2012
After meeting culture secretary Tessa Jowell in Lausanne, IOC president Jacques Rogge has praised London's preparations for the 2012 games.
Olympics: London Wins Praise for Flying Start to 2012 Olympic Preparations
London's plan for the 2012 games are in line to recieve a thumbs up from an International Olympic Committee who will visit the city.
London 2012: Australian Higgins to Deliver
Olympic Games: An Australian has been appointed to work with an American to deliver the facilities and infrastructure needed for London to stage the 2012 Olympics.
London 2012: Deal is Struck Over Land for 2012 Games
Olympic Games: Compulsory purchase orders are about to be served on homes and businesses occupying land required for the London Olympics.
London Olympics: Caborn Moves to Remove Covenant Blocking Games
Sports minister Richard Caborn says an amendment is being inserted into the Olympics Bill to deal with an unexpected planning problem.
Women Fight to Get Softball Restored for London Olympics
Olympic Games: Dropping sport will cut female participation · Website and IOC lobby help rally support
Olympics: Britain to Go for 18 Golds at the London Games
Britain's athletes have been set a target of 18 gold medals at the 2012 Olympics - which would double the number won in Athens.
London 2012: Early Preparations Receive Ioc Plaudits
The IOC has praised London's early preparations for the 2012 games while challenging the organisers to find a new venue with the introduction of open-water swimming.
London Olympics: Baseball's Return May Cost London Extra £50m
It looks increasingly likely that an extra £50m will be added to the cost of the London Olympics as baseball and softball return to the programme.
Jowell Rules Out Olympics Council Tax Cap
Council tax payers in the capital will be forced to pay more than expected if the cost of staging the London Olympics overruns, the culture secretary, Tessa Jowell, has admitted.
Boxing: Women Boxers Close to Entering Olympic Ring at London 2012
Women's boxing, illegal in Britain until 1998, looks set to be included on the programme for the 2012 Olympics.
London Olympics: Cap Council Tax Bills for 2012 Games, Say Tories
The Tories are adamant that council tax bills must be capped in order to prevent Londoners shouldering the financial burden of the 2012 Olympic Games.
London 2012: London Will Beat the Touts With £20 Tickets, Promises Coe
Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics yesterday pledged that nearly half of the tickets will be sold for £20 or less to make the Games as accessible to the public as possible.
London 2012: Moynihan Plans Funding Boost
Olympic Games: Lord Moynihan, the newly-elected chair of the British Olympic Association, is hoping to secure a "significant increase" in funding for sport to deliver fourth place in the 2012 Olympic medal table.
Coe Says London 2012 Bid Will Stay True to East End Roots
Digger: London 2012 officials have rejected the opportunity to relocate to new offices in the capital's West End in favour of staying near to the present headquarters in Canary Wharf.
Sports Bodies Streamlined to Prepare Future Medal Winners
London 2012 Olympics: A radical streamlining of the way sport is organised has been announced by the government in an attempt to create a record number of gold medallists at the London 2012 Olympics.
Minister Relives Moment of Euphoria That Will Last for Seven Years
2012 London Olympics: Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has decsribed the moment that London's successful bid for the 2012 Olympics was announced as the most exciting of her life.
Livingstone Promises Green Olympics
2012 London Olympics: The London mayor, Ken Livingstone, today promised that the 2012 London Olympics will be the most environmentally friendly games ever staged.
'Since When Did Seb Coe Learn to Jive Talk?'
2012 Olympics: He is one of our greatest Olympic champions, once the fastest man in the world, yet no one wanted him to be part of London's bid for the Games. No wonder Linford Christie is so angry. Exclusive interview by Tim Adams.
London 2012: London Handed Strict Timetable in Build-up to 2012
Olympic Games: The IOC is to hold London to a "master schedule" intended to avoid the embarrassing hold-ups that dogged the 2004 Athens games.
London Olympics: Oswald to Head 2012 Watchdog
Denis Oswald, president of the International Rowing Federation, will chair the watchdog body that will monitor London's preparation for the games.
London 2012: No-play Zones Set for 2012
Several sports look set to face major revisions to their calendars to comply with Olympic regulations.
Businesses Cry Foul in Olympic Site Row
2012 London Olympics: The dispute between landowners on the site of London's proposed Olympic park and the London Development Agency deepened yesterday as the businesses accused the LDA of using diversionary tactics and imperilling their future.
Street Olympics Proposed in Run-up to 2012
Frisbee contests in the park, tugs-of-war between neighbours and pub sack races could all be part of a nationwide Street Olympics the government is considering for the run-up to the 2012 games in London.
Sports Politics: Pinsent Opts Out of Boa Race
2012 London Olympics: Ambitious to pursue a media career, Sir Matthew Pinsent has ruled himself out of the running to become British Olympic Association chairman.
Athletics: Canadian to Lead Drug Fight
Canada-born sports academic Andy van Neutegem will oversee Britain's drug testing programme ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.
Olympics Lottery 'to Raise £750m for Games'
2012 London Olympics: The 2012 London Olympics are set to receive an estimated £750m from a new lottery game being launched today.
Duncan Mackay's Digger
London Olympics in 2012: A record number of people have already volunteered to work at the London Olympics.
Let the Olympics Make London a Bikes-first City
The capital needs a grand scheme that will spread sport to everyone. Polly Toynbee
Sports in Call for Funding Shake-up
2012 London Olympics: The funding of elite sport is to undergo an urgent and radical shake-up in an effort to ensure British success at the 2012 London Olympics.
London 2012: Blair Not Guilty of Improper Lobbying
The prime minister has been exonerated after he controversially entertained key IOC members privately in his Singapore hotel suite.
London 2012: Reedie Ready to Sit at Top Table
The persuasive Scot is set to be rewarded after 10 years of hard slog in support of the bid to host the Games.
Everything You Need to Know About London 2012
Will it rain during the Olympics? Will you be able to buy tickets, or help as a volunteer... our 2012 insider provides all the answers
London 2012: Stadium Will Need New Pool for a Very Modern Pentathlon
Modern pentathlon plans to revolutionise itself for when it appears at the Olympics.
London 2012: Rugby Sevens Kicked Into Touch
Softball and baseball have been excluded from the 2012 Olympic programme, but rugby sevens, squash, karate and golf will not take their place.
London 2012: Nowhere Will Be Safer Than London Says Livingstone
The mayor has insisted that the Olympics will be secure despite Thursday's terrorist attacks.
London Will Go on Calling
The hideous ordeal inflicted on London will not prevent it hosting the Olympics, one of the most life-affirming events mankind has devised. Richard Williams
London Celebrates Olympics Decision
Tony Blair today hailed "a historic day for London" after it was awarded the 2012 Olympic Games, with the decision sparking scenes of jubilation throughout the capital.
London Wins 2012 Olympics
London today won the race to host the 2012 Olympic Games, beating the long-term favourites, Paris, at the finish line to secure one of sport's greatest prizes.
2012 Olympics Will Be in London or Paris
Either London or the favourite Paris will host the 2012 Olympic games after Moscow, New York and Madrid were eliminated in the first three rounds of voting in Singapore.
Beckham Tries to Fashion Olympic Win
London will today discover whether two years of planning, 18 months of campaigning and three days of frenetic lobbying led by Tony Blair have been sufficient to earn the right to become the first city to host the summer Olympics three times.
London Surges in Olympic Race
London is enjoying a last minute surge of support in the five-city race to stage the 2012 Olympics just days before the decision is taken.
London 2012: Caborn Backs Wada in Bid Boost
Sports minister Richard Carbon's plan to help fund the World Anti-Doping Agency could boost London's Olympic bid.
London 2012: Becker Backs London Bid
Boris Becker has thrown his support behind London's bid, saying Wimbledon would "host an incredible Olympic tennis tournament".
Becker Backs London 2012
Boris Becker gave his support today to London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games and said the All England Club in Wimbledon would be a "spectacular" venue for Olympic tennis.
London 2012: Promises, Promises - But London's Weakness is Credibility
Olympic Games: New Labour has a habit of promising things it doesn't deliver, says Richard Williams, and the Olympic bid will be no different.
London 2012: London Bid Happy Not to See Slavkov
Olympic Games: London's bid will be spared potential embarrassment after the man at the centre of bribery allegations decided not to attend next month's vote.
FA Backs New British Team at London 2012
The FA said Britain will enter a football team for the 2012 Olympics if London's bid is successful, even though Scotland objects.
London 2012: New York Blow Aids London
Olympic Games: London's bid to host the Olympics could be strengthened after New York saw its stadium plans collapse over a funding vote.
London Surges in Race for 2012 Games
London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics will receive a major boost tomorrow when inspectors from the International Olympic Committee declare that the capital is as well-equipped as the favourite, Paris, to stage the world's biggest sporting event.
Gymnastics: London Boost As the Dome Hosts 2009 World Event
London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics has been boosted by yesterday's announcement that the capital will stage the 2009 World Gymnastics Championships, says Duncan Mackay.
London's 2012 Bid: London Bid Boosted By Blair Backing
Olympic Games: Tony Blair made the government's support clear when he met IOC president Jacques Rogge.
London 2012: Firms Take Anti-bid Case to Ioc
A coalition of London businesses threatened by the 2012 Olympic bid is to lobby the International Olympic Committee against it.
Olympics 2012: London Bid Upsets Local Businesses
A consortium of local businesses that will be forced to relocate to if London wins the Olympic bid, claim their options are 'inadequate'.
2012 Olympic Bid: London Calls on Cherie
Athletics:Cherie Blair is to take a prominent lobbying role in London's bid for the 2012 Olympics after the general election.
2012 Olympics: London Goes the Extra Mile
Lord Coe has been employing some cunning measures to capture the IOC's floating voters for London's bid.
Latest Wheeze to Lure the Olympics to London - £20m of Freebies
Olympic glory is usually the only motivation an athlete needs, but should London host the 2012 summer games all 10,500 competitors will find themselves showered in freebies whether they win or not.
2012 Olympics: London Gets Down to Brass Tacks
London continued its campaign to win the games with an appeal about pockets and practicalities rather than hearts and minds.
London 2012: Ioc Grandee Rates London Neck and Neck With Paris
Olympic Games: Kevan Gosper, an IOC vice-president, sticks his neck out to give London hopes of hosting the 2012 Olympics a huge boost.
Olympics: London Takes Devil From the Detail
Sebastian Coe's team have left nothing to chance during the four days of IOC scrutiny over the capital, says Paul Kelso.
Gold Standard Prices to Subsidise Cheap Seats
A London 2012 Olympics would feature the most expensive seats in the games' history, as well as some of the cheapest tickets offered, organisers said yesterday as they revealed their pricing plans.
Coe Promises 'best Games Ever'
Olympic Games: Race for 2012: Sebastian Coe has kicked off the IOC's inspection of London by saying the capital could host the best ever Olympics.
London Bid for 2012: Sad Plight of the Olympic Venue That Time - and 2012 - Forgot
Olympic Games: Richard Williams visits a venue from the 1948 Games, but not one that the IOC inspectors will be calling in on this week.
London 2012: Eternal Ioc Gratitude Should Be Host Cities' Privilege
Olympic Games: In any sane world the IOC commissioners would be on their knees begging us to host the 2012 Games.
Olympic Panel to Assess London's 2012 Bid
Officials from the International Olympic Committee were today arriving in London for a four-day inspection of the city's bid to host the 2012 summer games.
London's Bid for 2012 Olympics
London in gearing up for a final push to sell itself to the visiting IOC team, writes Duncan Mackay.
London 2012: Arab Heroine Holds Key for London
Moroccan Nawal El Moutawakel will head the team of Olympic inspectors visiting the capital this week.
London 2012 to Be 'the Greenest Games'
Tony Blair's chief environmental adviser will this week boost London's campaign to stage the 2012 Olympics by promising that the capital would deliver the 'greenest games in history'.
How Ready is London for the Olympics? Four Days That Could Make or Break the Bid
Capital puts on its best face for crucial IOC commission visit.
Olympics 2012: Coe Earns London Points for Style
December 6: Sebastian Coe's presentation of the London bid was warmly received by the assembly of the European Olympic committees.
London 2012 Hoping Bbc Show Won't Harm Bid
Officials for London's 2012 games bid are hoping that a decision to recommend the expulsion of a Bulgarian member alleged in a BBC programme to be involved in corruption will not undermine its bid.
Richard Williams on London's Bid for the 2012 Olympic Games
Richard Williams: If it were a contest between promotional films, the location of the 2012 Olympic games would be settled by the middle of next week rather than the middle of next year.
London 2012: London Begins to Believe the Impossible
November 20: The hugely inspiring Jonathan Edwards managed to convey a real sense of excitement about London's ability to stage the Olympics.
2012 Olympic Bid: London 2012 Leap to Put Pressure on Madrid
Organisers of London's Olympic bid called upon their Spanish rivals to condemn the racist chanting in the Bernabeu.
London 2012: London Riled As Olympic Bids Are Handed in
November 16: London 2012 believe that the Spanish FA have reneged on a promise not to use the friendly international to promote Madrid's Olympic bid.
London Submits 2012 Olympic Bid
London's bid to host the 2012 Olympic games - described by the campaign chairman, Lord Coe, as a "winning formula" - was today being presented to the International Olympic Committee in Switzerland. The 600-page candidate file, which outlines the case for staging the games in Britain for...
London 2012: Ambitious Bid to Revitalise the Capital's Poorest Quarter
London bid officials are finalising plans which could see deprived communities throughout the country benefit from state-of-the-art sporting facilities once the London games are over.
London's 2012: Rivals Pounce As London's Bid Image Takes a Battering
Last week's Panorama programme on alleged corruption in the IOC has left the London 2012 bid in tatters.
London 2012: Olympics Still Open to Bribes, Says Bbc
July 30: An undercover Panorama investigation has reportedly exposed an IOC member as being willing to accept a bribe to assist London 2012.
2012 Olympic Bid: London Bid Signs Sydney Guru
June 23: Jim Sloman, the man widely credited with making the Sydney Olympics one of the greatest ever, has been appointed to help London's bid.
2012 Olympics: Bubbly Bought As London Awaits Rubber Stamp
May 18: London is so confident of surviving to the next round of the bidding for the 2012 Olympics that it has already arranged a programme of celebration.
Athletics: London 2012 Bid Hit By Transport Hold-up
April 28: London's 2012 Olympic bid has been delayed because organisers have still to submit the key transport proposals.
Olympics: Stephen Bierley on the Implications of Athens '04 for London '12
If Athens highlights the need for a functioning transport system, London's Olympic bid could be scuppered says Stephen Bierley.
London Hires Global Team of Olympics Informants - But Don't Call Them Spies
Network will gather inside information on powerbrokers who will decide fate of capital's bid for 2012 games.
Olympic Bid 2012: Rio Relegates London to an Olympic Bronze
January 13: London is currently ranked third among the nine cities bidding to host the 2012 Olympic Games.
Athletics: Tergat Has Sights Set on London Marathon and Olympics
January 3: Paul Tergat's run in Newcastle is just the pre-cursor to the London Marathon and the Olympics.
Running Late - Crucial London Rail Link That May Miss the Olympics
£10bn project that could clinch games is mired in bureaucracy. The man in charge of building Crossrail, the ambitious £10bn east-west railway viewed as a potential clincher for London's Olympic bid, has given up hope of running trains in time for the 2012 games.
Hewitt Backs Business Levy for London Olympics
Patricia Hewitt has thrown her weight behind the London bid for the 2012 Olympics, so long as the cost to business is ring fenced.
Cabinet Favours London Bid for Olympics
The prospect of a bid to stage the 2012 Olympics in London passed a major hurdle yesterday when the cabinet endorsed the plan subject to assurances.
London Taxpayers Will Be Told to Pay for Olympics
Gordon Brown will deliver a proposal that would make the capital's council tax payers foot the bill for more than half the estimated cost of the £4.5bn project.
London Urged to Bid for 2012
November 29: London would welcome the opportunity to host the Olympics in 2012 and it already has IOC member and running legend Kip Keino on its side.
Caborn: London Olympics Could Cost £4bn
November 2: The government appears sceptical over London plans to bid for hosting of 2012 games.
Rogge Talks Up London's 2012 Bid
July 22: If Britain makes a success of the Commonwealth Games here it could pave the way to hosting the 2012 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said yesterday.