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Britain's athletes could be banned from 2012 for criticising the team
British athletes risk being banned from the Olympics if they criticise team-mates or sponsors under rules that cover tattoos, contact lenses and even the commercial use of their footprints and nicknames Comments (11)
Duty calls: diver's soldier boyfriend will miss medal bid
Team GB diver Tonia Couch today revealed that her Royal Marine boyfriend is serving in Afghanistan so he cannot be poolside to cheer her on as she goes for gold in London Comments
Wanted: supplier of Olympic insoles
Deals worth more than £35 million for essential but obscure products for the Olympics - from shoe insoles to rain shields for the press - are still up for grabs Comments (4)
Olympics boost £100m Fashion Week
London is set for the most star-studded Fashion Week ever, with sales forecast to surpass £100million as the capital cashes in on hosting the Olympics Comments
In pursuit of glory, women cyclists aim to be fastest ever
Two Team GB cyclists today pledged to go "faster than anyone has ever gone" in the Olympics Comments (3)Head-to-head
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Stones would love to play at the Games, says Ronnie Wood
Guitarist revealed that Rolling Stones had been in discussions about playing during the Games and in other concerts Comments (6)
Who put the sex into cycling?
Make-up, good grooming and a preference for designer gear - Britain's young cyclists are a sponsor's dream, says Matt Majendie Comments (1)
Death on the Roman road
Like too many athletes, Knud Enemark Jensen believed drugs would give him the edge. Instead, as Steve Redgrave recalls, they killed the 23-year-old cyclist Comments
Road cycling with Lizzie Armitstead
The Evening Standard's Bella Blissett goes to Richmond Park to cycle with British Olympic hopeful Lizzie Armitstead Comments (2)
Ross Edgar: They say millions of condoms are taken. A lot more people take them than use them
The Evening Standard's Cathy Wood speaks to track cyclist Ross Edgar Comments
JLS join athletes to back Sport Relief
Boy band JLS backed the Get London Running campaign urging readers to enter the Sport Relief Mile Comments (2)
'Best of British' concert to mark end of Olympics
The Olympics will sign off with a spectacular concert in Hyde Park with the Rolling Stones, Adele and Blur all being courted for a "Best of British" night Comments (9)
What's purple all over? It's a 2012 BorisPod
Scores of bright purple Olympic information kiosks will be set up around the capital to help tourists get to the Games event Comments (1)
London Games tickets flown in from 'Wild West' US state
EXCLUSIVE: An American firm has been handed the multi-million-pound contract to print the tickets for the London Olympics, sparking fury among British companies, the Standard reveals Comments (33)
London children will train with top US athletes
Schoolchildren from Tower Hamlets will train with top US athletes at the American team's high-security training base as part of an Olympics legacy deal Comments (1)
Coe charms on Games tour
London 2012 chief Sebastian Coe has embarked on a world tour to drum up international enthusiasm Comments (3)
Let's get this party started
The Games may be happening in east London, but west London is where most sponsors and dignitaries will be pressing the flesh. Matthew Beard reveals who's doing what, and where Comments
Learn how to take a running jump for an Olympic gold
Marie Winckler discovers the art of the running jump by talking to Olympic athlete Greg Rutherford Comments
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How the 2012 Olympic site will look in the end
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