Tens of thousands of students found themselves locked into the biggest scramble for university places in history as the admissions website crashed and clearing places vanished within minutes... more
Olympic gold medal prospect Tom Daley once threatened to throw himself from a window when the pressure of his diving career almost became too much
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Tickets for the Games go on sale on March 15. Matt Majendie guides you through the 16 days of competition and 26 sports that will make up the greatest show on earth... more
World champion Tom Daley vowed to "work his socks off" after coming second in the 10 metre platform behind Pete Waterfield at the British Gas National Cup in Sheffield... more
Work on the £300million Olympic aquatics centre - the architectural gem of the 2012 Games - reached a major milestone with the completion of the stingray-shaped roof... more
Keri-Anne Payne admitted she felt under pressure before claiming Britain's second gold of the World Aquatic Championships with victory in the 10-kilometre open water race in Rome... more
Diving: Steve Foley, the national performance director for diving, is giving up the chance to help Tom Daley in his quest for an Olympic gold medal in 2012... more
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