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200 Olympics books on start line

29.09.11
Almost 200 Olympic books will hit the shelves in the coming year in the most ambitious publishing plan in Games history... more

Olympic rules OK - A-Z of sporting regulations

02.08.11
From the skimpiness of your shorts to what tea you can drink - the regulations for sports are a minefield for the participants... more

£5,000 fine and 15-month ban for Linford Christie after head-on crash

21.07.11
Former Olympic champion Linford Christie has been banned from driving for 15 months and fined £5,000 for careless driving after he ploughed head-on into a taxi carrying newlyweds... more

Linford Christie awaits dangerous driving verdict

20.07.11
Linford Christie is awaiting a decision from jurors after a trial heard he crashed head-on into a taxi while driving the wrong way down a major road... more

Relay whizz 'weezy' is determined to stand out from the crowd

21.04.11
Conrad Williams has five major 'team' medals but believes coach Linford Christie can help him to individual gold... more

Linford Christie denies dangerous driving charge

09.03.11
Olympic gold medallist Linford Christie appeared in court today accused of dangerous driving... more

Mark Lewis-Francis finally has a reason to smile

28.01.11
Sprinter hopes top pick up from where he left off in 2010 in Glasgow tomorrow following injury problems... more

Tanni Grey-Thompson: Get pupils excited, starting now

07.01.11
Paralympian said schools needed to prepare now to make the most of next year's Games... more

Linford Christie faces trial over crash

15.12.10
Linford Christie is to face crown court trial next month accused of dangerous driving following a crash with a taxi that left the driver critically injured... more

Linford Christie fails in I'm A Celebrity jungle crown bid

01.12.10
Former Olympic sprinter Linford Christie was adjusting to life out of the Australian jungle after being the latest contestant to be voted off I'm A Celebrity... more

Shaun Ryder tells I'm A Celebrity camp of troubled childhood

01.12.10
Former Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has spoken of his troubled childhood... more

Nigel Havers quits I'm A Celebrity

22.11.10
Actor Nigel Havers has walked out of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! following a row about the jungle tasks... more

More jungle trauma for I'm A Celebrity's Gillian McKeith

16.11.10
Fresh from fainting during a nerve-shredding task, TV nutritionist Gillian McKeith faces yet another gruelling challenge in I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!... more

I'm A Celebrity stars taste jungle life with kangaroo fillet

15.11.10
Skydiving, death threats and kangaroo fillet were all on the menu for the I'm A Celebrity stars yesterday as they made it through day one in the jungle... more

I'm A Celebrity line up will range from Playboy model to ex-politician

11.11.10
A Playboy model is to star with figures such as Olympic medallist Linford Christie, ex-MP Lembit Opik and actor Nigel Havers on I'm A Celebrity... more

Rundown stadium gets a £250,000 legacy boost

22.10.10
An athletics stadium where British champions Sebastian Coe, Daley Thompson and Linford Christie once competed has become one of the first major beneficiaries of the Mayor's fund to boost sport before the Olympics... more

Linford Christie set for jungle fever in I'm A Celebrity

20.10.10
Olympic gold medallist Linford Christie is set to head into the jungle and appear in this year's I'm A Celebrity... more

My crunch date in the Big Apple as I bid to fulfil dream

06.10.10
Paralympic champion continues our diary on the road to London... more

Year driving ban for Linford Christie's niece

19.07.10
Niece of Linford Christie was banned from driving for 12 months today by Westminster magistrates... more

Linford Christie and three others hurt in crash

19.05.10
Former Olympic sprint champion Linford Christie was taken to hospital after his Audi A8 was involved in a head-on collision with a mini-cab in Buckinghamshire... more

David Haye: Write stuff keeps me sane for fight night

30.03.10
The world heavyweight champion reveals how a project away from the ring is helping him stay in the perfect state of mind for Saturday's fight ... more

Linford Christie's niece forced to return Miss England crown after brawl

06.11.09
Miss England hands back her crown after alleged nightclub brawl with fellow beauty queen over her boyfriend... more

Linford Christie's niece on track for 2012 and Miss World crown

19.05.09
By day she is an Olympic hopeful, dreaming of competing in the 2012 Games. By night she is winning beauty contestsGames. By night she is winning beauty contests... more

Olympic champion Ohuruogu returns to inspire East End children

15.05.09
Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu described how she is inspiring a generation of young Londoners to take up sport in the run-up to the 2012 Games... more

Top 10 sensational drugs scandals in sport

21.01.09
As England prop Matt Stevens faces a two-year ban after testing positive for a recreational drug, we take a look at some of the most sensational drugs scandals in sport...... more

Race begun to save historic running stadium

29.09.08
A crumbling running track once used by Sebastian Coe and Linford Christie could be saved for the local community... more

Christie rage at Olympic boss Coe

19.06.08
Linford Christie said he "cannot stand" Sebastian Coe and partly blamed his former team-mate for him not being allowed to run in the Olympic torch relay in London in April... more

Comment: Get Christie's hands off torch

22.02.08
For the Mayor to invite Linford Christie, a man banned for life from the Olympics for drug use, to carry the Olympic torch, is careless at best and, at worst, evidence of flagrant disregard for the spirit of sport... more

Fury at drug cheat Linford's Olympic role

22.02.08
Mayor Ken Livingstone is under pressure to drop disgraced sprinter Linford Christie from the Olympic torch procession... more

Fiery Lennox sings for a ceasefire

24.09.07
As is always the case when celebrities and good causes come together, there were a few occasions on which the worthy gave way to the downright cringe-worthy.... more


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