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Maths star Nathan Cleverly’s a bright prospect

09.10.09

Gaining a degree in pure mathematics could lead to a lucrative career in high finance. But even if Nathan Cleverly graduates next year he hopes to make his fortune from a very different source — as a world champion boxer... more

It’s not cheating ... GB 2012 stars get ‘home advantage’ in 2012

23.09.09

Britain's Olympics chiefs have come up with a cunning plan which might just win us more medals in 2012... more

Golden girl Jessica Ennis faces tough choice

01.09.09

World heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis may miss next year's Commonwealth Games in Delhi... more

Lightning Bolt needs a strong conductor to make sure he stays on track

21.08.09

Usain Bolt has changed his sport in barely a year with his brilliant displays and right now athletics needs him more than he needs athletics... more

Badminton team's World Championships withdrawl 'was no over-reaction'

10.08.09

England badminton officials have defended their controversial decision to withdraw their team from the World Championships in India... more

Also-rans try to get in the running for 2012 Olympics

20.07.09

London Olympics are three years away, but these athletes are already getting ready by training on an East End running track... more

Trees chosen for London 2012 Olympic Park

10.06.09

Ash, alder, and birch are among the different trees to be planted in Olympic Park.... more

Boris launches Ł2m drive to rebrand London

04.06.09

Mayor Boris Johnson has ordered a new image and logo for the capital... more

Hyde Park triathlon to test the water for London Olympics

12.05.09

London will become the centre of global sport this summer as Hyde Park hosts the world triathlon championships... more

Olympic legacy chief sacked after one year

30.04.09

The man in charge of delivering a legacy in the Olympic Park is being dismissed after just over a year in the post... more

2012 track 'will be the fastest in cycling history'

25.03.09

The 2012 velodrome will have the fastest track in cycling history, Olympics chiefs pledged... more

Boxer killed at bus stop was turning professional

02.02.09

A father stabbed to death in front of his three-year-old daughter as he travelled to visit his newborn son in hospital was on the verge of his first professional match as a boxer... more

The ten young stars with sights on London gold

16.01.09

We highlight 10 athletes who are aiming for gold medals at the 2012 Olympic Games.... more

2012 stadium can't be used for football or rugby club

15.01.09

An official report into the 2012 Olympic stadium has ruled out a football or rugby club moving into the venue after the Games, the Standard has learned... more

Radcliffe makes stadium plea

10.12.08

Paula Radcliffe has urged Olympic chiefs to ensure the showpiece London 2012 stadium remains an athletics venue for the future... more

Long-jump star in appeal to find his cousin's killers

16.09.08

A former British long jumper has appealed for information about his cousin's murder on the first anniversary of his death... more

Commentary: Football is still the best bet to avoid a white elephant

05.09.08

Building work is well advanced on the Olympic Stadium... more

Four deny killing boxer in row over smoking ban

02.09.08

A former British boxing champion was shot dead at a Fulham club after asking a group of men to stop smoking, the Old Bailey has heard... more

Hoy furious over track demolition

26.08.08

Triple Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy has expressed his anger at plans to demolish Meadowbank Velodrome... more

Forgotten medallist Johnson gets ready to remind people

22.08.08

Jade Johnson still believes she has the ability to regain her position as one of British athletics' biggest stars... more

2012 culture fear as arts chief is ousted

20.08.08

London Olympics organisers have ousted the man running a major arts programme that was a key part of the 2012 bid... more

Culture Secretary defends the grassroots legacy of 2012

18.08.08

Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has hit back at fresh claims that the Government is not on track to deliver a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympics... more

Comment: Now for a real sporting legacy

18.08.08

Yet more Olympic medals for Britain in Beijing, with a gold for the cyclists in the men's team pursuit... more

Emms now the cheerleader as she says cheerio

14.08.08

Gail Emms broke down in tears today as her medal-winning career ended with defeat in the quarter-finals of the Badminton mixed doubles... more

Daley's dreaming of golden moment

08.08.08

Advice from Sir Steve Redgrave has left medal hope Daley in confident mood... more

Brownlee in the running for historic Brit medal

07.08.08

Domestic champ Richard Allen claims Britain have their best ever chance for a triathlon medal in Beijing.... more

British athletes leave London for Beijing

29.07.08

As they fly out to Beijing this week, images of 20 star athletes will appear on billboards by the Thames to encourage the British public to cheer them on... more

2012 pool chosen despite design flaws

15.07.08

The design for the aquatic centre dubbed the "jewel in the crown" of the 2012 Olympic site was picked despite obvious design flaws, it was revealed... more

Scale down the Games - and we'll all be winners

19.06.08

The rising bill for 2012 is a strain on the new Mayor's budget. Cut out the extravagances and sideshows - and give us the new austerity Olympics, says one columnist ... more