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Coe demands zero tolerance on drugs cheats

07.10.11
London 2012 chairman gives his reaction after US 400m Olympic champion LaShawn Merritt's ban against competing at the Olympics was overturned ... more

Olympics minister uncomfortable with IOC ruling

07.10.11
Any drugs cheats who would have missed the London 2012 Olympics under an IOC ban will now be eligible for the Games... more

Dwain Chambers gets a lifeline for 2012 as LaShawn Merritt wins appeal

06.10.11
American's victory over IOC could see banned Brits appear at Games... more

FIFA's error over Hayatou Olympic appointment

22.09.11
FIFA were forced to back-track on statements that African football leader Issa Hayatou has been appointed to head the Olympic football tournament in London... more

Heat's on FIFA to make 2022 switch

26.08.11
FIFA today came under increased pressure to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to winter... more

The Olympic super brands take over London

22.08.11
Feature: London 2012 will be a new experience for one volunteer. Urvasi Naidu, who has been a volunteer for every Olympics since the 2002 Salt Lake City Games, always carries some masking tape in her handbag... more

2012 Games VIP lanes will force taxis to increase fares

19.08.11
Taxi drivers have warned that an exclusion zone for Olympics VIPs will create road chaos across central London... more

Last Olympics availabilty: Football, volleyball, and wrestling

08.07.11
Another round of Olympics tickets has gone on sale with tickets to football, volleyball, and wrestling up for grabs... more

Queen to roll out the red carpet for reviled boss of world football

06.07.11
Fifa president Sepp Blatter is to be invited to a reception with the Queen at Buckingham Palace as part of an Olympics delegation before next summer's Games... more

I'm amazed at success of ticket sales for 2012, says Olympics chief

05.07.11
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge risks the wrath of more than a million unsuccessful sports fans as he praises the 'amazing' London 2012 ticket sales... more

Major road restrictions for London weeks before Games

04.07.11
Road restrictions will be put in place across London weeks before the Olympic Games are due to begin, the Standard learns... more

Route announced for London 2012 torch relay

18.05.11
London 2012's Olympic torch relay will start in Land's End and travel as far as the outer Hebrides on an 8,000-mile journey to the stadium... more

IOC will announce new gender guidelines for 2012

04.04.11
Move is an attempt to avoid any embarrassing repetition of the Caster Semenya case... more

Games chiefs can expect a grilling from the IOC

31.03.11
The arrest of a security guard responsible for sniffer dogs happened as the high command of the International Olympic Committee had been attending a turf-laying ceremony yards away to inaugurate the Olympic stadium - and they cannot fail to have been unimpressed... more

An Olympic effort: 80,000-seat stadium is declared finished

29.03.11
Construction of the landmark Olympic stadium was declared finished as the last piece of turf was laid by Olympic officials ... more

Weightlifters in for 2012

02.03.11
British weightlifters have been given the green light to compete in the London 2012 Olympics... more

Iran threatens to boycott 2012 Olympic Games over 'racist logo that spells out Zion'

01.03.11
London Olympics chiefs defended their logo after Iran claimed it concealed the word 'Zion' ... more

Now our Stadium will have the legacy it deserves

10.02.11
Bulldozing the Olympic Stadium after 2012 would have been a betrayal of trust and exposed us to world ridicule ... more

Why we should be backing Spurs for the Olympics

25.01.11
Interventions from athletics chiefs are immaterial - West Ham's bid for the stadium makes little commercial sense ... more

London Olympic Stadium will become 'a white elephant' if Spurs don't win bid, warns advisor

17.01.11
The club's plans are highly controversial as they want to demolish the stadium and rebuild another fit for football only... more

London's set fair for 2012, says Jacques Rogge the sailor

14.01.11
The president of the International Olympic Committee, who competed in three Games, sets out the challenges facing the capital - and hails the talent of Britain's Ben Ainslie... more

Spurs can't demolish Olympic stadium for football, says chief

13.01.11
Battle for the Olympic stadium escalates as most powerful figure in world sport insists he will fight to stop the flagship venue being demolished to make way for football... more

Issa Hayatou: Panorama won't change my World Cup vote

01.12.10
Issa Hayatou, the FIFA vice-president accused by BBC Panorama of taking bribes, insists he is innocent - and that he will not take out his anger on England's 2018 World Cup bid... more

Issa Hayatou to face IOC probe after Panorama allegations

30.11.10
BBC Panorama's claims of corruption against FIFA vice-president Issa Hayatou are to be investigated by the International Olympic Committee... more

David Cameron says focus is on 'bringing World Cup home'

30.11.10
Prime Minister deflected questions about the effect of the BBC's Panorama programme on England's 2018 World Cup bid... more

FIFA insist they won’t investigate new BBC claims

30.11.10
Governing body say ISL case is closed but Olympic chiefs do want to look at Panorama evidence of alleged corruption against Issa Hayatou... more

In the air: ITV’s advertising looks up in January

24.11.10
Early indications from advertising buyers say ITV revenues, a bell-wether for the TV industry, could be up 5% in January... more

Olympic triumph is my election ticket and I won’t let cuts spoil it

27.07.10
Boris Johnson sets out his hopes for 2012. He tells of his fight for legacy cash and worries over the phone network... more

Modesty’s the best policy to avoid another Greek tragedy

26.07.10
The Athens Games contributed to the country's downfall - we must not make the same mistake... more

London 2012 Olympics could delay start of football season

08.07.10
Season could be put back in 2012 so that it does not clash with the Olympics, London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton said... more


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