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
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
If Lewis Hamilton becomes the youngest driver to win the Formula One world championship he will be crowned in front of a united family once riven by a bitter split... more
Usain Bolt delivers what may well go down as the greatest track performance in athletics history, smashing the world 200m record and completing a unique golden world record sprint double... more
Matthew Norman salutes Usain Bolt as a true Olympic legend while despairing of Daniel Levy and Tottenham, and the BBC presenters covering the Olympics... more
In the solemn belief that there is nothing worse than the curmudgeon who tries to ruin the party when it's in full swing, I intend today to get cracking before the party has even begun... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows