A year to go. Today's ebullient party for the Olympics in Trafalgar Square, where the International Olympic Committee chairman, Jacques Rogge, invites the world to London, is the culmination of a huge effort over the past six years... more
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
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
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
Mihir Bose in Vancouver: The Olympics pride themselves on being the last bastion of the Corinthian spirit in sport: but then they make you swap your bottled water for that of their sponsored brand... more
London can do away with controversial Olympic road lanes at the 2012 Games if other traffic control measures can be proved to cut congestion, says IOC chief... more
The world's largest sports summit, attended by some 2,000 people from every major international sports federation will be staged in London before the 2012 Olympics... more
The owners of the Stratford City shopping centre next to the Olympic Park are opposed to the main stadium becoming home to a Premier League football team... more
Hackney has become the "forgotten Olympic borough", with a promised legacy of 8,000 skilled jobs falling victim to the recession, local politicians claim... more
The head of world athletics launched an extraordinary attack on International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge over the legacy of the London Olympic stadium... more
Veronica Campbell-Brown followed the Usain Bolt path to glory in the Bird's Nest Stadium as she continued Jamaica's glorious track Games by successfully defending her Olympic 200m crown... more
China has been lauded for its exceptional preparations for the Games. But in London it is feared that the developer of the 2012 Village can't raise the cash so the taxpayer will have to bail it out... more
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