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Dame Kelly to help Cameron with 2012 legacy

07.10.09
Tory leader David Cameron has scored a major coup by signing up Dame Kelly Holmes to help deliver a sports legacy from the Olympics... more

Olympic hero Chris Hoy collects knighthood

11.06.09
Cycling: Triple Beijing Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy is set to collect his knighthood... more

Young athletes given £1,000 to help realise Olympic dream

22.04.09
Hundreds of young athletes have been awarded £1,000 grants to help realise their dream of competing in the London Olympics... more

Fame game won't distract Hoy in bid for gold pedals

12.12.08
Chris Hoy has dismissed fears his celebrity lifestyle will damage his chances of more track cycling success... more

Olympic gold medallists dominate BBC Sports Personality shortlist

02.12.08
Seven of Team GB's Olympic gold medallists have been included on the shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2008 award... more

Lewis Hamilton's in pole for Beeb's race of heroes

04.11.08
After his amazing world title win, the driver will be tough to overtake in the battle for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award ... more

Beijing stars set for heroes' welcome

15.10.08
Thousands are expected on London's streets to cheer more than 350 of Britain's Olympic and Paralympic heroes... more

Hoy to join Olympians for parade across capital

13.10.08
Triple gold-winning cyclist Chris Hoy is the latest sporting star to confirm he will be taking part in the Olympic and Paralympic parade through London's streets... more

London's gold medal trio will lead Olympic parade

03.10.08
Gold medal winning Londoners Christine Ohuruogu, Rebecca Romero and canoeist Tim Brabants will lead a parade of Olympic and Paralympic athletes through the capital... more

Mixed messages from Hutton

11.09.08
NOT for the first time the Government is at sixes and sevens on something. The latest subject for the shaky hand on the tiller is pay rewards... more

The great Britons who support our campaign

09.09.08
Gold-medal cyclists Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins backed the Evening Standard campaign for a lasting London 2012 legacy... more

We'll sail to greater glory in 2012 say medallists

28.08.08
London's sailing gold medallists returned home in glory and vowed to win medals in every class in the 2012 Olympics... more

I was in the wardrobe praying as my boxer boy won me £11,000

26.08.08
The family of a London boxer who claimed Olympic gold in Beijing have won a total of £20,000 betting on his success... more

10 Brits to watch in London 2012

26.08.08
With the Beijing heroes setting the bar so high, the pressure is on to make sure Britain's athletes can repeat the feat in London... more

Britannia rules waves as Star duo claim gold

21.08.08
Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson finished Britain's dazzling Olympic regatta with a record fourth gold medal in Qingdao after a thrilling climax to the Star class... more

Shaw battles for bronze but it's no luck for Nick

20.08.08
Britain's strong showing at the Olympic sailing regatta continued with Bryony Shaw claiming bronze in the RS:X windsurfing... more

Gold for Goodison as Brits eye record

19.08.08
Paul Goodison hoisted the Union flag aloft triumphantly in his dinghy on the waters of Yellow Sea as he secured Britain's third gold medal of the Olympic regatta in Qingdao... more

Classy pair come back fighting to lift another silver

18.08.08
Britain's success in the Olympic sailing events continues with a silver medal for Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield in the 470 class... more

Ainslie leads British charge as sailors close in on gold

15.08.08
Ben Ainslie made sure of a silver in the sailing while Britain's Yngling trio also guaranteed themselves a medal... more

British hopefuls set sights on a golden weekend

15.08.08
With the vast majority of British Olympic medal hopes falling around the same time, the success or otherwise of Team GB's campaign is likely to rest on just one extraordinarily hectic weekend... more

Cycle team-mates sprint to glory as Britain gears up for more golds

15.08.08
Britain's cyclists won Olympic gold today - raising hopes of a medals rush... more

British athletes limber up for gold Saturday

15.08.08
British athletes began their push for a weekend Olympic gold rush - with heptathlete Kelly Sotherton leading the way in Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium... more

Ainslie closes on third gold

11.08.08
Double Olympic champion sailor roared into prime contention today by winning the opening race on day three... more

Sailing ace Ainslie bids to get off to early flier

08.08.08
Ben Ainslie is hoping to be part of a perfect start for Britain's sailors in the Olympic regatta... more

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