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Robert McCracken to lead boxing bid at 2012

06.11.09
The responsibility for guiding British boxers to glory at the 2012 London Olympics has been handed to former middleweight Robert McCracken... more

Boxing blow as Kevin Hickey quits post

14.09.09
Kevin Hickey has resigned as the performance director of the British Amateur Boxing Association... more

Women boxers to throw first punch at London Games

13.08.09
Women's boxing will make its full Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games after the International Olympic Committee agreed to allow women boxers... more

Minister: I will get one million more people taking part in competitive sports

10.09.08
Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has taken personal responsibility for delivering a proper sporting legacy from the 2012 Olympics... more

'Focus on 2012 gold threatens Games legacy'

09.09.08
An advocate of grassroots sports facilities accuses the Culture Secretary of adopting an elitist policy that puts winning Olympic medals ahead of mass participation... more

Brown is throwing away Britain's Beijing bounce

04.09.08
In his first interview since being forced to quit as head of Sport England, Derek Mapp reveals his frustration at the Government's inability to deliver the 2012 sporting legacy ... more

Promises made for 2012 bid: Can we keep them?

01.09.08
London clinched victory in a tough race for the 2012 Olympics thanks largely to a pledge that it would deliver a legacy for sport... more

Blow to UK health drive

01.08.08
Pledge to create a healthier nation has suffered a setback as favourite to become the new sports legacy "czar" turns down offer... more

The betrayal of our talent and our future

25.07.08
As MPs warn of the lack of progress on Olympic legacy, the Government's former sports chief who resigned in protest, calls for urgent action... more

Comment: London's legacy stuck on starting blocks

24.07.08
For five years, the architects of the London Olympics have been claiming that the event has the power to turn Britain into a sporting nation... more

Chambers ready to launch appeal over Olympic ban

03.07.08
The legal team acting for Dwain Chambers will file papers against the British Olympic Association in London in a bid to pave the way for him to compete at the Olympic Games in Beijing... more

Comment: the real legacy of the Olympics

15.05.08
Five years to the day since London launched its bid to host the Olympics, quite what the legacy of the Games will mean for London and the country has yet to be settled and the cost continues to escalate... more

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