Olympic £15 ticket plan at risk
London 2012 chairman Lord Coe’s hopes of selling the cheapest Olympic tickets for £15 may not be realised, say organisers.
Essex hurdler makes World Champs
Essex hurdler Gianni Frankis is to compete in the 110 metre hurdles at the World Championships in Berlin.
Date set for sports village works
A date is set for the start of work on a £38m sports complex including a 50m swimming pool in Basildon.
Van der Burgh will sideline golden event (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh said he would stop focussing on the 50 metres breaststroke the day after becoming world champion at the distance in world record time.
Bevis aiming for London 2012 gold
Herefordshire shooter James Bevis says he is confident of bringing home a gold medal from the London Paralympics in 2012.
London Olympic site blogger complains about noise and dust
The redoubtable Sona of Hackney Wick has again got the attention of the “Olympic Suits”. There’s too much dust from the media centre works wafting across the River Lea by day, and too much noise by night. The Olympic Community Team has been called into action. Now read on. London London politics Olympic games 2012 [...]
Holmes is delighted with Thompson
Mike Holmes believes coaching Halewood heptathlete Katarina Thompson is like ‘winning the lottery’.
Davies targets 1500m after record
Michael Phelps bounces back from a rare defeat with an emphatic win in the 200m butterfly at the World Championships.
Phelps coach wades into suit row
American Michael Phelps should stay out of competition until swimming’s governing body sorts out the issue over swimsuits, says his coach Bob Bowman.
Britain's elite sports personalities unite to support London 2012's international legacy
David Beckham, Sir Chris Hoy, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Denise Lewis and Colin Jackson have joined forces to add their support to International Inspiration, London 2012’s international legacy programme for children and young people.
