London 2012 Olympics: IOC hit four countries with ticket punishment after breaching rules

Four countries will have reduced ticket allocations for London 2012 after breaching IOC rules in selling tickets for Vancouver Winter Games.

London 2012 Olympics: Great Britain Basketball seeking permanent home option

Great Britain Basketball has opted out of bidding for the temporary arena which will house the London 2012 Olympic Games basketball tournament.

Jessica Ennis eyes London 2012 treble if hurdles can be cleared

Jessica Ennis is considering a triple-pronged attack on the 2012 Olympics if the organisers agree to frame the timetable around the unofficial face of the Games in London.

LTA targets expose lack of talent

Britain is not expected to have another male tennis player inside the world’s top 100 until at least 2012, according to projections by the LTA.

London 2012 Olympics: Jessica Ennis hoping to double up on track for capital Games

Jessica Ennis, the world heptathlon champion, wants to double up in the 100m hurdles in the London 2012 Games.

Nasa Atlantis space shuttle lands after its final journey to orbiter

The last British astronaut to soar into the heavens on a space shuttle landed safely back on Earth today, proudly carrying a flag that will fly over the stadium at the 2012 London Olympics.

GB kayakers win golds in Hungary

Great Britain’s kayakers win two gold medals on the final day of the World Cup in Szeged in Hungary.

Wembley Arena to host Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics in 2012

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) have agreed that Wembley Arena in north London will be the location for Badminton and Rhythmic Gymnastics at the Olympic Games in 2012. Detailed plans for the venue will now be [...]

London 2012 outlines vision for welcoming the Olympic Flame to the UK

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today announced that the Olympic Flame will arrive in the UK on Friday 18 May 2012 and will travel around the UK for 70 days, arriving in London the weekend before the 2012 Games begin.

Work starts to get Concorde aloft

A French Concorde is examined as part of a project aiming to get the supersonic jet back in the air.