London 2012 Olympics – Unofficial News and InformationNews and events for the London 2012 Olympics27 July - 12 August 2012 - London, Great Britain |
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Britain’s record at soundtracking sporting events is woeful. So who better to reclaim some glory in front of a global audience than east London’s heavy-metal overlords? After tackling such unedifying questions as whether a sausage roll can get more fans than an X Factor judge and if Jon Venables should be executed, Facebook users this [...]
A pair of embracing students from Greater Manchester break the world record for the longest hug.
Seven-a-side football for athletes with cerebral palsy will join the line-up for the BT Paralympic World Cup in Manchester in May.
With a £150m move to Salford prompting staffing and financial turmoil, the BBC faces a tricky 2010 A BBC presenter with a £16.9m contract may have dominated headlines over the past few days but the corporation also starts the new year with a project costing upwards of £150m increasingly mired in political controversy. Tonight marks [...]
Snow flurries glimpsed from the windows of the Manchester Aquatics Centre supplied an incongruous backdrop last Thursday for Michael Phelps to discuss his first competitive venture in a British pool.
Manchester United player Ryan Giggs is the 2009 BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
Manchester’s Paralympic cycling champion Sarah Storey says she wants to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics at London 2012.
Netball is hoping to follow the example of rugby sevens by campaigning for the inclusion of a cut-down, speeded-up version of the sport in the Olympics, overhauling its image and attempting to banish forever associations with airtex shirts, bibs and windblown playgrounds. A new version of the sport trialled earlier this month will be used [...]
Sir Chris Hoy says there are "absolutely no plans" for the British cycling team to leave Manchester.
Wendy Houvenaghel helps GB set a new world record as they clinch victory in the team pursuit at the World Cup meeting in Manchester.
