The International Olympic Committee expects to raise more than $2bn when it sells the US television rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games.
Richard Carrion, the IOC nego...More>
The head of Britain’s new anti-doping agency has warned that sport faces an uphill battle against performance-enhancing drugs in the run up to London 2012.
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UK Sport will double the funding given to 11 of the 12 marginal Olympic sports in the run up to the 2012 London Games as part of a wider £13m investment.
Sports such a...More>
The International Olympic Commission has announced that mixed doubles tennis and new track cycling events will be added to the Olympic programme for 2012.
The changes are d...More>
World Squash Federation president N Ramachandran has vowed to continue the fight to make squash an Olympic sport after it missed out on a place in the 2016 Games.
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London 2012 organisers have pledged to serve the “best of British” food during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In a ‘food vision’ document published yesterday (Dec 7), th...More>
The UK Border Agency has arrested 93 people in the last eight months as part of a crackdown on unlawful working at the 2012 Olympic Games site.
It has been reported that 85...More>
The Global Sponsorship Group (GSG) has given eventer Kitty Boggis a “six-figure budget” to buy a horse for the 2012 Olympics.
Boggis told Horse & Hound: “It is very excitin...More>
More than £11bn will be invested in London’s infrastructure, transport system and attractions in the run up to the 2012 Olympics, Visit London predicts.
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London mayor Boris Johnson wants the UK’s mobile phone networks to work together to enable people to watch the 2012 Olympics on their handsets.
Johnson has called on the li...More>
Lord Coe has said that the London 2012 Olympics will create its own legacy and not try to compete with last year’s Beijing Games.
China captured the imagination of the worl...More>
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has spoken out against plans to stage the 2012 Olympic competition at Wembley Arena.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) last we...More>
Lord Coe says London’s 2012 Olympic Stadium could be used to spearhead a bid for the world athletics championships in 2015.
The venue could also stage a match in the 2018 f...More>
Some of the biggest names in the sponsorship industry have questioned the value of sponsoring the 2012 London Olympics.
More than 200 leading figures from across the indust...More>
National Ice Skating Association chief executive Keith Horton fears that the cost of hosting the 2012 Olympics in London will affect the funding given to winter sports.
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The International Olympic Committee has approved plans to move the badminton and rhythmic gymnastics events at London 2012 to Wembley Arena.
Both were due to take place at ...More>
Indian sports minister MS Gill says he does not think the country should bid for the Olympics even if next year’s Commonwealth Games are a success.
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