A Welsh MP has become the second member of parliament this week to cast doubt on the legacy the London Olympics will leave for the rest of the country.
Former sports minist...More>
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has said it cannot guarantee the £2bn of National Lottery money taken to fund the 2012 Olympics will be returned.
It was hoped tha...More>
Brazil's president has hit out at people who say the country is wasting money by hosting the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said the city was ch...More>
Rome and Venice have both submitted their bids for the 2020 Olympic Games to the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).
Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno played down the rival...More>
A decision will be made on the long-term future of the Olympic Stadium this year, it has been announced.
West Ham United’s new owners David Gold and David Sullivan want to ...More>
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) has appointed Links of London to create the official jewellery collection of the 2012 Olympics.
Links creative ...More>
Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn has labelled the 2012 Olympic Stadium a “disaster” and predicted that it will be demolished after the London Games.
Hearn had been in tal...More>
London 2012 organisers have said they learned many things from a “memorable” Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
The event faced its fair share of problems but the London Organis...More>
Madrid will bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2020 or 2024 after missing out on the 2012 and 2016 Games, its mayor has announced.
Alberto Ruiz-Gallardon said a decision on...More>
Olympic medallist Kelly Sotherton believes West Ham’s new owners are “out of order” for trying to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.
The heptathlete believes ...More>
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is getting a lukewarm response from US broadcasters in Vancouver as it tries to build up interest in the next round of bidding for Ol...More>
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone believes West Ham’s plans to move into the Olympic Stadium after 2012 could fall flat in the courts.
Livingstone helped London win the G...More>
The Jamaican track and field team has announced that it will hold its pre-London 2012 training camp in Birmingham.
It follows a similar agreement reached between the city a...More>
The United States will not bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games after admitting that it needs to improve its relationship with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Chic...More>
West Ham's hopes of moving to the Olympic Stadium post-2012 have suffered a blow after Olympics minister Tessa Jowell said the arena will be used to host grand prix athletics ...More>
Senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) member for the United States Anita DeFrantz has claimed that Chicago did an “extraordinary job” with its much-criticised bid to ho...More>
London 2012 organisers have been warned they are in danger of “missing a historic opportunity” to help some of Britain’s poorest communities.
The Economic Development, Cult...More>
