By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 2 - David Higgins (pictured), the chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), tops Britain's list as the highest-earning boss of a taxpayer-funded Government guango with an annual salary of £394,999 ($599,664), it was revealed today.

Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), including chairman Sebastian Coe

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year July 1 - Dover is to step-up its campaign to have the Olympic Torch arrive in the UK in 2012 via the Kent port, just as it did the last occasion London hosted the Games in 1948.

Exclusive - Plan for Olympic Torch Relay to visit Dublin before London 2012 given big boost May 2010: Coe

June 30 - The roof has been lifted into place on the 6,000-seat Velodrome being built for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: "This major step in the construction of the Velodrome

By Tom Degun in London June 29 - Olympic gold medallists Sir Chris Hoy and Jonathan Edwards today joined schoolchildren at Eltham Green Specialist Sports College in South East London to celebrate this year’s Lloyds TSB National School Sport Week which kicked off yesterday and runs through until July 2.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: "The fact that nearly 14,000 schools

June 28 - BP will not be dropped as a $15 million (£9.5 million) sponsor of the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), launched by Luc Bardin (pictured), the company's chief sales marketing officer at a ceremony in Vancouver in February, chief executive Scott Blackmun insisted today.

" Related stories June 2010: Rogge reassured by Coe over budget and backs BP sponsorship

June 26 - Kent has reached an agreement with the Slovenian Gymnastics Federation (SGF) to base themselves there in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: "This is great news for Kent.

By Mike Rowbottom As Britain’s leading athletes set about gaining their places for the European Championships at the Aviva European trials and UK Championships in Birmingham, here’s the question: Who’s it going to be? Because every year someone, in some event, pops up with something gloriously unexpected. And that uncertainty adds immeasurably to the anticipation of this annual examination of athletics credentials.

" At 6ft 1in and 11 stone, Robb was built like an Ovett rather than a Coe.

June 25 - Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj (pictured), one of the greatest middle-distance runners in history, has praised the preparations of London 2012 and predicted that it will be an "amazing historical event".

" Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, who previously held the 1500m and mile world records

By Duncan Mackay in Lausanne British Sports Internet Writer of the Year June 23 - Sebastian Coe

But Coe promised the IOC's ruling Executive Board, that has been meeting here for the past two days,

"We heard a presentation by Sebastian Coe and [London 2012 chief executive] Paul Deighton and were

June 23 - More than five million children and youngsters from around the world are benefitting from the International Inspiration programme, London 2012 claimed today to mark Olympic Day.

" Sebastian Coe, chairman of London 2012, said: "The reason we made this promise

June 22 - Construction is now underway on the historic Eton Manor site, which will host the wheelchair tennis during the Paralympics, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today announced.

  Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: "Eton Manor will be a first class facility

June 22 - Construction is now underway on the historic Eton Manor site, marking the start of work on all Olympic Park permanent venues, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has today announced.

  Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: "Eton Manor will be a first class

By Tom Degun in London June 21 - It is "entirely appropriate" that BP continue to sponsor the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics despite the company being involved in the worst environmental disaster in the history of the United States, a senior executive claimed here today.

" Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, once again backed BP's sponsorship of the Games

Coe told insidethegames: "BP is a world class business who are helping us deliver a world class

By Tom Degun in London June 21 - Sebastian Coe has express his excitement about the climax

edition of Open Weekend set to celebrate the two year countdown to the start of the 2012 Olympics, Coe

Coe told insidethegames: "It is a very exciting time for us as this really is the business end of

" Coe also claimed that, despite the Cultural Olympiad being a largely overlooked part London

leg in a three kilometres relay race; making your own stone sundial and talent contests and Coe

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year June 20 - Plans for ExCeL to host seven sports during the Olympics and six in the Paralympics during London 2012 have been formally approved by Newham Council.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: "We are delighted to have been granted planning