May 21 - Work has begun on the Olympic Stadium's field of play for the London 2012 Games, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) announced today.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: "In 2012, we will see 2,000 international

By Duncan Mackay in London British Sports Internet Writer of the Year May 20 - The new London 2012 mascots Wenlock and Mandeville, unveiled last night, could contribute up to £14 million ($20 million) to help pay for the staging of the Olympics and Paralympics as retail sales of merchandise are set to top £1 billion ($1.4 billion), which would be a record.

Sebastian Coe, the London 2012 chairman, said: "People love to collect Olympic or Paralympic

By Duncan Mackay in London British Sports Internet Writer of the Year May 19 - London 2012 today launched its mascots, Wenlock for the Olympics and Mandeville for the Paralympics, created from the last drops of steel left over from the construction of the final support girder for the Olympic Stadium and were born in Bolton.

    Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: "We’ve created our mascots

Coe said: "I'm very happy with the reaction I've seen here today.

centrepiece of its marketing campaign in the build-up to the Olympics and Paralympics, Sebastian Coe

But Coe has revealed that the Olympics and Paralympics will each have its own mascot.

Coe said: "It should be - and ours is - aimed at children.

Coe said: "It's a lovely story.

By Tom Degun May 19 - Sebastian Coe (pictured), the chairman of London 2012, has claimed

in disability sport and with just five days until event kicks of at the Manchester Regional Arena, Coe

Coe said: "There is no doubt that the BT Paralympic World Cup provides a significant stepping stone

" Coe also welcomed Football seven-a-side to the event for the first time in the history of the

She had established an affable working relationship with Seb Coe despite their different political hues

After all, the good lords Coe and Moynihan, who both sit as Tories, held London 2012 posts

May 16 - Sebastian Coe (pictured) and Sir Keith Mills, the architects of London's successful bid to host

England's campaign to stage the 2018 World Cup after Lord Triesman was forced to step down as chairman, Coe

Coe , now the chairman of London 2012, is due to speak to FIFA President Sepp Blatter tomorrow

But it is the expertise that Coe and Sir Keith, who was chief executive during London's successful

Coe and Sir Keith, who were already members of England's World Cup 2018 Board, have been involved in

Coe told insidethegames: "This has been a very unhappy episode.

" Both Coe and Sir Keith already have excellent football credentials.

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year May 14 - Lamine Diack (pictured left) is planning to make $8 million (£5.5 million) worth of cuts to help the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) overcome its finanical difficulties, he said in Doha today.

He had been expected to step down and set-up an election between Britain's Sebastian Coe, the 1980 and

Earlier this week, Coe had told insidethegames "that the IAAF is an organisation that, we know

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Coe, now the chairman of London 2012 and a vice-president of the International Association of Athletics

the end of his four-year term having held the post since the death of Primo Nebiolo in 1999 came as Coe

Coe said: "There are some very serious issues and challenges that will be on the agenda that

" Coe is refusing, publicly at least, to declare whether or not he will stand against Diack

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at a special ceremony at St Pancras here today attended by double Olympic gold medallists Sebastian Coe

  Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: "We are thrilled that Eurostar has come onboard

Back in 2005, when London won the bid to host the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012, Seb Coe

By Duncan Mackay in London British Sports Internet Writer of the Year May 11 - Gordon Brown's decision tonight to resign as Britain's Prime Minister to be replaced by David Cameron has also brought to an end Tessa Jowell's eight-year leadership of London 2012's Olympics and Paralympics project.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, had promised that preparations for the Games would not

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year May 10 - Sebastian Coe's hopes of becoming the next President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) have suffered a major setback after Lamine Diack (pictured) announced today that he plans to stand for another four-year term in the role.

Coe, the chairman of London 2012, had been onsidering standing if Diack had carried out

Diack's departure was expected to spark an election involving Coe, the 1980 and 1984 Olympic 1500 metres

Coe has previously told insidethegames that he would not stand against Diack.

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By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year May 9 - West Ham United have received encouragement that they will be able to take over the £537 million ($795 million) Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games from Ed Warner, the chairman of UK Athletics, who has claimed that their proposal is "very credible".

Sebastian Coe, the London 2012 chairman,claims that whoever takes over the Stadium following the

By Duncan Mackay British Sports Internet Writer of the Year May 4 - Retail giant Sainsbury's has been appointed as the first multi-million pound Paralympics-only sponsor of the London 2012 Games, in what organisers claim is the biggest ever deal for the Paralympic Movement.

  London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe said: "The support for the Paralympic Games in the