NORTHERN IRELAND has missed out on the opportunity to stage matches in the Olympic football tournament in 2012 because of continuing delays over building a new stadium, insidethegames can reveal.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, has said on several occasions that if the stadium had been

  COLIN MOYNIHAN, the chairman of the British Olympic Association, today ruled out any chance of Britain boycotting the Beijing Games in protest over China's human rights record.

Along with Sebastian Coe, now the chairman of London 2012, Moynihan defied Margaret Thatcher in 1980

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  SEBASTIAN COE, the chairman of the 2012 Olympics, has found himself unwittingly caught up in the middle

Labour's Ken Livingstone, who has held the post since 2000 and is seeking a third term in office and who Coe

A senior aide to Livingstone had allegedly told the BBC that Coe and David Higgins, the chief executive

A spokeswoman for Coe has now said that he is happy to work with whoever is elected on May 1.  

  COLIN MOYNIHAN (pictured), chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA), has today said that the minor sports should not suffer in the build-up to the 2012 Olympics if the Government fails to raise £100 million worth of funding.

"In Singapore, Seb Coe spoke of a legacy of increased participation and encouraging a generation of children

  BUSINESSES are missing out on the £21 billionn worth of commercial opportunities offered by the London 2012 Olympics, according to research published today by Games sponsors Lloyds TSB.

Sebastian Coe, chairman of London 2012, said: "With over £6 billion of contracts available, businesses

  JOHN ARMITT, the chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), has hit back at claims by Barry Hearn that the main stadium for 2012 could become a white elephant unless Leyton Orient are able to move into it.

"That's not a great legacy for Seb Coe, is it?"  

  THE Conservatives have once again challenged Gordon Brown (pictured) to "sort out the mess" of the Olympics' funding.

anger and frustration among the organisers of the Games, including London 2012's chairman, Sebastian Coe

  BT have been confirmed as the latest multi-million pound sponsor of the 2012 Olympics, as first reported in insidethegames in January.

  London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe predicted a "digital Games'' after BT were unveiled as the

wonderful opportunity to stage a 'digital Games' in 2012 and BT will be integral in helping us do that,'' Coe

  A TEAM of high-level inspectors from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have arrived in London today to continue monitor preparations for the 2012 Games.

in London's preparations, including Olympics Minister Tessa Jowell, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe

March 4 - Former world boxing champion Glenn McCrory (pictured) hopes to get the Cuban boxing team to commit to base themselves in Newcastle during the build-up to the 2012 Olympics by as early as May.

triple jump champion, and Alan Shearer, the former Newcastle United and England captain, while Sebastian Coe

  MORE than 600 facilities from across Britain and Northern Ireland are to appear in a pre-Olympic Games training camp guide produced by London 2012, they announced today.

Sebastian Coe, the chairman of London 2012, said: “We said that we wanted the London Games to be for

  THE Stratford City development has taken a significant step forward today as the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), London & Continental Railways (LCR) and Westfield announced they are now in exclusive talks with the Lend Lease consortium to develop the Olympic Village and Zones 2 - 7 of the project - as first reported in insidethegames in December.

Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee, said: "The village will be a major part

CITY COUNCIL leader Mike Whitby today presented a specially commissioned silver baton to Sebastian Coe

Coe is in Birmingham to attend the 29th European Athletics Indoor Championships, an event seen by many

Coe himself won one of his first major titles at the 1977 European indoors, setting him on the road to

Coe said: “Thanks again to Birmingham for hosting the Championships and for been the pre-eminent city

  THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) have concluded their two-days of meetings with London 2012 and claimed they are happy with the budget.

Other topics discussed between the IOC and LOCOG chairman Sebastian Coe and chief executive Paul Deighton

  THE chairman of Leyton Orient has cast fresh doubt over the future of the Olympic Stadium after he reportedly said today that he did not want to have a running track between the stands and the crowd.

Sebastian Coe, the chairnan of London 2012, has repeatedly promised that athletics will be left with

"That's not a great legacy for Seb Coe, is it?"