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Gabon loses three London 2012 football players

By Andrew Warshaw

July 25 - Three clubs, two French and one Gabonese, have refused to release players to compete for Gabon at London 2012, putting them on a collision course with FIFA.

Brazil's goalkeeper out of London 2012

By David Gold

July 25 - Rafael Cabral has been forced to withdraw from Brazil's Olympic men's football squad with an elbow injury.

Joker Smith gets serious about medals by saying goodbye to Facebook and Twitter

By Mike Rowbottom at Team GB House in London

July 24 - Louis Smith, who became Britain's first Olympic gymnastics medallist in a century at the Beijing Games four years ago, said here today he was bidding a temporary farewell to his 12,000 Twitter followers in order to concentrate on adding another medal on home soil.

Team GB leader hopes to fire shooting into spotlight at London 2012

By David Gold at Team GB House in London

July 24 - Phil Scanlan, the team leader of Britain's shooting team, has said that the squad are keen to use the opportunity provided by London 2012 to catapult their sport into the spotlight.

BOA asks for injured Idowu’s medical records

By Mike Rowbottom at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 24 - The troubled relationship between Phillips Idowu and authority was highlighted again today when the British Olympic Association (BOA) revealed they had written to the athlete asking him to provide details about the hip injury that kept him away from a training camp.

American 4x400m relay team "already disqualified" bewildered world governing body tell IOC

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay at the Grosvenor House in London

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July 24 - A decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to re-award the medals from the women's 4x400 metres at the 2004 Games in Athens has caused surprise among senior officials at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

British archer does not rule out seventh Games appearance

By Mike Rowbottom at Team GB House in London

July 24 - British archer Alison Williamson, who will take part in her sixth Olympics when her qualification round starts on Friday (July 27), has not ruled out extending her Games career to a seventh appearance, or even more.

American selected to officiate opening football match of Olympic Games

By Stuart Newman

July 24 - Kari Seitz will enjoy the honour of taking charge of the opening football match of London 2012 when she referees the tussle between hosts Team GB and New Zealand tomorrow, the FIFA Organising Committee for Olympic Football Tournaments has announced.

Britain's women volleyballers can be London 2012 "surprise package", claims coach

By Mike Rowbottom at Team GB House in London

July 23 - Britain's women volleyball team, making their first appearance at an Olympics, can the "surprise" of the Games, according to their coach, Audrey Cooper.

US women's London 2012 football team prepare to defend Olympic crown

By David Gold

July 23 - Reigning Olympic champions the United States begin the defence of their women's football title at London 2012 on Wednesday (July 25) against France, determined to make up for their defeat in last year's World Cup final.

Chinese swimmers make final London 2012 preparations at the University of Bath

By Mike Rowbottom

July 23 - China's top swimmers, including double world champion Sun Yang (pictured top), have been finalising their preparations for the London 2012 Olympic Games at the University of Bath.

Idowu's presence at London 2012 in doubt as he pulls out of training camp for injury treatment

By Mike Rowbottom at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 23 - Phillips Idowu, Britain's Olympic triple jump silver medallist, has raised concerns still further that he may be unable to compete at the London 2012 Olympics by pulling out of the UK Athletics pre-Games training camp in Portugal in order to receive treatment in London on "an ongoing injury problem".

Sports Minister confident London bid for 2016 World Track Cycling Championships will succeed

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 23 - Hugh Robertson, the Minister for Sport and the Olympics, is confident that a British bid for the International Cycling Union (UCI) 2016 Track Cycling World Championships at the brand new Velodrome in the Olympic Park will be successful.

Horse injury forces Australian eventer Rose out of London 2012

By Mike Rowbottom at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 23 - Shane Rose, one of Australia's silver medallists in the eventing team competition at the 2008 Beijing Games, has been forced out of the London Olympics at short notice because of a leg injury suffered by his horse, Taurus.

Tour de France crash puts Olympic road race champion Sanchez out of London 2012

By Mike Rowbottom at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 23 - Samuel Sanchez, the 2008 Olympic road race champion, will be unable to defend his title in London because of injury, it has been confirmed by the Spanish cycling federation.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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