Summer Olympics


Miracle man Muamba to carry Olympic Torch

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

Fabrice Muamba__July_20_July 21 - Fabrice Muamba, the Premier League footballer who almost died after suffering a cardiac arrest in an FA Cup-tie last season, is set to carry the Olympic Torch today.

Spanish business backs Madrid 2020

By David Owen

Madrid 2020_logo_July_20July 20 – Madrid's latest Olympic bid has laid claim to the backing of the Spanish business community after an event attended by more than 100 representatives of leading enterprises.

Rogge met by Coe and Sir Craig as he touches down in London

By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

Jacques Rogge_with_Sebastian_Coe_and_Sir_Craig_Reedie_Heathrow_July_20_2012July 20 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President was greeted by Sebastian Coe and Sir Craig Reedie as he arrived in London for the start of the Olympics in exactly a week's time as excitment begins to mount, especially with the arrivial of the Olympic Torch in the capital.