London 2012

Cameroon sign deal with Aberdeen for pre-London 2012 training camp

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

January 23 - Cameroon have signed a deal to complete its preparations for London 2012 in Aberdeen, it has been announced.

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Exclusive: BOA want to help take competitive school sport forward in the future, says Moynihan

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun in Innsbruck

January 21 - British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Colin Moynihan (pictured) has said his organisation is happy to play a greater role in taking school sport in the UK forward in the future after claiming that current structures in place still have "a long way to go".

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Professor sounds new warning to doping cheats as London 2012 unveils Olympic test lab

By Emily Goddard

By Mike Rowbottom in Harlow

January 19 - Professor David Cowan, whose team from King's College, London will be operating the London 2012 anti-doping laboratory unveiled here today at the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) complex, has warned that competitors in key Olympic sports such as cycling and athletics could face retrospective sanctions for doping infringements, even if they do not test positive at the Games.

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Fashion, leisure village and innovation centre shortlisted for London 2012 IBC and MPC

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

January 19 - A fashion hub, a leisure village or an innovation and research centre are the three plans shortlisted for the Main Press Centre (MPC) and International Broadcast Centre (IBC) after London 2012, it has been announced.

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UK community sports clubs survey shows worrying fall in finances, membership levels and facility access

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

January 19 - Results from the biggest survey of community sports clubs ever undertaken in the UK shows a worrying outlook in terms financial health, membership levels and facility access for the nation's 150,000 clubs.

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Police arrest fourth person in connection with London 2012 Olympic Stadium

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

January 18 - A fourth person has been arrested in connection with allegations that Premier League Tottenham Hotspur spied on officials last year during their failed bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012.

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BOA anti-doping bylaw hearing moved from Lausanne to London

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

January 18 - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing, which will see the British Olympic Association (BOA) defend their controversial anti-doping bylaw that imposes a lifetime ban on drug cheats, has been moved from Lausanne to London.

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Olympic Park Legacy Company to be "wound up" as Boris Johnson takes over

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold at City Hall in London

January 18 - The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) is set to be reformed after London Mayor Boris Johnson was successful in creating a Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) around the Olympic Park, which will take control of the future of the Olympic Stadium.

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Former Met Police officer to sit on London 2012 Security Panel at ISSC

By David Gold

January 17 - The latest three speakers have been confirmed for the International Sport Security Conference (ISSC) in Doha on March 14 and 15.

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London 2012 ticket resale website reopens but not to buy

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold

January 17 - London 2012 will reopen their ticket resale website today, though members of the public hoping to get their hands on more tickets for Olympic events will have to wait until April as the site will initially be used for returning unwanted tickets.

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West of England Sport Trust aim to get more sporting participation in the region via free database

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

January 17 - The West of England Sport Trust (Wesport), are continuing to promote their club, facility and activity database titled Get Active Wesport, in order to get more people in the area participating in activity ahead of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.

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West Ham United refusing to commit themselves to Olympic Stadium move

By Duncan Mackay

By David Gold

January 16 - Championship club West Ham United insist that they have not yet decided whether to bid again to apply to move into the Olympic Stadium after London 2012, and say that they will remain at Upton Park rather than pursue a third option if they do not make the move.

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Exclusive: "No extravaganza" and "no white elephant" at London 2012 claims Rogge

By Emily Goddard

By David Owen in Innsbruck

January 16 - The tone of the London 2012 Olympics will be in keeping with the difficult economic circumstances of the times, with "no extravaganza", International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge has pledged.

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Ghana choose Plymouth as London 2012 training base

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

January 16 - Ghana will base itself in Plymouth in the build-up to London 2012, it has been announced.

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Exclusive: Lessons of the past must not be forgotten warns Sochi 2014 leader

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun in Innsbruck

January 16 - Dmitry Chernyshenko (pictured right), the Sochi 2014 President and chief executive, has said that it would be a "stupid thing" to use the Olympics and Paralympics to make a political statement following calls from former Europe Minister Denis MacShane to ban Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (pictured left) from the London 2012 Games.

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