London 2012

London 2012 ticket resale website to reopen

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

January 15 - London 2012 this week plan to reopen official ticket resale website which has been suspended since January 6 because of problems.

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Exclusive: Team USA to be based at Royal College of Art during London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay in Innsbruck

January 15 - The Royal College of Art in Kensington will be the base for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) during London 2012, insidethegames can reveal.

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USOC launches Road to London Tour with five stops across America

By Tom Degun

January 15 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has launched the Road to London Tour, a five-stop interactive experience aiming to bring the spirit and excitement of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to people across America.

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Exclusive: BOA submit documents in doping bylaw case to CAS

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun in Innsbruck

January 14 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) today submitted their documents to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in their bid to uphold their controversial anti-doping bylaw which prevents drug cheats, like Dwain Chambers (pictured) and David Millar, from competing for Team GB in the Games, including London 2012.

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Police arrest third person in connection with London 2012 Olympic Stadium

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay

Januay 14 - A third 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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Exclusive: I'd still like to see the Olympic Stadium involve football, says BOA chair Moynihan

By Emily Goddard

By Andrew Warshaw

January 13 - British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Colin Moynihan says it is still preferable that football plays a vital part in the use of the Olympic Stadium after the London 2012 Games to prevent it becoming a white elephant.

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Call for Putin ban from London 2012 "not very friendly" claims Russian Olympic Committee

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom

January 13 - Ahmed Bilalov, vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), has reacted to the comments of the former Europe Minister Denis MacShane, who said in Parliament that David Cameron should tell the Russian Prime Minister, Vladimir Putin, that he was not welcome at the London 2012 Games until Russia improved its human rights record.

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Royal setting for Team Russia Park at London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom at the Russian Embassy in London

January 12 - Russia tonight officially unveiled its base for the London 2012 Olympics at Perks Field, next to Kensington Gardens, one of the most exclusive addresses in the capital.

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"Resilient" sports industry will keep outperforming UK economy thanks to London 2012, says new report

By Emily Goddard

By David Owen

January 12 - The London Olympics will help the UK sports market to grow by nearly two per cent in 2012, in spite of fears that the wider economy could be pushed closer to recession, according to a new report.

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Communities Secretary Pickles visits key London 2012 sites in Essex

By Emily Goddard

By Tom Degun

January 12 - Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles (pictured third from left) has visited key London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sites in Essex, including the mountain bike venue in Hadleigh, to see the sporting legacy the Games will leave and the positive effect it will have on local businesses and communities.

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Philippines set for smallest Olympic team at London since 1928

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold

January 12 - The Philippines, the world's 12th most populous country with a population of 94 million, may be represented by just six athletes at London 2012 which would make it much harder for them to end their search for their first-ever Olympic gold medal.

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Exclusive: Team GB is in great shape for London 2012, says Debbie Jevans

By Emily Goddard

By Declan Warrington at the North Greenwich Arena in London

January 12 - The London 2012 director of sport, Debbie Jevans (pictured), has claimed she is full of confidence about Team GB's prospects at this year's Olympics in the capital.

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Exclusive: Our selection policy has stood the test of time, insists Moynihan

By Emily Goddard

By Andrew Warshaw

January 11 - The British Olympic Association's (BOA) two leading officials remain staunchly adamant about winning the fight to maintain their blanket Olympic ban on drugs cheats.

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Derek Redmond's father named as Olympic Torchbearer

By Emily Goddard

By Andrew Warshaw at Wembley Stadium in London

January 10 - The fathers of former running star Derek Redmond and teenage diver Chris Mears - iconic British athletes for very different reasons - were the latest two individuals officially named today to carry the Olympic Torch in the Relay that begins May 19 in the run-up to London 2012.

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London 2012 is a priceless chance to set youngsters on path to sport for life, says Culture Secretary

By Emily Goddard

By Declan Warrington at The Atrium in London

January 10 - Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured) has spoken of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport's (DCMS) plans to encourage participation in sports up to and beyond this year's Olympics and Paralympics after the proposed new UK School Games received a massive injection of cash.

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