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Olympics News Desk

Growing calls for the Olympic Park to retain a sports legacy to the nation have spilled over to the letters page of The Daily Telegraph today.  The Government is now increasingly under pressure from calls from across the political divide to provide a place where ...

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The British Olympic team has bagged its first gold medals, Bradley Wiggins in cycling and Helen Glover and Heather Stanning were victorious in the womens pair rowing with Mayor Johnson hailing the vicotory as an "outstanding achievement".

The Mayor Boris Johnson said: “Helen Glover and Heather ...

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Lizze Armistead has won the silver medal in the women's cycling race, in an amazing finish which saw the British athlete fight to win gold only to be defeated by the Dutch champion Marion Vos.

"I always knew Lizzie was going to do well in ...

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North London was a buzz with the Olympic spirit with the Olympic torch passing through the north London suburb. 

People gathered on the streets of Southgate to welcome the flame with a carnival like atmosphere engulfing the event.

"This is amazing, I am now ...

Frankie Dettori said:

“I’ve had many memorable days riding into the winners’ enclosure at Ascot but ...

Olympics News Desk

The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (Locog) will hold a meeting on Tuesday with UK bookmakers to fight against illegal gambling corruption during the event. This will be the first formal meeting of the officials with the gambling industry, which will ...

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With months to go now until the start of the London Olympics, criminal gangs are trying to make a "quick buck" by capitalising on the shortage of tickets to the public, by in some cases promoting non-existent tickets, or tickets that ...

Olympics News Desk

The London 2012 Organising Committee (Locog) has been accused of “obsessive secrecy” over the ticket sales for the Olympic Games. The London Assembly’s Economy, Culture and Sport Committee criticized London 2012 “chronic lack of transparency” after it refused to provide a breakdown of ...

By Paula Planelles Manzanaro

London 2012 Games are getting closer and Sarah Storey, multiple gold medal winner at the Paralympics and twice British national track Champion, is working hard to win gold. As a Paralympic athlete Sarah Storey excels in every sport she has tried ...

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A boom in affordable housing spurred on by the Olympics which will see 11,000 new homes built in east London will not continue past the summer Olympic Games according to new research.  The boom is being overshadowed by the  economic slowdown which has  caused a ...