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Call to save stadium where Ennis and Coe trained
Jessica Ennis in training at the Don Valley stadium in Sheffield. Photograph: Rob Matthews / Alamy/Alamy The…
Sheffield stadium where Jessica Ennis trained for Olympics to close
Sheffield's Don Valley stadium. The Labour-run council says it costs £700,000 a year to keep it open and now requires £1.6m worth of urgent…
Jessica Ennis is appointed CBE by the Queen – video
Jessica Ennis is appointed CBE by the Queen - video | Sport | guardian.co.uk …
Nervous Olympic heroes receive New Year honours from Queen
Greg Rutherford said of receiving his MBE from the Queen: 'I did not want to say the wrong thing, trip over or look like…
Jessica Ennis receives CBE from Queen
Jessica Ennis at Buckingham Palace to collect her CBE. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA Jessica Ennis has received a…
Australian Olympic swimmers may lose funding after Stilnox admission
Australia's 4x100m freestyle relay team faced the media in Sydney on Friday. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters Australia's men's…
Olympics parade
Legends DOB: 17/5/1956 Event: Boxing Medals: 1 gold Flag: USA Top Tens A week into the Games of the XXX Olympiad, Richard Moore brings us his half-way highs and lows Olympics history Linford Christie sprinted to 100m gold for Britain…
Olympics Live!
Legends DOB: 17/5/1956 Event: Boxing Medals: 1 gold Flag: USA Top Tens A week into the Games of the XXX Olympiad, Richard Moore brings us his half-way highs and lows Olympics history Linford Christie sprinted to 100m gold for Britain…
I am legend
Usain Bolt has proclaimed himself a living legend after becoming the first man to win the Olympic sprint double twice in succession. Bolt achieved the legendary status he had craved by retaining his 200m title in 19.32 seconds, leading a…
Olympics round-up
February 19, 2013 5:47pm Pistorius Latest (1:53) Oscar Pistorius has given his version of events into the fatal shooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The athlete broke down repeatedly in court on the first day of his bail hearing –…
Australian Olympic swimming review blasts ‘toxic’ team culture
The women's 4x100m freestyle relay was Australia's only gold medal moment in the London 2012 pool. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images …
Chances of Rugby World Cup 2015 being held at Olympic Park diminish
An aerial view of the Olympic Park in Stratford. Rugby World Cup organisers want to use the main stadium in 2015. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA …
Olympic opening show’s string theory | Media Monkey
A brainstorming session for the London Olympics opening ceremony in full swing. Photograph: Hulton Getty Revealed: the…
Six months after London 2012 ended where are our Olympic diarists now?
Bobby White has faced a battle to secure the future of the British handball team after the withdrawal of Olympic funding in December…
Locog expects to break even after London 2012 Olympics
Locog expects to break even after spending £2.4bn on the Olympics. Photograph: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images The organising…
Headteachers and athletes warn against cut to school sports funding
Children running at a school sports day in Settle, North Yorkshire. Photograph: Alamy Sports administrators, headteachers and…
In praise of … Rebecca Adlington | Editorial
Many things explain why even the most successful swimmers struggle to become household names. Partly it's…
Olympic sprint final bottle-thrower given community order
Ashley Gill-Webb lost his job as a result of the bad publicity triggered by the case, the court heard. Photograph: Sean Dempsey/PA …
Japanese women’s judo coach resigns over claims he abused athletes
The Japan women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda, who said the allegations against him were 'more or less true'. Photograph: The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Imag …
Olympics presenter Clare Balding to front BT sports show
New frontrunner? This summer BT launches two sports channels on its BT Vision TV service. Photograph: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images …
John Hopkins obituary
The Olympic Park in London, masterminded by John Hopkins, is the most biodiverse Olympic campus ever conceived. Photograph: Peter Neal …
The Olympic legacy has failed to bring jobs to London’s East End | Rushanara Ali
Six months after the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games, we still don't know what its legacy will look like. Photograph: Olivia Harris/Reuters …
London Olympics builders see gagging order lifted
London Olympics gagging order – Team GB bronze medal winner Tom Daley prepares to perform a dive at the Aquatics Centre. Photograph: Getty Images …
First poll on Olympic legacy finds 65% think coalition has failed to boost sport
David Cameron at the Olympic Park with Sebastian Coe, who he appointed as his London 2012 legacy ambassador. Photograph: Martin Argles for the Guardian …
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