Olympics boost sports participation in England
2012-12-07 11:36:56A survey by Sport England showed on Thursday that the number of people playing sport at least once a week grew by 750,000 in England this year.
Olympic Stadium set for a future in soccer
2012-09-18 15:18:06London's Olympic Stadium looks set to become home to Premier League club West Ham United, ensuring the venue retains a prominent role in British sport once the memories of a golden Games begin to fade.
G4S battles with Olympic chiefs over unpaid fee
2012-09-12 09:40:31Security firm G4S has a fight on its hands to convince Olympic chiefs to hand over the two thirds of its contract fee that remains unpaid, after the group failed to deliver enough venue guards and forced the military to step in.
Thousands cheer British Olympians in London
2012-09-11 11:44:00Tens of thousands of Britons took to the streets of London on Monday to cheer Olympic and Paralympic athletes, celebrating a summer of spectacular sport that surprised even the most optimistic by lifting the host nation's mood.
No retirement for Olympic champion Chen Yibing
2012-08-30 17:44:44Olympic champion gymnast Chen Yibing said he will continue to compete after a controversial officiating decision at the London Olympics cost him dearly.
Olympic gold medalists cash in on their success
2012-08-22 17:08:47Gold medalists of the London Olympics welcome a new round of harvest back to China, including a large sum of bonus money as well as high appearance fees in commercial opportunites.
First Olympic parade brings Tokyo to standstill
2012-08-21 10:12:13Japan's Olympic medallists brought downtown Tokyo to a standstill on Monday in an open-top bus victory parade witnessed by around 500,000 flag and fan-waving supporters.
Chinese Olympic athletes honored in Beijing
2012-08-18 07:50:25The head of the Chinese Olympic delegation praised the nation's athletes for achieving outstanding results during the London Games during a summary and commendation conference.
Olympics boosts consumer spending in Britain
2012-08-15 10:14:57British have increased their spending on sporting goods and socializing in the wake of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Can Brazil do what Britain did? Yes, if it thinks it can
2012-08-14 07:57:53If the wall of noise from an Olympic home crowd were a banned substance, Team GB would have been kicked out of the London Games on day one.
Ostapchuk loses gold for doping
2012-08-14 07:57:53Olympic women's shot put champion Nadzeya Ostapchuk (pictured) has been stripped of the gold medal she won at the London Games a week ago after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid.
Usain Bolt could play Twenty20
2012-08-14 07:57:53Negotiations are under way for cricket-mad sprint king Usain Bolt to play in Australia's domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League, with Shane Warne leading the campaign to bring him to Melbourne.
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46 | 29 | 29 |
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38 | 27 | 22 |
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24 | 25 | 33 |
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