Olympics

Daniel Levy says there is no moral obligation to retain a running track in the Olympic Stadium

Levy goes on offensive over Games stadium

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy says there is no moral obligation to retain a running track in the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games and claims a Spurs takeover of the venue would make the country money.

Inside Olympics

Ian Thorpe announces his comeback in Sydney yesterday

Coming to a pool at London 2012: Thorpe v Phelps, the showdown

Thursday, 3 February 2011

Robin Scott-Elliot: Australian swimming legend inspired to end retirement after five years by prospect of further Olympic glory.

The London 2012 Olympic site in Stratford

Gold medallist Gunnell 'horrified' at Spurs 2012 plan

Monday, 31 January 2011

Britain's Sally Gunnell is "absolutely horrified" the main venue for the 2012 London Olympics could be knocked down to make way for a soccer stadium after the Games, the former gold medallist said on Monday.

The London 2012 Olympic site in Stratford

Asbos to be used against 2012 ticket touts

Friday, 28 January 2011

Asbos will be among the battery of legal weapons to hit ticket touts and fraudsters targeting the London 2012 Games, Scotland Yard said today.

West Ham and Tottenham are vying to take over the stadium

West Ham and Spurs forced to wait as Olympic Stadium verdict is put on hold

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

A decision on the future of the Olympic Stadium will not be made this week after the Olympic Park Legacy Company announced that it needed "clarification" from the two contenders, West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur.

West Ham are hopeful of moving in to the Olympic Stadium

Leyton Orient join Olympic Stadium debate

Tuesday, 25 January 2011

Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn claims his club are being treated like "the lost tribe of East London and the elephant in the room" in the ongoing debate over the future of the Olympic Stadium.

West Ham and Tottenham are vying to take over the stadium

Olympic Stadium decision postponed

Monday, 24 January 2011

A decision on who will move into the £537 million Olympic Stadium has been postponed from Friday, the Olympic Park Legacy Company said today.

Dame Kelly Holmes is helping to motivate young people who show athletic potential

An inspiration for generations to come

Monday, 24 January 2011

Amy McLellan asks whether the Olympic Games could spark a lasting cultural rejuvenation

The future of the 2012 Olympic Stadium remains in doubt

Coe warns Spurs stadium plan would 'trash our reputation'

Monday, 24 January 2011

Sebastian Coe, chairman of the London 2012 Olympic Committee (LOCOG), said yesterday that Britain's reputation would be "trashed" if Tottenham Hotspur's plan to rip down the Olympic Stadium was given the go-ahead next week.

Lord Coe crooned that children will be motivated by the Games to run, but run where? On to school fields which have already been sold?

The Last Word: Olympics are a big fat myth, so lying to athletics is the least of our shame

Sunday, 23 January 2011

James Corrigan: The bigger the lie, the fewer people believe it. That is a truth the Olympic Park Legacy Company should console themselves with, if and when they decide to allow Tottenham to move in and rip up the running track after next year's Games.

The Olympic Park Legacy Company will choose the tenant for the Olympic Stadium on Friday

West Ham vs Tottenham. Surely it's a home win?

Sunday, 23 January 2011

Steve Tongue: Keeping the athletics track, and keeping Spurs out of east London, are the big issues as rivals go head to head for Olympic site.

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