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The British experiment to create a (temporary) basketball power in Europe began officially yesterday, with Ben Gordon and Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls listed on Team Britain’s 33-man roster for Eurobasket qualifiers in Poland in 2009.

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Which athlete is going to unexpectedly steal your heart at the Beijing Olympics? Our guess is Great Britain’s 13-year-old diving champion Tom Daley.…

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No thanks to the IAAF and the IOC, South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has decided to focus his energies on qualifying for the London Olympics in 2012, all but giving up hope on trying to find a way into the Beijing…

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Seven companies have been shortlisted to design a group of venues in the north of the Olympic Park.  The former community sports centre in Eton Manor, disused since 2001, will be transformed to provide a range of sporting facilities during…

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A new UK-wide survey suggests 76 per cent of people are pleased London is staging the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in 2012.  The poll also shows with higher backing among younger people and in London, southern England and Northern…

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The President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has praised the designs of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium President of the IAAF Mr Lamine Diack said: ‘The designs for the 2012 Olympic stadium indicate a secure future for the Olympics’ number one sport in the…

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The Olympic Delivery Authority has released the following statement relating to a fire that has taken place in east London today:

“The ODA can confirm that a fire in east London is within the Olympic Park site.

The fire is on the western edge of the Olympic…

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The Olympic Stadium for the Games in 2012 has been unveiled at a ceremony in the London Olympic Park. The 80,000-seat stadium will be the centre-piece of the 2012 Games venues and will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies and athletics events. Once the Games…

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In a video interview by Dan Sloan of Reuters, track legend and London Olympics Organizing Committee Chairman Sebastian Coe discusses the lessons to be learned from the IAAF World Championships in Osaka. 

Despite the historic and dramatic races and performances at the World Championships, Coe…

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