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Matt Butler: So, what now...? The downside of Olympic achievement
Sunday 28 July 2013
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Anniversary Games: David Weir goes in search of a reality check a year on from Paralympic glory
Monday 22 July 2013
He watches the races over and over and still can’t believe it. Now Britain’s golden paralympian returns to the scene of his triumphs
Olympics legacy: A long-term legacy takes a long time to grow, says Phil Sherwood
Tuesday 16 July 2013
In our world of instant gratification, many expected the feel-good factor of London 2012 to just keep going and going. But real legacy doesn’t work like that. It requires a secure foundation on which to build a sustainable model. That’s very different from the model required to deliver one-off events like the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Manchester City plans create potential for 60,000 capacity at the Etihad Stadium
Thursday 11 July 2013
The club's Abu Dhabi owners have always insisted that they will not expand the current capacity until they can be sure that they will fill it
Rhys Williams shows pride of Lions in beating Felix Sanchez
Sunday 30 June 2013
It just so happened that the first person Rhys Williams encountered as he left the track in the Alexander Stadium yesterday was wearing an old-style cotton British & Irish Lions jersey. "Nice shirt," the resurgent 400m hurdler said, fresh from taking the scalps of the reigning world-title holder (his Welsh compatriot Dai Greene) and Olympic champion (Felix Sanchez) as runner-up to London 2012 silver medallist Javier Culson in the Sainsbury's British Grand Prix. The 29-year-old should know. His celebrated father wore one with distinction.
Steve Bunce on Boxing: Nicola Adams’ legacy is a huge hit with the girls
Saturday 29 June 2013
Bout No 11 in ring A at the Haringey Box Cup on Sunday was between a Midlands bouncer and a part-time singer from London’s East End; in the end the blonde girl from Canning Town won the middleweight title.
Gillian Cooke aiming to be ultimate all-rounder
Sunday 09 June 2013
The bobsledding long-jumper has a unique record in her sights in 2014
Heartbreak for Jenny Meadows as injury rules 800m runner out of second successive season
Wednesday 05 June 2013
The 32-year-old missed last year's Olympic Games
Phillips Idowu starts long road back
Saturday 25 May 2013
Triple jumper competes in New York today for first time since injury ended London 2012 bid
Manchester City face long haul to win over NYC citizens
Thursday 23 May 2013
There was sky blue everywhere at the official launch of the club in east Harlem
Cycling: Sir Chris Hoy set for mentor role
Tuesday 23 April 2013
Sir Chris Hoy believes he can help the next generation of British cyclists overcome their anxieties and propel the sport to new levels of popularity.
Cycling: 'True champion' Sir Chris Hoy crosses his final finish line
Thursday 18 April 2013
Britain's most successful Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, bade an emotional and tearful farewell to competitive action having exhausted "every last ounce of effort and energy" winning at last year's Olympic Games.
Sir Chris Hoy retirement - the reaction
Thursday 18 April 2013
The six-time Olympic gold medallist has called time on his career
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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