Phillips Idowu feels he let a lot of people down at the Olympics

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Jessica Ennis in action at the Olympic Stadium

Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis to return to Olympic Stadium as it hosts the British Athletics London Grand Prix

Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis will be back in the Olympic Stadium, on the anniversary of the Olympics Opening Ceremony, which is to host a Diamond League Athletics Grand Prix.

How does prime London property compare to other investments?

Latest research suggests that the average capital value growth in prime London residential property in 2012 easily beat growth in other major investment assets.

Carmelo Anthony is excited to be back in London

Basketball: New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony relishes London return but it's strictly business

Knicks take on the Detroit Pistons at the O2 tonight

Basketball: Olympic funding cut for British team 'frustrating'

Patrick Baumann, the secretary general of basketball's governing body, Fiba, said he is "very frustrated" by UK Sport's decision to cut off funding to Britain's national teams.

Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, has said England could make the World Cup “very, very exceptional” if given the chance to host the tournament

Sepp Blatter backs England World Cup hopes

Olympics have shown England's ability to host events says Fifa president

Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, is accused of pushing his way to the front of an exclusive seating area without a ticket and shouting abuse at the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt

Man who threw bottle at Bolt final found guilty of disorder

A man who got into the Olympic Stadium without a ticket then threw a beer bottle at competitors lining up for the men's 100m final has been found guilty of public disorder.

Tom Daley's summer ends on a high after achieving good A-Level grades

Diving: Tom Daley urged to avoid distractions after taking part in reality show

Olympic bronze medallist taking part in reality programme Splash!

Looking ahead: Australia’s five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe has battled depression and alcohol abuse

Swimming: 'Thorpedo' ready for one last plunge in the pool

In his prime, between 1999-2004, he was the fastest swimmer on the planet over 400 metres, and it was a major disappointment when Australia's Ian Thorpe failed to qualify for London 2012.

Dan Hunt coached GB men to team pursuit Olympic gold

Cycling: GB Olympic coach joins Team Sky

Dan Hunt, who coached Great Britain's men to Olympic team pursuit gold at the London 2012 Olympics, has joined Team Sky as sports director.

Shakhtar Donetsk’s Brazilian forward Willian was a target for Spurs

Tottenham confirm interest in Brazilian duo Leandro Damiao and Willian

Andre Villas-Boas confirms Spurs are interested in pair

Mo Farah crossing the finishing line to win gold in the 5,000m final

Farewell 2012, the year Britain found its confidence

We may not have known it, but we are a confident nation

Volunteers from the churches and other faith groups who help those in need are like the Games Makers who contributed to the success of the London Olympics and Paralympics, the Archbishop of Canterbury said today.

Archbishop of Canterbury hails church volunteers

Volunteers from the churches and other faith groups who help those in need are like the Games Makers who contributed to the success of the London Olympics and Paralympics, the Archbishop of Canterbury said today.

The founder of the modern Olympics wasn't alive to see 2012, but he would have loved it

At the close of London's Olympic year, the current president of the International Olympic Committee looks at Pierre de Coubertin's continuing legacy

Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah has revealed how he was detained by US border guards on suspicion of being a terrorist, despite showing them his two gold medals.

Mo Farah reveals he was detained in 'terror bungle' at US airport

The 29-year-old runner, who was awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours list, has said he was detained by authorities while entering the US

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In his first interview since 'plebgate', the former Chief Whip opens up just enough to concede that, in politics, you have to take the rough with the smooth
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She owned the 1990s... but then she disappeared. Now, Ms Ryder is back with quite the bang in her latest role, as the wife of a notorious real-life Mob hitman.
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Roman Polanski shakes Cannes Film Festival

The director's new film, 'Venus in Fur', is one of the raciest on offer
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Rev Richard Coles on the Church and homosexuality

The mellifluous, erudite and witty Coles is the nation's most pop-culture-friendly priest
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Patrick Cockburn: Civil war looms in Iraq

The governor of Kirkuk - one of the country's most violent but successful provinces - fears the worst
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Tattooists at pains to point out their artistic credentials
Conquering Everest: 60 facts about the world's tallest mountain

Conquering Everest: 60 facts about the world's tallest mountain

The IoS marks the sixtieth anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first reaching the peak of the highest mountain on Earth
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Rupert Cornwell: A new, and irreversible, Dust Bowl looms

The destructive power of tornadoes will be as nothing once the Great Plains' vast underground water reserve dries up
Every creature's needless death diminshes us all

Philip Hoare: Every creature's needless death diminishes us all

A 60 per cent decline in our national species should alarm us, yet few of us act. But to mind more about animals would reflect well on society
Killing with kindness: Burma's religious battleground - and the monks at the heart of it

Killing with kindness: Burma's religious battleground

Six years ago, the world cheered the monks behind Burma’s Saffron Revolution. Now, a horrific new eruption of religious slaughter is being blamed on a 'Buddhist Bin Laden'.
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Let's take it outside: Bill Granger's Bank Holiday feast

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Stirring Champions League final shows how far English game must advance
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