London 2012

The UK economy has received a £10bn boost in trade and investment from hosting the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a report.…

Leyton Orient chairman Barry Hearn insists he will not give up the fight to prevent West Ham from “steamrolling over” his club by moving into…

In a great wave of Olympic afterglow, a trio of Britons who headlined London 2012 have taken major prizes at the Laureus World Sport Awards…

As 2012 edges to a wintry conclusion in Great Britain, there comes one final sunny affirmation from the tropical climes of Brazil—the next host of…

When the fast-growing sport of squash missed out on selection to join the Olympics first for London 2012 and then, in 2009, for Rio 2016…

Say London 2012, and sporting images flood the memory banks. First, a torch relay passed the Olympic flame between 8,000 runners and drew millions to…

At the start of 2012, two teenagers heralded a tennis resurgence in a sport-mad Olympic Britain. Heather Watson, who would turn 20 in May, was…

It had happened only once before, at the first of London’s record-breaking three Olympics: Wimbledon hosted this most special of tennis tournaments in 1908. Until…

Great Britain’s mixed doubles duo Andy Murray and Laura Robson were beaten by Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi of Belarus in the Olympic final at…

For Roger Federer and Andy Murray, this was not about money: There is no financial prize at the Olympics. Nor was it about ranking points:…

Serena Williams had the look of the queen of the court even before the women’s final of the London 2012 Olympics had begun at the…

Andy Murray forced his way past Novak Djokovic in impressive fashion on Centre Court at Wimbledon to guarantee at least a silver medal at the…

It seems as though the tennis storyline for London 2012 was preordained. Perhaps it is only right that two of the greatest players of their…

The place is familiar: It is, after all, fewer than three weeks since the All England Club crowned its 2012 Wimbledon champions. Now the best…

Women’s hockey Led by long-standing England and GB captain Kate Walsh, the British team is a strong contender in London as a result of overhauling…

Where among the 26 sports, 34 venues, 302 medal events and 10,490 athletes do you begin? The buzz is now so loud, the anticipation so…

Andy Murray’s fine achievements on the courts of the world in the last 12 months have rightly been capturing the tennis headlines throughout the Olympic…

Rafael Nadal, winner of the tennis singles gold in Beijing in 2008 and nominated to carry the Spanish flag in this year’s opening ceremony, has…

With exactly four weeks to go until Olympic tennis gets under way, the International Tennis Federation has announced one the strongest ever fields of competitors…

Gemma Spofforth is confident Team GB will deliver medals at London 2012 despite the intense pressure of performing at a home Olympics. The 24-year-old, who…

Dame Kelly Holmes, winner of two gold medals at the Athens Olympics in 2004, has highlighted swimmer Rebecca Adlington and cyclist Chris Hoy as great…