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Olympic football capacities cut

London 2012 have revealed plans to reduce the capacity of some stadiums after tickets for the Olympics football tournament failed to sell out.Read

G4S hit by £700m shares dive

G4S faces continued pressure over the Olympics security debacle, as share prices plunge.Read

Di Matteo - No news on Oscar

Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo preferred not to comment on speculation linking the club with Internacional midfielder Oscar.Read

Coe calm on transport glitches

London 2012 chairman Lord Coe has played down talk of transport problems after Olympic athletes and officials experienced some travel delays on Monday.Read

F1 circuit plan for Olympic Stadium

Plans for a Formula One circuit in and around the Olympic Stadium are officially now under consideration.Read

Premier League is our priority: Ferguson

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has made reclaiming the Premier League title "priority number one".Read

I'm sorry says Games blunder boss

The head of G4S insists that he is the right man to make sure the firm delivers as many Olympic guards as possible, despite the on-going security debacle.Read

G4S chief faces grilling by MPs

The head of G4S is under pressure to quit his £830,000-a-year job as he prepares to face questions from MPs over the Olympics security debacle.Read

Wiggins ready to repay Cavendish

Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins has given his strongest hint yet that he hopes to repay the loyalty of Mark Cavendish by helping the world champion to victory in Paris and Olympic success.Read

G4S 'cannot get guards to turn up'

More than 20,000 G4S guards have been accredited to provide security for the Olympics but the firm is unable to get them to turn up at venues, Theresa May has said.Read

Giggs wants Team GB after Olympics

Ryan Giggs hopes London 2012 will not signal the end for Team GB's football team.Read

Games readiness put to the test

London's Olympic preparations were put to the test on Monday as the first competitors arrived at the Athletes' Village in Stratford and the transport network faced record numbers of people.Read

Rogge plays down security concerns

IOC president Jacques Rogge insists the G4S Olympics security shambles has not taken the shine off the London 2012 Games.Read

Federer sets new milestone

Roger Federer has broken the record for the most weeks at number one in the ATP world rankings.Read

Singh Milkhas the moment

Jeev Milkha Singh is back in The Open three years after pulling out injured two days before the start at Turnberry, unsure he would ever return.Read

Froome wants full Tour support in 2013

Chris Froome hopes to have the full support of Team Sky at the 2013 Tour de France if the route for the centenary edition of the race is as mountainous as expected.Read

Hunt defends security giant G4S

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt defended beleaguered security giant G4S, insisting it was "completely normal" for contractors on projects like the London Olympics to fail to meet their commitments.Read

Giggs prepares for coaching career

Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs is pondering a career in management when he hangs up his boots.Read

Pearce cites Brazil as Olympic example

Stuart Pearce believes the British public could learn a lesson from the way Brazil are preparing for their Olympic odyssey.Read

GB pair singing in the rain

Britain's athletes received an Olympic send-off with an open-top bus parade during a torrential downpour - but Christine Ohuruogu and Goldie Sayers were singing in the rain after the Aviva London Grand Prix.Read