The Japanese Olympic Committee has formally put Tokyo in the race to host the 2020 Olympics, claiming the bid will assist the nation's recovery from the deadly earthquake and tsunami that ravaged its northeast coast in March..
The British Olympic Association halted court action against London 2012 organisers on Wednesday a day after the country's sports minister called their cash dispute an embarrassment..
South Africa will not bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, a government spokesman said..
Britain lost 82-60 to France as a basketball test event opened the Olympic Park in the first sporting action to be held on the site of next year's London Games..
Leyton Orient have followed Tottenham Hotspur by applying to the High Court for a judicial review over West Ham United's planned move to the 2012 Olympic Stadium after the Games..
The International Triathlon Union said next month's world championship event in Japan might still be called off if advice on health risks change after Olympic champion Jan Frodeno blasted the decision to go ahead..
Daley Thompson is Seb Coe's choice to light the Olympic flame at next year's opening ceremony..
Beth Tweddle claimed uneven bars gold for the fourth time in her career as she unveiled a new routine at the European Gymnastics Championships in Berlin..
Japan's nuclear reactor crisis has forced the postponement of a world championship triathlon race in Yokohama next month because of radiation fears..
Jonathan Brownlee timed his run to perfection to successfully defend his title at the ITU Sprint World Championships in Lausanne..
In 500 days the 2012 Olympic Games will open in London - exactly a hundred years after Stockholm. They will be an occasion to remind ourselves of our humanity, writes Andrew Mitchell, British Ambassador to Sweden and FCO Director for the London 2012 Games..