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2012 Games

London Olympic and Paralympic Games

The next Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted by London in 2012. The London Olympic Games will showcase Britain's best athletes and sporting venues. Here you'll find out all about old and new London Olympic venues, our top 10 sporting heritage sites and more.


Olympic site tours

The London 2012 Olympics may still be a little way away, but work is well underway at the Olympic Park in East London. If you want to follow the progress, why not take a tour of the sites?

London 2012 Venues

To celebrate the London 2012 Olympics we’ve put together our favourite UK Olympic Venues. You can visit many of them before the Games to discover Britain’s sporting heritage, take a tour or get involved in sport yourself.

Explore Olympic Britain

With Olympic action taking place all over Britain, now is the time to discover the cities and towns hosting the ‘greatest show on earth’…

Olympic Games news

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    —5/16/2013 12:08:58 AM

    Results on Wednesday in the 134.6 kilometer fourth stage of the Tour of California from Santa Clarita to Santa Barbara:Stage four1. Tyler Farrar (USA

  • NHL: Second-round playoff results
    —5/16/2013 2:44:19 AM

    Results on Wednesday from the second round of the NHL playoffs (all series best-of-seven):Western Conferenceat ChicagoChicago 4 Detroit 1(Chicago lea

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