Olympic stadium pitch to be ripped up after Games
• Under-soil heating required to meet Premier League standards• £2m cost will be paid from public fundsLondon's Olympic Stadium is not up to Premier League standards and the pitch will have to be ripped up after the Games and replaced using public...
The Joy of Six: Sportsmanship | Scott Murray
From the German who settled Jesse Owens's nerves in Berlin to the man who refused to do a Willie Young in an FA Cup final, a celebration of sport's honourable moments1. Eugenio Monti (1964 Winter Olympic Games)Who would expect Great Britain to have any...
Tottenham and Olympic organisers to go head-to-head over naming rights
• OPLC keen to sell naming rights for the Olympic stadium• 'We welcome football but we're not dependent on football'West Ham have been warned they are not guaranteed winners of the retendering process for the Olympic Stadium that will be launched o...
Lamine Diack and Issa Hayatou disciplined by IOC over kickbacks
• IAAF president Diack warned over bribes allegations• African football head Hayatou issued with reprimandThe president of international athletics, Lamine Diack, and the head of African football, Issa Hayatou, have been disciplined by the Internati...
Greene criticises inclusion of football at Olympics
• Welsh athlete fears other sports could be 'overshadowed'• 'These guys don't grow up wanting to be an Olympic champion'Dai Greene, the world 400 metres hurdles champion, has claimed football should have no place at the London Olympics, voicing con...
Olympic Stadium ‘fiasco’ to cost £95m
Cost of converting stadium into football ground after Games will be met entirely from the public purse after 'fiasco'The £95m cost of converting the Olympic stadium into a football ground after the Games will be met entirely from the public purse afte...
The week in sport – in pictures
From a sour-faced football coach to riot preparations Ukranian-style to sea cricket (yes, really) – we bring you the best of this week's sports photographyJonny WeeksSteven Bloor
Staging 2017 world championships in London is vital, says Ed Warner
• UK Athletics chairman: 'If we don't get it, it will be a major blow'• Legal row over Olympic Stadium unlikely to impact on decisionThe chairman of UK Athletics has admitted it will be a big blow to the sport if London fails to land the 2017 world...
Week in sport – in pictures
From bleeding pugilists to silver shoes and gold medals – here are the best of this week's images from the world of sport
Sports minister urges Tottenham to drop Olympic Stadium legal action
• Fears over London's bid to host 2017 World Championships• 'I urge Tottenham to see the greater good to London'The sports minister has urged Tottenham Hotspur to abandon legal action over the future of the Olympic Stadium, warning that London's bi...
Tottenham in danger of killing off bid for 2017 world championships
• Seven weeks left to resolve Olympic Stadium's future• 2017 bid may have to be withdrawn, says sports ministerHugh Robertson, the sports minister, has appealed to Tottenham not to kill London's bid for the 2017 World Athletics Championship by drag...
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