London Olympics 'need iron hand'
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A group of MPs warns strong progress and risk management structures for the 2012 Games are not in place.
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London has unveiled its detailed plans to stage the 2012 Olympics, promising a Games of excellence without extravagance. Bid chief Sebastian Coe said on Friday the city would
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London presents its bid for the 2012 Olympics at a press conference with four rival cities in Athens
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged Beijing to ensure the city is ready to host the 2008 Games well in advance, an official said on Wednesday.
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British athletes competing at this year's Olympic Games in China will be forced to sign a contract promising not to speak out on political issues, the Mail on Sunday has reported.
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The 2004 Olympics haven&#39;t even ended yet, but German sports officials and policy-makers are already starting to moan and groan about the German teamâs performance in Greece and are demanding structural changes in the way Olympic hopefuls should be
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London and four other cities vying to stage the 2012 Summer Games reveal their hands this week as Olympic chiefs scrutinise their plans for holding the world&#39;s greatest sporting extravaganza.
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Five cities vying to stage the 2012  Summer Games reveal their hands this week as Olympic chiefs  scrutinize their plans for holding the world's greatest  sporting extravaganza.
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The five cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games should heed the advice of Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), when he meets with the candidate cities Friday morning.
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Gymnastics officials are urgently  considering introducing independent judges after a spate of  scoring controversies marred the competition at the Athens  Olympics.
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Rows over judges' decisions are overshadowing Olympic achievements, says BBC News Online's Matthew Davis.
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London submitted its final proposals to host the 2012 Olympic Games today, confident it had struck upon a âwinning formulaâ. Lord Coe, chairman of London
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged London's mayor to apologize for making allegedly offensive remarks to a Jewish journalist, stepping into a row some fear could damage the city's bid to host the 2012 Olympics.
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British Olympic Association to review athletes' contract for Beijing following concerns over free speech
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On a day when police inspected Turin&#39;s financial records, the IOC urged Italian organizers to sort out their problems soon or risk a crisis of confidence in the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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The 2012 Olympic Games needs to use London's waterways if it is to deliver its promise of staging the greenest games in history.
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The International Olympic Committee  (IOC) has urged Beijing to ensure the city is ready to host the  2008 Games well in advance, an official said on Wednesday.