London 2012 Olympics news

The MSG Sphere, a controversial auditorium and music globe designed by Populous, has been given full planning permission by the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC). ... More

The world’s best para-swimmers are descending to the London Aquatics Centre this week, to mark the start of the London 2019 World Para Swimming championships. ... More

Plans have been unveiled for an ice skating destination in east London. Featuring an Olympic-size, twin-rink ice centre, the facility project is being driven by ... More

London mayor Sadiq Khan has set out a £1.1bn vision for East Bank at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – a brand new masterplan for the ... More

Pool equipment from the London 2012 Olympics has found a new home following the opening of a £7.5m (US$9.8m, €8.4m) leisure centre in Birmingham. In ... More

UK Sport’s ‘no compromise’ approach to funding elite sport “needs a rethink”, according Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. Talking to Sports Management the former Paralympic champion said ... More

The charitable foundation set up to maintain the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics will plough £1.8m (US$2.2m, €2.1m) into an initiative aiming to improve ... More

Ian Drake, the man who has overseen the most successful period in British Cycling’s history, has announced his decision to step down as the governing ... More

National governing body (NGB) Volleyball England is on the hunt for a new chief executive after Lisa Wainwright announced her decision to step down after ... More

Disabled people do not have adequate access to grassroots sport clubs and facilities and there is a "long way to go" before the situation improves, ... More

The coalition government “destroyed” the chance of creating a participation legacy following London 2012 after scrapping ring-fenced school sport funding, according to the former Olympics ... More

High performance sport organisation, the Irish Institute of Sport, will be on the hunt for a new sports director when Gary Keegan steps down in ... More

New images have been released of the completed handball arena for the Rio Olympics and Paralympics, which will be dismantled after the Games so that ... More

The number of people taking part in sport has reached the same level as the post-London 2012 Olympics boom – with a rise in female ... More

The London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) – the company which operates London’s Olympic Park – has been ordered to publish full details of its deal ... More

Thirty-two Scottish athletes aiming to win medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang will receive sportscotland Athlete Personal Awards grants. The ... More

The 21 events funded by National Lottery income through UK Sport in 2015 contributed £21m (US$30m, €27.6m) to the nation’s economy. #EveryRoadtoRio – the series ... More

Baroness Sue Campbell, the former UK Sport chair, has been appointed to oversee the development of women’s football for the Football Association (FA). Campbell will ... More

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has established a department focused on socio-economic development and humanitarian assistance – headed up former government advisor Philip French. The ... More

Consumer spending on the UK leisure industry is expected to pass £80bn for the time ever this year, fuelled by growth across a wide range ... More

Elite sport quango, UK Sport, will receive a 29 per cent increase in government funding to help Britain’s athletes at the 2016 Olympic Games in ... More

Government cuts will be “devastating” to grassroots sport and will banish the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics, according to shadow home secretary Andy Burnham. ... More

A World Anti-Doping Agency commission report into allegations of doping, cover-ups, and extortion in Russian athletics has recommended that the country should be banned from ... More

The 2015 Rugby World Cup in England is set to create 12,000 new jobs and provide the UK economy with a £2.2bn boost, according to ... More

More than 600 primary schools in England have now received grants from Sport England’s £18m Primary Spaces fund to improve their outdoor sports facilities. Out ... More