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Shakespeare is inspiration for London 2012 Opening Ceremony
By Duncan Mackay at Three Mills Studios in London
January 27 - One of William Shakespeare's best-known plays, The Tempest, will be the inspiration for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle revealed here today. Comments (2)
Rome forced to sweat by Italian Prime Minister on 2020 Olympic bid
By Duncan Mackay
January 27 - Rome officials must wait until next month to discover whether the Italian Government will back their bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.
Toronto 2015 plan cluster system for Pan American Games
By David Gold
January 27 - The Toronto 2015 Organising Committee has decided to adopt a cluster system for the Pan American Games, marking what the Games chief executive Ian Troop (pictured) described as a "fundamental shift" in their venue planning.Putin calls for players to be released from NHL for Sochi 2014
By David Gold
January 27 - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (pictured centre) wants the National Hockey League (NHL) in North America to release players for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.Exclusive: Blatter's female Executive Committee member promise has yet to be approved
By Andrew Warshaw
January 27 - Sepp Blatter's (pictured) promise that a woman will join FIFA's Executive Committee to help get the organisation back on its feet cannot be approved for at least another four months.Cadbury's unveils latest music video to Keep Team GB Pumped
By David Gold
January 27 - Cadbury's has launched the latest music video, entitled Danger Zone, in its Keep Singing, Keep Team GB Pumped campaign, which aims to involve the public in supporting Britain's athletes in the build up to this summer's London Olympics.Britain's Lizzy Yarnold wins World Junior Skeleton title in Austria
By Mike Rowbottom
January 27 – Lizzy Yarnold has won Skeleton gold in the World Junior Championships in Igls, Austria, going one better than the silver she won in the event last year.London 2012 take over Olympic Village to coincide with six months until start of Games
By Duncan Mackay in London
January 27 - To mark six months until the start of London 2012, the Olympic Village has been handed over by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) so officials can start the huge process of fitting-out the new apartments ready for the arrival of more than 10,000 athletes.
Exclusive: Over two per cent of athletes admit current banned substance use, new study reveals
By David Owen
January 26 - More than two per cent of athletes take banned performance enhancing substances, says a new study from Leeds Metropolitan University (UK).More stories...
- Brazil wants giant replica of Christ the Redeemer on Primrose Hill to celebrate Rio 2016
- Olympic Park to host annual cycling festival from 2013
- Glasgow 2014 hope tax break will attract top athletes to Commonwealth Games
- G4S opens London 2012 Recruitment Centre to form Olympics security
- Samsung extends sponsorship of Diamond League for 2012
- Asian London 2012 playoffs moved to Vietnam
- British coach criticises hockey's Champions Trophy format
- Four-strong GB men's team named for opening World Cups
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Surrounded by die hard pin badge enthusiasts at an unofficial London 2012 Olympic pin badge meeting Mike Rowbottom gets bitten by the bug and learns about the powerful, although somewhat cult like, phenomenon which is the number one spectator sport of the Games
