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Shakespeare is inspiration for London 2012 Opening Ceremony

By Duncan Mackay at Three Mills Studios in London

London 2012_Olympic_Stadium_from_above_at_darkJanuary 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. 
 

Rome forced to sweat by Italian Prime Minister on 2020 Olympic bid

By Duncan Mackay

Mario Monti_in_front_of_Italian_and_EU_flagJanuary 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

Toronto 2015_CEO__Ian_TroopJanuary 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

Alexander Yakushev_and_vladimir_putin_27-01-12January 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

sepp blatter_27-01-12January 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

ross hutchins_25-01-12January 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

Lizzy Yarnold_on_bob_skeletonJanuary 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

Matthew Pinsent_olympic_village_27-01-121January 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

doping 25-01-12January 26 - More than two per cent of athletes take banned performance enhancing substances, says a new study from Leeds Metropolitan University (UK).
   

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