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  Winter Olympics 2014 - 2014 Winter Olympics taking place in Sochi, Russia14 Aug 2012

  The London 2012 Olympic Games are over and attention now turns to the 2014 Winter Olympics. Officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, or the 22nd Winter Olympics, the Winter Olympics 2014 are scheduled to take place from February 7th to 23rd, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Some events will also b...

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  Closing Ceremony London 2012 start time - Olympic closing ceremony tonight!12 Aug 2012

  The closing ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games takes place tonight, with the best of British pop and rock set to perform at the Olympic Stadium. The London Games will come to a close with a three-hour musical extravaganza which will feature performances by some of the UK’s top acts past and ...

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  London 2012 4x100m relay final start time - Jamaica, USA in 4x100m final tonight11 Aug 2012

  The final of the men's Olympic 4x100m relay final takes place at Olympic Stadium tonight, with Jamaica the huge favourites to take gold. But Great Britain miss out after being disqualified in their semi-final. The men's 4x100m final is scheduled for 21:00 BST and will air live in the UK on BBC...

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  Olympic Boxing - Katie Taylor reaches women's lightweight final for Ireland9 Aug 2012

  Ireland's Katie Taylor is guaranteed at least a silver medal after she reached the final of the women's lightweight competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games with a win over Mavzuna Chorieva. The 26-year-old will now face Sofya Ochigava of Russia in the gold medal fight and she is the huge ...

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  Olympic 200m final 2012 start time - Usain Bolt runs tonight in 200m final9 Aug 2012

  The final of the men's 200m takes place on tonight at Olympic Stadium, with Usain Bolt favourite to take gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Wednesday night saw Bolt win his semi-final, while main rival Yohan Blake also progressed to the final as he looks to take his rival's 200m title. The men'...

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  Olympic 200m final 2012 start time - Richards-Ross and Felix run tonight in 200m final8 Aug 2012

  The final of the women's 200m take place tonight at Olympic Stadium, with Allyson Felix favourite to take gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games ahead of Sanya Richards-Ross. Richards-Ross of the United States was fastest in her semi-final, narrowing beating Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of...

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  Olympic Athletics - Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake through to 200m semi-finals8 Aug 2012

  Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake cruised through to the semi-finals of the 200m on Tuesday at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Bolt is the huge favourite to win the 200m after defending his 100m title in style on Sunday night and cruised to victory in his heat with a time of 20.39secs. The 25-year-old won ...

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  Olympic Athletics - Usain Bolt favourite to win 200m7 Aug 2012

  Four-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is the huge favourite to win the 200m after defending his 100m title in style on Sunday night. The 25-year-old won in an Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds and afterwards said he is closer to legendary status. "This gold means I am one step closer to being a l...

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  In pictures - Lin Dan beats Lee Chong Wei to take Badminton gold for China7 Aug 2012

  Lee Chong Wei's last chance to win Malaysia's first gold medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games ended in failure on Sunday as he lost Lin Dan of China in the men's badminton singles final. Lee took the first game of the match 21-15 and looked set to end his Olympic career in style, only for Lin to ...

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  Mo Farah backed to win 5,000m following 10,000m triumph at London 20127 Aug 2012

  Mo Farah has been backed to add the 5,000m title to his 10,000m crown at the London 2012 Olympic Games this week. London 2012 chief Sebastian Coe believes Farah can claim his second gold medal of the Games for Great Britain. "Mo is fearless and I would pick him to do it," said Lord Coe, a double Ol...

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  Jessica Ennis cut to win BBC Sports Personality of the Year after Heptathlon gold6 Aug 2012

  Jessica Ennis won gold in the Heptathlon on Saturday night and kick-started an amazing night for Great Britain as Greg Rutherford and Mo Farah also took gold in the Olympic Stadium. Britain won a total of six gold medals and one silver on Saturday - their most successful day at an Olympics in 104 y...

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  London 2012 Olympics schedule for Monday, August 6th6 Aug 2012

  Dai Greene is out to add to Team GB's gold medal haul tonight when he competes in the men’s 400 hurdles final. Despite being the reigning world champion came, Greene scraped in tonight’s final as a fastest loser after finishing fourth in his semi-final, and he will be desperate to put that behind h...

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  Olympic 100m final 2012 start time - Usain Bolt runs tonight in 100m final5 Aug 2012

  The semi-finals and final of the men's 100m take place tonight at Olympic Stadium, with Usain Bolt favourite to take gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Saturday saw the main contenders all progress to this evening's three semi-final heats, with Yohan Blake, Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin and Asafa Po...

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  Is Antonija Misura the hottest Olympian at London 2012?5 Aug 2012

  Few - if any - basketball fans outside of Croatia probably hadn't heard of Antonija Misura prior to the London 2012 Olympic Games. That isn't the case now. The stunning 24-year-old has been turning heads at the Olympic Games over the past week and she is fast becoming one of the most searched for O...

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  Oscar Pistorius makes history at London 20125 Aug 2012

  Oscar Pistorius made Olympic history on Saturday, becoming the first double amputee to race at the Olympics, and qualifying second from his 400m heat. Pistorius, known as the as the 'Blade Runner' due to his prosthetic legs, finished in a time of 45.44 seconds, four tenths of a second behind Domini...