Olympics 2012

Closing ceremony brought a fiery end to festival of sport

The games closed with a spectacular ceremony

7:24am Monday 10th September 2012

The curtain came down on a sensational summer of sport tonight in a spectacular ceremony of fire, fun and typical British eccentricity.

Coe hails Paralympics a 'triumph'

7:19am Monday 10th September 2012

Sebastian Coe has hailed the Paralympic Games as "a triumph of human endeavour".

Weir's fourth gold medal brings down the curtain on London 2012

7:16am Monday 10th September 2012

David Weir came through the hardest race of his life to complete a golden quadruple on the final day of London 2012 and end a stunning summer of sport in style.

Incredible Weir makes it four out of four gold medals

SUTT: Incredible Weir makes it four out of four gold medals

9:50am Monday 10th September 2012

David Weir made it four out of four gold medals yesterday to complete a remarkable home Paralympic Games.

Robson already looking to Rio for medal win

RIO TARGET: Hazel Robson, who failed to medal in London 2012

4:02pm Monday 10th September 2012

SUNDERLAND’S Hazel Robson has no intention of calling time of her athletics career – and is already targeting a fourth Paralympics in Rio.

London 2012: Follow the Team GB parade with our live blog

12:00pm Monday 10th September 2012

A 21-float parade will take 800 of Team GB's athletes on a victory parade around London this afternoon. Follow their progress with our live blog...

LIVE: London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics victory parade

1:06pm Monday 10th September 2012

BRITAIN'S sporting heroes are being saluted during a huge precession through the streets of London.

Bywater wants revenge in Brazil

SEMI-FINAL SPOT: Terry Bywater

3:58pm Monday 10th September 2012

TERRY BYWATER insists that wild horses couldn’t stop him dragging his weary limbs to Rio 2016 and exacting revenge for his London 2012 disappointment after Great Britain failed to defend their wheelchair basketball bronze.

Finbow and GB denied bronze medal

Pete Finbow scores a basket for Great Britain during the bronze medal match against the United States

9:26pm Sunday 9th September 2012

No-one epitomises the British bulldog spirit more than Bradford wheelchair basketball player Pete Finbow but Uncle Sam prevailed over John Bull to deny Great Britain a third consecutive Paralympic bronze medal.

Stone crowned king of the road

David Stone celebrates his win at Brands Hatch

9:18pm Sunday 9th September 2012

Rawdon cyclist David Stone scribed his name alongside British sporting greats James Hunt and Jackie Stewart with an historic victory at Brands Hatch to defend his Paralympic road race crown.

GB athletes storm to three gold medals on the track

Jonnie Peacock with his 100m gold medal

7:20am Friday 7th September 2012

British teenager Jonnie Peacock upstaged the world's most famous blade runner in the biggest race of the Paralympics - and then claimed he should have gone faster.

Crowd howls the Weirwolf to victory in the 800m

Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

9:30am Friday 7th September 2012

The Weirwolf completed a remarkable track hat-trick of gold medals in front of a packed Olympic stadium last night.

Weir continues relentless pursuit of quadruple gold

David Weir receives his medal

10:26am Friday 7th September 2012

David Weir continued his relentless pursuit of quadruple gold in London by making it three out of three with yet another masterful ride.

Epsom's sailing star wins Paralympic bronze

Bronze heroes: Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell in action in the London 2012 Paralympics

10:01am Friday 7th September 2012

Epsom sailor Alexandra Rickham is a Paralympian bronze medallist after the final day of racing in the two-person keelboat Skud class was abandoned.

Jones excited about 1500m final chance

CHALLENGES AHEAD: Jade Jones prepares for the start of the women's 800m T54 heat

11:10am Friday 7th September 2012

TEENAGER Jade Jones is raring to go for today’s 1500m final having put aside earlier disappointments at her debut Paralympic Games.

English proud of display

Great Britain's Daniel English (left) takes on Spain's Marcelo Rosado Carrasco (right) in the Men's Football 5-a-side Preliminary Round

11:04am Friday 7th September 2012

DAN ENGLISH shrugged off a broken nose to play his part as Britain’s five-a-side football team attempted to save face at London 2012 – it was just shame no one else followed suit.


Team GB on Twitter

TeamGB: Win or bust for Christie at Sochi Winter Olympics http://t.co/f80MHmeajp #ShortTrackSpeedSkating (link)

Twitter 3:51pm Sat 18 May 13

TeamGB: Win or bust for Christie at Sochi Winter Olympics http://t.co/f80MHmeajp #ShortTrackSpeedSkating

TeamGB: Fast start to 2013 has Bankier dreaming of Commonwealths http://t.co/zCDGYCzNC2 #Badminton (link)

Twitter 3:01pm Sat 18 May 13

TeamGB: Fast start to 2013 has Bankier dreaming of Commonwealths http://t.co/zCDGYCzNC2 #Badminton

TeamGB: Couch and Barrow claim second international medal of 2013 http://t.co/FTCSbi0AHI #Diving (link)

Twitter 11:17am Sat 18 May 13

TeamGB: Couch and Barrow claim second international medal of 2013 http://t.co/FTCSbi0AHI #Diving

TeamGB: RT @TeamBSS: Announcement of the Senior and FIS/EC British Alpine Squads for 2013/14 season: http://t.co/ROlGgNl659 (link)

Twitter 5:07pm Fri 17 May 13

TeamGB: RT @TeamBSS: Announcement of the Senior and FIS/EC British Alpine Squads for 2013/14 season:…

TeamGB: Cavendish claims victory 101 in Giro d'Italia http://t.co/ZZQpIz7U3T #CyclingRoad (link)

Twitter 4:54pm Fri 17 May 13

TeamGB: Cavendish claims victory 101 in Giro d'Italia http://t.co/ZZQpIz7U3T #CyclingRoad

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