Sport must go on and we are richer for it

There will be outrage in some quarters at the spending for London 2012 but it makes little difference to war and roads

Matthew Syed

'To cut funding to sports that are played around the world and are, therefore, difficult to win medals at, is plain stupid'

Rowing awarded bigger budget than athletics

Athletics sees funding decrease as UK Sport concentrated on past medal successes in preparation for London 2012

Government spends final £50m on Games

Andy Burnham claims that the Government has 'reached the very limit' of public investment in the 2012 London Olympics

Cutbacks threaten athletes’ dreams of gold

'No compromise' approach to funding by UK Sport means only sports with realistic chance of medals in 2012 will be backed

Olympics should be about national health

This mess is a consequence of a simple error made: confusing sport as entertainment and sport as a participative activity

World Cup bid undermined by report findings

Report into Olympic bid finds a lack of data to support theory that hosting 'mega-events' prompts more people to play sport

Olympians call for shoestring Games

Veterans of the 1948 Austerity Olympics want the rising costs of 2012 cut echoing calls for the Corinthian spirit of the Games to be restored

Canada focuses on home-grown medals

The Canadian definition of a successful 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver holds lessons for London 2012 organisers

Ten Great Britain teams face axe for 2012

Money to allow athletes to train full time under top-class coaches will not reach sports unlikely to yield Olympic medals

Ticket priority for 2012 athletes' families

The families of British athletes will be guaranteed tickets after a landmark agreement between Games organisers and the BOA

IAAF in court appeal after drug-test bans

World governing body appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after seven Russian athletes had suspensions backdated

Davies gets physical

Marathon swimmer is learning to be tough in preparation for 2012

Rudman invigorated by her bundle of joy

Skeleton bob silver medallist says childbirth has made her stronger

Patten to channel energy into world record

Olympic bronze medallist plans to break world record for swimming the English Channel and raise £1million for charity

Isinbayeva in pole position for beauty as well as skill

Olympic gold medallist believes female athletes should look good

Rogge: London's 'great responsibility'

IOC president urges Olympic organisers to ensure they encourage young people to play sport and build on Beijing success

Radcliffe discovers that mum's the word

Marathon champion believes that childbirth has turned her into a better athlete, and helped put trials in perspective

Bolt ready to get back down to business

Fastest man on planet aiming for more gold at World Championships

Liu pins his hopes on Achilles surgery

The Chinese 110 metres hurdler has revealed he will miss World Championships in Berlin to undergo an operation in Texas