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Deep Read: The five-ring circus

What if it rains during the Olympics?

The British government and Olympic organisers are drawing up contingency plans to deal with the inclement summer, writes Owen Gibson.

The film Boomerang grapples with the consequences of this unhappy history for Britain.

London Games ticket touts play dirty

Despite the organisers’ best efforts, officials in 27 countries are likely to cash in on the black market, writes Owen Gibson.

The gods are smiling on the Olympic games.

The gods are smiling on the Olympic games.

The run-up to London 2012 has been remarkably smooth but there’s one dark cloud — the weather.

Big spenders take risks with new rules

Outlay at Stamford Bridge and Eastlands shows era of profligacy is not over yet.

Another Fifa favours for World Cup votes row

The former chairperson of England’s Football Association has reignited the row over allegations of corruption in football’s governing body.

Sepp Blather does it again

Sepp Blather does it again

Anger over Fifa president’s remarks about gay football fans in Qatar.

A Cup winner

Britain’s FA TV has been a success with fans who want inside access to England’s camp. <b>Owen Gibson</b> reports.

Right place, right time

Although Google’s motto is "don’t be evil", the setting couldn’t more closely resemble a Bond villain’s lair. Amid rolling English countryside in the county of Hertfordshire, a…

TV prepares to join the peer-to-peer party

Some technology boffins predict that the way we watch television will change irrevocably. Technology has already turned huge international industries upside down. When the…

Reaching the parts F1 can’t

Racehorces are the traditional plaything for moneyed royals in the Middle East, but Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum al-Maktoum, the nephew of the crown prince of Dubai, prefers…