Games countdown marks 1,000 days

With 1,000 days to go until the 2012 Olympics in London, Games chief Lord Coe says preparations are ahead of schedule.

Yachts in 2012 Olympics countdown

Specially branded laser-class boats mark 1,000 days until the 2012 Olympic sailing events take place in Dorset.

Houvenaghel into Manchester final

Wendy Houvenaghel is the fastest by nine seconds as she qualifies for the individual pursuit final at the World Cup meeting in Manchester.

Olympic benefits for local groups

Event organisers are invited to bid for grants of up to £500 to host cultural or sporting events in Suffolk.

Bristol’s Rattigan targets 2012

Bristol’s wrestling hopeful Leon Rattigan tells BBC Points West about his Olympic dream.

Malone returns to Paralympic fold

Irish footballer Derek Malone is told he can return to his country’s Paralympic seven-a-side football team after being thrown out of the Beijing games for not being disabled enough.

Warning over fake 2012 websites

Fake websites are being set up claiming to sell tickets for the 2012 Olympics despite none being available until 2011, a consumer group finds.

Grass is greener for Meadows

British 800m star Jenny Meadows says pay rise will make huge difference

GB cyclists shocked by 2012 plan

Top British cyclists hit out at proposed changes to the Olympic track cycling programme for London 2012.

Olympic Countdown in the west

BBC Points West’s look behind the scenes at sporting clubs in the west hoping to be selected by competing nations as training camps for 2012.