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Tom Daley, Zara Philips and the men's gymnastic teams among athletes who have performed on the world's biggest stage.

Passing the buck or calling for real change over what's fast becoming a real bugbear issue for Olympic sports fans.

Liverpool's star defensive midfielder Lucas Leiva has insisted that despite a changeover in managers, he is still a big part of the side's strategy for next season, as new gaffer Brendan Rodgers makes plans for the squad.

Great Britain win team silver in the Equestrian after Tina Cook got a double clear in the last show jumping round to secure second place behind gold medal winners Germany.

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that he made mistakes in last season's Champions League run, with the Manchester United manager planning to make sure that the same fate doesn't happen again this time around.

Teenager arrested in Weymouth after sending death threats and abuse regarding dead fatherof Diver Tom Daley.

Wojceich Szczesny has insisted that the Arsenal's defence are on the improve, with the keeper claiming that Lukas Podolski has the potential to make the Gunners' goal scoring even more proficient.

Liverpool are said to be interested in signing Birmingham City goalkeeper Jack Butland after scouts returned with glowing reports having watched the youngster in action for Team GB on Sunday evening.

Watford manager Gainfranco Zola has begun the process of rebuilding his squad after completing deals for seven new players to join the club, including former Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia.

Arsenal are reportedly racing to sign 17 year old Southampton starlet Luke Shaw, in an attempt to solve defensive problems

Clint Dempsey has refused to travel with the rest of the Fulham squad on their pre-season tour of Switzerland as he attempts to push through a transfer to Liverpool.

Man United owners could make £90m through IPO - but fans rush to condemn their 'asset stripping'

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged with improper conduct by the FA, over a tweet the player sent to Chelsea left back Ashley Cole

Action from the 2012 London Olympics to come from Wimbledon, where all the big guns - Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova and the Williams sisters will be out on court... and there are four medal races in swimming events to be completed

Following the Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen's record-breaking gold medal performance on Saturday.

Liam Tancock and Gemma Spofforth both finished in fifth place in their respective 100m backstroke finals as Team GB's swimmers failed to follow up on the momentum that had been handed to them by the men's gymnastics team.

Team GB's male gymnasts claimed the country's first Olympic team medal in 100 years after winning bronze at the end of a final drenched in controversy at the North Greenwich Arena at London 2012.

Team GB's Zoe Smith marked her Olympic debut by breaking the eight year clean and jerk British record to finish 12th in the women's 58kg weightlifting final.

Switzerland footballer Michel Morganella has been expelled from the London Olympics for posting a racist message on Twitter.

Team GB women's hockey captain Kate Walsh will continue to play on despite undergoing surgery on a broken jaw suffered during the opening game of their London 2012 Olympic campaign against Japan.

Team GB pair Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield were left to reflect on a missed opportunity after spurning a third round lead to finish empty handed after the men's synchronised 10m platform final.

George Groves secured a superb stoppage victory over Francisco Sierra as he made a long-awaited return on the undercard of Robert Guerrero and Selcuk Aydin in San Jose, California.

Laura Robson safely made it through to the second round of the Olympic tennis event at Wimbledon as she secured a straight set victory over Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.

Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay has stated the Blues' summer spending is not yet over

International competitors push themselves to the limit in battle for the elusive gold medal.

Romanian shooter George Alin Moldoveanu claimed gold in the men's 19m Air Rifle event, at the 2012 London Olympics, with Italian Niccolo Campriani and Indian Gagan Narang in silver and bronze finishes

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has handed a life line to Andrey Arshavin by suggesting that he still has a future at the club despite being sent on loan last season.

C Evolution is being introduced in London as part of a Europe-wide promotional tour targeting the sales turnaround for BMW in the electric scooter market in two years.

British fencer Corinna Lawrence beat Chilean Caterin Aranguiz Bravo to enter the Round of 32 in the women's individual epee event at the 2012 London Olympics, while compatriot Paul Drinkhall was beaten by German Dimitrij Ovtcharov in his single's table tennis third round match