Olympics 2012

Medal means everything to Danson

Alex Danson in action this afternoon.

7:40am Monday 13th August 2012

HAMPSHIRE star Alex Danson ended the London 2012 Games with a personal honour as well as a bronze medal in the women’s hockey tournament.

51.9m tune in for Olympics coverage

Fireworks light up the sky over the Olympic Stadium and the Orbit during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics Games

5:37pm Monday 13th August 2012

More than 50 million people in the UK watched TV coverage of London 2012 - equivalent to 90% of the population.

Future's unclear for Moore

ROB MOORE

10:00am Monday 13th August 2012

WINCHESTER’S Rob Moore has “no idea” what he will do now following GB’s failure to medal in the London Olympics.

GB's Olympic medal winners in full

Jessica Ennis

6:24pm Sunday 12th August 2012

A full list of Great Britain’s Olympic 2012 medallists.

Olympic celebrations planned for September

Olympic celebrations planned for September

8:41pm Sunday 12th August 2012

A parade will be held for all of the British athletes who take part in the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, it was announced today.

Team GB stars are set for greatness

Nicola Adams kisses her gold medal

6:26pm Sunday 12th August 2012

Britain's athletes at the Olympics did not just exceed expectations, they smashed them, and in doing so a series of previously little-known athletes became household names.

Waterfield: nerves beat me

Pete Waterfield in action at the Olympic Aquatics Centre in the 10m platform diving preliminary round

1:13pm Saturday 11th August 2012

SOUTHAMPTON diver Pete Waterfield has told how nerves ruined his London Olympic dream last night.

Under par Waterfield bows out

Pete Waterfield diving in London last night.

6:50am Saturday 11th August 2012

SOUTHAMPTON diver Pete Waterfield bowed out of the Games after an under-par performance last night.

Moore misses out on medal as hockey side lose

Great Britain's Ashley Jackson (right) with Glenn Kirkham after losing against Australia during the Men's Bronze Medal match

5:43pm Saturday 11th August 2012

Great Britain 1 Australia 3

Daley pessimistic over chances of gold

TOM DALEY

1:46pm Saturday 11th August 2012

Tom Daley believes bronze is the best he can hope for after qualifying for tonight's men's 10-metre platform final.

Danson wins Olympic bronze

Great Britain celebrate scoring during their 3-1 win.

4:55pm Friday 10th August 2012

Southampton hockey star Alex Danson has won a bronze medal as part of Great Britain's Olympic women's hockey squad.

Waterfield set for one last shot at Olympic glory

8:36am Friday 10th August 2012

PETE Waterfield will tonight start what will almost certainly be his final chance of Olympic glory.

No way we're going home without bronze medal - Danson

ALEX DANSON

8:33am Friday 10th August 2012

HAMPSHIRE’S Alex Danson is adamant Britain’s women’s hockey team will not be leaving London 2012 without a medal – despite their crushing semi-final defeat on Wednesday night.

Jefferies qualifies from canoe heat

Richard Jefferies

11:51am Friday 10th August 2012

The Isle of Wight’s Richard Jefferies successfully negotiated his heat in the men's 200m single canoe this morning on Eton Dorney Lakee.

Rob's on target in Dutch debacle

ROB MOORE

9:12am Friday 10th August 2012

WINCHESTER’S Rob Moore was on target for GB last night in their Olympic men’s hockey semi-final against the Netherlands.

Jefferies starts assault on medal

Richard Jefferies

8:55am Thursday 9th August 2012

RICHARD Jefferies has declared himself in ‘awesome’ shape for his assault on Olympic gold tomorrow after getting his oar in at Eton Dorney.



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