Over the past four years, a formerly contaminated plot of land in east London has been transformed from a barren moonscape to a village with sporting complexes, an enormous park and a red loop-de-loop ...

Lance Corporal Alex Walton (L) and Corporal Dan Best of the RAF Regiment take part in a media facility at RAF Northolt in west London on July 13, 2012 to show off some of the aircraft and equipment ...

Oh Danny Boyle. The Slumdog Millionaire director’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics started with such verve and promise. There were fireworks! There were sheep! There were geese! There ...

The 2012 London Olympics Games serve as a cautionary tale for local communities in host cities—a new study warns. The study by the University of Portsmouth analyzed 20 years of data, from 2001 to 2022 ...

For Shannon Rowbury, it was simultaneously one of the best and worst moments of her running career. Part of her was thrilled and exhilarated to be competing in the finals of a second Olympic Games, ...

After two weeks of pure entertainment, drama, excitement, joy and tears, the London 2012 Olympic Games have come to a close. To mark the end of one of Great Britain's proudest eras, the closing ...

After years of planning, preparation, hard work and vigorous training, the Olympics are just a few days away from starting. All eyes will be fixed on London for the next two weeks as athletes from ...

- Natalie Cook, gold medallist at Sydney in 2000, defends bikinis in beach volleyball. "It's hard to know just how well it will turn out ... There are a few things that were disconcerting." - Visiting ...

The late monarch memorably opened the London Games alongside James Bond himself Cameron Spencer/Getty; OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Over 300 items from Queen Elizabeth's wardrobe are on display at ...