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London 2012: 10 years on, what is the true legacy of the Olympic Games?

It is often forgotten in the euphoria which followed that Team GB were slow starters at London 2012, day five producing the first gold medal, from rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning.

Evening Standard

SRU let down Scotland with switch to GB sevens team - Martin Hannan

Imagine the Scottish Football Association was to announce that from next season, at the direction of FIFA and UEFA, Scotland will merge into a team…

The National (Scotland)

In pictures: The images that capture a special Olympics, 10 years on

Team GB claimed three gold medals in one athletics session for the first time in Olympic history on ‘Super Saturday’.

The Independent UK

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Sir Alex Ferguson ‘very close’ to Team GB job at 2012 Olympics, reveals Lord Coe

Stuart Pearce eventually took the role.

The Independent UK

How Seb Coe got Sir Alex Ferguson to agree to coach Team GB’s London 2012 football team

10 years on, the architect of a home Olympics lifts the lid on his two main regrets

Evening Standard

Defiant Sebastian Coe flies flag for London Olympics with a murky legacy

Lord Coe maintains pride in what the 2012 Games gave UK sport and reveals Sir Alex Ferguson almost managed Team GB

The Guardian - UK

Sir Alex Ferguson agreed to manage Team GB at 2012 Olympics - before dramatic U-turn

Sir Alex Ferguson was the top pick to manage Team GB at their home Olympics a decade ago but the former Man Utd boss never ended up in charge despite accepting the offer

Daily Mirror

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London 2012 Olympics: how it boosted medal winning but failed to inspire a generation

Ten years ago, London hosted the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Hosting the Games had been sold to the British public on the slogan that it would “inspire a generation”.

The Conversation

Mo Farah almost refused entry back to UK as a teen after airport row over paperwork

Olympic medalist Sir Mo Farah was almost refused entry back into the UK after competing for Team GB when he was 16. Coach Mark Gregory said a customs official wanted to send Mo back to Germany

Daily Mirror

WRU chief Nigel Walker: Pivac proved people wrong, the 50 players we've identified as the future and the truth about Wales Sevens row

It's just over a year since Walker was appointed WRU Performance Director

Wales Online

Leeds girl aspiring to be professional gymnast to train with Team GB

Thandie Beck has won gold and silver medals in her career thus far

Leeds Live

Scotland to join England and Wales in Team GB for HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

SCOTLAND will no longer compete in the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series after World Rugby – the global governing body – decreed that it must join…

The National (Scotland)

How Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Daniel Sturridge used 2012 tournament to make Liverpool transfer pitch

Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge all featured in the 2012 London Olympics

Liverpool Echo

‘I could have been a Mo Farah’: trafficked boxer denied his shot at Olympic glory by Home Office

Kelvin Bilal Fawaz reveals how Farah’s TV interview was a reminder of how his own boxing career was lost to life in immigration limbo

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Liverpool Echo

Scouse lad 'thrown onto tennis court' wins Wimbledon title

"It's quite surreal really. You win it once and you never really think it's going to happen again"

Football London

Who is Ellie Roebuck? England goalkeeper's route to Women's Euro 2022

The goalkeeper says she is aiming to "play it cool" at the home tournament. She has previously won the FA Cup and represented Team GB at the Olympics.

Liverpool Echo

Love Island's Luca Bish shares Michael Owen wish as Gemma finally addresses connection

The Team GB dressage competitor explained how Luca is similar to her famous dad

Chronicle Live

County Durham cyclist seriously hurt in 2019 collision aiming for Paralympic glory

26-year-old Ben Hetherington won a silver medal at the British Cycling National Track Championships and has his sights set on the Team GB Paralympic Squad

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Daily Mirror

Relative of woman accused of keeping Sir Mo Farah as 'child slave' denies he was trafficked

A relative of the woman accused of keeping Sir Mo Farah as a 'child slave' upon his illegal arrival into the UK has denied that the Team GB athlete was trafficked into the UK

Football London

England star Beth Mead on Women's Euro 2022 chances and proving a point after Olympics setback

12 months on from the disappointment of being left at home for Team GB, the Arsenal star goes into this year's tournament as one of England's most impactful players.

Liverpool Echo

Massive new Aldi store has just opened in Speke

The new store had its grand opening today

Daily Mirror

Eddie Hearn offers Jake Paul new opponent to replace Tommy Fury for August fight

Team GB Olympian Cheavon Clarke is 2-0 as a professional, and during a heated argument between Hearn and Paul during promotion for Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano, the American agreed to fight him

Daily Mirror

Chris Froome ready to "rise to occasion" and chase dream on 10th Tour de France appearance

Va Va Froome won four Yellow Jerseys in five years, but his greatest achievement of all was arguably making it to Paris last year after recovering from the smash that left him in intensive care - and then crashing again on the first stage

The Guardian - UK

Nadine Dorries offers the illusion of easy choices while trans athletes pay the price

A powerful movement extending far beyond judo or swimming is framing trans people as aggressors and frauds

The Guardian - UK

Ten years that changed the face of women’s football

From the 2012 Olympics to next month’s Euros, the game has made great strides but there is still much to do

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