British Diving name new performance director

Alexei Evangulov will leave his post as Russia head coach to oversee Great Britain's preparations for London 2012

Team of the Year: Great Britain's cyclists

Simon Barnes on the athletes who more than dominated in Beijing

After the gold rush

Gold doesn’t always make you rich but it does impress Hollywood stars — our Olympic heroes reveal what they have learnt since Beijing

Bolt of lightning that rewrote history books

Eyewitness 08: those who were there recall the Jamaican's amazing 100 metres victory at the Beijing Olympics

Trio disband after Yngling is axed

Three blondes left without a boat after sailing's governing body decides to drop their class from the 2012 London Olympics

When sportsmen were prickly and proud of it

The honours system does sport a disservice - stars should be focused on winning trophies rather than gongs and votes

Mum at the helm for the golden boy of sailing

Ben Ainslie's mother ensures that he keeps his feet firmly on the ground despite all his achievements on the water

Hoy to be named first cycling knight

Olympian who won three gold medals in Beijing has been recommended for a knighthood in the new year’s honours list

Healthy Sotherton keeps long-term view

Heptathlete is delaying her retirement plans after overcoming torn thigh muscles and failing kidneys en route to Beijing

Rugby league given massive funding boost

RFL plans to encourage more women to take up touch rugby are responsible for a big rise in public investment in the code

Funding cuts could hit grassroots cricket

ECB officials say they need £53million from Sport England just to maintain present levels of investment in the game

Bolt targets 400m world record

The Jamaican sprinter believes he could have it in him to break Michael Johnson's nine-year-old mark

Ainslie: walking on water after longest year

Britain's triple Olympic gold medallist looks back over 2008 and reflects on the thrill of winning at the Beijing Games

Defeat for Hamilton and golden girl Adlington

Chris Hoy, the triple Olympic gold-winning cyclist, burst through between the poster boy and golden girl to seize the glory

Hoy passes Hamilton to take BBC sports prize

Chris Hoy, the winner of three golds at the Olympics, has been voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year

Hamilton racing Olympians to chequered flag

The Formula One world champion could be named Sports Personality of the Year tomorrow, or be pipped by the heroes of Beijing

Dreaming of a golden 2012

Katherine Grainger, the only British woman to win a medal at three consecutive Olympic Games, has set her goals on 2012

Hoy already itching to get back in saddle

Rather than on the laurels won in Beijing, the popular and hard-working Scotsman is focusing on London 2012

London 2012 funding cuts astonish victims

Athletes involved in the less elite Olympic pursuits feel betrayed

London 2012: sport's War in Iraq

There is no point saying now that we cannot afford the Olympic Games: we could not afford them when we put in our bid