Paul Deighton and David Higgins the men running the 2012 Olympics will this week unveil a £700m investment opportunity.

Fireworks lit up parts of the capital to mark 1,000 days before the 2012 London Olympics begin. As part of several events across the city on Saturday, the BT Tower in central London was illuminated by a fireworks display as its giant screen flashed the landmark figure. With construction underway on the main stadium, velodrome, aquatics center, basketball arena, media center and athletes'...

LONDON - Fireworks lit up parts of the capital to mark 1,000 days before the 2012 London Olympics begin.

In conjunction with Special Olympics and MTSU, Life Enrichment and Recreation Network (L.E.A.R.N.) is hosting a Special Olympics basketball clinic on Saturday, Nov. 7 at SportsCom from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The IOC executive director says security concerns for the 2016 Rio Olympics haven't been heightened by a recent burst of drug violence.

Pacifica teen Laura Webber will be among those carrying the torch as it passes through Calgary, Canada, on January 18-19, 2010 en route to Vancouver. The 16-year-old Pacifica resident has been honored by Coca-Cola North America as one of 20 torchbearers for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

Saturday marks 1,000 days until the London 2012 Olympic Games, and officials promise the event is on track and on budget.

PARK HILLS — The Central School District will have a new Special Olympics team. The school board approved a request to form a team during its board meeting on Monday night. The team will compete in Cape Girardeau this spring.

ROME — The Italian Olympic Committee announced plans to vaccinate its athletes and officials against swine flu for the Vancouver Olympics and Paralympics.

With 1,000 days to go until the 2012 Olympics in London, Games chief Lord Coe says preparations are ahead of schedule.