Recent Olympics Stories

• News
  Squash to be included in 2020 Olympic Games25 May 2013

  The odds suggest that the IOC will be announcing that squash will be the new sport added for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Squash the sport most likely to be accepted for inclusion at the 2020 Olympic games according to Ladbrokes. In advance of the submissions to the IOC the bookies have install...

• London 2012
  Chinese dominance expected in Olympic table tennis20 Jan 2013

  China’s table tennis players are expected to dominate the men’s and women’s tournaments at London 2012. Zhang Jike is the reigning singles World Championships and World Cup champion, and he is Pinnacle Sports’ big 1.901 favourite to win the men’s competition. And if he wins an Olympic gold medal in...

• London 2012
  Olympians dominate New Year Honours List29 Dec 2012

  Cycling star Bradley Wiggins and Olympic sailing ace Ben Ainslie have been knighted in the New Year Honours List. Wiggins became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France before winning Olympic gold earlier this year, earning him the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, while Ainslie...

• Athletics
  Usain Bolt odds-on to win 100m gold at Rio Olympics8 Oct 2012

  Usain Bolt has confirmed that he will run at the Rio Olympics and the Jamaican is odds-on to make it three successive 100m gold medals in Brazil. Usain Bolt is odds-on to win another three gold medals at Rio 2016 according to Ladbrokes. The fastest man on the planet looks set to take to the stage f...

• London 2012
  Brits expecting rain on their parade9 Sep 2012

  It may be a celebration but British weather means that it's odds-on that there will be rain on the Olympic parade. Rain looks set to fall on the Olympic parade according to the latest odds from Ladbrokes The bookies make it odds-on at 4/5 that there are showers at any point on the route during the ...

• London 2012
  Knighthoods for Olympian and Paralympian heroes?7 Sep 2012

  The majority of our gold medal winning Olympians and Paralympians will be knighted in the special Olympic honours list, according to Ladbrokes. Bets are now being placed on who will become a Knight or a Dame in the stand alone list with Bradley Wiggins (1/33), Ben Ainslie (1/12) and Mo Farah (1/10)...

• London 2012
  Ellie Simmonds odds-on for second Paralympic gold2 Sep 2012

  Ellie Simmonds is heavily odds-on to win her second gold of the Paralympic Games, according to Ladbrokes. Simmonds is the 1/10 favourite to be crowned victorious in the 200m individual medley (SM6) on Monday, whilst team-mate Natalie Jones finds herself chalked up at 12/1 for gold with Ladbrokes. I...

• London 2012
  Team GB gold medal winners expected to be honoured by the Queen21 Aug 2012

  There is debate over whether or not the Queen will honour Team GB's Olympians in the New Year's List but the bookies odds suggest there will be several knighthoods given to athletes. Great Britain's gold medallists are still favoured by Ladbrokes to be given honours in the New Year's List. Despite ...

• News
  Can Team GB better London 2012 medal haul in Rio?13 Aug 2012

  The London 2012 Olympic Games may have only ended on Sunday, but William Hill are already looking ahead to Rio in four year’s time. After a fantastic Olympics for Team GB it is hard to see them bettering their total of 29 gold medals in Brazil, but William Hill offer 10/1 that they do just that (1/...

• News
  Rio 2016 Olympics betting - Team GB 2/1 for another top three finish12 Aug 2012

  Team GB performed outstandingly well at London 2012 and it is 2/1 that they emulate their top three place in the medal table when the Olympics head to Rio in 2016. With the London 2012 Olympic Games drawing to a close, bookmakers and punters are already thinking ahead to Rio in four years time, and...

• Athletics
  Jamaica win 4x100m relay in world record time11 Aug 2012

  Jamaica brought the athletics part of the Olympic Games to a spectacular end by winning the 4x100m relay in world record time. All eyes were once again on sprint sensation Usain Bolt as he attempted to complete an Olympic hat-trick for the second consecutive Games, and he and his team-mates duly de...

• Athletics
  Mo Farah wins Olympic 5,000m final11 Aug 2012

  Mo Farah wrote his name in the history books on Saturday night by adding the Olympic 5,000m title to the 10,000m crown he won a week ago. The 29-year-old played his part in Team GB’s sensational gold medal blitz last Saturday, but on the final night of athletics he took centre stage with a long dis...

• Football
  Mexico upset odds to take Olympic football gold (picture gallery)11 Aug 2012

  Olympic gold remains elusive for the Brazilian men’s football team after Mexico upset the odds to record a 2-1 win in the final at Wembley this Saturday afternoon. Prior to the match Brazil were priced at odds of 8/15 with Boylesports to win the match in 90 minutes, and just 1/5 to...

• Athletics
  Men’s 4x100m relay Olympic betting preview – Bolt set for treble11 Aug 2012

  Usain Bolt can make it a gold medal treble when he lines up for the Jamaican 4x100metre relay team in Saturday evening’s final at the Olympic stadium. The Jamaicans, without Bolt, qualified by comfortably winning their semi-final in a time of 37.39 seconds, 0.01 seconds slower than t...

• Boxing
  Olympic Boxing betting tips - Luke Campbell can win gold for Team GB11 Aug 2012

  A look at tonight's four Olympic boxing final bouts with a Britain v Ireland clash between Luke Campbell and John Joe Nevin the pick of the evening's action at the ExCel Arena. Men's Light Fly (49kg) - Shiming Zou (CHN) 1.51 vs Kaeo Pongprayoon (THI) 2.94 Although Zou Shiming has arguably not looke...