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Sir Chris Hoy's father David was diagnosed with prostate cancer just six weeks before the cycling hero's record-breaking Olympic medal triumph at London 2012. Britain's greatest-ever Olympian ...

A swimmer who represented Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics has been convicted of raping two teenage girls. Antony James, 34, a former trainee police officer “manipulated and controlled ...

Antony James, who competed at the London 2012 Games, was today found guilty by a jury of eight offences in total - three rapes and three counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child ...