Tag: Games

Hewitt support for Murray at home Games

Lleyton Hewitt says he fully understands the pressure of expectations weighing on local hope Andy Murray at the London Olympics and reckons he's bearing...

Excited London open its Games

An expectant London Friday launched the greatest sporting show on earth with excitement reaching fever pitch hours ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. After...

Football kicks off London Games

Women's football kicks off the London 2012 Olympics Wednesday -- two days before the official start -- as athletes pour into the country and...

Politics in the time of Olympics

Sports can teach us a lesson or two When propaganda works, it becomes conventional wisdom fairly quickly. As the Olympic torch fleets from hand to...

British controversy overshadows Games prep

An ugly selection controversy surrounding a British entrant into the Olympic Taekwondo competition has been dominating the news ahead of the London Games. Olympic...

N. Korea raps war games flag ‘provocation’

North Korea has denounced the use of its national flag as a target during US-South Korean war games as a "grave provocative act" and...

IOC probes London Games ticket scandal

The IOC was investigating allegations that some national Olympic officials were breaking strict rules on selling tickets for the London Games, following a report...

Pakistan to take part in 3rd Beach Games

A 28-member Pakistani contingent including four officials will participate in the 3rd Asian Beach Games, Haiyang, China from June 16-22. The players will show...

Pendleton primed for Olympic Games

Britain's Victoria Pendleton said Monday she was in even better shape heading into the London Olympics than when she won cycling gold on the...

Pakistan mark 100 days to 2012 London Games

A spectacle of sport, organized by the British High Commission held here at Diplomatic Enclave to mark 100 days to go to the London...

Venues for the 2012 London Games

Here are the main venues for the 2012 London Games, which mark 100 days to go on April 18. The sites will be centred...

Trickett grabs relay berth at London Games

Three-time Olympic champion Libby Trickett squeezed into Australia's sprint relay team at the London Games with a fifth place finish in Tuesday's 100-metre freestyle...

Man dies playing video games

A Taiwanese man died while playing video games at an Internet cafe as dozens of other patrons carried on for hours afterwards apparently unaware...

Indian army to hold war games with top powers

Top global powers, including, Russia, France, the US and some of India’s friendly neighbours such as Bangladesh, will engage in war games with the...

12 schools in Inter-school Games rugby event

The Punjab Rugby Association has confirmed participation of 12 schools and six colleges in the rugby event of the 4th Punjab Inter School and...

‘Peace in city possible only if establishment ends its dirty games’

Shifting the current paradigm of security state, zero tolerance for weapons, fair civic governance and respect to diversity are the need of the time...

Inter-Provincial Games in April next year

The Pakistan Olympics Association on Monday announced that the Inter-Provincial Games would be held in Quetta in April next year. The POA in...