Tag: London

Stars of sport and screen gathered in London on Wednesday to honour legendary heavyweight boxer and Olympic champion Muhammad Ali as the countdown to...

London's Olympics got off to an embarrassing start Wednesday when North Korea's women footballers refused to play after a mix-up over their national flag,...

British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday on the eve of the opening of the London Olympics that his top priority for the Games...

LONDON Asia's Olympic chief said London 2012 faced a "big challenge" to match the Beijing Games as competition was due to start on Wednesday. Sheikh...

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

Thousands of VIPs including some 120 national leaders will jet into London for Friday's Olympic opening ceremony, with guests ranging from Angelina Jolie and...

It has become one of Britain’s most closely guarded secrets. But now it is in the hands of 62,000 people lucky enough last night...

Thousands of VIPs including some 120 national leaders will jet into London for Friday's Olympic opening ceremony, with guests ranging from Angelina Jolie and...

Sports governing bodies from Japan and Australia are under fire after complaints that male Olympic athletes flew business class to the London Games, while...

Usain Bolt insisted he was ready to defend his Olympic 100m and 200m titles after recovering from a mystery problem which has hampered his...

Munira Shaheen, a brilliant student, seems to have set an example that movers and shakers can emerge from the grassroots level by striving sincerely...

Olympics legend Nadia Comaneci carried the 2012 torch on the roof of the North Greenwich Arena as the flame began a seven-day tour of...

Stephanie Rice, a triple gold medallist in Beijing four years ago, is battling a shoulder injury as she builds up for the London Olympics. The...

In Britain's provincial gyms, pools, schools and leisure centres, global superstars like Usain Bolt are fine-tuning their preparations for the London 2012 Games in...

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...

The Olympic flame makes a dramatic arrival in London on Friday to tour the capital before it plays a starring role in the opening...

Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) will be sponsoring Pakistan athletes to represent the county at the London Paralympics Games, starting from August 29. ...