Tag: London
From Athens to London
17th Olympic Games in 1972
Venue: Munich, Germany
Dates: August 26 to September 10,1972
Numbers of Sports: 23 (195 events)
Numbers of Nations: 121
Numbers of Participant: 7170 (6075...
Pepsi T-Shirts and Nike trainers ‘banned’ from London Olympics
Lord Coe has admitted fans will be banned from wearing Pepsi T-shirts at the Olympic park - and could even be turned away for...
London 2012 festival: Extreme dancers dive off Millennium Bridge
The London 2012 festival in celebration of the Olympic games brings us yet another creative, boundary-breaking, and awe inspiring performance piece. This time, in...
England’s Terry cleared of racial abuse charge
Former England captain John Terry was found not guilty Friday of racially abusing rival footballer Anton Ferdinand.
Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle cleared the 31-year-old Chelsea...
Pakistan’s legendary Test opener Alimuddin dies
Pakistan's legendary opening batsman Alimuddin died in London on Thursday after protracted illness, according to an SMS received here from former Pakistan Test captain...
The Rolling Stones celebrate 50th anniversary
Fifty years ago, The Rolling Stones played their first gig at London’s Marquee Jazz Club. On that night, the newly minted Rolling Stones featured...
Olympic women break sporting barriers
Photos of heptathlete Jessica Ennis, one of Britain's best hopes for an Olympics gold medal, are everywhere -- but they can't hide the gap...
Hockey team embarks for London
Pakistan hockey team left for London Olympics on Thursday. The players will be joining a training camp in Birmingham, prior to the Olympic contests....
Three more in London court on terror charges
Three more men appeared in a London court on Wednesday accused of terror offences, including building a makeshift bomb, following a string of arrests...
Isinbayeva spearheads Russian team in London
Russia’s track and field athletics chief Valentin Balakhnichev said Tuesday he had high hopes for his country’s chances of winning medals at the London...
Olympics 100m wide open: Gay
The men's 100m at the London Olympics is wide open and promises to be "spectacular", according to the world's second fastest man, Tyson Gay....
‘All the Bells’ to ring out start of London Olympics
Church bells, bicycle bells, handbells, ship's bells, and even mobile phones will sound across Britain in a "cacophonous, amazing sound" to mark the start...
A new mask
Let hope take a back seat, let’s be sold to the devil again
This time around, London has been wet and wonderful. If you say...
UK foils terror bid in London
The London police have arrested six people, including three brothers and a woman as part of an intelligence-led operation in London on Thursday. The...
Sore knee takes Nadal out for two weeks
Rafael Nadal, knocked out of Wimbledon in the second round last week, is to take two weeks off because of tendinitis in his knee....
Kenyan police probe stabbing of steeplechase champ
Kenyan police on Thursday quizzed world 3,000 steeplechase champion and London Olympic hopeful Ezekiel Kemboi after a reported car jacking in which a woman...
London launches tourist guide to Soho’s red light district
The National Trust in London has launched a new phone “app” that will help guide tourists through the sleazy streets of Soho's red light...