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...