Tag: Olympic

This summer's London Olympics are at risk from athletes cheating at the behest of illegal betting syndicates trying to fix results or parts of...

Field hockey's world governing body has warned India it could miss the London Olympics even if it qualifies due to an ongoing tussle over...

Asian football giants Japan, South Korea and Australia are eyeing winning starts when the final round of Asian qualifying for next year’s Olympics gets...

Former Olympic pole-vault champion Pierre Quinon has committed suicide at the age of 49, the French Athletics Federation announced on Thursday. "The news was...

Britain vowed to review security plans for the 2012 London Olympics on Tuesday as a third day of rioting forced the cancellation of England’s...

Britain's Helen Jenkins booked her place in the 2012 London Games on Saturday after winning the World Championship Series triathlon over the Olympic course...

The one-year countdown to the 2012 Olympics gets under way here Wednesday with London preparing to showcase itself on a day of festivities to...

Chinese swimming chiefs said Thursday the upcoming world championships were a crucial test ahead of next year's Olympics as they look to cement their...

Pyeongchang finally achieved their dream of hosting the Winter Olympics when they were awarded the 2018 edition at their third attempt here on Wednesday....

Samsung Electronics, a market leader in consumer electronics and Worldwide Olympic Partner has launched its London 2012 Olympic Games campaign, featuring Samsung’s Olympic Games...

The seven-member Pakistan Taekwondo team will participate in the World Qualification Tournament for London Olympics from June 29 to July 3 at Baku, Azerbaijan. ...

Electronics announced an exclusive agreement with footballer David Beckham, who will be Samsung’s global brand ambassador for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Beckham will...

A local Palestinian athlete on Thursday won the Gaza Strip’s first-ever marathon, which ran the entire length of the tiny coastal enclave. More than 1,400...

The deadline to apply for the 6.6 million tickets available to the public for London’s 2012 Olympic Games was Tuesday extended by an hour...

GENEVA - Olympic chief Jacques Rogge has urged governments around the world to clamp down on illegal betting and license boomakers, warning that the credibility of spectator sports is at stake. "We need their support, they alone have the judicial powers, they can tap telephone calls, they can issue warrants, they can search baggage -- we cannot do that," Rogge told journalists ahead of a meeting on the issue at International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne on

LAHORE: Pakistan U-21 team is currently preparing at the national training field of Nong Jok (Thailand) and have completed five days of their camp training. The camp commenced on February 7 and on February 9, Pakistan put up gallant fight against Thailand U21 despite 1-2 defeat at Rajamangala National Stadium, one of the venue used for 16th Asian Cup in 2007.
The Pakistani team is in Bangkok for training camp in the build up for the Olympics Qualifiers. "Both the teams will

LONDON - Manchester United and England legend Bobby Charlton is to be asked to help bring together a Great Britain football team to compete at the 2012 London Olympics. To date all attempts to forge a unified team have met with stiff opposition from the the Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish football associations leaving open the prospect of only English players being involved.
But London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe believes that Charlton has the clout and prestige to bring the