Tag: Olympics
Serena sweeps into second round
Wimbledon champion Serena Williams swept into the second round of the Olympic tournament with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Serbia's Jelena Jankovic on Saturday....
Organisers race against clock to get stadium ready
Olympic Stadium chiefs said Saturday they face a race against the clock to get the 80,000-seater venue ready for the athletics events following the...
Bolt gives Jamaican a leg up to London
Jamaica's lone equestrian competitor at the Olympic Games only made it to London 2012 with a little help from an illustrious compatriot, Usain Bolt....
Prince Charles greets road race peloton
Prince Charles added a touch of royal glamour to the start of the men's Olympic road race Saturday when he attended the start line...
From spectacular opening to the arenas, the focus shifts
It all started in Sydney with the first Games of the new millennium, in the year 2,000 – with turning the opening ceremony into...
Fakers and shakers
While NADRA has contradicted the sensational report by British tabloid accusing its staff of involvement in making fake identification documents, British High Commission has...
London Olympics open with $42.5m party of music, history
The London Olympics opened with a spectacle celebrating Britain’s engineering, national health care and rock ‘n’ roll. Harry Potter and the Beatles joined in....
All things British A look into what the world media said...
London Olympics 2012 is finally upon us. With the permission of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the games are now open. The athletes, coaches...
5 Jaw-Droppers From the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: The filmed bit with Daniel Craig as James Bond going on a mission with Queen Elizabeth II herself (compete...
Malik to root for wife Sania in Olympics
Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik on Friday said that he will be rooting for his wife and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who will be...
Flag blunder cause shame for London organisers
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,...
Security is biggest concern of Olympics games: Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday on the eve of the opening of the London Olympics that his top priority for the Games...
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...
Olympics visa scam gives Rana and Malik another chance to squabble
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday called Interior Adviser Rehman Malik “the mastermind” of Olympics passport scandal, saying he should be nabbed and...
Graffiti artist reveals Olympics-related artwork
Banksy unveiled Olympic-related graffiti artworks on his personal site on Monday to mark London 2012. One image shows an athlete throwing a missile-shaped javelin,...
Bigger than ‘Slumdog’: Boyle tackles the Olympics
Danny Boyle, the Oscar-winning director of "Slumdog Millionaire", is approaching the culmination of his own Olympian task: producing Friday's London 2012 opening ceremony.
"I've never...
World leaders, VIPS flock to London for ceremony
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...
