Beckham denied to be an Olympian
LONDON, England ● David Beckham’s dream of playing in the Olympics he helped secure for his hometown came to...
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Australian sprinter Daniel Batman killed in car crash
DARWIN, Australia ● Former sprint champion Daniel Batman has been killed in a car crash south-east of Darwin. The...
World’s biggest McDonalds to open for six weeks
LONDON, England ● Would you like to supersize that? In a case of taking fast food to...
India desperate to be back on hockey summit
NEW DELHI, India ● When 76-year-old Gurbux Singh opened the small, black case with trembling fingers and...
Olympic gymnastics tie-break rules changed
LONDON, England ● Nastia Liukin would have another gold medal if tie-break procedures introduced for this summer’s London Olympics...
IOC tells Sochi 2014 to delay ticket planning
LAUSANNE, Switzerland ● The International Olympic Committee asked Sochi 2014 Winter Games organisers on Wednesday to delay their international...
Nadal to carry Spanish flag at opening ceremony
MADRID, Spain ● Gold medallist Rafael Nadal will carry the Spain flag at the opening ceremony for the London...
Hockey schedule changed after Kookaburra complaints
LONDON, England ● The men’s Olympic hockey schedule has been revised after Australia complained about the number of early...
Glasgow unveils Youth Olympics bid
GLASGOW, Scotland ● Glasgow is aiming to build a sporting legacy from the Commonwealth Games by bidding to...
Phelps and Lochte go head to head
OMAHA, Nebraska ● Michael Phelps’s bid to maintain Olympic swimming supremacy begins in earnest next week, when...