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Twitter in technical fault ahead of Olympic Games opening
Parts of Twitter became inaccessible today, in the eve of Olympic Games opening, before thousands of fans are expected to start tweeting. The Twitter.com site...
Karl Lagerfeld launches Olympic collection Team Karl at Selfridges
Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel creative head, last night joined in with the countdown to London Games as he launched a new collection at Selfridges with a...
Olympics 2012: North Korea in wrong flag row
London Olympic organizers have apologized to the North Korean women's football team after their images were shown on a screen beside a South Korean...
Olympics 2012: triple jumper Voula Papachristou expelled for racist tweet
Greek Olympian triple jumper Voula Papachristou has been expelled from her country's Olympic team over comments she posted on Twitter which were deemed racist. Voula...
Olympics 2012: London Games kick off with women’s football
Women’s football is the first event of the Olympics and is to kick off later, two days before the official opening ceremony. The Team GB...
Olympics 2012: people urged to save the surprise of Olympic Games opening ceremony
Spectators who attended a preview of the Olympic Games opening ceremony have been urged to keep the details secret and not spoil the surprise...
Penn State University fined $60M over assistant coach Jerry Sandusky scandal
US college sport authorities have fined Penn State University $60 million in the wake of child sex abuse perpetrated by assistant football coach Jerry...
Tiki Barber marries mistress Traci Lynn Johnson days after divorcing Ginny Cha
Former NFL star Tiki Barber has married his one-time mistress and girlfriend Traci Lynn Johnson in a civil ceremony in New York City eight...
Olympics 2012: torch relay strides through London
Triple jumper Phillips Idowu, former gymnast Nadia Comaneci and ex-basketball star John Amaechi will carry the flame on day 64 of the torch relay...
Olympics 2012: UK border staff to strike ahead of London Games
Thousands of UK border staff (Home Office) will strike the day before London Olympics open, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has said. PCS...
Olympics 2012: torchbearer Jerri Peterson discovers spelling error in her Olympic tattoo
Jerri Peterson from Atlanta in the US, who got a new tattoo to celebrate her role in the Olympic torch relay, was shocked to...
Olympics 2012: G4S chief Nick Buckles faces MP’s scrutiny of security at London Games
Nick Buckles, the chief executive of security firm G4S, will go before MPs later to explain why his company was unable to provide the...
Olympics 2012: athletes and officials are to begin arriving in London
Thousands of Olympic athletes and officials are to begin arriving in London, as questions remain about recruitment of security staff. Preparations for London 2012 are...
Olympics 2012: Kazakh team seeks to bring horsemeat to London
The Kazakh Olympic team is hoping to boost its chances of sporting success at London 2012 with horsemeat sausages. Sports officials in Kazakhstan say that...
Olympics 2012: US Ralph Lauren uniforms made in China spark outrage
A new scandal has broken after the news the US athletes at the forthcoming London Olympics will wear stylish uniforms designed in the US...
Olympics 2012: Saudi Arabia will send two female athletes to compete in the London Games
International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that Saudi Arabia will send two female athletes to compete in the London 2012 Games. Sarah Attar will compete...
Olympics 2012: additional armed forces in stand by for London Olympics
Armed forces in UK are on standby to provide an additional 3,500 troops to help with security at the 2012 London Olympics. It comes amid...
Joao Havelange, former FIFA president, was paid huge sums in bribes by ISL
Joao Havelange, former FIFA president, was paid huge sums in bribes by collapsed marketing company ISL, court documents have revealed. Joao Havelange received at least...
Wimbledon 2012: Roger Federer wins his 17th Grand Slam title after beating Andy Murray
Andy Murray's bid to win Wimbledon was ended by Roger Federer as the Swiss claimed a record-equalling seventh SW19 triumph and 17th Grand Slam...
Wimbledon 2012: Serena Williams overcomes Agnieszka Radwanska and wins fifth singles title
Serena Williams overcame Agnieszka Radwanska to clinch a hard-fought 6-1 5-7 6-2 victory and earn her fifth Wimbledon singles title. Serena Williams, 30, a winner...
Dutch Olympic athletes face fines for delaying degrees
Dutch Olympic athletes are facing government fines because they delayed finishing their degrees. About 50 of the athletes competing at the London 2012 Games are...
Football transfer numbers and player buying fees in global fall
Governing body FIFA found that international football transfer numbers and player buying fees have fallen sharply worldwide in the past six months. Completed player deals...
Goal-line technology approved by International Football Association Board, with first use to be at Club World Cup
Goal-line technology could be introduced in the Premier League midway through the 2012-13 season after it was approved by the International Football Association Board...
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad attacks girl mascot after winning at Euro Championships
Despite winning the gold medal at the European championships in Helsinki, Finland, French runner Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad still seemed far from happy. As the 27-year-old steeplechaser...
Olympics 2012: Danny Boyle apologizes over Olympic ceremony leaks
Danny Boyle, artistic director of the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, has apologized to volunteers over "spoilers" appearing in the press. In an email sent...
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