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Tuesday, August 14, 2012
LONDON: Spanish-owned airports operator BAA said Tuesday that passenger traffic at Britain's main airports fell last month as many Britons stayed at home in order to watch the London 2012 Olympic Games. BAA, which is ...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2012
LONDON: Pakistan’s Rabia Ashiq competed in the 800m race at the London Olympics 2012 on Wednesday. Ashiq took part in heat 4 of the 800m. She finished last in her heat and 35th overall. Rabia Ashiq who is a resident of ...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2012
LONDON: Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown will attempt an unprecedented Olympic treble on Wednesday as controversial South African 800m runner Caster Semenya makes her long-awaited Games debut. Campbell-Brown, winner ...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2012
LONDON: China leads the Olympic standings with 34 gold and 73 medals, whereas the U.S. is second with 30 gold among its 70 medals and the British rank third with 22 gold and 48 total medals. On Tuesday Sally Pearson’s ...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2012
LONDON: Britain's men's hockey team reached their first Olympic semi-final in 24 years with a 1-1 draw against Spain in a thrilling game on Tuesday which was marked by late controversy. Spain were awarded two penalty corners ...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2012
YAOUNDE: Seven athletes from Cameroon have "defected" in London where some were participating in the 2012 Olympics, Cameroon media reported Tuesday, citing an official. The disappearance of the seven athletes was reported on ...
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012
LONDON: Chinese teenage wonder Ye Shiwen ignored the doping controversy surrounding her to claim her second gold medal of the Olympics with victory in the 200m medley on Tuesday. Sixteen-year-old Ye, whose explosive win in the ...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
LONDON: Charismatic North Korean Kim Un-Guk and China's Li Xueying broke a raft of records as they handed out two masterclasses in weightlifting at the London Olympics here on Monday. Kim set a world record in the total thanks ...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012
LONDON: Pakistani swimmer Israr Hussain and shooter Khurram Inam crashed out of their events at the London Olympics. Israr Hussain who had earned a wild card entry finished last during his 100 m freestyle swimming meet. ...
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Monday, July 30, 2012
LONDON: The chairman of the London Olympics, Sebastian Coe, insisted on Sunday that most venues were full of spectators as organisers faced a growing storm over blocks of empty seats at several venues. Local organisers LOCOG and ...
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