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2012 Olympic torch lit in Ancient Olympia
Published on 14 May, 2012 at 10:04 in More Sports | Viewed 12 views times | No Comments
Ancient Olympia (Greece): The torch for the 2012 London Games was lit here Thursday at the site of the ancient Olympics.
In front of the ruins of the ancient Temple of Hera, an actress playing the role of a high priestesses lit the Olympic flame by the rays of the sun in a parabolic mirror.
Dignitaries at the ceremony included International Olympic…
London Olympic contingency tickets to go on sale
Published on 10 May, 2012 at 11:00 in More Sports | Viewed 22 views times | No Comments
London: A total of 900,000 Olympic Games contingency tickets will go on sale Friday, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed.
About 20,000 people, who were unsuccessful in the initial Olympic ballot application and then again failed in the second round of sales, will be given priority to have access to the tickets 31…
Fauja Singh bids adieu to full marathons
Published on 24 Apr, 2012 at 10:45 in More Sports | Viewed 30 views times | No Comments
The oldest marathon runner in the world, Britain-based Fauja Singh, has ended on a high at the ripe age of 101 years – but that is not the end of the road for him. Not yet.
As the Indian-origin athlete completed the 26-mile London Marathon Sunday in a record time of seven hours and 49 minutes, he announced this would be…
London Olympics motto – ‘Inspire a generation’
Published on 19 Apr, 2012 at 10:22 in More Sports | Viewed 55 views times | No Comments
London: With 100 days to go for the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, chairman of the Games organising committee Lord Sebastian Coe unveiled the motto “Inspire a generation” at an impressive ceremony at Kew Gardens here Wednesday.
“Every one of those individual performances will create a symphony of inspiration that will create lasting change,” said Coe, the chairman of…
Sahara India to sponsor Indian volleyball
Published on 17 Apr, 2012 at 9:37 in More Sports | Viewed 40 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: India’s corporate major Sahara India, chief sponsors of the Indian cricket team and owners of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Pune Warriors, Monday announced that they will support Indian volleyball for the next four years.
Sahara, in a statement said, it has pledged to promote and financially support the men’s national teams (senior and junior) for a span of…
At 101, Fauja Singh is still running
Published on 2 Apr, 2012 at 10:59 in More Sports | Viewed 91 views times | No Comments
London: As he turned 101-years-old on Sunday, Sikh marathoner Fauja Singh did not have his birthday celebrations on his mind at his London home. Instead, the oldest athlete on earth is busy preparing for his next event – the London Marathon – on April 22.
Getting up early Sunday at his Ilford-London home, Fauja was on the tracks to run six…
London 2012 organizers confirm route for Olympic Flame
Published on 20 Mar, 2012 at 11:33 in More Sports | Viewed 104 views times | No Comments
London: The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympics Games (LOCOG) on Monday confirmed the route for over 7,300 people who will be carrying the Olympic Flame as torchbearers in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.
The torchbearers announced on Monday include those that were successful through the public nomination processes run by LOCOG and the Presenting Partners. Each torchbearer…
Button wins Australian GP
Published on 19 Mar, 2012 at 10:34 in More Sports | Viewed 98 views times | No Comments
Melbourne: McLaren’s Jenson Button stormed to victory in the Formula One’s season opening Australian Grand Prix here Sunday while Paul di Resta grabbed 10th place for Sahara Force India on the final lap of an action-packed race.
Button got past teammate and pole sitter Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap and drove a flawless race for his third win at Albert…
‘Least viable’ Australian Grand Prix could be dropped: Ecclestone
Published on 2 Mar, 2012 at 15:30 in More Sports | Viewed 69 views times | No Comments
Melbourne: Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says Australian Grand Prix is the “least viable” of all the races on the calendar and its organisers must make necessary efforts to retain the event after the contract expires in 2015.
“We have a contract which we will respect – so up until 2015 we are in good shape. After then, we really don’t…
World hockey looking at India as major hub for the sport
Published on 28 Feb, 2012 at 11:21 in More Sports | Viewed 86 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Indian hockey may be taking baby steps in seeking to regain its erstwhile stature, with its qualification for the London Olympics being among the first of them, but the country has no doubt made a quantum leap to become the marketing hub for the game that was once dubbed its national sport.
After successfully hosting the World Cup and the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and now the 2012…
