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First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 1 hour ago - 7 Documents

Jacques Rogge

IOC says Saudi Olympics talks still ongoing

:23:25 am in News, Sports | By Dubib.com News DeskThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said talks with Saudi Arabia about sending female athletes to London are ongoing.Saudi Arabia continues to resist IOC efforts to have women compete in the ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Dubib.com ]

Entities: International Olympic Committee, Saudi Arabia, Jacques Rogge, London Olympics 2012

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 2 hours ago - 3 Documents

Police set for the Olympics

BEDFORDSHIRE Police is set to see hundreds of officers take part in policing this summer?s Olympic Games in London, as part of what will be the UK?s largest-ever pre-planned policing operation.Around 232 individual officers will take part in the scheme ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Luton News ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, Steve Devine, Police

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 4 Documents

Simon Fairweather

The dark side of the Games

FINAL WORDTHERE was a time when archery was a major sport. Apollo had a big following around the time of the ancient Olympics. Cupid was a hit too, despite a colourful personal life. Charismatic Robin Hood held the No. 1 ranking for a long time, and the ... [ Published 4 hours ago by WA Today ]

Entities: Simon Fairweather, Australia, Tonya Harding, London Olympics 2012

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated 11 hours ago - 4 Documents

Usain Bolt

Bolt wins first race in Europe ahead of London Olympics

Usain Bolt won the 100 metres at the Golden Spike meet on Friday, his first triumph on the European continent ahead of the London Olympics. The Jamaican sprinter, who won three golds the 2008 Beijing Games had a slow start, but pulled ahead of the rivals ... [ Published 13 hours ago by Globe and Mail ]

Entities: Usain Bolt, London Olympics 2012, Darvis Patton, Kim Collins, Saint Kitts and Nevis

First Reported May 25 2012 - Updated 11 hours ago - 23 Documents

Anna Meares

Cure's place at Olympics confirmed

As revealed by The Examiner on Wednesday, the 19-year-old is the youngest female in an inexperienced Australian track cycling team ready to hit the velodrome in London.Cure's selection in the team pursuit squad takes Tasmania's Olympic involvement to ... [ Published 11 hours ago by Tasmanian Examiner ]

Entities: Anna Meares, London Olympics 2012, Australia, Kaarle McCulloch, London

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 4 Documents

Russia’s women’s volleyball team qualifies for London Olympics

Russias womens volleyball team has qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games two matches ahead of the end of the qualifying tournament. In Japan, the Russian team with five wins is the uncontested leader at the tournament, which is held in Japan where ... [ Published 14 hours ago by Voice of Russia ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, Russia, Japan, London

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated 18 hours ago - 5 Documents

Will London's 2012 Summer Olympics Set New Social Innovation and Green Records?

The Olympic torch has arrived in the U.K. and is now making its way to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics. This capital city is striving to keep its pledge to ensure that these Games will include social innovation and be the greenest games ever. A new ... [ Published 18 hours ago by Justmeans ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, London, Invention

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated 20 hours ago - 16 Documents

ENNIS LAUGHS OFF 'FAT' SLUR

Jessica Ennis' coach has claimed a senior figure at UK Athletics has described the Olympic heptathlon hopeful as fat ahead of this summer's London Games.Toni Minichiello told the Guardian that an unnamed "high-ranking person" within the governing body ... [ Published 21 hours ago by AOL UK ]

Entities: Jessica Ennis, London Olympics 2012, Heptathlon

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 7 Documents

Semenya will honour Mandela

Caster Semenya, the woman at the centre of a gender controversy which turned her life upside down, has revealed she will dedicate any success she achieves in this summers Olympics to Nelson Mandela. South African Semenya, the former world 800 metres champion ... [ Published May 25 2012 by Telegraph ]

Entities: Nelson Mandela, Maria Mutola, Pamela Jelimo

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 5 Documents

India eye Azlan Shah Cup glory before Olympics

With the clock rapidly counting down to the London Games, the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh (Malaysia) is a kind of litmus test to the Indian hockey team. India, five-time champions here, start their campaign against New Zealand on ... [ Published May 25 2012 by DNA India ]

Entities: Gurwinder Singh, Azlan Shah, London Olympics 2012

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 14 Documents

Focus: Tourism bidding wars ahead of 2020 Olympic Games

Istanbul, Tokyo and Madrid have made it on to the short list of cities bidding to host the 2020 Olympic Games.The news, announced by The International Olympic Committee (IOC) last night, will see the three remaining candidate cities enter Phase 2 of the ... [ Published May 24 2012 by BreakingTravelNews ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, International Olympic Committee, Tokyo, Madrid

First Reported May 24 2012 - Updated May 25 2012 - 4 Documents

More trains to London for Olympics

Gordon ThomsonReporterMORE trains are being laid on between Glasgow and the nation's capital when London hosts the Olympics and the Paralympic Games.Custom byline text:Thousands of extra seats for passengers travelling between both cities are being provided ... [ Published May 24 2012 by Glasgow Evening Times ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, London, London Paralympics 2012, Gordon Thomson, Virgin Trains

Quotes

"With nine weeks to before the Games start, we are in a fantastic position ahead of where we expected to be when tickets first went on sale in 2011. There are still tickets available, but many sports have limited availability. Sports with 'good availability' of tickets: volleyball, football, taekwondo, handball, basketball, boxing, beach volleyball, canoe sprint, table tennis and hockey."

300,000 Olympic tickets unsold [Telegraph - 18 mins ago]

"At the start, I didn't feel as explosive as I normally feel" he said

'I just never got going' [Jamaica Gleaner - 31 mins ago]

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300,000 Olympic tickets unsold [ Published 18 mins ago by Telegraph ]
Proud youngsters to steward at Olympics [ Published 24 mins ago by Northampton Evening Telegraph ]
AC Milan striker Pato intends to play in London... [ Published 24 mins ago by Tribal Football ]
The Greatest Olympic Athletes – men’s jumps [ Published 26 mins ago by Athletics Weekly ]
Why my kids feel Olympics are not the real thin... [ Published 27 mins ago by Belfast Telegraph ]
Watt leaps over first hurdle [ Published 30 mins ago by Brisbane Courier-Mail ]
'I just never got going' [ Published 31 mins ago by Jamaica Gleaner ]
Olympics boosts 'Brand Britain' in Asia [ Published 39 mins ago by Special Broadcasting Service ]
National Sport: Doctor Who star runs with Olymp... [ Published 51 mins ago by Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser ]
Weightlifter Natasha Perdue pushing for 2012 Ol... [ Published 51 mins ago by This Is South Wales ]
Tottenham Hotspur defender Steven Caulker would... [ Published 51 mins ago by This Is South Wales ]
"It's definitely a funny one": Jessica Ennis la... [ Published 55 mins ago by Mirror.co.uk ]
Bryan Bros Q&A: Knocking On Jack's Door [ Published 57 mins ago by ATP World Tour ]
Breaking News: Doctor Who star runs with Olympi... [ Published 57 mins ago by North Wales Daily Post ]
Newcastle’s Steven Taylor In Provisional GB Oly... [ Published 57 mins ago by The Newcastle United Blog ]
National Sport News: Doctor Who star runs with ... [ Published 58 mins ago by Liverpool Echo ]
London 2012 Olympics: Heptathlon guide [ Published 59 mins ago by Mail Online UK ]
National Sport: Doctor Who star runs with Olymp... [ Published 1 hour ago by Crewe Chronicle ]
National Sport: Doctor Who star runs with Olymp... [ Published 1 hour ago by Chester Chronicle ]
National Sport: Doctor Who star runs with Olymp... [ Published 1 hour ago by Coventry Telegraph ]
Usain Bolt wins in Ostrava [ Published 1 hour ago by Deccan Chronicle ]
London 2012: Syrian general says he will come t... [ Published 1 hour ago by Telegraph ]
Klinsmann encourages Dempsey to sign with a big... [ Published 1 hour ago by USA Today ]
CMS turns down Olympic chance [ Published 1 hour ago by Brighton & Hove Argus ]
Finally, India laugh Last Saturday, May 26, 201... [ Published 1 hour ago by Pune Mirror ]
Jelimo puts Caster in her place [ Published 1 hour ago by Sport LIVE ]
County police to help at Olympics [ Published 1 hour ago by Bromsgrove Advertiser ]
Get Involved in BMX [ Published 1 hour ago by Sky Sports ]
NUFC News: Defender Steven Taylor given an Olym... [ Published 1 hour ago by The Journal ]
Victims of rail firm’s Olympics clean-up [ Published 1 hour ago by Islington Tribune ]

Blogs

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Newcastle’s Steven Taylor In Provisional GB Oly... [ Published 57 mins ago by The Newcastle United Blog ] News today that Steven Taylor has been included in the provisional Great Britain squad for the London Olympics this summer. Steven Taylor in GB provisional squad Steven has been out since early December with an Achilles injury, and it’s hard to think ...
London 2012 Olympics: telling young girls they ... [ Published 17 hours ago by Sport ] The plainly ludicrous suggestion by an unnamed “high-ranking person” within UK Athletics that Jessica Ennis has a weight problem was thankfully taken in good humour by Britain’s Olympic poster girl. She showed what she thought of it ahead of her heptathlon ...
Cycling star Meares feels London pressure [ Published 17 hours ago by The Roar - Your Sports Opinion ] Australian cycling’s “old duck” Anna Meares plans to create Olympic history at the London Games with an age-old cliche in her head. Gold medal fancy Meares, among Australia’s 14-strong cycling team for the London Olympics announced on Friday, says she’s ...
Brother-sister cyclists make Olympic first [ Published 17 hours ago by The Roar - Your Sports Opinion ] Cyclist Alex Edmondson can only find one word for being half of Australia’s first brother-sister combination to ride at an Olympics – crazy. The 18-year-old and his 20-year-old sister Annette were on Friday named in Australia’s cycling team for the London ...
Nürnberg Sign Hiroshi Kiyotake [ Published 17 hours ago by SBNation.com - All Posts ] Nürnberg have signed Hiroshi Kiyotake from J League club Cerezo Osaka. The 22 year old will join the club this summer on a four your contract. through 2016. Kiyotake made his debut in the J League in 2008 at the age of 19 for Oita Trinita where he ...

Audio/Video

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Olympic Profile - Bradley Wiggins [ Published May 24 2012 by The Guardian - YouTube ]
London 2012 Olympics: the flame lands in Britain [ Published May 18 2012 by Telegraph TV - YouTube ]
London 2012 Olympics: Flame formally handed ove... [ Published May 17 2012 by Telegraph TV - YouTube ]
London 2012 Olympics: Triplejumper Yamile Aldam... [ Published May 17 2012 by The Guardian - YouTube ]
London 2012 Olympic Park site architecture - th... [ Published May 17 2012 by The Guardian - YouTube ]

Press Releases

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Melbourne and Olympic city London take the top ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Premier of Victoria ]
CORRECTING and REPLACING Team USA Road to Londo... [ Published May 21 2012 by Business Wire ]
Research and Markets: London 2012: Sustainable ... [ Published May 09 2012 by Business Wire ]
Melbourne scores international hockey coup [ Published May 08 2012 by Premier of Victoria ]
Visa Rallies Fans to Join Worldwide Cheer with ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Business Wire ]