The Londoner predicts the Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m finals will almost certainly come down to a one-lap shoot-out, and his narrow defeat in the final strides of the 10,000m at last summer’s World
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US women’s soccer team qualifies for London Olympics with 3-0 win over Costa Rica
January 31, 2012 Comment Off 32 ViewsThe formality is that the U.S. beat Costa Rica 3-0 Friday night to earn a ticket to London. The game was quite a bit more suspenseful than expected, with the Americans overcoming some early
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The great Olympic guessing game: Who will light the cauldron for London Games?
January 31, 2012 Comment Off 38 ViewsWith six months to go until the opening ceremony, British bookmakers are taking floods of bets on the issue, while fans, athletes, media and the public at large are speculating on who will get the
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London 2012 Olympic village ready for finishing touches
January 31, 2012 Comment Off 32 ViewsLondon (CNN) -- Six months to the day before Opening Ceremonies, builders have handed the Olympic Village over to the London 2012 organizers. The first of 16,000 beds have been
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