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Olympics: Missiles placed in London park
News 24 | 1 year agoBritish military chiefs said they hoped the deployment of surface-to-air missiles in a London park on Thursday would "allay people's fears" as the armed forces geared up for the 2012 Olympic Games. The Rapier and smaller High-Velocity Missiles were... -
Lisa Markwell: Edible soil? Sometimes you just want a pizza
The Independent | 1 year agoAs a member of the Fellowship of Unnecessary Clegg Knowledge, I spotted last week that the Deputy Pr.....Mmmmn, what I really fancy to eat tonight is an edible stone...This week when the awards for the World's 50 Best Restaurants were announced it's... -
Missiles on my roof? Londoners push back on Olympics security
Christian Science Monitor | 1 year agoLondoners push back on Olympics security The defense ministry has begun putting anti-aircraft missiles on rooftops in a few parts of London ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games. -
The big idea is now global phenomenon
Pacific Daily News | 1 year agoWritten by Neal Kranz For Pacific Daily News Filed Under Editor's note: This weekly column looks at the global phenomenon of multi-country, multi-sport events or Games and their wide-ranging effect on the world of sport and beyond. The vision of... -
Olympian lays his cards on the table
Adelaide Now | 1 year agoShowdowns to survive an image-defining test against unbeaten AFL pacesetter Sydney at the SCG tomorrow. Stuart O'Grady as Australia's flag bearer at the London Olympic Games opening ceremony should be the most clear-cut decision the Australian... -
O'Grady must show flag for Australia
Adelaide Now | 1 year agoStuart O'Grady as Australia's flag bearer at the London Olympics should be a clear-cut decision. The South Australian veteran is aiming to represent Australia for the sixth time at the Games since making his debut and winning a silver in the team... -
GB duo deserve chance - Robertson
BBC | 1 year agoNathan Robertson Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier deserve their chance at London 2012 according to Nathan Robertson, who is likely to be denied another attempt at Olympic gold by the mixed doubles pair. Robertson and Jenny Wallwork were beaten by the... -
Fish to play grass-court event at Queen's Club
Tennis | 1 year agoOrganizers say Mardy Fish is set to play at the Queen's Club tournament next month as a grass-court warmup for Wimbledon and the London Olympics...Davis Cup team's quarterfinal against France in April due to a health scare...Britain's Andy Murray is... -
London carries out tests ahead of Olympics
San Diego Union-Tribune | 1 year agoThose missiles can be used to target large aircraft and fend off a 9/11-style attack. But the decision to use an apartment block as a possible launch has rankled local residents. The military says it hopes the security exercises, which continue... -
London International Book Fairs Week profiled by TheBookGuide
PRWeb | 1 year ago3 May 2012Two weeks early because of the Olympics, this year's Book Fair Week will see no less than eight independent events catering for every conceivable taste and pocket.
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Ready to play ‘mind game' with the world's best
Portland Tribune | 1 year agoMariel (pronounced with a soft "a") Zagunis is entirely comfortable in her own skin, which, when you think about it, isn't much of a surprise. The Beaverton resident has fame and reasonable fortune, a pair of Olympic fencing gold medals, a Notre Dame... -
Willis abandons Olympics 5,000m bid
Taiwan News | 1 year agoOlympic 1,500-meter silver medalist Nick Willis of New Zealand has abandoned plans to also contest the 5,000 meters at this year's Games in London. Willis, who finished third in Beijing but was promoted to second when the winner failed a doping test,... -
Athletics: Willis to race only 1500m in London
New Zealand Herald | 1 year agoWillis, the silver medallist in the 1500m at the 2008 Beijing Games, had intended to race both his favoured event and the longer distance in London but announced today on Twitter he had put that plan to bed. "Great meeting with my coaches and wife... -
Australia steps up heart checks of its Oympians
Taiwan News | 1 year agoThe Australia n Olympic Committee has instituted enhanced heart checks of its London-bound team, with this week's death of Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen and two recent on-field collapses in European football highlighting a need for more... -
Nick Willis pulls out of Olympic 5000m bid
New Zealand Infotech Weekly | 1 year agoOlympic 1500m silver medalist Nick Willis has abandoned his plan to also race the 5000m at the London Games later this year. A buoyant Willis had floated the plan of running the gruelling 1500-5000m double in London around the national championships... -
Olympics: Kiwi athletes to be medically screened
New Zealand Herald | 1 year agoThe sporting world was rocked for the third time in little over a month when world champion Norwegian swimmer Alexander Dale Oen was found dead after training. His death comes just weeks after a fatal heart attack for an Italian footballer which... -
Swimmers can help meet 33-mark for London
The Star | 1 year agoMalaysia sent 33 athletes to compete in individual sports at the Beijing Olympics four years ago and that feat could be repeated again in London if the swimmers play their part in the Malaysian Open starting at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit... -
San Jose P.E. teacher falls short in Olympic wrestling bid
San Jose Mercury News | 1 year agoFont Resize Julia Gonzales, a physical education teacher at Overfelt High School in San Jose, lost Sunday in the quarterfinals of the World Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament in Taiyuan, China, in an attempt to wrestle in the London Games for the... -
U.S. synchronized swim team fail to qualify for Summer Olympics
San Jose Mercury News | 1 year agoFont Resize The U.S. synchronized swim team will miss the Summer Olympics for the first time since the event was included in the Games in 1996. An American team with mostly Bay Area swimmers placed sixth Saturday in a qualifying tournament in London... -
London Olympics organizers braced for biggest test yet
Reuters | 1 year agoTopics The gated Bow Quarter apartment complex is seen at right near the Olympic stadium in London in a March 27, 2012 file photo. London 2012 organizers braced themselves for their biggest test of the Olympic Park on Wednesday while assuring... -
London will not be 'seige city' for Games: Coe
New Zealand Infotech Weekly | 1 year agoThe Olympics will not turn London into 'Siege City' despite plans to deploy surface-to-air missiles on residential buildings and fighter jets in the skies, London 2012 chairman Seb Coe said...Some residents of an apartment block overlooking the... -
London Olympics organizers braced for biggest test yet ?
Arab News | 1 year agoLondon 2012 organizers braced themselves for their biggest test of the Olympic Park yesterday while assuring spectators that airport-style security would not mean hours of queuing to get in. Six test events are taking place at five venues over the... -
Coe: London won't be a 'siege city' for Olympics
Turks and Caicos Free Press | 1 year agoLondon should not be turned into a "city under siege" by the heavy security measures being put in place for the Olympics, London organizing chief Sebastian Coe said Wednesday.
