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BBC
| 9 months ago
The top-10 list of countries that won most Olympic medals barely changed between 2008 and 2012...But which countries did better or worse than we should have expected? Standard medal league tables are unfair, whether they rank countries in terms of...
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BBC
| 9 months ago
This was the best-ever performance from a US team outside American soil, topped only by huge hauls of 78 golds at the St Louis 1904 Games and 83 at the boycotted Los Angeles Games of 1984. Restoring the US to the top of the pile, and doing so...
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Adelaide Now
| 9 months ago
THE woman who broke Great Britain's gold medal "drought" at their home Games became an Olympian by answering an ad in the newspaper. In 2008, Helen Glover was a pretty good runner and in Great Britain's fringe field hockey squad, but was not heading...
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International Business Times
| 9 months ago
Kate Middleton was as much an attraction at the London Olympics 2012 as the athletes who won medals for their country. Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, attended most of the sporting events through the course of the fortnight-long gala, which...
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All Africa
| 9 months ago
Sixteen days after the grandiose official opening ceremony, a lot of energy has been dispensed, excitement shared, ink flowed on the columns of newspapers and each nation bagging home what it had sowed. As usual, no tsunami or earthquake was...
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United Press International
| 9 months ago
Britain's Prince Harry Sunday closed the London Olympic Games during a ceremony highlighting the United Kingdom's musical legacy and looking toward Rio in 2016. The final medals of the Summer Games were handed out during the ceremony according to...
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International Business Times
| 9 months ago
The Royal family threw out their all-out support for the Olympics 2012. Not only were the royalties involved during the opening ceremony but during the closing ceremony as well. In fact, the closing ceremony was so much of a blast that Prince Harry...
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Russia Today
| 9 months ago
It is a safe bet the London 2012 Olympics have been generating benefits for the whole of Great Britain, both in terms of economic and social effects. But what is also very important is that the Games simply made the country feel better...The...
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The Courier-Mail
| 9 months ago
Barack Obama congratulated British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday for hosting an "extremely successful" Olympic Games in London. The warm statement was a sharp contrast to the barbed comments Obama's Republican rival in the November elections,...
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International Business Times
| 9 months ago
While the London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony has yet to air, all the athletic competitions were completed Sunday by about 1 p.m...Share This Story Related Articles In the overall medal count, the U.S. finished first, with 104 medals: 46 gold,...
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PopSugar
| 9 months ago
Kate Middleton and Prince Harry had great seats for this evening's Olympics Closing Ceremony in London. They were on hand to watch as British musicians, including Kate Bush, George Michael, and One Direction performed. Both Kate and Harry have been...
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USA Today
| 9 months ago
Obama congratulates Cameron on successful Olympics Updated President Obama called British Prime Minister David Cameron today to congratulate him on hosting the Olympics. The White House readout: President Obama called Prime Minister Cameron today to...
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BBC
| 9 months ago
Both teams were ranked fourth going into the tournament, and the UK Sport target of one to two medals from the Games was achieved. Fourth is where the men finished after a 3-1 loss to Australia in the bronze medal match. They had suffered a crushing...
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Chicago Tribune
| 9 months ago
The U.S. men's basketball team beat Spain 107-100 Sunday to win the Olympic gold medal in London...The U.S. barely lead Spain at halftime, 59-58, at North Greenwich Arena. The Americans beat their previous seven opponents by an average of 35.7 points,...
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Celebrity Gossip
| 9 months ago
Though it may be the penultimate day of the London 2012 Olympics, Saturday's (August 11) competitions kept the excitement going...Women's basketball team earned their fifth straight gold medal since 1992 by beating France 86-50 in the finals.
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BBC
| 9 months ago
Golden moments from London 2012 12 August 2012 Last updated at 11:11 GMT London 2012: Team GB finish third in Olympic medal table Great Britain's chef de mission Andy Hunt has called his team's performance at London 2012 their "greatest ever" after...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 9 months ago
Jason Lee, Great Britain men's hockey coach, admitted he was relieved his players had the opportunity to redeem themselves after their catastrophic semi-final performance despite missing out on a bronze medal after a 3-1 defeat to Australia yesterday...
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Russia Today
| 9 months ago
05 British fans celebrate the London Olympics (AFP Photo / Franck Fife) (19.1Mb) embed video It is a safe bet the London 2012 Olympics have been generating benefits for the whole of Great Britain, both in terms of economic and social effects.
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Daily News & Analysis
| 9 months ago
Their lap of honour thanking the crowd for their support after the match was as half hearted as their performance over the last two weeks...The Indian hockey team touched another low on Saturday by finishing at the bottom of the competition after...
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Zee News
| 9 months ago
Compact defence on both sides kept the initial play confined to the midfield before the Netherlands mounted a series of raids and German goalkeeper Max Weinhold had to come out to block a couple of shots in the goalmouth. Rabente tilted the scales in...
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Telegraph India
| 9 months ago
They came in droves hoping against hope that the Indian hockey team would give them something to cheer about. However, for the Indian fans at the Riverbank Stadium on Saturday, it was once again that sinking feeling. The feeling of being lost in the...
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NY Daily News
| 9 months ago
Super-fan Kate Middleton goes berserk for Team GB in the bleachers watching women's field hockey Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, showed herself a field-hockey FANatic as she cheered on Team GB to a 3-1 win in a tense match against New Zealand.
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 9 months ago
The Sports Network The German men's field hockey team earned its second straight Olympic gold medal on Saturday, besting the Netherlands by a 2-1 margin on a late goal by Jan Philipp Rabente. Just nine seconds after having a shot saved by Netherlands...
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Celebuzz
| 9 months ago
As the 2012 London Olympic Games wind down, world records and historic moments continue to be made. Great Britain's field hockey had a ground-breaking Friday, with the women's team grabbing its first medal in 20 years...For the first time in 20 years,...
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Dutch News
| 9 months ago
The Dutch came out strongly in the first half but the German defence proved too solid. The Germans scored the first goal early in the second half and began to take control of the match. A penalty corner provided the Dutch with a 1-1 score line but...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 9 months ago
Reactions like that have been the unexpected joy of these Olympics. Seeing Australian athletes who have not reached their goals, or those imposed upon them, tempering their natural devastation with dignity and good humour. Surely, that is a far...
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Celebuzz
| 9 months ago
Kate Middleton was back to her cheerleader ways as she watched Great Britain grab its first field hockey medal in 20 years on Friday. Dressed in a white Team GB sleeveless polo shirt and knee-length skirt, the Duchess of Cambridge accompanied by a...
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The Courier-Mail
| 9 months ago
THE Kookaburras rallied from the shattering disappointment of losing their semi-final to snatch a consolation bronze medal against Great Britain in the Olympic men's hockey competition. Australia had too much class for a willing but limited Great...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 9 months ago
Australia's Christopher Ciriello challenges Briton Ashley Jackson. Photo: Pat Scala For the second successive Olympic campaign, Australia have salvaged a consolatory bronze medal in the men's hockey after beating Great Britain 3-1 in the play-off at...
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| 9 months ago
They also let slip a 3-0 lead to Great Britain at the pool stage, but there was little likelihood of anything similar happening this time. The Kookaburras created a hatful of opportunities with their open and direct play, and could have won by more.
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International Business Times
| 9 months ago
Team Great Britain men's hockey team's attempts to claim their first Olympic medal since 1988 ended in failure after defeat to Australia in the bronze medal final. Simon Orchard gave Australia a deserved lead after 17 minutes, before Britain drew...
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India Abroad
| 9 months ago
Australia's [ Images ] beat Britain 3-1 to win the men's hockey bronze on Saturday, their sixth consecutive Olympic medal, having dominated the second half against the hosts. Australia took the lead in the 17th minute when Jamie Dwyer, five-times...
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The independent
| 9 months ago
Suggested Topics Great Britain's men finished their Olympic campaign empty-handed after losing the bronze medal play-off against world number ones Australia. Defensive errors cost them in their own circle while a failure to properly test goalkeeper...
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BBC
| 9 months ago
Australia denied Great Britain's men's hockey team their first Olympic medal in more than two decades with a 3-1 victory in their bronze medal play-off. GB last won a medal in 1988, famously lifting the Olympic title in Seoul. Having endured a 9-2...
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The Courier-Mail
| 9 months ago
The duo just made the decider by .03sec but managed to beat home crews from Canada and Germany in a final won by the powerhouse Russian crew ahead of Belarus and Great Britain. "We have been skirting around the A finals at World Championship level...
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BBC
| 9 months ago
Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake lead the Jamaican challenge in the 4x100m relay at 21:00 BST. The medals won in the canoeing take the GB haul at the current Games to 26 golds, 15 silvers and 18 bronzes and a total of 59 overall...Heath and Schofield then...
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ExpoSay
| 9 months ago
Britain's Duchess Catherine was all smiles as she cheered Team GB's Olympic hockey team to victory yesterday (10.08.12)...She told MailOnline: ''She came to see us afterwards and said congratulations. ''She said she desperately wanted to be a part of...
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India Abroad
| 9 months ago
Indian Hockey team on Saturday touched a new low by finishing at the bottom of the competition after being beaten 3-2 by South Africa [ Images ] in the 11-12 place classification match at the Olympic Games [ Images ]. This was the sixth straight loss...
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Zee News
| 9 months ago
Chances were even in a scoreless first half before the Netherlands got the opening goal of the match in the 45th minute, Xinhua reported. Carlien Dirske Van Den Heuvel followed up an Eva De Goede penalty corner flick to slap the ball into the goal...
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DAWN
| 9 months ago
The Netherlands won their second successive women's Olympic hockey gold by beating world champions Argentina 2-0 on Friday with both goals scored from second-half penalty corners. The Dutch netted from their third corner in the 45th minute through...
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San Jose Mercury News
| 9 months ago
Font Resize Associated Press Volleyball U.S. women seek first gold: Everything is ready for the coronation of the top-ranked U.S. women's indoor volleyball team Saturday when it faces rival Brazil in a rematch of the 2008 Olympic gold medal match won...
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Zee News
| 9 months ago
They have now joined Australia as the only three-time Olympic champions. Hockey: India aim to avert bottom finish» I Wrestling: Indian wrestlers as Amit, Narsingh crash out» I Beijing loss still rankles Olympic bronze medallist Saina Nehwal» I Medals...
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Indian Express
| 9 months ago
So coach Max Caldas warned some of his best players before the final on Friday to raise their game. They did and the result was a convincing 2-0 win over world champion Argentina, which had beaten the Dutch in two major finals in the last two years. `...
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E! Online
| 9 months ago
Great Britain's women field hockey team win the bronze medal in the final match against New Zealand today. The ever chic duchess has been making the rounds at the 2012 games, watching Team G.B. rack up its most successful results in years. Given her...
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Ledger-Enquirer
| 9 months ago
The Sports Network The Netherlands won its second straight Olympic women's field hockey gold medal on Friday, knocking off reigning world champion Argentina. Thanks to goals from captain Maartje Paumen and Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel, the...
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Dutch News
| 9 months ago
X Friday 10 August 2012 The Dutch women's hockey team retained their Olympic title with a 2-0 win over Argentina at the Riverbank Arena on Friday evening, following a bronze medal for Laura Smulders in the BMX final earlier in the day. After an...
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Reuters
| 9 months ago
Topics Great Britain's Kate Walsh reacts after their women's bronze medal hockey match against New Zealand at the Riverbank Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games August 10, 2012. Britain's women beat New Zealand 3-1 to take hockey bronze on Friday,...
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Mail Online UK
| 9 months ago
10 August 2012 Great Britain won its first women's Olympic hockey medal in 20 years this afternoon, beating New Zealand 3-1 in the bronze medal match before a packed and partisan crowd at the Riverbank Arena. The Duchess of Cambridge was in the...
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Celebrity Gossip
| 9 months ago
Getting in on yet another high-ranking Olympic match-up, Kate Middleton played specator at the Women's Hockey bronze medal game between New Zealand and Great Britain today (August 10)...Proving to be quite a busy time for Kate, Miss Middleton's...
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Zee News
| 9 months ago
Wrestler Amit Kumar disappoints in quarterfinal Zeenews Sports Bureau London: Radoslav Marinov Velikov of Bulgaria will face India's Amit Kumar in repechage round 2...India's medal hopes on Day 14 of London Olympics rested on wrestlers Narsingh and...
