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London 2012 Games: Ticket applications 'hit the roof'
April 26, 2011Applications for tickets for the London 2012 Olympics have "hit the roof", according to organisers. The deadline to apply for the 6.6 million tickets on the London 2012 website is 2359 BST on 26 April. London 2012 chief executive Paul Deighton...
London 2012 Olympics team publishes first green report
April 22, 2011London 2012 Olympic organisers have published the first environment report for next year's Games. The report says it is on target to cut the carbon footprint by 100,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in the procurement of materials and venue construction...
India power past Sri Lanka to Cricket World Cup triumph
April 02, 2011India beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in a pulsating final to deliver World Cup glory to their cricket-mad population for the first time since 1983. Sri Lanka smashed 91 from their last 10 overs to post 274-6 in Mumbai, with Mahela Jayawardene making a...
Bosnia-Hercegovina handed Fifa international ban
April 02, 2011Bosnia-Hercegovina have been suspended from world football after refusing to comply with governing body Fifa's regulations. The Bosnian Football Federation (NSBIH) had been ordered to change its three-man presidency into one single position by both Fifa...
India wins semi-final world cup cricket match against Pakistan
March 31, 2011India has won bragging rights over Pakistan after beating its arch-rival on the cricket field and advancing to the World Cup final match against Sri Lanka set for Saturday. Life for more than a billion people across India and Pakistan came to a standstill...
2012 Olympics tickets go on sale
March 15, 2011Tickets for the London 2012 Olympics have gone on sale, 500 days ahead of the event. Some 6.6 million tickets are available from the London 2012 website over a six-week period and organisers say all applications will be treated equally. Prices range...
World Cup games to remain on free-to-air TV in the UK
February 18, 2011The European General Court (EGC) has ruled that UK football fans can continue to watch major events on free-to-air TV in future. Fifa and Uefa had challenged a decision allowing the UK government to designate the World Cup and European Championships...
Cricket World Cup: Australia drop batsman Mike Hussey
February 09, 2011Mike Hussey has said he is shocked to not make Australia's World Cup squad. The batsman, 35, was initially selected despite rupturing his hamstring in a one-dayer against England last month. But Cricket Australia's selectors have decided they are...
Torres: a pawn on our chess board but the King remains
February 06, 2011After a week of expectation surrounding the Spain striker's British record move to west London, it was Raul Meireles who was the hero thanks to his 69th-minute strike which sealed fourth-straight win for Kenny Dalglish's side and a league double...
Bouquet of 2011 Super Bowl commercial ads (video)
February 06, 2011Pittsburgh Steelers will face Green Bay Packers on Sunday, February 06, 2011, for the championship match of the 2010 NFL season better known as the Super Bowl 2011. The match will start 6:00 PM ET. The game is also a place on which big...