UK To Issue Postage Stamps For Gold-Medal Winners
IN ADDITION to finding themselves on the winner’s podium, British Olympians could also turn up on postage. Britain’s Royal Mail said last month it will issue stamps recognizing the achievement of each British gold medal at the London Olympics. Royal Mail said that stamps of gold-medal winners will be on sale by lunchtime the following [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup May 2012
England In Sri Lanka ENGLAND opened their tour of Sri Lanka, March 15-April 17, with an innings and 15 run win over a Sri Lankan Board XI, and then beat a Sri Lanka Development XI at Columbo, by four wickets in another three day match. SLD XI 431(Chamara Silva 163)-6 dec and 199-4 dec. England [...]
Looking At Britain’s Real Austerity Olympics: 1948
ATHLETES bought their own uniforms, and some their own food. They stayed in private homes, schools and military barracks. If eggs appeared on the training menu, it was a cause for celebration. When London hosted the Olympics in 1948, organizers did it on the cheap – and they made no apologies about it. “We talk [...]
Ten Athletes To Watch At The London Olympics
WITH THE London Olympics less than 100 days away, it’s time to take a look at some of the athletes who will stand out on the global stage this summer. As London organizers put the finishing touches on the venues and city officials prepare for an invasion of fans, athletes around the world are training [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup April 2012
England Conclude Pakistan Series, Commence Sri Lankan Tour ENGLAND concluded their series in Abu Dhabi against Pakistan, losing the Test series 3-0, but winning the ODIs series 4-0. The tour finished with three Twenty20 matches which England won 2-1. Pakistan won the first game by eight runs. Pakistan 144-6 at 20 overs. England 136-6 at [...]
London 2012: Olympic Torch Relay Route Released
LONDON GAMES officials unveiled a street-by-street map of the 8,000-mile (12,875-kilometer) route, which begins at Land’s End — the westernmost tip of England — on May 19 and includes a stop in Dublin, Ireland. Schoolchildren, charity fundraisers, war veterans and a centenarian are among 8,000 people who will carry the Olympic flame in the torch [...]
THE FOUR-MINUTE MILE
Roger That: Bannister Relives Mile Milestone ROGER BANNISTER remembers those fabled four minutes as if they were yesterday, still as vivid in his mind today as that blustery late afternoon more than half a century ago. Like a proud patriarch regaling his wide-eyed grandchildren, the 82-year-old Bannister avidly recounts that magical four-lap race on a [...]
Prince Harry Takes On Usain Bolt In Pre-Olympic Race
PRINCE HARRY took on the fastest man in the world as part of a “race” with Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt during his visit to Jamaica. Wearing a track suit with Jamaica’s colours, Prince Harry took off down the track after a false start at the University of the West Indies stadium in Kingston while [...]
Don’t Shake On It: Health Advice For UK Olympians
DON’T SHAKE on it, you might catch something. Britain’s Olympic athletes have been advised to avoid shaking hands with rivals and visiting dignitaries at the London Games. But while etiquette experts fear that could look rude, the 550-strong British team will just be following official medical advice. The British Olympic Association is concerned about illness [...]
Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup November 2011
Indycar Finale Claims Life Of British Driver Dan Wheldon THE FINAL race of the 2011 IndyCar Racing League at Las Vegas, October 16, was supposed to decide the championship between front-runners, Dario Franchitti and Will Power, but an horrendous pile up of 15 cars on the thirteenth lap brought about the ultimate tragedy in a [...]
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