Union Jack’s Sporting Roundup July 2012
Euro 2012: England Win Group ENGLAND qualified for the quarter-finals of the European Championships, for the first time since 1996, when they topped Group D with two wins and a draw. The Manchester City duo of Joleon Lescott and Sami Nasri provided the goals in Donetsk, where England and France commenced their opening match, June [...]
Runaway Torch In Coventry
DURING the Olympic Torch tour through Coventry earlier this month two young boys managed to breach a cordon to grab the Olympic flame from a torchbearer. Security were able to handle the matter without too much fuss.
Feast Of Arts, Galaxy Of Stars For Olympic Games
THERE WILL be amazing performances and memorable scenes all over Britain this summer. And only some of them will involve medals. Many of the world’s top athletes will compete in the Olympics this summer, and there will be plenty of action away from the tracks, fields and arenas. Alongside the sporting contest is an entertainment [...]
Beckham Fails To Make Britain’s Olympic Team
DAVID BECKHAM – Britain’s most famous sportsman – seemed destined to be a headliner at the London Olympics. Not on the soccer field. The former England captain failed to make the British Olympic team, a surprise snub for a local lad who helped secure the games for his city and worked tirelessly to promote them. [...]
Countdown: The London Olympics By The Numbers
LONDON’S OLYMPICS this summer is big, big, big by any measure. Here are a few numbers from Olympic organizers that put the July 27-August 12 event into perspective. THE GAMES THEMSELVES • 10,500 athletes from 205 national Olympic committees • 26 sports; 39 disciplines • 34 venues around the UK • 302 medal events • [...]
UK Officials: Fake Olympic Goods Seized
LONDON (AP) – Britain’s Border Force says it has seized thousands of fake Olympic goods at ports and airports across the UK ahead of the London Games. It says that officials have seized more than 7,000 Olympic-branded bags, 500 cigarette lighters and 400 vests among other items. The force said Friday that the largest haul [...]
Olympic Torch Blows Out During Relay
AS MOST people know by now the Olympic torch is making its way on a long-distance relay of the UK. Starting on May 19, 2012, the Olympic torch relay began its tour of the UK in the run-up to the London Games – taking 70 days, carried by 8,000 torchbearers. However not all things go [...]
Ahmadinejad Wants To Attend London Olympics
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is eager to attend the Olympic Games in London to support Iranian athletes but says that Britain has a “problem” with hosting him. Ahmadinejad was quoted on Thursday by the official IRNA news agency as saying he would like to be “beside Iranian athletes” in London but that [...]
Britain Revokes Lifetime Olympic Doping Bans
BRITAIN’S OLYMPIC committee rescinded its lifetime bans for drug offenders Thursday, falling into line with the World Anti-Doping Agency after losing its battle to keep former drug cheats out of the London Games. The British Olympic Association revoked its bylaw following a ruling last month by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that struck down [...]
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 [...]
