Topic: Olympic

Tags: light painter’ psychedelic olympic rings
February 07, 2012

Light painter’s psychedelic Olympic rings

Light painter David Gilliver has created his own psychedelic version of the Olympic rings. He spent ...

Tags: powell starts olympic season 50m win
January 30, 2012

Powell starts Olympic season with 50m win

NEW YORK  - Asafa Powell won the 50m at the US Open indoor athletics meeting on Saturday, then ...

Tags: olympic champ raska dies 70
January 21, 2012

Former Olympic champ Raska dies at 70

PRAGUE : Czech ski jumper Jiri Raska, the Olympic winner from the 1968 Grenoble Winter Games, died ...

Tags: england opts start olympic
January 04, 2012

England opts for home start to Olympic year

LONDON  - Britain's Hannah England, the World Championship 1500 metres silver medallist, will ...

Tags: match fixing viewed olympic threat
January 02, 2012

Match fixing viewed as Olympic threat

LONDON - Match fixing has surpassed doping as the greatest threat to the Olympic Games, according ...

Tags: federer aims extend winning olympic
January 02, 2012

Federer aims to extend winning run into Olympic year

DOHA  - Roger Federer believes the momentum he achieved from his finest finish to a season can ...

Tags: nicol vows fight olympic squash
December 30, 2011

Nicol vows to fight on for Olympic squash

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian superstar Nicol David has vowed to continue her fight to include ...

Tags: Ramirez Warren Win Olympic Trials Titles
August 07, 2011

Ramirez, Warren win Olympic trials titles

MOBILE (US) (Agencies) - Jose Ramirez scored 21-16 win over 2008 Olympian Raynell Williams in a ...

Tags: Rogge Amazed London Olympic Sales Demand
July 06, 2011

Rogge amazed by London Olympic sales demand

DURBAN (AFP) - International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said here on Monday he had ...

Tags: Samsung Signs Beckham Olympic Ambassador
May 13, 2011

Samsung signs Beckham as Olympic ambassador

LAHORE (PPI) Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd has announced an exclusive agreement with the legendary ...

Tags: Global Olympic Partnership
July 31, 2010

Global Olympic partnership

KARACHI (PR) - Procter and Gamble (NYSE:PG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday ...

Tags: Double Olympic Champion Kitajima Back Action
April 20, 2010

Double Olympic champion Kitajima back in action

TOKYO (AFP) Japans two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima on Monday booked ...

Tags: Czechs Pin Olympic Hopes Elias Jagr
December 31, 2009

Czechs pin Olympic hopes on Elias, Jagr

PRAGUE (AFP) New Jersey Devils winger Patrik Elias and NHL legend Jaromir Jagr will lead the ...

Tags: Roster Revelations Spark Olympic Excitement
December 27, 2009

Roster revelations to spark Olympic excitement

WASHINGTON (AFP) Alex Ovechkin will lead world champion Russia into the Vancouver Winter Olympics ...

Tags: Olympic Champion Plushenko Wins Return
October 26, 2009

Olympic champion Plushenko wins on return

MOSCOW (AFP) Olympic champion Yevgeny Plushenko began his campaign to retain his title at the 2010 ...

Tags: Harrowing Security Caused Chicago Olympic Snub
October 06, 2009

Harrowing security caused Chicago Olympic snub

KARACHI The city of Chicago was denied the hosting rights of 2016 Olympic Games not because it was ...

Tags: Olympic Movement Set Nailbiting 2016 Climax
September 26, 2009

Olympic movement set for nailbiting 2016 climax

PARIS (AFP) - One of the tightest and most hard-fought battles to win the right to host an Olympic ...

Tags: Fraser Emulates Bolt Add World Crown Olympic Gold
August 19, 2009

Fraser emulates Bolt to add world crown to Olympic gold

BERLIN (AFP) - Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser won the women's 100 metres title here at the world ...

Tags: Olympic Medalists Set Pace Indoor Meet
February 28, 2009

Olympic medalists set the pace at US Indoor meet

BOSTON (AFP) - World indoor 60-meter hurdles champion Lolo Jones and Olympic medalists Terrence ...

Tags: Britains Olympic Heroes Win Gongs New Years Honours
January 01, 2009

Britain's Olympic heroes win gongs in New Year's Honours

LONDON (AFP) - Britain's Olympic heroes added a fresh haul of gongs to their Beijing medals ...

Tags: Bajwa Saqlain Record Statement Olympic Performance
October 28, 2008

Bajwa, Saqlain record statement on Olympic performance

LAHORE - The fact finding committee of the Ministry of Sports recorded the statements of Pakistan ...

Tags: Jahangir Confident Squashs Olympic Inclusion
October 17, 2008

Jahangir confident of squash's Olympic inclusion

MANCHESTER (AFP) - Legendary Pakistani squash player Jahangir Khan says his sport has its best ever ...

Tags: Olympic Winner Dementieva Advances Semis
September 03, 2008

Olympic winner Dementieva advances to semis

NEW YORK (AFP) - Olympic champion Elena Dementieva advanced to the US Open semi-finals on Tuesday, ...

Tags: Australian Olympic Medallist Sick Pneumonia
August 29, 2008

Australian Olympic medallist sick with pneumonia

    BRISBANE (Australia) (AFP) - Australian swimming star Stephanie Rice, who won ...

Tags: Germans Add Olympic Feather World Crown Spain Humbled 10
August 24, 2008

Germans add Olympic feather to the World crown, Spain humbled 1-0

BEIJING - When it is Germany against Spain in the Olympic Games, you can almost always take a wager ...

Tags: Ageless Mutola Reaches Fifth Olympic 800 Metres Final
August 17, 2008

Ageless Mutola reaches fifth Olympic 800 metres final

BEIJING (AFP) - Mozambiquean 800 metres legend Maria Mutola reached her fifth Olympic final here on ...

Tags: Waugh Wants Cricket Olympic Sport
August 06, 2008

Waugh wants cricket to be Olympic sport

HONG KONG (AFP) - Former Australia Test captain Steve Waugh has thrown his weight behind Twenty20 ...

Tags: Russia Japan Look Tighten Olympic Headlock
July 24, 2008

Russia, Japan look to tighten Olympic headlock

MANILA (AFP) - World champions Mavlet Batirov, Khadjimourat Gatsalov and Alexei Michine will be ...

Tags: Mournful Shanghai Welcomes Olympic Torch
May 24, 2008

Mournful Shanghai welcomes Olympic torch

SHANGHAI (AFP) - The Olympic torch reached China's financial hub of Shanghai on Friday, but ...

Tags: China Gratitude Olympic Torch Relay Pak
May 23, 2008

China gratitude over Olympic torch relay in Pak

KARACHI - President of the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao has thanked Pakistan for the ...