ITV is in talks with BT to show Premier League games
August 22nd, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) For the first time in history, the ITV will now be showing the Premier League games. This was a conclusion that came up after the ITV had ... Read more...
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Final medal table at 2012 London Olympic Games
August 13th, 2012 - 3:13 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 13 (IANS) The following is the final medal table at the 2012 London Olympic Games which concluded here Sunday. India finished 55th.Country Gold Silver Bronze TotalUnited States ... Read more...
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Chinese company to supply Olympics pin badges for 2016 Rio Games
August 5th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) Beijing Huajiang Culture Development Co. Ltd. has secured a contract to provide Olympic pins badges to the next edition to be held in Rio de Janeiro ... Read more...
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Temporary basketball arena to be sold after Olympic Games
July 22nd, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 22 (IANS) The temporary basketball arena will be sold after the 2012 London Olympic Games, and Brazil, the hosts of the 2016 edition, is the most likely buyer, ... Read more...
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Coe promises ’safe and secure’ Games
July 21st, 2012 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 21 (IANS) The Chairman of the London 2012 Olympics, Sebastian Coe, has promised that the Games will be "safe and secure".Speaking on BBC radio, Coe responded to questions ... Read more...
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London mayor joins preparation for 2012 Games
March 17th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 17 (IANS) The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, joined "Team London Ambassadors" for the first public unveiling of the eye-catching uniforms they will wear when they welcome the ... Read more...
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London plans big security exercise for Olympic Games
February 21st, 2012 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 21 (IANS) London authorities are planning a massive security exercise this week for the upcoming Olympic Games, the Metropolitan police said.The exercise will test the response of emergency ... Read more...
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England play Norway, Belgium before Euro 2012 games
January 6th, 2012 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 6 (IANS) England will face Norway and Belgium in their final two friendlies before competing in UEFA Euro 2012.As the governing body of the game in England, the ... Read more...
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Seb Cole promises London will not become ’siege city’ during Games
December 29th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Sebastian Coe, the president of London Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (LOCOG), has promised the local media that the capital would not turn into a ... Read more...
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Liverpool striker Suarez banned for 8 games
December 21st, 2011 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 21 (IANS) Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was banned for eight games after a Football Association (FA) disciplinary hearing found him guilty of racism for abusing Manchester United's Patrice ... Read more...
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Overseas businesses in London see benefits from 2012 Olympics
June 17th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Overseas firms are likely to increase their investments in London on the back of 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games that business feels would bring long-term ... Read more...
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UK footie fan has spent 55 years watching 10 K games
April 3rd, 2011 - 12:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 3 (ANI): Believe it or not! Football fan Brian Buck has spent more than 50 years watching a staggering 10,000 games.He began watching as a four-year-old, and, it was clearly ... Read more...
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Injured Man U star Nani ruled out for three games
March 8th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 8(ANI): Manchester United winger Nani has been ruled out for at least three games after being cut to the bone by Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher.Carragher had caught the ... Read more...
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King Kenny warns Fergie not to play mind games
March 4th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 4 (ANI): Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has warned his Manchester United counterpart Alex Ferguson that he will be wasting time trying mind games when both rivals meet at Liverpool ... Read more...
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Ferguson eyeing Rooney ‘burst’ ahead of important Premier League games
February 19th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 19(ANI): Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has urged striker Wayne Rooney to use his 'scissor-kick' goal, an overhead kick he hit in the derby against Manchester City last ... Read more...
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Fabregas says Arsenal afraid of losing big games
December 20th, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec. 20 (ANI): Cesc Fábregas has admitted Arsenal were "scared" of losing to Manchester United at Old Trafford last Monday and that they fear defeat in major fixtures.Arsenal lost 1-0 ... Read more...
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Britain’s ‘worst football team’ concedes 227 goals in 11 games!
November 30th, 2010 - 5:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 30(ANI): Madron FC, a football team from Cornwall, has gained fame after being branded the worst in Britain following the loss of 11 games in a row in which it ... Read more...
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Boyle doesn’t think ‘England can top Beijing at 2012 Olympic Games’
November 2nd, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 02 (ANI): 'Slumdog Millionaire' director Danny Boyle doesn't think that England could one-up Beijing in the 2012 Olympic Games.Boyle has vowed to go 'back to basics' as he oversees ... Read more...
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Pattinson, Stewart obsessed with board games
October 26th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 26 (IANS) "Twilight" lead couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have turned to board games to kill free time on the sets.The Hollywood couple, who play lovers in the hit ... Read more...
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Back injury forces world champ Semenya to pull out of Delhi Commonwealth Games
September 29th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 29 (ANI): World 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has pulled out of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games on medical grounds just hours after her coach announced that she was fit ... Read more...
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Murrays’ mom disappointed at non-inclusion of tennis for 2014 CW Games
September 27th, 2010 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 27 (ANI): British No.1 Andy Murray's mother, Judy, is disappointed that tennis will not be included in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.The mother of tennis players Andy and Jamie ... Read more...
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Brit wife killer ’strangled mistress during wild sex games’
September 26th, 2010 - 3:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 26 (ANI): The mistress of British wife killer Michael Roberts has revealed how the sex-crazed strangler tried to throttle her too.Shaken Kerrie Hall said he slapped and bit her ... Read more...
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Northern Ireland confirm participation in Delhi Commonwealth Games
September 25th, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 25(ANI): Northern Ireland has followed England, Wales and Scotland in giving their athletes approval to participate in the Delhi Commonwealth Games.The Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council (NICGC) had delayed making ... Read more...
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Four world class British cyclists pull out of Games
September 24th, 2010 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 24 (IANS) In the latest blow to the Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers, four top cyclists -- including world and Olympic champion Geraint Thomas -- have pulled out of the Games ... Read more...
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Team England to fly out to Delhi for Commonwealth Games
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 23 (ANI): Dispelling fears over the conduct of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, the England team is all set to fly out to India on Thursday.Earlier, Team England had admitted ... Read more...
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Top British athletes pull out of Delhi Commonwealth Games
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 22 (ANI): English athletes Phillips Idowu, Christine Ohuruogu and Lisa Dobriskey have all pulled out of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games over security concerns and injury woes.World triple jump ... Read more...
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England’s star trio pull out of Commonwealth Games
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 22 (IANS) The Commonwealth Games, to be held in New Delhi from Oct 3, has suffered another blow after three of England's high profile athletes - Phillips Idowu, Christine ... Read more...
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Reigning Commonwealth 400m champion to miss Delhi Games
September 9th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 9 (IANS) Australia's John Steffensen, the reigning Commonwealth Games 400 meters champion, Thursday pulled out from the Oct 3-14 event over a four-year-long feud with Athletics Australia (AA) and accused ... Read more...
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Caster Semenya to take part in Commonwealth Games
August 23rd, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 23 (IANS) Amidst pullout of some high-profile athletes, there was finally some good news for the Delhi Commonwealth Games organisers Monday as South African world champion middle distance runner Caster ... Read more...
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UK middle-distance runner to decide on participation in 2010 Commonwealth Games
August 16th, 2010 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 16 (ANI): The Kent middle-distance runner Lisa Dobriskey reportedly would decide today whether to defend her 1500-metre title at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in October this year.Dobriskey ... Read more...
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‘Prudish’ ECB’s diktat against dancers’ ‘flesh show’ during county Twenty20 games
June 4th, 2010 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 4(ANI): The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has told counties to ensure that their 'cheer girls' at Twenty20 games do not show too much flesh.The directive was sent after ... Read more...
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For the first time in 44 years, UK Queen to skip Commonwealth Games
May 30th, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 30 (ANI): A packed appointments schedule has led Britain's Queen Elizabeth to skip the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October. This will be the first time in 44 years that ... Read more...
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Mila Kunis addicted to online games
May 10th, 2010 - 2:14 am ICT by IANS
London, May 10 (IANS) Hollywood actress Mila Kunis has confessed she is addicted to computer games.
The actress has revealed she's become hooked on Facebook's FarmVille game, reports contactmusic.com."All you do ... Read more...
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BBC to broadcast 2010 Commonwealth Games
April 23rd, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 23 (IANS) The BBC Friday announced it has won the broadcasting rights for the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
The Games will be available across TV, radio, online, iPlayer, ... Read more...
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Ancelotti says he’s not fazed by Ferguson’s ‘mind games’
April 13th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 13 (ANI): Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has told his Manchester United counterpart Alex Ferguson not to play mind games with him.Ferguson all but conceded the title after Manchester ... Read more...
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