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Olympic flame to be lighted by sunrays on May 10: Lord Coe

 Olympic flame to be lighted by sunrays on May 10: Lord CoeLondon, Feb 2 : Lord Coe, Chairman of London Organizing Committee for Olympic Games (LOCOG), has said the Olympic Flame will be lit by the sun''s rays on the morning of  Read more »

Glasgow is Britain's lone potential candidate for 2018 Youth Olympics

Glasgow is Britain's lone potential candidate for 2018 Youth OlympicsLondon, Jan 31 : The British Olympic Association (BOA) says the city of Glasgow has formally expressed its interest in hosting the  Read more »

3 Oz Olympic hopefuls test new sports bras to boost performance

3 Oz Olympic hopefuls test new sports bras to boost performanceMelbourne, Jan 25 : Three Australian Olympic hopefuls, who are in line for the London 2012, volunteered to test the new sports bras which aims to give better mobility to athletes.  Read more »

Shortage of sniffer dogs could threaten security at Olympics

Shortage of sniffer dogs could threaten security at OlympicsLondon, Jan 23 : A shortage of sniffer dogs can threaten the safety of British security teams during the 2012 London Olympics.  Read more »

Olympics at risk from cons: Interpol chief

Olympics at risk from cons: Interpol chiefLondon, Jan 20 : Interpol Director Ron Noble believes the London Olympics face danger from various illegal betting syndicates who can try to lure athletes into fixing events. Noble warned organizers to be wary of such groups.  Read more »

CWG scam: Argument on charge from Feb 1

CWG scam: Argument on charge from Feb 1New Delhi, Jan 12 :  A day before starting daily hearing, a special CBI court here Thursday said the argument on charge in a corruption case related to purchase of time-scoring-result (TSR) system  Read more »

Green activists cry foul over use of 4000 BMWs for VIPs during London Olympics

Green activists cry foul over use of 4000 BMWs for VIPs during London OlympicsLondon, Jan 02 : The London Olympics have been touted to be the ‘greenest’ Olympic games to have ever taken  Read more »

UK police launch special unit to protect London Olympics from Indian betting syndicates

UK police launch special unit to protect London Olympics from Indian betting syndicates London, Jan 2 : The UK police will set up a special unit to crack down on betting syndicates, particularly  Read more »

Seb Cole promises London will not become 'siege city' during Games

Seb Cole promises London will not become 'siege city' during Games  Read more »

London, Dec 29 - Sebastian Coe, the president of London Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (LOCOG), has promised the local media that the capital

Security arrangements during Olympics wont turn London into fortress: Lord Coe

Security arrangements during Olympics wont turn London into fortress: Lord CoeLondon, Dec 28 : The Chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Lord Coe has said that military and army  Read more »

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Australia set India 270-run target

Australia set India 270-run targetAdelaide, Feb 12 - Australia made 269 for eight against India in the fourth match of the tri-series at the Adelaide Oval here Sunday.

David Hussey scored 72 while debutant Peter Forrest made 66.

R. Vinay Kumar and Umesh Yadav took two wickets each for India.  (IANS)

Australia bat against India

Australia bat against IndiaAdelaide, Feb 12 - Australia won the toss and decided to bat in the fourth match of the tri-series against India here Sunday.

India rested Sachin Tendulkar while Australia Michael Hussey.  Read more »

Force India driver Di Resta under pressure to perform

Force India driver Di Resta under pressure to performLondon, Feb 4 (ANI): Force India driver Paul Di Resta has confessed to being under pressure to perform during his second full year on the Formula One circuit.  Read more »

i1 Supercar Series put off by a year

i1 Supercar Series put off by a yearChennai, Feb 1 :The much-hyped and twice postponed inaugural i1 Supercar Series will now be held in 2013, according to a press release from the promoters, Machdar Motorsports.  Read more »