London 2012 closes with the nations pride.

By admin | August 12, 2012 |

The London 2012 Olympics have ended with a spectacular musical closing ceremony and the official handover to the next host city, Rio de Janeiro. The three-hour show featured some of the biggest names of British pop from decades past, including the Spice Girls, George Michael and Elbow. Games chief Lord Coe said: “When our time…

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Adams set for a Gold or Silver…

By admin | August 8, 2012 |

GB’s Nicola Adams guarantees herself at least a bronze with a convincing win in her Olympic fight at the ExCeL arena. Adams outclasses Stoyka Petrova of Bulgaria 16-7 in the women’s fly (51kg) quarter-finals and will definitely walk away with a bronze having only fought once, after she received a bye in her first round

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Brothers in arms

By admin | August 7, 2012 |

Great Britain’s Alistair Brownlee wins the triathlon gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics in Hyde Park. Spain’s Javier Gomez took silver, with Brownlee’s brother Jonny winning bronze after serving a 15-second penalty for mounting his bike too early. The gold is Britain’s 19th of the London Games, equalling the total number of golds they…

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Gold for GB Show-Jumpers

By admin | August 6, 2012 |

Nick Skelton, 54, and Peter Charles, 52, drew on all their experience in a nerve-jangling jump-off against the Netherlands to help deliver Great Britain’s first showjumping gold medal in 60 years at a euphoric Greenwich Park on Monday. But in many ways it was a miracle that they were there at all.

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Worlds fastest man stikes again

By admin | August 5, 2012 |

Jamaican sprinter wins in 9.63 seconds, the second fastest time ever, to defend title he won in Beijing ahead of his compatriot Yohan Blake and the USA’s Justin Gatlin…

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