CNN-IBN's sports experts reckon London lived up to its promise of delivering a memorable Olympics opening. ...
03:36 PM, Jul 28, 2012
London: London, blow our minds. The world city that needs no introduction but could do with an Olympic-sized pick-me-up in the midst of economic recession launches the 2012 Summer Games with a spectacular opening ceremony on Friday that faces a unique challenge: to be as memorable as Beijing's planet-wowing, money-no-object extravaganza of 2008. The British capital will set itself apart, as it has so often down the centuries, by being...
10:37 AM, Jul 27, 2012
However, the star England footballer refused to divulge any details in an interview given to CNN. ...
02:57 PM, Jul 25, 2012
London: The 205 teams marching at the London Olympics opening ceremony will be controlled with a "secret device" to ensure they do not delay the parade, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday. Several thousand athletes representing 205 nations and the four marching under the Olympic flag will walk at a similar pace with the help of the device, the IOC's Games Executive Director Gilbert Felli said. IOC member Richard...
09:20 AM, Jul 25, 2012
The London Olympics opening ceremony will be a grand spectacle " but will it be a surprise? In a word, no. Director Danny Boyle wants the details to stay secret and games chief Sebastian Coe has pleaded for insiders to stop leaking details of the extravaganza. But in the age of camera phones and social media, with 10,000 performers in the ceremony, thousands of Olympic security and staff and more...
10:27 AM, Jul 24, 2012
London: Chris Hoy, whose four Olympic gold medals and host of world titles earned him a knighthood, will claim another honour on Friday when he will become the first cyclist to carry the British flag at the London Games opening ceremony. Hoy carried the flag at the 2008 Games closing ceremony after his triple-gold medal track cycling haul, and will be competing in his fourth Games having also won gold...
07:11 PM, Jul 23, 2012
London: The Mayor of the Olympic Games Village Sir Charles Allen on Sunday asserted that India was not the lone country, whose request to defer the welcome ceremony, was turned down. "Yes, we do understand why the Indian officials wanted their welcome ceremony at the Olympic Games Village to be put off for a few days to enable more athletes to arrive in London," he said, asserting that all such...
09:45 PM, Jul 22, 2012
Rock band Coldplay might perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics to be held in London. The prestigious sports event is slated for July 27-Aug 12, 2012, and Coldplay is at the top of the organiser's wish-list of acts for the opening gala, reports contactmusic.com. "Coldplay are the biggest stadium rockers in Britain today, and their style of anthemic music would be perfect for the Olympics. (The opening...
12:19 PM, Apr 09, 2011
Were emotions missing in the grand opening of Beijing Olympics? ...
01:55 AM, Aug 11, 2008
Statistics show Olympics opening ceremony was the most watched tele-sporting event. ...
08:12 PM, Aug 10, 2008
