Did you watch the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games? What did you think? Many reviewers have pointed at director Danny Boyle's choice to pay tribute to the National Health Service, even though it was just an excuse to lead into a longer tribute
Read Full Article atTHE British sailing community was mourning the death of Olympic champion Andrew Simpson after the 36-year-old drowned when his vessel capsized in San Francisco Bay during training for the America's Cup on Thursday. Simpson, who won gold in the Star class
Digital Spy readers have backed the Olympics Opening Ceremony to win this weekend's Audience Award at the TV BAFTAs. Celebrity Juice, The Inbetweeners and The Only Way Is Essex are among the previous winners of the title, which is the only audience-voted
Silver medallist Andrew Simpson of Britain smiles during his men's star class keelboat sailing medal race victory ceremony at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, southern England in this August 5, 2012 file photo. LONDON (Reuters) - T
Other Sport 2013-05-10 09:01 San Francisco - Tributes poured in for Olympic medal-winning Briton Andrew "Bart" Simpson, who died when a Swedish catamaran capsized on Thursday while training for the upcoming America's Cup races. Simpson, who was 36, won g
The security firm that failed to provide enough guards for the London Olympics, G4S, has been hired to provide security support at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland next month. In addition to anti-globalisation protesters, Northern Irish police have been
STAGING the Olympic torch relay in Stoke-on-Trent last year cost taxpayers nearly £190,000. Thousands of people attended a free concert in Hanley Park to mark the historic arrival of the Olympic flame in the city on May 30. The total cost of the event, w
