Chinese press and bloggers have been less than favourable about London's contribution to Beijing's Olympic closing ceremony - criticising contributions from the London Mayor Boris Johnson and David Beckham. As the torch was put out in the "Bird's Nest" stadium, one blogger described Mr Johnson as "arrogant,...
As David Beckham kicked a football, Leona Lewis burst into song, a double-decker bus trundled into the Beijing stadium, and Boris Johnson took on the unforeseen role of flag-waving cheerleader, I wondered whether it occurred to anyone that perhaps the British are not all that good at this sort of...
BEIJING -- China completed its stint as Olympic host Sunday with a superstar-studded closing ceremony that capped a 16-day pageant of state-of-the-art logistics and astounding athletic feats, set out for a curious world. The Games did little, though, to erase concerns about the emerging superpower's approach to human rights. ...
BEIJING -- A double-decker red bus carrying British soccer legend David Beckham rolled into the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on Sunday night and transformed an electronic Chinese farewell into a proper British garden party. After 16 record-breaking days that rewrote the history books for off-the-charts athletic...
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the Olympic flag with some reverence, carefully unfurling it before waving it in traditional fashion. And when old rocker Jimmy Page, east end pop star Leona Lewis, and Leytonstone native David Beckham emerged from a gleaming red London bus to cheers from 91,000...
LONDON AFP — Around 40,000 people including record-breaking American swimmer Michael Phelps gathered Sunday to celebrate 2012 host London taking over from Beijing as the Olympic city. The spectators watched the Olympics closing ceremony in Beijing on giant TV screens set up on the Mall near Buckingham Palace,...
IT IS hard to imagine how London 2012 can come near to matching the spine-tingling moments of these Games. Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, "Dame" Becky... how do you follow that? The bar has been raised and we're already feeling the jitters. Seb...
DAVID Beckham believes sprint superstar Usain Bolt should carry on showboating. Beckham arrived in Beijing yesterday and said of the Jamaican world-record breaker: "I think he's great. If you're that good then you can gloat - and it's good to see...
IT IS hard to imagine how London 2012 can come near to matching the spine-tingling moments of these Games. Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, "Dame" Becky...how do you follow that? The bar has been raised and we're already feeling the jitters. Seb Coe...
LONDON AFP — Bobby Robson says England coach Fabio Capello must make a stand and drop David Beckham from his starting line-up ahead of their upcoming World Cup qualifying campaign. With England due to face Andorra on September 6 ahead of a tough meeting with Euro 2008 qualifier...
LONDON AFP — London will take the baton from Beijing on Sunday with the 2012 organisers promising the first 'sustainable' Olympics and Britain riding the wave of its best medal haul for a century. The 19 golds won mainly by Britain's cyclists, sailors and swimmers in Beijing shows...
CARSON, Calif. AP -- Former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena was hired Monday as coach of David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy, who haven't won a game in over two months. Arena was to be introduced at a news conference Monday after guiding the team through practice...
POLICE HAVE searched 55,000 people for knives in a three-month crackdown on stabbings, the Home Secretary said yesterday during a press conference with England footballers. Jacqui Smith, speaking after two more teenagers died of knife wounds at the weekend, said more than 2,500 people were arrested and...
Beijing is hosting what many hail the best Games of all time, and in less than four years, it will be Britain's turn. As our politicians admit there's no clear plan for the Olympic site after 2012, Simon Usborne examines the legacies of previous hosts - and finds both regeneration...
Former U.S. national team coach Bruce Arena was named coach and general manager of Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy, who have not won a game in more than two months. Arena took over for Ruud Gullit, who resigned as coach Aug. 11, and president and general manager Alexi Lalas,...
LONDON AFP — John Terry has retained the England captaincy with manager Fabio Capello preferring to keep faith with the Chelsea defender over Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand. Terry, 27, had been the skipper during the Steve McClaren era after David Beckham quit after the 2006 World Cup. ...
SURGICALLY Enhanced Enter pr ises, in con junction with Airbrush Associates, presents Hollywood's latest blockbuster, Blag It Like Beckham. It's a tale of simple folk, starring a semi-retired footballer and his fading popstar wife. You'll know them as David and Victoria. Set over...
An immediate rumour after the opening ceremony at the Beijing Games was that an emergency meeting of the British Olympic Committee was convened in order to find an excuse for cancelling London 2012. There might have been even greater panic because Britain is expected to produce a 'performance' of eight...
LONDON AFP — For 75 years, sleek greyhounds have chased the mechanical 'hare' round the sandy track at Walthamstow Stadium in east London, roared on by hopeful punters standing just a few steps away. But a proud tradition has been snuffed out. On Saturday, the stadium closed its...
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