2010
29
Mar
The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have been accused of being anti competitive, as a result of their decision to ban all payments by credit cards except for Visa.No other cards will be accepted to buy tickets, merchandise or even food and drink…
2010
18
Jan
Lord West (a Home Office Minister) has reassured a House of Lords sub committee that the London Olympics are safe from being hit by sewage travelling at “40 miles an hour”.I am at a loss to understand why sewage would suddenly shoot out onto the site. …
2009
24
Nov
The Olympics minister, Tessa Jowell, has stated in the government’s quarterly report on the London 2012 Olympics that:”This report shows we are still on time and still on budget.”SNORT!What budget is she looking at then?Olympic Medals won during the Be…
2009
18
Nov
Unsurprisingly, as money is pumped into East London (around the site of London 2012 Olympics), property prices are rising and those locals who are at the bottom end of the economic pecking order are being displaced by a slow but steady wave of gentrifi…
2009
2
Oct
Tokyo’s hopes of hosting the 2016 Olympics were shattered Friday as the Japanese capital was eliminated in the second round of voting by the International Olympic Committee.
Rio de Janeiro was named the winner of rights to stage the 2016 Games, beating Madrid in the final round of voting to become the first South American [...]
2009
30
Sep
The International Olympic Committee is no stranger to tough decisions. It took the risk of sending the games to Beijing and said “No” to New York in the aftermath of 9/11. Yet, despite all of that accumulated experience, some IOC members are struggling with their latest conundrum: choosing the Olympic host for 2016.
Just two [...]
2009
3
Sep
Gordon Brown, now so desperate to cling to power, has tagged on to the Olympics bandwagon in the hope of salvaging his reputation.Brown took the Cabinet on an “away day” to the offices of a building contractor at the 2012 Olympic Games site.Brown claim…
2009
26
Aug
Were there to be an Olympic event for wasting money, then Surrey council would win a gold for its performance.The council wants to appoint an Olympics co-ordinator on a three-year contract, tasked to ensure that “the Surrey 2012 programme has maximum i…
2009
17
Jul
How reassuring to see that, despite the current recession and a budget that is out of control, those tasked with keeping the costs of the London Olympics 2012 under control are making sure that they are personally not in danger of facing any undue fina…
2009
9
Jun
This weeks Sexy Sport Hot Babe of the week is Haley Cope
Haley was born in Chico, California. Her best swimming performance was the gold medal on the 2001 world championship.
Top performances:
2001: LC World Championships – 1st 50m backstroke (28.51), 6th 50m free (25.25), 11th 100m backstroke (1:02.61)
2002: SC World Championships – 1st 100m [...]