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London opens with pageant for next generation
Fri,27 Jul 2012 06:37 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - The Queen declared the London Olympics open after playing a cameo role in a dizzying ceremony designed to highlight the grandeur and eccentricities of the nation that invented modern sport. Children's voices intertwining from the four corners of her United Kingdom ushered in an exuberant historical pageant of meadows, smokestacks and digital wizardry before an audience of 60,000 in the Olympic Stadium and a probable billion television viewers around the globe. ...
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Games open with rousing romp through British life
Fri,27 Jul 2012 06:30 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Seven teenagers lit the Olympic cauldron on Friday, at an opening ceremony starring the queen and seen by millions around the world, in a touching finale to a high-octane, musical celebration of British history and culture. True to the London Games' motto of 'Inspire a Generation', organizers put unknown youngsters in the global limelight rather than established sporting greats in the closing act of a madcap four hours of comedy, spectacle, noise and emotion. ...
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Piercy grabs share of Canadian Open lead, Els misses cut
Fri,27 Jul 2012 05:19 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Americans Scott Piercy and William McGirt held a one-shot lead after Friday's second round of the Canadian Open while Ernie Els missed the cut five days after winning the British Open. Piercy, who shot a course-record 62 in the opening round at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club, returned a three-under-par 67 for an 11-under 129 while McGirt joined the overnight leader with a four-under 66. The duo were one shot clear of American Robert Garrigus (66), who is alone in third at 130 while compatriot Bo Van Pelt (66) was a further shot back. ...
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Golf-Piercy grabs share of Canadian Open lead, Els misses cut
Fri,27 Jul 2012 05:12 PM PDT
Reuters - July 27 (Reuters) - Americans Scott Piercy and WilliamMcGirt held a one-shot lead after Friday's second round of theCanadian Open while Ernie Els missed the cut five days afterwinning the British Open. Piercy, who shot a course-record 62 in the opening round atthe Hamilton Golf and Country Club, returned a three-under-par67 for an 11-under 129 while McGirt joined the overnight leaderwith a four-under 66. The duo were one shot clear of American Robert Garrigus(66), who is alone in third at 130 while compatriot Bo Van Pelt(66) was a further shot back. ... Full Story | Top |
Golf-U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open scores
Fri,27 Jul 2012 05:03 PM PDT
Reuters - July 28 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the U.S. PGA Tour Canadian Open at the par-70 course on Friday in Ancaster, ON. The cut was set at 139. 129 Scott Piercy (U.S.) 62 67 William McGirt (U.S.) 63 66 130 Robert Garrigus (U.S.) 64 66 131 Bo Van Pelt (U.S.) 65 66 132 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 65 67 Tim Clark (South Africa) 70 62 Josh Teater (U.S.) 67 65 133 Bud Cauley (U.S.) 70 63 Troy Matteson (U.S.) 65 68 Camilo Villegas (Colombia) 69 64 134 Gavin Coles (Australia) 65 69 Patrick Sheehan (U.S.) 68 66 Kevin Kisner (U.S.) 69 65 Russell Knox (Britain) 68 66 Tommy Gainey (U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Seven teenagers light Games' cauldron
Fri,27 Jul 2012 04:51 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Solving the last remaining riddle of the opening ceremony, seven teenagers were given the honor of lighting the Olympic cauldron in the symbolic start to the 2012 London Games. The young athletes, each nominated by a renowned British Olympian, lit a single tiny flame each within a copper petal on the ground, which triggered the ignition of more than 200 petals. The petals then rose towards each other to form one flame, described as a flame of unity. ...
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Kaleidoscopic pageant sets London Games rolling
Fri,27 Jul 2012 04:31 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth declared the London Olympics open after playing a cameo role in a dizzying ceremony designed to highlight the grandeur and eccentricities of the nation that invented modern sport. Children's voices intertwining from the four corners of her United Kingdom ushered in an exuberant historical pageant of meadows, steel mills and megapixels before an audience of 60,000 in the Olympic Stadium and a probable billion television viewers around the globe. ...
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Britain's Queen officially opens 2012 Olympic Games
Fri,27 Jul 2012 04:24 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth officially opened London's 2012 Olympic Games shortly after midnight following a spectacular celebration of British art, history and culture. (Editing by Alison Williams)
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Queen plays cameo with 007 at eccentric Games opening
Fri,27 Jul 2012 04:11 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - James Bond actor Daniel Craig and Britain's Queen Elizabeth stole the show at a spectacular 2012 Olympic opening on Friday, appearing together in a comic film beamed to 60,000 people in the main stadium and a billion viewers around the world. After a an eccentric and exuberant trip through British history and culture, athletes took center stage in London as the Greek team kept Olympic tradition and led out thousands of competitors dressed in national costumes. ...
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Flying Squirrel and Wieber Fever meet in London
Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:54 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Team mates one day, heated rivals the next, American gymnasts Gabby Douglas and Jordyn Wieber may not be Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte but their showdown for the Olympic all-around gold could provide the London Games with one of its great moments. Douglas, the tiny, bubbly 16-year-old sensation dubbed the "Flying Squirrel" is sure to become an instant Olympic favourite and could also walk away a multiple medal winner having established her credentials with an upset victory over Wieber at the U.S. trials. ...
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Police arrest cyclists near Olympic Park
Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:43 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Police arrested a number of cyclists near the Olympic Park in east London as the opening ceremony was under way in the main stadium on Friday. Officers surrounded a group of up to 100 cyclists on a road to the east of the Park who had been taking part in a monthly alternative "Critical Mass" ride around London. As the ceremony drew to a close police were putting the cyclists on buses and taking them away from the area. There was little tension evident and officers were seen chatting and joking with the detained cyclists. ...
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Saudi women join opening ceremony for first time
Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:39 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's first female Olympic athletes made their appearance at the opening ceremony to the London Games on Friday, dressed in traditional hijabs, or Islamic headscarfs. Saudi Arabia was one of three countries, alongside Brunei and Qatar, never to have sent female athletes to the Olympics but the latter two confirmed earlier this year that their delegations would include women. ...
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Greece look to leave woes behind as Games begin
Fri,27 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Under-funded, hit by Olympic controversy and against the backdrop of a national economic crisis, Greece led the athletes' parade at the opening ceremony to the London Games on Friday, having vowed to put their problems behind them. The Greeks, who traditionally enter the stadium first in honor of the ancient Olympics and as hosts of the first modern Games in 1896, have endured the expulsion of two elite athletes, one for doping and one for a racist tweet on the eve of the Games. ...
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Opening ceremony ends long road for volunteer actors
Fri,27 Jul 2012 02:48 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - The exuberant show that Britain put on for the world on Friday was the culmination of months of rainy rehearsals by thousands of volunteers. For some of the 7,500 amateur performers, preparing for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics demanded long, late commutes and personal expense - but it has generated memories expected to last a lifetime. "As soon as I found out in January that this is what I was going to be doing, I put my life on hold. ...
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Former Olympic runner Porter dies in Arizona plane crash
Fri,27 Jul 2012 02:44 PM PDT
Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - A two-time Olympian and prominent U.S. distance runner was among three people killed when his twin-engine plane crashed and burst into flames after takeoff from an Arizona airport, his alma mater said on Friday. Pat Porter, 53, who ran the 10,000 meters in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics, died along with his 15-year-old son, Connor, and a friend when the aircraft crashed at Sedona Airport on Thursday morning, Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado, said in a statement. Aviation records show the Beechcraft 60 aircraft was registered to Porter. ... Full Story | Top |
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