Joomla! - the dynamic portal engine and content management system http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/frontpage.html Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:35:59 +0000 Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management en-gb 2012-olympics/TFKYhttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/159-wiggins-looking-to-improve-performance-but-not-with-garmin.html MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 25, 2009 (AFP) – Britain’s Bradley Wiggins has indicated that staying with his current team Garmin is unlikely to boost his hopes of finishing on the Tour de France podium next year. After his remarkable fourth place finish on July’s race the versatile Englishman, best known for his individual pursuit feats on the Olympic and worlds’ track, has become a target for the new British outfit Team Sky. Wiggins has a year left on his contract with Garmin and the]]> frontpage Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:00:55 +0000 http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/158-india-hopes-to-win-wrestling-medals-in-commonwealth-games.html NEW DELHI - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M S Gill on Saturday said that Indian wrestlers are set to deliver well at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 London Olympics. Gill said after he met Ramesh Kumar, who won India’s first world championship men’s wrestling medal in 32 years, and his coach [...]]]> frontpage Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:30:37 +0000 http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/157-arnold-schwarzenegger--arnie-invited-to-london-olympics.html Arnold Schwarzenegger has been requested to attend London Olympics 2012 as a special guest. The 62-year-old actor-turned-California governor has been invited to see how East London has changed, since he resided and trained in the area as a bodybuilder in the 1960s. Newham mayor Sir Robin Wales has extended a written invitation to Arnie, wherein [...] Related posts: Arnold Schwarzenegger : Arnie to swap notebooks with online lessons in California Arnold Schwarzenegger : Arnie, Sly and Wil]]> frontpage Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:09:31 +0000 http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/156-cancellara-matching-federer-before-double-gold-bid.html by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 25, 2009 (AFP) – Fabian Cancellara is on the cusp of another career milestone that is set to further enhance his standing in the popularity stakes against Swiss compatriot Roger Federer. Tennis’s world number one Federer may be more in vogue worldwide, but mention Cancellara’s name across the Confederation’s 26 cantons and the big 28-year-old from Berne would arguably come out on top. Cancellara claimed a record-equaling third time tria]]> frontpage Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:40:24 +0000 http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/155-ramesh-kumar-is-confident-of-bringing-more-medals-to-indias-name.html Indian wrestler Ramesh Kumar who has brought India Glory and has established India’s name on a respectable position in the sport of wrestling is confident that he will bring many more laurels to his country’s name. Ramesh Kumar says that his preparations for the 2010 commonwealth games and 2012 london Olympics have already commenced and that he expects to bring a gld medal from the same. Previously Ramesh made history as he was the first Indian wrestler to win a medal in the Commonwealth Wrestli]]> frontpage Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:17:32 +0000 http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/154-opp--925-damon-albarn-brian-eno-more.html Is Damon Albarn the artistic director for the 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony in London? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for 2010 were announced yesterday, with the Stooges, ABBA, Kiss, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and others earning a nod Brian Eno released a new iPhone app, Trope How about ten things you didn’t know about Kraftwerk ? Members of Radiohead and Blur push for a “three strikes” rule for illegal downloaders KEXP wants to help you know your subgenres with an explo]]> frontpage Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:45:00 +0000 http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/153-historic-railway-arch-to-be-rebuilt-after-remains-found-dumped-in-river.html Once heralded the “first great building of the railway age”, the historic Euston Arch could be rebuilt in time for the 2012 Olympics. The ambitious £10 million design was unveiled by the Euston Arch Trust which has campaigned for the rebuilding of the 70ft landmark since it was demolished by 1960s planners. Co-founder Dan Cruickshank said the forthcoming redevelopment of Euston Station – set to cost a staggering £1 billion – would provide an unmissable opportunity to reinstate the spectacul]]> frontpage Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:33:11 +0000 http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/152-optical-express-performs-laser-eye-surgery-on-olympic-champion.html Cumbernauld, Glasgow (PRWEB) September 25, 2009 -- Optical Express, the number one provider of laser eye surgery in the world, has revealed it has performed LASIK surgery on Olympic champion rower...]]> frontpage Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:00:01 +0000 http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/151-more-to-fencing-than-meets-the-eye.html Jaw-dropping swordplay and charged up entertainment are not just found in the latest pirate epic on the silver screen. The sport of fencing has all the excitement of swordplay, without the messy results! The use of swords in battle goes back to the ancient eras, and by the middle ages, it had become particularly popular among the English gentry. Fencing evolved into a sport of its own, and within a few hundred years, rules emerged to define the sport. fencing equipment evolved along with]]> frontpage Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:27:15 +0000 http://www.2012-olympics.info/component/content/article/1-latest-news/150-will-damon-albarn-direct-2012-olympics-ceremony.html Now here’s an Olympic-sized good idea: Damon Albarn is a leading contender to be the artistic director for the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012., according to The Independent . The Blur and Gorillaz singer has already spoken with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games . An appointment is expected to be made in the new year, although Albarn is not the only person up for the job. Oscar-nominated film director Stephen Daldry has also report]]> frontpage Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:51:28 +0000