Oscar Pistorius has strongly rejected a charge that he murdered his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Reeva Steenkamp, a 29-year-old model, was shot dead at South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius’s home near Pretoria on Thursday. Appearing in court in Pretoria, Oscar Pistorius, 26, wept as prosecutors vowed to pursue a charge of premeditated murder. [...]
By posing for the Louis Vuitton campaign, U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps may be stripped of his medals, four gold and two silver, from the London 2012 Games. The latest Louis Vuitton campaign images, which included Michael Phelps, surfaced on Twitter on August 13, 2012. According to Rule 40, a regulation introduced by the International [...]
Ashley Gill-Webb has been charged with a public order offence after a bottle was thrown at the start of the men’s Olympic 100 metres final on Sunday night. Ashley Gill-Webb, 34, from South Milford, near Leeds, will appear in custody at Stratford Magistrates’ Court on Monday afternoon. A police spokesman said he was charged with [...]
Reuters photographer Luke MacGregor’s perfectly timed snap captured the full moon forming a sixth ring in the Olympic display on London’s Tower Bridge. The masterpiece quickly made the rounds online, with “Tower Bridge” becoming a top trending item on Twitter. The perfectly aligned composition graced London’s skyline Friday night, on the bridge over the River [...]
Twitter is facing a user backlash after suspending the account of journalist Guy Adams, who had criticized NBC Universal’s coverage of the Olympic Games. NBC Universal had complained that Independent newspaper correspondent Guy Adams had posted the email address of one of its executives. But Guy Adams has alleged the complaint was only made after [...]
Duran Duran, Snow Patrol, Stereophonics and Paolo Nutini are celebrating the start of London Olympic Games at a special concert in Hyde Park this evening. The show coincides with the opening ceremony, which will be shown on big screens in the park. Scottish singer-songwriter Paolo Nutini took to the stage to loud cheers to open [...]
Parts of Twitter became inaccessible today, in the eve of Olympic Games opening, before thousands of fans are expected to start tweeting. The Twitter.com site was unreachable for almost an hour, and continued to suffer intermittent faults thereafter. The service was still accessible via its mobile site and other applications. In a message to users, [...]
Spectators who attended a preview of the Olympic Games opening ceremony have been urged to keep the details secret and not spoil the surprise for others. Thousands of people who attended a rehearsal on Monday were asked not to circulate images or videos. Danny Boyle, the ceremony’s artistic director, reportedly addressed the audience to “save [...]
The biggest McDonald’s restaurant on the planet has been built in London, right in the middle of the Olympic park. The vast two-storey restaurant will serve up to 1,200 customers an hour and sell $5 million of fast food during Olympic Games. At 3,000 sq ft the building, next to the Olympic Stadium, is bigger [...]
Zara Phillips, Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter, will not only look the part at the upcoming London Olympic Games, she will be living like her fellow competitors, too. Zara Phillips, Princess Anne’s daughter, is to be given no special treatment, it has emerged, staying in the Olympic village and sharing the same security and transport as other [...]
Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge were the star attractions at last night’s gala to mark the countdown to the London Olympic Games. The royal couple attended the Our Greatest Team Rises Gala dinner at London’s Royal Albert Hall and both looked stylish and sophisticated as they walked down the red carpet. Prince William looked [...]
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