London transport hopes to cope with Olympic rush
Despite seven years of planning and a colossal budget, transport remains the Achilles heel of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Despite seven years of planning and a colossal budget, transport remains the Achilles heel of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
United Kingdom, London : There is just a month to go before London welcomes the world for the Olympic Games. While the sporting infrastructure is ready, two concerns remain: transport and security.
London’s Olympic Stadium will be transformed into a rural British idyll for the Games opening ceremony on July 27, organizers say. The ceremony’s artistic director Danny Boyle — whose film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ won eight Oscars — says the £27 million ($42 million) ceremony will give Britons ‘a picture of ourselves as a nation.’
Juvic Pagunsan fired a three-under 69 Thursday to stay three shots off the lead in the World Golf Championships Cadillac Championship despite terrible playing conditions at Doral’s Blue Monster.
Jeremy Lin flirted with a triple double but the New York Knicks struggled to find the right chemistry with the return of Carmelo Anthony, losing 100-92 to the New Jersey Nets on Monday.
NEW YORK—The NBA has announced its compressed 66-game schedule, which will force every team to navigate demanding stretches at home and on the road that they would not normally endure in a full season. Because of the lockout-shortened season, the Los Angeles Lakers are now scheduled to play games on the first three nights of [...]
The Southeast Asian Games was to close Tuesday with sporting success for Indonesia overshadowed by a stampede at the headline football final which left at least two people dead and a young boy in a coma.
LONDON – Four-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams found a powerful ally in her dispute over being exiled to an outside court when women’s tennis boss Stacey Allaster said she was “disappointed” by the decision. Williams, the defending champion, was furious that her second round clash with Romania’s Simona Halep on Thursday had been relegated to [...]
LONDON—Roger Federer can picture himself lifting a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title, but can also sense the dangers posed by Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. Federer, now without a Grand Slam title since his 16th major at the 2010 Australian Open, was stunned by the Czech Republic’s Tomas Berdych in the quarterfinals last year, [...]
LONDON–Arsenal blew their last chance to get back in the Premier League title race as the Gunners were beaten 2-1 at Bolton on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side needed a victory at the Reebok Stadium to have any chance of catching Manchester United, but Daniel Sturridge put Bolton ahead and Tamir Cohen headed a last minute [...]
PHILADELPHIA — (UPDATE) The Boston Celtics swept the New York Knicks out of the NBA playoffs Sunday, but the Philadelphia 76ers denied Miami a seamless move into the Eastern Conference second round. Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Rajon Rondo added 21 points and 12 assists for the Celtics, whose victory at [...]
MIAMI – The Miami Heat earned sole possession of second place in the NBA Eastern Conference by cruising past Boston 100-77 in a battle between two teams hoping to go on long runs in the post-season. “It was a playoff-atmosphere type of game, from the fans to both teams’ approach to what the game meant,” [...]
AUGUSTA – South African Charl Schwartzel birdied the last four holes on Sunday to win the 75th Masters by two strokes over Australians Adam Scott and Jason Day in a dramatic back-nine showdown. Schwartzel’s third birdie in a row was a tension-packed eight-foot putt at the 17th hole that left him needing only to par [...]
