Olympic News

Morrissey Compares London Olympics To Nazi Germany

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 07.08.2012 | UK Entertainment

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As more than 20 million viewers tuned in to the BBC to watch Usain Bolt win the 100 metre final Sunday night, you can be certain that one Northern man...

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Proof That Nokia's 808 PureView Can Make Any Olympics Snap Decent (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 06.10.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Olympic News, Nokia, Cameras, Nokia Pureview 808, UK News, Olympics, Nokia 808 PureView, UK Gadgets, UK Tech News

The Nokia 808 PureView is a wonderful and ridiculous camera phone, which can take 41 megapixel photos. And no, that's not a typo. Unfortunately,...

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Gone To Pot: Judo Fighter Nicholas Delpopolo Expelled For Taking Cannabis

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK Sport

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Judo fighter Nicholas Delpopolo has tainted the US team image after he tested positive for cannabis. However, he claimed that he'd ingested marijua...

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Go Aus Zealand! Australia's Last Ditch Attempt To Steal Medal Glory

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK

Read More: UK News, Australia, Gold Medals, Olympics News, Olympic Medals, New Zealand, Tabloids, Olympic News, 2012 Olympics, Rivalry, UK News

In a last-ditch attempt for Games glory, Australia's tabloid media have tried different tactics to boost the nation's sporting achievements - includin...

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WATCH: Olympians 'Have No Lives' In Spoof Ad

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: London 2012, Video, Olympians Have No Lives, Olympics, Olympics News, Citibank, Olympic News, UK Viral Videos, Olympians, Spoof Ads, Comedy Clips, UK Comedy News

Feeling a bit intimidated by the sheer awesomeness/brilliance/super-skillz of the Olympians? Well, here's a short video that's designed to make you fe...

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Greatest Of All Britons

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Stephen Hull and Paul Vale | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK Sport

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Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford set the country alight on "Super Saturday" after each winning gold medals in what is surely one of the mos...

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Ennis Wins Gold For Team GB

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Stephen Hull | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK Sport

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Jessica Ennis made Olympic history on Saturday after destroying the opposition to win the heptathlon gold medal at her home games. Ennis crosses ...

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Greatest Britons: Meet Our Medal Winners

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 04.08.2012 | UK

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Britain has caught the Olympic bug - and it's reflected in the medals table. Team GB is now third, underneath China and America. Before the clo...

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Rowing For Gold: Royal Mail Will Release Team GB Men's Four Stamp

PA | Posted 04.08.2012 | UK

Read More: London 2012, UK News, Olympics, Olympics News, Olympic News, London Olympics, Royal Mail, Slideexpand, Video, UK News

A stamp to celebrate Team GB's gold in the rowing men's four will be will be on sale by lunchtime on Sunday. The honour will be the first time Roya...

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PICTURES: Jessica's London Games

Posted 04.10.2012 | UK Sport

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PICTURES: Jessica's London Games

Posted 04.10.2012 | UK Sport

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Way To Row: Team GB Claim Double Rowing Gold On Super Saturday

PA | Posted 04.08.2012 | UK Sport

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Super Saturday got off to a sensational start as Britain's rowers claimed two golds and Jessica Ennis continued her march towards Olympic glory. Ch...

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10 Amazing Olympic Facts

The Huffington Post UK | Ted Thornhill | Posted 04.08.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Polls, Australian Olympics, Team GB Olympics, Video, UK News, Olympics, Olympic News, Victoria Pendleton, UK Cycling, UK Sport News, Poll, Slideexpand, London Olympics 2012, Sports Crime, UK Sport News

While you're waiting to watch Team GB win another medal, amaze your friends with these amazing Olympic facts.. In the ancient Olympics trainers had...

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Super Saturday Brits Go For Gold

PA | Posted 04.08.2012 | UK Sport

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Jessica Ennis is hoping to build on her sensational start in the heptathlon as the Games' Super Saturday gets under way in the Olympic Stadium. The...

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5 British Olympic Athletes Who Deserve A Film

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK Entertainment

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Since the London 2012 Olympics have begun, a whole new set of 'celebrities' have emerged. In what may come as a giant relief to people suffering with ...

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Soldiers Complain To Boris About 'Horrible' Living Conditions

PA | Posted 06.08.2012 | UK

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Soldiers complained on Friday about "horrible" living conditions, boredom and a lack of Olympics tickets as Boris Johnson visited their packed warehou...

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Store Charges Customers £2 For View Of Olympic Site

Posted 03.08.2012 | UK

Read More: London Olympics, Olympic News, London 2012, UK News, Stratford, Westfield, John Lewis, Olympic Park, UK News

A store overlooking the Olympic Park has begun charging customers for the privilege of looking out of its main viewing window. The John Lewis store...

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Property Porn: Gorgeous Homes Fit For Olympians

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 03.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: London 2012, UK News, Olympics, Dream Homes, Olympic News, London 2012 Olympics, Slideexpand, Olympian Homes, Property-Porn, Property, UK Lifestyle News

You might break out in a hot sweat over these lust-worthy homes fit for training Olympians. From acres of land and private lake views, to sprawling...

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Mike Oldfield Reveals What DIDN'T Make It To Olympic Opening Ceremony

HuffingtonPost.com | Caroline Frost | Posted 03.08.2012 | UK Entertainment

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A central part in the £27-million Olympic Opening Ceremony extravaganza, his tunes played to a billion people around the globe – so how did Mike Ol...

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Team GB Social Media Profiles 'Explode' After Medal Success

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 03.10.2012 | UK Tech

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The focus of the Olympics might have moved to the athletics track, but as ever the real battle for hearts and minds is taking place online. Social ...

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TRAVEL: Cycling Holidays In Beautiful Places (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post UK | Katy Holland | Posted 03.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Olympic News, London 2012, Women, Holidays, Travel, UK News, Slideexpand, Cycling, UK Lifestyle News

If Bradley Wiggins and Mark 'Cav' Cavendish have inspired you to try your luck on two wheels, these holidays might be just the thing to get you into g...

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Olympics: Tabloid Editors Braced For Second Week Pun Chaos

The Huffington Post UK | Andrea Mann | Posted 03.08.2012 | UK Comedy

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London's tabloid newspaper editors are bracing themselves for potential punning chaos as the London Olympic Games approaches its second week. "We'v...

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Country Holding Its Breath For Jessica Ennis

PA | Posted 03.08.2012 | UK

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Thousands of people in Sheffield are preparing for two nerve-shredding days of heptathlon viewing as they pray Jessica Ennis can bring an Olympic gold...

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Why Dressage Is the Best Sport at the London 2012 Olympic Games

Jody Thompson | Posted 02.10.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Team GB, Equestrian, Team GB Dressage, UK Sport, 2012 London Olympic Games, Olympic Equestrian, Olympic News, Horses, Dressage, 2012 London Olympics, UK Sport News

If you are looking for one of the purest, poetic and most beautiful of sports in the Olympic canon at this year's London 2012, then this is it - if you give it some attention. Ultimately, it's the thousands of years-old struggle of human trying to bring 1500lbs of potentially wild horse to heel.

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The Olympics: Firmly in the Grip of Glorious Delusions

Michael Buerk | Posted 02.10.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: London, London 2012, Opening Ceremony, Olympic Games, UK Sport, Michael Buerk, Gold Medals, Sport, Olympics, Olympic News, 2012 London Olympics, UK Sport News

The Olympic ideal is enshrined in an organising committee as self-serving and historically corrupt as any in world sport...and, believe me, that is a fierce competition. They demand the Zil lanes and the best seats which they are, apparently, too busy being lushed up to use.

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