Countdown To The 2012 London Olympics

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The start of the 2012 London Olympics promises to be the most spectacular opening ceremony in Olympic history. With just a few days to go, the whole world is anticipating in excitement of what this years quadrennial sporting event will offer. 

Over 10,000 athletes from 205 countries will converge at the 2012 London Olympics to compete for the most coveted award in sport, the Olympic gold medal. Competition will be held in 302 events across 26 sports in newly renovated and constructed spectacular venues across the United Kingdom:

The Aquatic Center









 









 Serving as the main gateway to the Olympic Park, the Aquatic Center is a breath taking structure designed by a well known architect. The Aquatic Center will be a permanent venue that will be home to aquatic sporting events for the Olympics and future sporting events.


 City of Covetry Stadium

 A stadium that houses the Championship team Coventry City, this venue will hold the Olympic Football Tournament which promises to be the most viewed event in the Olympics.



Basketball Arena

With the likes of several basketball superstars included in the games, the Basketball Arena will certainly provide a befitting venue for the popular sport of basketball. The Basketball Arena is newly built temporary structure which will be one of the most used venues with competitions taking place everyday.  




BMX Track

Located north of the Olympic Park and next to the Velodrome, The BMX Track is a newly constructed sporting venue that will be used for the off-road  dirt bike competition. The track covers a total area of 160m x 90M.  A grand venue for a newly introduced sport to the Olympics.


When the games begin, people from all over the world will surely be focused on   the events.  Many will be  gathering latest updates and results in the hopes that their country's athletes would do them proud by winning medals.

And as the Olympic fever rises, be sure to catch yourself a token of this memorable global sporting event.

Read more on  the 2012 London Olympics Mobile App - Top 4 Choices.

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PBA: North wins All-Star vs South

The North team – small but quick - outran, outhustled and outgunned the South squad to score a 133-130 win in the 2010 PBA All-Star Game at the Puerto Princesa Coliseum here last night.

Gabe Norwood best typified the effort shown by his team, putting in 17 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block as he bagged the Handy Fix All-Star Game MVP.

The flamboyant Fil-Am guard-forward went on a dunking spree as the North team outplayed the South at the finish, coming out victorious in the fun, exciting and thrilling match watched by a sellout crowd.

Macmac Cardona, Arwind Santos, Ranidel de Ocampo, Willie Miller and JC Intal also scored in double figures for the North All Stars who avenged their loss in Bacolod in 2008.

“We used our quickness to the hilt. Knowing they have extreme height advantage, the only way to win is to push the ball and score on fast break. Luckily, the effort was enough,” said North coach Ryan Gregorio.

Also calling the shots for the North team, Gregorio won over Joel Banal in 2005 and lost to Boyet Fernandez in 2008.

Push the ball and score on fast break the North team did as they overcame the South’s domination off the boards.

Asi Taulava and Kelly Washington hauled down 11 rebounds each and the South team totaled 69 as against the North’s 57.

The South team towered in the rebounding battle but couldn’t score at endgame.

Norwood, Cardona and De Ocampo combined for a decisive 6-0 run as the North put the game beyond reach at 133-125 with less than a minute left to play.

Earlier, active players Jeff Chan, Mark Macapagal and Yousif Aljamal humbled old stars Alvin Patrimonio, Kenneth Duremdes and Rhoel Gomez, 51-29, in the Legends Shootout.

source: philippine_sports_source_news_update

Of Pacquiao and Mayweather Rift

Ok so much for the brouhaha that's been going on between these two great boxing fighters. The latest news is that Mayweather denying that any negotiation between his camp and Pacquiao's had ever taken place. Of course this made Arum look like a fool because he's been announcing that negotiations were indeed taking place and all issues had been ironed out and that it was just a matter of time before Mayweather would sign the agreement. I would tend to believe the latter not because I'm a Pacquiao fan but because Mayweather is just notorious for this kind of publicity stunt (if you may call it that). Even the president of HBO Ross Greenberg whose been trying to make the fight happen admitted that he acted as mediator between both camps and finds this whole thing unbelievable.

Everyone knows Floyd is just ducking Manny, its as simple as that. With his (Mayweather) clean no loss record, he thinks he'll go down in history as one unbeaten fighter. This won't be the case. While everyone's clamoring for the biggest fight in boxing history, here's little Mayweather holding them hostage with his antics. Anyway I'm not expecting the fight to happen, atleast not for now. As for Manny, I don't think he's got anything more to prove. Any fight he will be involved in would just be purely for the money including his upcoming fight with Margarito. You can bet on that..

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