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Hawking launches 'inspirational' Games opener
Aug 29, 2012 16:36 EDT
Britain's most famous living scientist Stephen Hawking on Wednesday launched the London Paralympics' opening ceremony, aimed at challenging perceptions of disability and championing the human spirit.
Stephen Hawking to help open 'inspirational' Paralympics
Aug 29, 2012 10:44 EDT
A spectacular opening ceremony starring acclaimed British scientist Stephen Hawking was set to ring in the biggest ever Paralympic Games on Wednesday, aiming to transform ideas about disability and champion the human spirit.
Hawking, humanity and a 'radical' Paralympics opening
Aug 29, 2012 09:09 EDT
Britain's most famous living scientist, Stephen Hawking, was to appear at the opening ceremony of London's Paralympic Games on Wednesday, with organisers promising a "radical" show challenging perceptions about disability.
Paralympic flame lit at 'spiritual home'
Aug 28, 2012 16:02 EDT
The Paralympic flame was lit at the spiritual home of disabled sport on Tuesday, signalling the 24-hour countdown to the start of this year's Games.
Paralympic Cauldron lit in Northern Ireland
Aug 25, 2012 15:58 EDT
A Paralympic cauldron was lit outside Northern Ireland's parliament in Belfast on Saturday, the second of four in Britain's capital cities ahead of the 2012 Games.
Twins joy leaves Farah celebrating second double
Aug 25, 2012 15:45 EDT
Two-time Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah was celebrating his second double success Saturday after the British long-distance runner's wife gave birth to twin girls.
Paralympic dream for London attacks survivor
Aug 25, 2012 13:07 EDT
When Martine Wright headed to work just over seven years ago and began reading about London's successful bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics in a newspaper, taking part had not entered her head.
Queen's husband to miss opening ceremony
Aug 24, 2012 17:54 EDT
Britain's Prince Philip will miss the Paralympic Games opening ceremony as he recovers from an infection, but Queen Elizabeth II will still attend, Buckingham Palace said Friday.
Paralympic cauldron lit in London
Aug 24, 2012 09:13 EDT
A ceremonial cauldron was lit in central London on Friday with five days to go to the opening of the Paralympic Games, which Prime Minister David Cameron promised would bring fresh pride to the nation.
Celtic close in on return to Champions League
Aug 21, 2012 17:34 EDT
Celtic took a giant step towards reaching the Champions League group stages for the first time in four years with a 2-0 win over Swedish side Helsingborg on Tuesday.
Holders Esperance reach Champions League semis
Aug 19, 2012 10:20 EDT
Title holders Esperance became the first qualifiers for the 2012 CAF Champions League semi-finals by defeating fellow Tunisians Etoile Sahel 2-0 this weekend.
Russia targets home 2014 Olympics sweep
Aug 15, 2012 14:27 EDT
Ice hockey and skiing-mad Russia on Wednesday set itself the "unbelievably" tough target of finishing top of the podium at its home Winter Olympic Games after placing a humiliating 11th two years ago.
Scouts to light mountain flames for Paralympics
Aug 15, 2012 09:02 EDT
Scouts will light flames on the highest mountains in each of the four home nations of Britain next week to spark the torch relay for the London Paralympics, organisers said Wednesday.
We can learn from the Olympics, admits Lampard
Aug 15, 2012 02:24 EDT
England midfielder Frank Lampard admits the stars of the Premier League can learn something from the spirit which helped carry Britain's athletes to their best showing at an Olympic Games in over a century.
London basks in Olympic glory despite doping case
Aug 13, 2012 16:52 EDT
The London Olympics lost its first medallist to a doping scandal on Monday as Belarus shot-putter Nadezhda Ostapchuk was stripped of gold a day after the Games closed in a blaze of music and colour.
London says goodbye to Olympics with musical finale
Aug 13, 2012 05:24 EDT
Athletes streamed out of London on Monday after two weeks of spectacular Olympic sport closed in a blaze of colour and music that turned the world's attention to the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Curtain falls on 'glorious' London Games
Aug 13, 2012 00:00 EDT
The London Olympics closed in a blaze of music and colour after a two-week sporting festival that electrified the host nation and was watched by billions around the world.
Curtain falls on 'glorious' London Games
Aug 12, 2012 22:39 EDT
The London Olympics closed in a blaze of music and colour after a two-week sporting festival that electrified the host nation and was watched by billions around the world.
London 2012 ends with singalong party
Aug 12, 2012 20:09 EDT
The London 2012 Games bade farewell Sunday with a giant singalong party, bringing the curtain down in spectacular style on an Olympics that has radiated the feelgood factor throughout.
Singalong kicks off closing ceremony
Aug 12, 2012 17:18 EDT
The London 2012 closing ceremony kicked off with a typically British mass singalong Sunday to bring the curtain down on an Olympic Games that have retained the feelgood factor throughout.
