UK Today News » Sports http://uktodaynews.com UK News, Reviews & Lifestyle Thu, 24 May 2012 16:12:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Kate Middleton once again stuns to support Olympic Games at gala http://uktodaynews.com/13317/kate-middleton-once-again-stuns-to-support-olympic-games-at-gala/ http://uktodaynews.com/13317/kate-middleton-once-again-stuns-to-support-olympic-games-at-gala/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 16:02:13 +0000 Anita J http://uktodaynews.com/?p=13317 The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton has never disappointed her observers, during her public appearances. Once again Middleton stunned when she arrived at the Royal Albert Hall in London to mark the countdown to the much awaited Olympics.

The Duchess, for a change appeared in a different look and carried a different hairstyle and also a different attire. Kate wore a turquoise blue gown by Jenny Packham, who is one of her favourite designers.

The Duchess accessorised her look with a matching clutch, diamond drop ear rings along with the same Jimmy Choo heels that she wore it to a private dinner earlier in the week. On the other hand Prince William was in one of his finest forms and referred himself as a ‘mere mortal’ when he took centre stage to address about 3,000 guests.

William said, ‘Naturally, I was asked to compete for Team GB in every sport, but sadly Lord Coe said there were London pigeons with more athletic prowess than me’. The prince also added a serious note that these games remind us of the power of the human spirit and human endeavour. Last year, Prince Harry, William and Kate were formally announced as official Team GB and Paralympics GB 2012 Ambassadors.

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]]> http://uktodaynews.com/13317/kate-middleton-once-again-stuns-to-support-olympic-games-at-gala/feed/ 0 London Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremony Music to be Pre-recorded? http://uktodaynews.com/13161/london-olympics-opening-and-closing-ceremony-music-to-be-pre-recorded/ http://uktodaynews.com/13161/london-olympics-opening-and-closing-ceremony-music-to-be-pre-recorded/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:52:07 +0000 Rob http://uktodaynews.com/?p=13161 UK Today News:The celebrities who will be performing at the opening and closing ceremony of the much awaited 2012 London Olympics will reportedly be singing tracks which will be pre-recorded. The decision of having ‘karaoke music’ has been backed by the organizers, who argue that with the British weather and the shape of the stadium, it will not be possible for the music to be live on all channels.

The idea of the pre-recorded track might be intelligent, but it might disappoint fans who have paid £2,000 to watch the line up which includes celebrities like The Rolling Stones, The Who, Adele and Coldplay. The opening ceremony is scheduled to be held in July 27, 2012 while the closing ceremony will be held on August 12, 2012.

The organizers of the show have assured to showcase the best of Britain. In the month of February, it was emphasized by the creative director Kim Gavin that there would be an emphasis on live performance. The organizers have been forced to concede all the backing music and will be recorded before hand in the studio.

The plans for a live show were hampered due to the unpredictable weather of London along with technical problems due to the shape and size of the stadium.

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]]> http://uktodaynews.com/13161/london-olympics-opening-and-closing-ceremony-music-to-be-pre-recorded/feed/ 0 Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger back together? http://uktodaynews.com/12956/lewis-hamilton-and-nicole-scherzinger-back-together/ http://uktodaynews.com/12956/lewis-hamilton-and-nicole-scherzinger-back-together/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:36:24 +0000 Rob http://uktodaynews.com/?p=12956 UK Today News: Seems like British Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton has got back with his American singer girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger. The two were recently clicked holding hands while they were strolling along a road in Hollywood.

The two were heading towards dinner and seemed happy and smiling away.

The couple split in the month of October 2011 and said that their work commitments kept them apart.

Now that Nicole has been fired from the reality show X Factor US, she will have more time to spend with her love. When the paparazzi asked her about how she felt when she lost her position from X Factor, the singer maintained silence but Lewis spoke out and said that it is not good without her.

On February 7, the singer tweeted that she has become the new face for Herbal Essences. Nicole and Lewis started dating in the year 2008. The singer met Hamilton at the European Music Awards in Munich in the year 2007. Six months later the world came to know that they are dating when they appeared together at the Monaco Grand Prix. The two then split in January 2010 but in July 2011 Nicole’s father announced that the two are engaged. But then again the two split in October 2011.

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]]> http://uktodaynews.com/12956/lewis-hamilton-and-nicole-scherzinger-back-together/feed/ 0 London 2012 Olympics ticket reselling stalled temporarily online http://uktodaynews.com/12755/london-2012-olympics-ticket-reselling-stalled-temporarily-online/ http://uktodaynews.com/12755/london-2012-olympics-ticket-reselling-stalled-temporarily-online/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:04:39 +0000 Rob http://uktodaynews.com/?p=12755 UK Today News: The resale of the tickets of the London 2012 Olympics have been temporarily suspended due to some problems on the official website. One of the main problems was that the site which is run by Ticketmaster was slow to update the sessions that were already sold out. On the other hand, the games organizer said that the website was being refreshed and updated.

James Pearce from BBC said that it was possible for customers to buy tickets from the website, but still thousands of people were facing problems. People were able to resell their unwanted tickets for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics tickets from Friday. According to the organizers of the games, hundreds of tickets changed hands but the sport correspondents of BBC James said that majority of the people using the website were not able to buy the 2012 Olympic tickets that are on sale.

For instance, some of the tickets for the men’s handball semi-finals were advertised that they were on sale on Friday morning. The tickets then were sold as soon as they were put on sale, but then after several hours the same tickets were still shown as being on sale. Many of the customers even complained about the condition on the social networking site Twitter. Some of the people from London tweeted about the problem, “Huge demand for tkts, far exceeding supply. People are only putting up e.g. pairs or fours of tkts to sell at once.”

Many people even complained that when they select the tickets they wanted to purchase on the website, they would disappear when they proceeded to check out the website. On the other hand, people have also said that when they selected to purchase the tickets, the process would take a long time and after a long delay the tickets will no more be available.

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]]> http://uktodaynews.com/12755/london-2012-olympics-ticket-reselling-stalled-temporarily-online/feed/ 0 David Beckham’s Hot H&M Underwear Ad Revealed – PHOTOS http://uktodaynews.com/12687/david-beckhams-hot-hm-underwear-ad-revealed-photos/ http://uktodaynews.com/12687/david-beckhams-hot-hm-underwear-ad-revealed-photos/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:50:51 +0000 Christina http://uktodaynews.com/?p=12687 UK Today News: British soccer star David Beckham has joined in with the promotion of his new underwear range for H&M and has heated things up at the start of 2012. Beckham recently posed for many black and white shots, in which the former ‘Manchester United’ player can be seen topless with just the underwear and looking every bit a supermodel.

Beckham is also seen flaunting his many tattoos in the pictures. Now it seems like the footballer is not shy to show off his body for the promotion of the underpants for the shop.

With the recent stint of Beckham, the footballer has also challenged the underwear modeling expert David Gandy. While talking about the shoot, Beckham said that he spent more time with his design team as they were discussing about the feel, fit and the style to ensure that the product is not only something he would wear, but the one which he will be proud to have his name on.

Beckham added that he always wanted to challenge himself and this was a a kind of a rewarding experience for him. The husband of Posh Spice stated that he is very happy with the end result and he hopes that the H& M customers will be as excited as he is. The new collection will be available in stores from February 2, 2012 onwards.

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]]> http://uktodaynews.com/12687/david-beckhams-hot-hm-underwear-ad-revealed-photos/feed/ 0 David Moyes wants David Beckham to play for Everton as a loan http://uktodaynews.com/10778/david-moyes-wants-david-beckham-to-play-for-everton-as-a-loan/ http://uktodaynews.com/10778/david-moyes-wants-david-beckham-to-play-for-everton-as-a-loan/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:09:52 +0000 Rob http://uktodaynews.com/?p=10778 Los Angeles Galaxy soccer player David Beckham has been reportedly offered to play in Europe as a loan this winter. Reports state that Everton boss David Moyes says that he is expecting a call from David, if he wishes to come to Goodison Park.

Moyes said that he has already worked with David before at Preston,and that if he wanted to move there temporarily, he just needs to call Moyes or his close friend Phil Neville.

“He knows how to get hold of Phil and he knows how to get hold of me. We would have to look into it financially. But if he came and said to me ‘I would like to come and play’ then I would have to go to the chairman and ask if we could make it work by selling enough replica shirts,” Moyes said.

Reports also say that Neville has been a very old friend of Beckham, from the time he used to play for Manchester United. However after Landon Donovan made a huge impression at the Goodison, Moyes is still expecting a word from Landon, regarding another loan.

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]]> http://uktodaynews.com/10778/david-moyes-wants-david-beckham-to-play-for-everton-as-a-loan/feed/ 0 China wins maximum gold medals at 2010 Asian Games http://uktodaynews.com/10758/china-wins-maximum-gold-medals-at-2010-asian-games/ http://uktodaynews.com/10758/china-wins-maximum-gold-medals-at-2010-asian-games/#comments Sat, 27 Nov 2010 12:09:14 +0000 Rob http://uktodaynews.com/?p=10758 UK Today News: China wins maximum gold medals at 2010 Asian Games

2010 Asian Games - With the men’s basketball gold win, China set the record of acquiring the maximum number of gold medals at the Asian Games 2010 at Guangzhou, China.

Reports state that the Chinese men’s basket ball team defeated the South Korean Team on Friday, at the finals for the second time with 77-71. Earlier on Thursday, the women’s basket ball team had also showed the South Korean team a thumbs down with a 70-64 points win.

In the Boxing segment, China bagged three more medals, after sending India to the second position in the sport. Zou Shiming grabbed the 49 kg men’s segment, while it was a clear win for Dong Cheng and Li Jinzi in the women’s category.

In the diving events, Cao Yuan swept the title in the men’s 10 meters platform. China has also won the 400 meters men’s relay, for the first time in 20 years, in the track and field events.

The 2010 Asian Games will end with the closing ceremony on Saturday.

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]]> http://uktodaynews.com/10758/china-wins-maximum-gold-medals-at-2010-asian-games/feed/ 0 Asian Games 2010 results- India wins 14 gold medals, Closing ceremony on Saturday http://uktodaynews.com/10739/asian-games-2010-results-india-wins-14-gold-medals-closing-ceremony-on-saturday/ http://uktodaynews.com/10739/asian-games-2010-results-india-wins-14-gold-medals-closing-ceremony-on-saturday/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:23:27 +0000 Christina http://uktodaynews.com/?p=10739 UK Today News: Asian Games 2010 results- India wins 14 gold medals, Closing ceremony on Saturday

The Indian flag was raised again with pride, at the Guangzhou Asian games on Friday, after the Indian women’s Kabbadi team grabbed the gold medal by defeating Thailand in the final match by 28-14. Indian boxer Vijndra Singh won the 14th gold for India.

Reports state that this is the 11th gold win for the country and this is the first time the women’s Kabaddi team played for the Asian Games 2010. The Indian team had dominated the Thai team right from the beginning of the match. It is now time for the men’s team to perform their best, when they face Iran later on Friday.

On Thursday, Indian athlete Tintu Luka had managed to bag a bronze in the track and field segment of women’s 800 meters race, with a record time of 2:01.36. While in hockey, India defeated South Korea in the men’s segment and had also earned a gold for the country.

Boxer Vijendra Singh won the 14th gold for India despite a broken thumb.

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]]> http://uktodaynews.com/10739/asian-games-2010-results-india-wins-14-gold-medals-closing-ceremony-on-saturday/feed/ 0 Australian Open 2011 – Serena Williams withdraws from tennis event due to injury http://uktodaynews.com/10716/australian-open-2011-serena-williams-withdraws-from-tennis-event-due-to-injury/ http://uktodaynews.com/10716/australian-open-2011-serena-williams-withdraws-from-tennis-event-due-to-injury/#comments Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:40:41 +0000 Lance http://uktodaynews.com/?p=10716 UK Today News: Australian Open 2011 – Serena Williams withdraws from tennis event due to injury

American tennis star Serena Williams’s foot injury made has made pull out f the Australian Open in 2011. According to a statement from director Craig Tiley on Thursday, Serena had withdrawn from the mixed teams competition of the Hopman Cup in Perth in January 2011.

So far Serena has played only one match since her win in Jul this year. And this time, she may lose the opportunity to get into the top ten while losing 2,000 rankings.

“As I recently learned, pushing myself back into my intense training too early only caused me further injury and damage,” Williams said. She also said that she had been through a surgery and can’t risk getting back to the court without healing completely.

Previously Serena and her sister have always been in the news with their consecutive wins. In 2010, Serena had managed to get in No. 4 position in spite of playing only six matches tournaments, which include Wimbledon and Australian Open.

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]]> http://uktodaynews.com/10716/australian-open-2011-serena-williams-withdraws-from-tennis-event-due-to-injury/feed/ 0 2010 Philadelphia Marathon to see 11,000 runners on November 21 http://uktodaynews.com/10585/2010-philadelphia-marathon-to-see-11000-runners-on-november-21/ http://uktodaynews.com/10585/2010-philadelphia-marathon-to-see-11000-runners-on-november-21/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:44:19 +0000 Lance http://uktodaynews.com/?p=10585 UK Today News: 2010 Philadelphia Marathon to see 11,000 runners on November 21

The 2010 Philadelphia Marathon is set to take place on November 21, 2010, and the marathon – which is in it’s 17th year – will take place at 7 a.m. Sunday. More than 11,000 runners are expected to run at this year’s Philadelphia Marathon.

Reports state that there are around 9,000 runners registered for the half-marathon event, and around 3,000 runners are expected to take part in Rothman Institute 8-kilometer run on Sunday. Besides this, the organizers expect 50,000 spectators to cheer the runners on the Sunday.

The 26.2 mile marathon and half marathon will begin at 6:55 a.m. for the wheelchair and handcycle events; while it will begin at 7 a.m. for runners of the marathon and half marathon, on 22d Street on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The Philadelphia marathon winners will go away with $3,500 each, and the 2010 Philadelphia marathon results will be declared once it ends on Sunday.

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