Usain Bolt could play Twenty20 in Australia
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Bolt, Phelps, Farah and beating heart of London
Bolt, Phelps, Farah and beating heart of London
LONDON: Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and Mo Farah delivered the signature performances of the Olympics
London Olympics close officially
London Olympics close officially
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China comes to terms with second in London Olympics
China comes to terms with second in London Olympics
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London bids adieu to Olympics with musical madness
London bids adieu to Olympics with musical madness
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Pakistan’s Worst
Defeat in Olympics By Mushtaq Ahmed Subhani
This is no news that Pakistan on Tuesday conceded a humiliating
7-0 defeat from Australia, who shattered the hopes for
a semifinal berth for the green-shirts. All the experts
have condemned Pakistan’s dismal performance ...
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On collision course By Alam Zeb Safi
A
perfect storm is brewing in Pakistan’s sports fraternity.
The thorny issue before the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB)
is the implementation of the National Sports Policy 2005
in the light of the Supreme ... read
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Pakistan has been taking part in the Olympic Games since 1948 --- just a year after its independnce. That Games were held in London where Pakistan sent 39 athletes to compete and since then it participated in every Summer Olympic Games, except in the 1980 Summer Olympics which were boycotted by many countries led by the .... read more
Beginning in 776 B.C., the Olympic Games were held in the Valley of Olympia in Greece - famous for its magnificent temples of the gods Zeus and Hera - as a religious festival dedicated to the Olympian Gods involving one event, a stade race held over 192 meters. Athletes in those days competed every Olympiad (a unit of time measuring four years). It was believed that the heroes and gods were the first to compete and considered competition a noble endeavor that combined a positive balance of the body, mind and soul. Some myths attribute the first Olympic Games to the mighty Hercules, who organized foot races and rewarded the victors with a wreath of wild olive leaves. The root of the word .... read more
Beginning in 776 B.C., the Olympic Games were held in the Valley of Olympia in Greece - famous for its magnificent temples of the gods Zeus and Hera - as a religious festival dedicated to the Olympian Gods involving one event, a stade race held over 192 meters. Athletes in those days competed every Olympiad (a unit of time measuring four years). It was believed that the heroes and gods were the first to compete and considered competition a noble endeavor that combined a positive balance of the body, mind and soul. Some myths attribute the first Olympic Games to the mighty Hercules, who organized foot races and rewarded the victors with a wreath of wild olive leaves. The root of the word .... 
