olympics

The Olympic games take place from 27 July until 12 August 2012 in London. The British flag currently flies right next to the Olympic flag in front of London City Hall. UK. 8th February ...

The Danish men's handball team celebrated at the City Hall in Copenhagen after winning gold at the European Champion EHF EURO 2012. Around 10,000 fans attended the Town Hall Square...

File photos. As well as hosting the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, London will also be hosting World Pride and its main parade. Over one million people are expected. London, UK....

The couples that participated and completed their record breaking hugging attempt were awarded official certificates by the Guinness World Records adjudicator, Louise Toms at the Longes...

Guinness World Records confirms the record for longest marathon hugging to be broken by four sets of couples in a hug-a-thon at St Pancras as part of World Record London in the run up t...

The Green Berets have joined the Metropolitan Police's Marine Policing Unit for a series of training exercises on the Thames, which involve more than a dozen crafts on the water, p...

London will host the Olympic Games this year, its third time holding the sporting event. Tourism is seen through images displaying touristic sites, daily life and outside eating. UK. 7t...

The London 2012 Olympic Kayak and Canoe squad have been hard at work training at the Lee Valley venue during this freezing cold spell. London, UK. 17th January 2012

The Portuguese Football League was considered the fourth strongest in the world in 2011, ahead of the French League, German or Italian, according to the International Federation of Foot...

The Trafalgar Square Olympic countdown clock shows 200 days to go and in Stratford, the stadium and Olympic Village gets round-the-clock treatment in preperation for the opening ceremon...

London marks 200 days to go until the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games with several programs at the count-down clock. UK. 9th January 2012

A protest is organized to give pressure to the London Olympic Organizing Committee to drop the Dow Sponsorship, on the occasion of 200 days to go until the Olympic Opening Ceremony. UK....

Runners gather for the We Run Rome marathon. Rome, Italy. 31st December 2011

Huge crowds watched London's New Year's Day Parade. With twin themes of the Olympic Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee the parade had marching bands, cheerleaders and ...

Fireworks are fired from the London Eye to mark the start of London's Olympic year. Thousands of revellers lined the streets of London to celebrate. UK. 1st January 2012.

Beach volleyball is a sport that has captivated Uganda in storm. The Uganda Volleyball Federation (UVF)annually organises the national league at Lido beach on the Lake Victoria shore at...

The Christmas tree at Trafalgar Square, is a gift from the people of Norway in gratitude for help during the second world war. It was lit on 1st December by the Lord Mayor of Westminste...

Pride House London on 26 July 2012 will open its doors on 26 July 2012 in support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during the London Olympic and Paralympic...

The countdown to Christmas began with the traditional lighting-up of a Christmas tree given by the city of Oslo as a token of Norwegian gratitude to the people of London for their assis...

Asian zone 2012 Olympic Games football qualifier match against Malaysia in Bukit Jali. Bahrain won 3-2. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 27th November 2011