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Olympics
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Boris Johnson Gets Stuck On A Zip Line (Dangling) As Crowd Laughs [Video]
01 Aug 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
London Mayor Boris Johnson did some Olympic promotional work today, by whizzing down a zip line. Only problem is he didn’t make the end and ended up dangling above the general public. Please enjoy this video.
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China’s Athlete Factory [GALLERY]
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Nearly all of China’s 396 Olympians qualified for the Games under the patronage of the country’s monolithic Soviet-style sports system. Most are handpicked at an early age – as young as four – by scouts, and attend special schools to train in sports assumed to match physical attributes.
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Paul McCartney Only Earned £1 Playing At The Opening Ceremony
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Paul McCartney, one of the last remaining Beatles, is pretty much as big as it gets when it comes to famous musicians. And accordingly, he can demand pretty much whatever he wants for stadium gigs. Surprising then, that he only earned a single pound for his stellar performance at the extravagant Olympic Opening Ceremony.
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Chad Le Clos’ Father Is The People’s Champ – UNBELIEVABLE! [VIDEO]
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday, local boy Chad le Clos did what countless other swimmers have only dreamt of, he beat Michael Phelps in the 200m Men’s Butterfly final. As glorious as the moment was, for him and the whole of South Africa, it was his father, Bert, who stole the show in a post-race interview.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
01 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Another gold for SA. Phelps breaks Olympic medal record. Badminton players play to lose. Gareth cleared of ‘bitch’ charge. Murdoch bakcs Johnson for PM. First look at Michael Douglas as Liberace.
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Second Olympian Expelled For Outrageously Racist Tweet
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
The Olympics haven’t even been running for a week and already a second athlete has been expelled from the games following a racist tweet. This time the guilty party was Michel Morganella, a Swiss football player, and his Twitter faux pas wasn’t nearly as tame as Voula Papachristou’s last week.
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Is This The Happiest Worker At The Olympics? [VIDEO]
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
With all the bad (and some good) press the Olympics, it’s great to see videos like this one surfacing. Meet Rachel Onasanwo, who volunteered to help herd fans into the Olympic stadium on Friday. Her dry humour shows a fantasticly sarcastic, yet oddly sincere appreciation for the Games that you simply have to see.
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Olympic Fencer Refuses To Leave Piste After Massively Controversial Decision
31 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
After fighting to a semi-final draw with Britta Heidemann, Shin A Lam was on the brink of progressing to the gold medal round with one second left on the clock in extra time. If the match ended in a draw the latter would have moved on, instead the timing equipment was never activated and the final second dragged on, allowing Heidemann to score the final, winning hit. Clearly upset and convinced she was cheated, Shin A Lam refused to leave the piste, for 45 minutes.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
31 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
US cries foul over Chinese swimmer. iPhone 5 date set. Batman killer might get death. They’re making Hangover 3.
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Fans Told Not To Tweet During Olympics
30 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Olympic fans wanting to share every race, event and lunch over twitter, were told on Sunday to avoid non-urgent text messages and tweets during events because overloading of data networks was affecting television coverage.
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Monday Morning Spice
30 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
SA wins gold, breaks record. Rob was about to propose. Olympic doping. Worst Olympic parents? Squatters build mansion. Is THIS the iPhone 5?
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Olympic Fail: Egyptian Athletes Receive Counterfeit Official Kit
27 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well this is embarrassing, Egypt’s Olympic Organisers has provided over 100 of its Olympians with counterfeit official kits. The news came to light after of the team’s synchronised swimmers took to Twitter to complain.
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Are These The Most Sponsorable Olympic Athletes?
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Social media has become an important part of many people’s daily lives, and it has also changed the way most marketing campaigns run. On top of this, it’s become an essential marketing tool for modern athletes.
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Banksy’s Latest Olympic Art Pieces May Be Destroyed
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
He may not be competing in the Olympics, but based in London, you can be damn sure that street-artist Banksy will have something to say about the Games. His two latest stencils, “Hackney Welcomes the Olympics” and “Going For Mould” are unfortunately struggling to win favour with British authorities, who have not taken his artwork lightly.
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Athlete Banned From Olympics After Racist Twitter Joke
26 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 8 Comments
“With so many Africans in Greece, at least the West Nile mosquitoes will eat home made food!” It was this racist tweet that got Greek triple jumper, Voula Papachristou, expelled from the Olympics. She was referring to reports of mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus in her home country.
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Boris Johnson’s “Olympic Welcome” Is Hilarious [VIDEO]
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite a considerably busy schedule, what with the Olympic Games coming up and all, London Mayor Boris Johnson has managed to find the time to record special message to welcome travelers and athletes to his city. It’s quite something.
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David Beckham Surprises Fans At Olympics Photobooth [VIDEO]
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Imagine posing with a friend inside a mall photo booth when suddenly a super metrosexual-looking David Beckham pops his head inside and goes, “can I join you?” That is exactly what happened over the weekend at Westfield Shopping Centre in Stratford City – just a stone’s throw from the Olympic Park.
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SA Tennis Star Puts Personal Vendetta Ahead Of Nation’s Olympic Hopes
25 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
It’s a sad day when someone pushes their personal agenda above the Olympic hopes and dreams of an entire nation, which is exactly what two of SA’s top-ranked tennis players have done. Kevin Anderson and Chanelle Scheepers have made themselves unavailable to compete in this year’s Olympics as a result of what at best can be called petty spite.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
25 Jul 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Tennis stars blame SA governing body for their Olympic pullout. Jackson family feud gets nasty. Batman star visits victims. Gun sales up. Apple share price down. Minka Kelly sex tape. TB breakthrough.
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Superyachts Invade London Ahead Of The Olympics [GALLERY]
24 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Over the coming weeks the Thames in London will literally be transformed into a floating village of luxury and excess. Up to 100 superyachts are due to arrive for the Olympic Games.
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“Oscar Pistorius Has An Unfair Advantage” – Olympic Record Holder
18 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 19 Comments
The 400-metre world record holder, Michael Johnson, says he believes disabled athletes who use prosthetic limbs should NOT be allowed to compete in able-bodied races. This after news broke of Oscar Pistorius’ qualification for this year’s Olympics. Johnson argues that as it has not been disproved whether or not it provides such athletes with an unfair advantage.
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Four-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Says Slave Descendants Make Better Athletes
09 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Michael Johnson, a four-time Olympic gold medalist sprinter, has been quoted as saying that he believes slave descendants make better athletes and that the controversial topic should not be avoided, but rather discussed openly.
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Thursday Morning Spice
05 Jul 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Nothing starts the day better than the famous 2oceansvibe world headlines
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David Cameron Heckled During Olympic Speech [VIDEO]
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Less than a minute into a speech to mark the month-to-go countdown to the start of the Olympics yesterday, Britain’s prime minister got heckled by a protester. The guy shouted: “Shame on you, David Cameron – you are crippling the poor in London. Shame on you!” Cameron’s response? “Don’t spoil it, sir!”
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Sportswriter Mark Keohane Denies Sex And Cocaine Abuse Scandal
03 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 11 Comments
Renowned sportswriter Mark Keohane resigned from his position as spokesperson for the South African Olympic team and stepped down as director of Highbury Safika Media (HSM) following sexual harassment and drug abuse claims.
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Would You Pay £100 000 For An Authentic Olympic Torch?
21 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This past Saturday the official Olympic torch relay began, with 8 000 lucky torchbearers chosen to be a part of history. However, a number of them have chosen short-lived wealth over Olympic legacy as they headed for e-Bay to sell off their unique pieces of history, for exorbitant amounts of cash.
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Banksy’s Latest Piece Spotted In London
15 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Because nothing happens in Merrie England without Banksy offering some sort of comment on it, a new piece has been spotted near Poundland showing a child laborer at work sewing Union Jacks. Apparently this has something to do with Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. Take a look! It’ll be a postcard soon.
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Residential Buildings To House Surface-to-Air Missiles During London Olympics
30 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Oh awesome, this makes total sense. The UK’s Ministry of Defense is planning to install surface-to-air missiles on top of residential flats in east London for the duration of the Olympic Games. The bulk of the missile array is intended for the Lexington Building Water Tower, which has about 700 people living in and around it.
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South African Runner Makes History With Fifth Consecutive Olympic Nod
27 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South African long distance runner, Hendrick Ramaala, made history this morning by becoming the first South African to qualify for five consecutive Olympic Games.
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They’re Deploying Ground-to-Air Missiles For the 2012 London Olympics.
15 Nov 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Philip Hammond, Liam Fox’s replacement as the UK’s Defence Secretary, announced to MPs that ground-to-air missiles would be deployed “to protect” the 2012 Olympic Games in London if deemed operationally necessary. This follows shortly after America announced intentions to send up to 1 000 security agents to provide protection for US contestants and diplomats.
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