LONDON OLYMPICS News, Jun 01, 2012

Olympics-London firms stumble over trademark hurdles Reuters By Avril Ormsby | LONDON, June 1 (Reuters) - Martyn Routledge first noticed businesses springing up in east London near the Olympic Park with the name "Olympic" on their shopfront 18 months ago during his daily bike ride to work. See all stories on this topic »

London 2012 Olympics: The businessmen backing Team GB Telegraph.co.uk The funds are being raised for the British OlympicAssociation, which is trying to fill a funding gap to support athletes because its traditional commercial revenues from sponsorship are being diverted to Locog, the organising committee behind London ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

More swimsuit drama heading into London Olympics Boston.com With the London Olympics less than two months away, there's more chaos in the swimsuit department. When aquatic leaders decided to ban rubberized bodysuits three years ago, it was thought that it would put an end to the technological arms race roiling ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012 Olympics: BOA names trio in Team GB taekwondo squad but Aaron Cook ... Telegraph.co.uk Jade Jones, Martin Stamper and Sarah Stevenson will represent Great Britain in taekwondo at the London Olympics, but the fourth place in the team remains open as the row over Aaron Cook's omission continues. By Telegraph Sport The British Olympic ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Putin Still 'Undecided' on London Olympic Visit RIA Novosti MOSCOW, June 1 (Marc Bennetts, RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has yet to make up his mind on whether or not to attend this summer'sLondon Olympics, his spokesman told RIA Novosti on Friday. “Putin has not yet made that decision,” ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012 Olympics: Games organisers deny sexism as women are given escort ... Telegraph.co.uk London Olympic Games organisers have reversed the stereotypical model for the ceremonial Olympic medal presentations but have denied giving a subservient role to women. By Jacquelin Magnay and Thomas Pascoe Each of the medal ceremonies will be led out ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Flopping, flagrants, Olympics on Stern's mind Atlanta Journal Constitution And the NBA commissioner isn't sure he wants to see his veteran players in the Olympics anymore. Stern and Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver said Wednesday the league is committed to sending top players to the Olympicsonly through London, and then wants ... See all stories on this topic »

Jerry Colangelo mum on older NBA players in Olympics beyond 2012 SportingNews.com On Wednesday, Silver told reporters, “What we have told FIBA and what David has announced several times is that we are all in through the London Olympics, and then post-London Olympics we want to step back together with USA Basketball, ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012 Olympics: Richard Kruse leads Team GB Games fencers after BOA ... Telegraph.co.uk The first seven fencers who are set to represent Team GB at the London Olympics have been named by the British Olympic Association. By Telegraph Sport Leading the charge is 28-year-old Richard Kruse who will be competing in his third Olympics. See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

London 2012 Olympics: Team GB Games fencers after BOA anounce controversial ... Telegraph.co.uk The first seven fencers who are set to represent Team GB at the London Olympics have been named by the British Olympic Association, and the list has caused big controversy. By Telegraph Sport Sophie Williams and Louise Bond-Williams have been selected ... See all stories on this topic »

UCLA water polo coach eyes trip to London Olympics Pasadena Star-News That is exactly how the 35-year-old can look at this summer's London Olympics. Wright is still a member of the US water polo team. The driver hopes to be trying to help the US win a gold medal in the sport after helping the US to a silver medal four ... See all stories on this topic »

London Olympics 2012: Visa-only machines could see visitors running out of cash Evening Standard "Visa installs thousands of point-of-sale devices and a dedicated ATM network at every Olympic Games. Eight ATMs will be installed at London 2012 Olympic venues and this year, for the first time at an Olympic and Paralympic Games, contactless payment ... See all stories on this topic » Evening Standard

London 2012 Olympics: Sense of taekwondo injustice to Aaron Cook kick-starts ... Telegraph.co.uk For reasons which remain disputed, 20-year-old Cook was not chosen for the Olympics by GB Taekwondo despite being unveiled today as world No 1 in his weight division (-80kg). Yesterday, the British Olympic Association invited GBT to reconsider that ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

Britain wins Olympic gold again, for moaning The Guardian (blog) What has intrigued me more this spring is the way upbeat coverage of the summer's other major celebration – the London Olympics – has had to compete with Cassandra-like gloom. What is it about the national character that is so desperate to turn what ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

London Olympics: 56 days to go; I deserve wild card, says Sania Daily News & Analysis 'Smallest' German team since 1990 Germany will bring their smallestOlympic team since reunification in 1990 to the London Games. The GermanOlympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) says it will have about 380 athletes competing in 23 of 26 sporting ... See all stories on this topic »

BAE, McLaren Aid UK Olympians With Wind Tunnel, Sensors Bloomberg “The first Olympic swimming race held in the UK took place in the Thames, the next in a pool in the stadium,” Polley said at a May 23 press conference inLondon. “At the time, that was a major innovation.” British cycling, bobsledding and ... See all stories on this topic »

Lolo Jones, Usain Bolt face greater scrutiny as London Games near SportingNews.com He still won the race in 10.04 seconds, but his typically slow start and atypical nonchalant performance have caused a fair amount of brow furrowing as theLondon Olympics approach. Before that, there was the dumping of his girlfriend, ... See all stories on this topic »

Olympics-Kenya heads to Oregon in search of London hopeful Reuters Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Micah Kogo, former world track or cross country medallists Eliud Kipchoge, Paul Tanui and Moses Masai and world junior champion Dennis Masai all will be aiming for a top three finish and a chance to win in London. See all stories on this topic »

Fight on for remaining Olympic volleyball spots Yahoo! Sports Eight men's volleyball teams will fight it out for two of the remaining spots at the London Olympics in a round robin qualifying tournament starting in Japan on Friday. The winning team -- out of Australia, China, Iran, Japan, Puerto Rico, Serbia, ... See all stories on this topic »

Olympics: London looks to get ahead of disease threat Vancouver Sun LONDON — If someone's stomach is churning and cramping after eating a burger or club sandwich from a pop-up vendor at the London Olympics, Brian McCloskey plans to be among the first to hear about it. As the man in charge of disease surveillance ... See all stories on this topic »

London 2012 Olympics: Charles van Commenee categorically denies labelling ... Telegraph.co.uk Ennis, who is 5ft 5in and weighs 8st 13lb, proved how ridiculous the criticism was by smashing Denise Lewis's 12-year-old UK record in Gotzis, Austria, on Sunday, making herself the overwhelming favourite for Olympic gold this summer. See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

London 2012 Olympics: Great Britain rowers sail to unfair advantage, claim rivals Telegraph.co.uk Exclusive: Olympics organisers came under fire on Thursday night from foreign rowing teams as they were accused of doubling expected travel times to the competition venue from the athletes' village and tipping off the British team. See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

David Herman, Olympic BMX athlete ESPN This past weekend, at the UCI BMX World Championships in Birmingham, UK, Free Agent/Rockstar BMX pro David Herman secured the first spot on Team USA's 2012 Olympic BMX race team, leading into the 2012 London Olympics this summer. See all stories on this topic » ESPN

Davila tuning up for Olympic marathon USA TODAY She's preparing for the Olympic marathon this summer inLondon. Desiree Davila trains in Rochester Hills, Mich., on Dec. 3, 2011. She's preparing for the Olympic marathon this summer in London. She had just completed a grueling speed session that... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

London 2012 Olympics: Visa accused of monopolising cash at the Games after ... Telegraph.co.uk Olympics sponsor Visa has been accused of limiting visitors' access to cash at the Games by replacing almost 30 dispensers with just a fraction of its own outlets. By Telegraph Sport Visa confirmed it was replacing the 27 ATMs at the various Olympic ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

World News - Drinking beer at the London Olympics will cost you By msnbc.com staff and news services Spectators hoping to enjoy the London 2012 Olympic Games with a cool brew in hand will have to shell out the equivalent of about $11 for a pint of beer, according to organizers. Newsvine - World News - Articles

Jessica Ennis hits back at 'fat' slurs | London Olympics 2012 News ... Jessica Ennis has reacted angrily to suggestions she was branded "fat" by a noteworthy figure within UK Athletics - london-olympics-2012News. ESPN.co.uk

Zdeněk Štybar checks out London Olympic road circuit By Ben Atkins The climb is quite serious,” says former two-time cyclocross World champion; hopes to represent Czech Republic - While visiting the British capital London for the presentation of the “Cyclo-Cross” photo book, by photographer Balint Hamvas, ... Pro Cycling News Feed | VeloNation

Putin to snub London 2012 Olympics | Baltic News Network - News ... By BNN Vladimir Putin will not be coming to the London Olympics, diplomatic sources have said, in an apparent signal of the Russian president's continuing displeasure and irritation with Britain. Baltic News Network - News from...

Survey Says Social Media Butterflies Will Rule During the London ... By Cynthia Boris Oddly, only 6% said they would be downloading an Olympic app and 40% said they were still depending on newspapers to keep them up with Olympic news. With more than 17 days of coverage, the London 2012 Olympics should break... Marketing Pilgrim - Internet...

Drinking beer at the London Olympics will cost you | Progressive ... By msnbc.com: World news Written by msnbc.com: World news. May 31, 2012. Read the full story. Spectators hoping to enjoy the London 2012 Olympic Games with a cool brew in hand will have to shell out the equivalent of about $11 for a pint of beer, according to ... Progressive Voices : The iPhone...

London cash and carries to open all night during Olympics By Stacey Wright Cash and carries in London are set to open 24 hours a day during theOlympics in a bid to help retailers get around the road closures and transport congestion caused by the Games, according to today's Independent RetailNews. Retail News | Supermarkets - Grocery ...

Jerry Colangelo mum on older NBA players in Olympics beyond 2012 By Sporting News "My focus is entirely on London and getting ourselves prepared for theOlympics. The under-23 discussion is for another time and place," Colangelo told Sean Deveney of the Sporting News. Oregon Sports

Taiwan market: TV service providers to procure one million STBs ... Taiwan market: TV service providers to procure one million STBs ahead ofLondon Olympics, says newspaper. Commercial Times, June 1; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES [Friday 1 June 2012]. Three MSOs (multi-system operators of cable TV) and ... DIGITIMES: IT news from Asia

2012 FIVB Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament News ... By Ace Complete Coverage of the 2012 FIVB MEN's World Olympic Qualification Tournament from June 1st-10th, 2012 to be hosted by Japan with results, pictures, videos and live match links. Volleywood

Torch relay begins for London Olympics - CBS News British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay with a stroll through teary , flag-waving crowds. www.cbsnews.com/.../torch-relay-begins-for-london-olympics...

Torch Relay Begins for London Olympics - ABC News LAND'S END, England (AP) — British sailing hero Ben Ainslie kicked off the torch relay for the 2012 London Olympics with a stroll through teary, flag-waving ... abcnews.go.com/.../torch-relay-begins-london-olympics-1638...

TODAY in London - 2012 Olympics News, Athletes & Countdown ... The Olympic and Paralympic Games — which London has promised will be the most accessible and inclusive ever — are just weeks away. All sports venues are ... londonblog.today.msnbc.msn.com/_.../11939415-disabled-vis...

VOTE: Best and worst London Olympics uniforms | News.com.au YOUR sneak peek at some of the uniforms to be rolled out at the LondonOlympics opening ceremony and in Games competition. www.news.com.au/.../vote.../story-e6frfkvr-1226372114631

BBC News - Evictions in Azerbaijan 'similar to London Olympics' Azerbaijan's demolition of homes to make way for Eurovision is likened toLondon clearing land for the Olympics by the competition's head. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18094562

Olympics official caught touting thousands of pounds worth of ... Volodymyr Gerashchenko at the secretly filmed meeting at an East Londonhotel where he offered Olympics tickets for cash. Photo: BBC News.Olympics official ... www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Olympics-official-caught-touting-tho...

Vladimir Putin to snub London 2012 Olympics | World news ... Exclusive: Russian president will send Dmitry Medvedev to Games instead, emphasising Kremlin's displeasure with Britain. www.guardian.co.uk/.../vladimir-putin-snub-london-olympics

Anarchy vs. London Olympics: Radicals prepare war on 'police state ... Anarchists in Britain “don't want rich tourists,” they want “civil war.” As theLondon Olympics draw nearer, those flying the black flag are going for gold in... www.rt.com/news/uk-anarchists-police-olympics-340/

Christians pray ahead of London Olympics | Christian News on ... Christian Today > Up to 9000 Christians are gathering at Leyton Orient Football Stadium today for a day of prayer and worship for the London Olympics. www.christiantoday.com/article/christians.pray.../29910.htm

NBC lays out 2012 London Olympics broadcast plan on TV, internet ... On most days, coverage will air from 4 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET, which covers the live Olympic day in London. MSNBC MSNBC, NBCUniversal's 24/7 cablenews ... www.engadget.com/.../nbc-london-olympics-2012-streaming-t...

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