Entries Tagged 'United Kingdom' ↓
Olympic Tattoo Watch: Who’s Got the Best?
August 16th, 2008 — Brazil, United Kingdom
Olympic Hottie of the Day: Goldie Sayers
July 29th, 2008 — Athletics, United Kingdom
Of course Olympic athletes know how to have fun. Just ask Goldie Sayers who’s posing here as a Playboy bunny. Goldie is Britain’s top javelin thrower and will compete in her second Olympics when the Beijing Games open.
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Olympic Hottie: Yelena Isinbayeva
Olympic Hottie: Maria Sharapova
Christine Ohuruogu vs Sanya Richards
July 18th, 2008 — Athletics, United Kingdom, United States
Who between this two will emerge triumphant in the 400 meter run? Britain’s Christine Ohuruogu or American Sanya Richards?
Olympic Diver Tom Daley
July 10th, 2008 — Diving, United Kingdom
British diver Tom Daley just might become the breakout star in the Beijing Olympics so we might as well start blogging about him. [Are you listening, Mr. Google? Har har.]
Anyways, here’s a picture of Tom during the British Academy Television Awards last April 2008. What does this mean? Maybe it means that the kid has cross-over appeal? He’s like a mainstream celebrity already.
Going to Beijing: David Beckham
June 13th, 2008 — Football, London 2012, United Kingdom
British football star David Beckham is bound for Beijing during the Olympics but he’s not going there to play football. Rather, he’s there to “star in the closing ceremony” where he will reportedly “play a key role role in the the official handover to Britain for the London 2012 Games”.
It is fitting that Beckham is joining this handover because he’s one of the “ambassadors” for London’s successful bid for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Jordan’s Olympic Dreams
May 23rd, 2008 — Equestrian, United Kingdom
Model Jordan a.k.a Katie Price a.k.a Katrina Alexandra Infield wants to compete in the Olympics but some meanies are making fun of her Olympic dreams. Back off, people, back off. If she wants to compete in the Olympics then she can compete in the Olympics. Can’t a girl dream big anymore?
PHOTO SOURCE: Anorak
Andrew Hoy: Horse Abuser?
May 23rd, 2008 — Equestrian, United Kingdom
Nice hat, Andrew. But do you really abuse your horses with your spiked boots? From the Associated Press:
Three-time Olympic equestrian gold medalist Andrew Hoy appeared at hearing Thursday to answer accusations of horse abuse.
Olympian to Watch: Zara Phillips
May 12th, 2008 — Equestrian, United Kingdom
She’s the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth and the reigning eventing world champion. She is some kind of a model too.
Zara was recently named to the British equestrian team going to the Beijing Olympic Games.
She will be following the footsteps of her father, Mark Phillips, who won the gold medal at the three-day event in the 1972 Munich Olympics, and her mother, Princess Anne, who competed at the 1976 Montreal Games.
Amir Khan: Looking For a Trainer?
April 29th, 2008 — Boxing, United Kingdom
Briton Amir Khan is apparently looking for a trainer after he split with Oliver Harrison. Amir won the silver medal (lightweight division) during the 2004 Athens Olympiad. He turned professional in 2005.
Quote and Photo of the Day: Jason Gardener
April 29th, 2008 — Athletics, Drugs, United Kingdom
Here’s a pretty strong — but we must say not unfounded — statement by British athlete Jason Gardener on the drug scandals that has engulfed athletics in recent years.
“If Maurice Greene is proved to be a cheat then, apart from Kim Collins, every winner of the world and Olympic titles I tried to win from 1999 to 2005 will have been shown to be frauds.
