Solar storm may obstruct London Olympics

For the London 2012 Olympics organizing committee after the all preparations for Olympics game,the organisers of the £9.3 billion mega event are now confronting with few genuine problem as London could suffer a solar storm during the Games.

Olympics 2012 organizing committee had been 'looking in the situation carefully' after the Met Office warned the next solar storm may occur during the games next year.

"Extreme space weather events typically occur at the solar maximum, which itself follows a roughly 11-year cycle. The next solar maximum is expected around 2012-13 --potentially coinciding with the London Olympic Games," said a weather expert.

A London 2012 spokeswoman said, "We are working with our partners and stakeholders to ensure that contingency plans are in place for all eventualities."

Egan eyes 2012 triumph

Kenny Egan wants to dominate Olympics in London 2012,he will be representing Ireland's buoyant boxing team.The boxer got so many rebellious offers and then finally decided to turn professional in the wake of his silver medal win in Beijing.

Egan has indulge with the Miami franchise in the fledgling World Series of Boxing but insists his significant goal is to complete his career on a high by bettering his performance in the Chinese capital.

Egan said: "The set-up has improved enormously since I first became a part of it and the success is a credit to the amazing work which is done by the high performance units in both Dublin and Belfast.

"The squad continues to prove itself world-class and the fact that the next Olympics are taking place just across the water in London gives everyone a massive boost to knuckle down and follow their dream."

London Olympics lights switched on for first time

for the first time at a ceremony in east London,London's 2012 Olympic floodlights have been turned on.

To press the start button British Prime Minister David Cameron and London Mayor Boris Johnson led a countdown for local schoolchildren.

The Stadium has 14 light towers that are 70m tall and support 532 individual lights,the stadium is due to be finish next year.

As they slowly lit up the snow-covered arena, London Mayor Boris Johnson said it was "a historic evening".

Clijsters eyes 2012 Olympics match-up with rival Henin

Kim Clijsters - three times grand slam winner has decided to end up her successful career by patching up with arch-rival Justine Henin for Belgium at the 2012 London Olympics.

Currently world number three Clijsters and former number one Henin,both have 10 grand slam titles between them have only teamed up once before in the Fed Cup.

They have not always got on but before a friendly exhibition match on Thursday the pair spoke about the possible match-up.

"It would be nice of course to do it for the Olympic Games, because I tell myself that that year might be my last full season. So it would be nice to end that season in style," said Clijsters, who has won the U.S Open two years running since returning from a two-year break from the game to start a family.

"But again, as Justine mentioned already, we have to get together to discuss this, see what the possibilities are and assess how far we want to go in this," added the 27-year-old.

Henin, a seven-times grand slam champion who made a spectacular return to the tour in January by reaching the Australian Open final after an 18-month break, was ruling nothing out.

"There is a real willingness to be there," the 28-year-old said.

Clijsters ran out a 6-1 3-6 10-5 winner in the friendly between the compatriots, but Henin said she has put her injury woes of this year out of her head having not played since hurting her right elbow at Wimbledon in June.

"I have stopped telling myself the last weeks that I am getting old, I prefer to think that I am getting more mature," she said.

"I think that if on the health level everything goes as planned, there is still a lot of potential for me. I have regained some freshness in the last two weeks," Henin added.

London 2012 Olympics: Allegation Of Corruption On Main Sponsors surrounding Commonwealth Games

An investigation has been done by Indian Central Bureau of Investigation from Omega,which is one of the International Olympic Committee's global sponsors, through its company Swiss Timing, has been asked for details of the contract it entered into to provide timing, scoring and results for the Games, held last month.

Secretary general Lalit Bhanot and director general V.K.Verma,the most senior officials of games have been charged with criminal conspiracy and cheating under the Prevention of Corruption Act in relation to the awarding of the contract - worth several million dollars and awarded to Swiss Timing.

Investigation from other 22 official related to the games also underway and including Indian agents of Swiss Timing were also under investigation,said CBI.

Olympics cash review is welcomed

New steps to resolve spending disputes with Westminster over matters such as the London Olympics has been welcomed by Scottish Government.

Ministers believe that spending on regenerating London for the 2012 games should be mirrored in Scotland.

Around £165m should be awarded to Scotland under the Barnett formula, which allocates money to the devolved administrations.

Ministers from the UK, the Scottish and Welsh Assembly governments and the Northern Ireland Executive are thinking to hire some third independent party to resolve the issues.

Scottish External Affairs Minister Fiona Hyslop said: "I hope today's agreement will help us find new ways to resolve the few really difficult issues, through advice and a recommendation from an independent third party.

"I hope this will allow us to move quickly to find an agreement on the Olympics issue, which has been under discussion for some time now, and where the three devolved administrations are united on the point that Barnett consequentials should be applied."

An earlier joint declaration estimated £1.7bn would be spent on transport and regeneration costs for the London Olympics.

It said at least £165m in 'consequentials' would be due to Scotland, more than £100m to Wales and about £65m to Northern Ireland.

Spurs And Hammers On 2012 Stadium Shortlist

It has been revealed that after the game the race to take over the Olympic stadium will be between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United

Under the supervision of the Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) the two Premier League football clubs will fight it out after being shortlisted for final negotiations.

Spurs have formed a consortium with entertainment group AEG for their bid, while West Ham have joined up with the London Borough of Newham.

According to the chairman of OPLC, Margaret Ford, the final decision will be made by the next April

"We are very pleased with the extensive and serious interest shown in the stadium," she said.

"We started this process to ensure the very best legacy for the stadium, and we are now at a point where we have selected the two strongest bids.

"The stadium is a vital and vibrant component of the Olympic Park - securing the most appropriate and viable solution is crucial for our long-term aspirations for the future Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park area."

She said the company's aim was to bring in a bidder who would "enhance and build" on the existing plans for the 25,000 seat mixed-use arena.

The OPLC is keen to ensure a legacy for athletics following the 2012 London Olympics.
And while the stadium's running track does not feature in Tottenham's plans, keeping it is central to West Ham's.

The news means a third bidder for the stadium in east London, specialist venue operator International Stadia Group, has either withdrawn from the race or been ruled out by OPLC.