2012 Olympics Posts:

The Greatest Moments Of The 2012 London Olympics!

By Gregory Wakeman | August 13, 2012 @ 7:14 pm

And so that's it. The 2012 Olympics are done. Will Rio be able to match the achievements of our cosy little neighbours to the east in four years time? Well, it'll take a huge effort to do so.

It's been two weeks of Queen diving, Union Jack waving, Usain Bolting, Spice Girls performing jubilation but unfortunately it had to come to an end at some point.

At least we have the Paralympics to help us through our comedown. Stop laughing.

Olympic lovers are now spending their days either doing the 'MoBot' or 'Usain's Point', both of which they look stupid doing if you're not either Farrah or Bolt, whilst us sane people are just left with the memories. But what were the greatest moments of the 2012 London Olympics?

What Did You Do Yesterday? Well, Manteo Mitchell Ran 200m Of His 4x400m Relay With A Broken Left Leg, So He Wins!

By Gregory Wakeman | August 10, 2012 @ 8:26 am

When USA qualified for Friday's 4x400m relay final on Thursday evening with the second fastest time of 2 minutes. 58.87 seconds, there seemed to be very little drama involved.

But later in the evening it was revealed that Manteo Mitchell, who ran the first leg of their sprint did so with a broken leg! Jesus, I asked for wheelchair when I broke my little finger.

And he was still able to complete his opening lap in a time of 46.1 seconds, with Joshua Mance, Tony McQuay and Bryshon Nellium finishing off the semi-final for the US.

So, Apparently NBC Don’t Know Who Evander Holyfield Is!

By Gregory Wakeman | August 6, 2012 @ 9:39 am

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Evander Holyfield is regarded as one of the greatest boxers ever but you still wouldn't expect to see him waltzing along the streets of London during the Olympics. Or maybe you would? I mean, he clearly likes sport.

Still, you would expect someone at the "Today Show" to recognize him, especially considering someone stopped the former heavyweight champ outside of Buckingham Palace to ask him about Queen Elizabeth's acting debut alongside Daniel Craig in the opening ceremony.

But no one did as the clip above shows.

Evander calls the Queen "wonderful" in his quick comment but wasn't labelled by his name in the extraordinarily brief segment.

Chinese Swimmer Is Accused Of Doping! Here Are The Olympics’ Greatest Ever Drugs Cheats

By Gregory Wakeman | July 31, 2012 @ 1:39 pm

Poor old Ye Shiwen, all she wanted to do was swim really fast and now she is being called a drug cheat just because she achieved her dream.

The 16 year-old Chinese gold medalist romped to a record-breaking victory in Saturday's 400m individual medley but then had to endure seeing her performance being described as "disturbing" by the respected American coach John Leonard.

To compound her misery, Leonard also said that it was "suspicious" and brought back "awful memories" of drug cheats. Ouch.

Of course, Ye Shiwen has maintained her innocence, but the fact that she swam the final 50 metres of the race faster than the winner of the men's race, Ryan Lochte, has raised suspicions.

It would be very flippant of me to call the young lady a disgraceful cheater right now but there are some athletes who do deserve to be awarded this label. Here are some of the Olympic's most notorious drug cheaters.

Usain Bolt Auditions To Play For Manchester United (VIDEO)

By Gregory Wakeman | July 30, 2012 @ 5:14 pm

Shouldn't he be focusing on the 100m?

Usain Bolt is obviously really quick. In fact, you might even say he's a little bit too quick. But his speed seems to have gone straight to his head though as he now thinks that he can simply waltz into any football team in the world.

And it's not like he's sets his sights on playing for a mediocre club. Oh no, he wants to star for England's most successful football team, Manchester United.

To help him with his quest, Usain has made an audition tape that he will be hoping makes it into Sir Alex Ferguson's hands.You can check it out above but don't expect to be too impressed.

Five Must-Have Apps for Olympics 2012 Fanatics

By Hazel Chua | July 29, 2012 @ 8:00 am

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The Olympics comes only once in every four years. The average human's life span is 76, give or take a few years. So if you do the math, we've all got about 19 chances to catch the Olympics. Cut that down to about 17, since I doubt four or eight-year-olds would be interested in watching the games (save for the exceptional few.)

So really, just jump on board and give in to the Olympic fever! Read More » »

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Olympics 2012 Streaming Apps: Catch the Games on the Go!

By Hazel Chua | July 28, 2012 @ 8:00 am

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The Olympics are finally upon us. But for the majority of us who have to work for a living, we'll probably only get to catch a couple of the live games and rely on news updates for the rest.

But if you happen to have a smartphone with an unlimited data plan (or WiFi access at your workplace), then you might find these Olympics 2012 streaming apps pretty handy. We are not, by all means, telling you sneak off to some broom closet so you can catch a match or two while you're at work. What we're doing is providing you with a list of apps that you can use to stream some live Olympics action while you're at the loo (that's London-speak for taking a crap) or while you're downing a pint of lager at the pub (that's London-speak for drinking beer at the bar.)

Check out the gallery, download the apps you deem are worthy for your Olympics-viewing pleasure, and enjoy!