Demand no excuse for latest 2012 ticket fiasco January 9, 2012 LONDON 2012 organisers should have been well equipped to cope with the high demand for second hand Olympic tickets, industry experts said yesterday. Games chiefs Locog were forced to suspend the official re-sale portal, which remained offline last night, designed to allow customers the chance to sell on any unwanted tickets at face value just [...]
Ferguson backs Rooney in ref row January 9, 2012 MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has defended Wayne Rooney after Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini accused the striker of playing a part in Vincent Kompany’s sending-off during Sunday’s clash. Mancini argued that Rooney lobbied Chris Foy before the referee showed a straight red card to City defender Kompany for a two-footed tackle on Nani [...]
IT’S SHOWTIME January 9, 2012 THE 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards are coming to London next month – and City A.M. will be providing the best coverage over the next few weeks in the build-up to this world-famous event. The Laureus World Sports Awards Ceremony, to be held at Central Hall, Westminster, on Monday 6 February, is recognised as the [...]
What is Laureus? A brief history January 9, 2012 AT THE very first Laureus Awards Ceremony in Monaco in 2000, President Nelson Mandela, the Patron of Laureus, made the visionary speech which has become the philosophy of Laureus and the driving force which has shaped its work. President Mandela said: “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to unite [...]
How sport can help millions January 9, 2012 THE FIRST humanitarian sports-based project Laureus supported back in 2000 was the Mathare Youth Sports Association, based in one of the largest and poorest slums in Nairobi, Kenya. With disease widespread and Aids a serious problem, the project pioneered the use of football as a tool to encourage co-operation and raise self-esteem in the young [...]
Mystery man Ameen has ‘nothing to hide’ in row over Khan title defeat January 9, 2012 THE MYSTERY man at the heart of the row over British fighter Amir Khan’s controversial defeat to Lamont Peterson last month, Mustafa Ameen, has broken his silence to declare his innocence of any wrongdoing. Ameen has been accused of being an unauthorised presence at ringside for the WBA and IBF light-welterweight title bout, amid suggestions [...]
LAUREUS AWARDS: THE CATEGORIES January 9, 2012 WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR Last year’s winner: Rafael Nadal This year’s nominations: Usain Bolt (Jamaica) Athletics; Novak Djokovic (Serbia) Tennis; Cadel Evans (Australia) Cycling; Lionel Messi (Argentina) Football; Dirk Nowitzki (Germany) Basketball; Sebastian Vettel (Germany) Formula One WORLD SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR Last year’s winner: Lindsey Vonn This year’s nominations: Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) Athletics; [...]
Chambers to learn Olympic fate January 9, 2012 OLYMPICS: Controversial sprinter Dwain Chambers will discover on 12 March whether he is likely to be able to overturn his ban and compete for Britain at London 2012. That is the date that has been set for the Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule on the validity of the British Olympic Association’s lifetime ban [...]
Murray fourth seed in Aussie Open January 9, 2012 TENNIS: Britain’s Andy Murray has been seeded fourth for the 2012 Australian Open which begins on Monday. Meanwhile, Great Britain have been drawn in the same group as the Netherlands, Israel and Portugal for Judy Murray’s first tie as Fed Cup captain.
GOLF RETURNS TO THE BOARDROOM AS CITY FIRM TEES UP TENANTS January 9, 2012 PLAYING golf in the office has gone the same way as four-hour lunches and six-figure bonuses in the austerity City. Or has it? Teeing up deals on the putting green will be business as usual at the new City offices run by serviced office provider Co-Work, which is looking for 101 tenants for its latest [...]