Magical memories of 2012 - Olympics: 'Nobody personified it more than Sir...
Only a churl could object to this year-end of British backslapping, even if there are moments when it does smack somewhat of a reluctance to let go. But let it be. I do not want to let 2012 go because...
View ArticleOlympic voice of plain old Humphrey - the boy who sang to 1bn people
No formal training, no nerves, no problem: the tale of Humphrey Keeper who sang solo at the 2012 opening ceremony The name of Humphrey Keeper, beyond his family...
View ArticleCycling hero Wiggins named SPOTY (The British Olympic Association)
(Source: The British Olympic Association) Cycling hero Wiggins named SPOTY December 17, 2012 11:51 am Bradley Wiggins' remarkable year came to a perfect conclusion as he was named winner of the BBC...
View ArticleThe UK year in pictures 2012
One event dominated the year in the UK and that was of course the London 2012 Olympics, which began with a spectacular opening ceremony devised by Danny Boyle entitled Isles of Wonder and featured...
View ArticleOlympics sparkle at height of magical British summer
By John Mehaffey LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - London defied Britain's wettest summer for 100 years, potential transport and security chaos and a depressed economy to stage a marvellous 2012 Olympics...
View ArticleNew Year Honours: Sir Bradley Wiggins 'amused' by knighthood
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Bradley Wiggins says he intends to use his knighthood for "comedy purposes" and jokes he will ask fellow riders in the Tour de France...
View ArticleNew Year Honours: Plain old Mister will do, says Bradley Wiggins - Britain's...
First came the dream-like highs of the Tour de France and the Olympics. Then, thanks to a run-in with a van last month while riding near his Lancashire home, a painful return to earth. Now, as if...
View ArticleOlympics designer McCartney, 'God particle' physicist get UK honors along...
LONDON - Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain's record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called "God particle," are among...
View ArticleOlympics designer McCartney, 'God particle' physicist get UK honours along...
LONDON - Stella McCartney, who designed the uniforms worn by Britain's record-smashing Olympic team, and Scottish physicist Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the so-called "God particle," are among...
View ArticleOlympic heroes honoured
The Olympics have dominated the New Year Honours list London's Olympic champions have been handsomely rewarded for their exploits in a special New Year Honours list, with Bradley Wiggins and Ben...
View ArticleNew Year Honours: Wiggins, Storey and Ainslie head list
Bradley Wiggins, who won the Tour de France and an Olympic gold, has been knighted in a New Year Honours list dominated by London 2012 medallists. The cyclist appears on a special list drawn up to...
View ArticleSporting heroes to the fore in Britain's New Year honours
Bradley Wiggins, by winning the Tour de France and an Olympic gold this year, is to be knighted in Britain’s 2013 New Year honours. Wiggins heads a sparkling list of sporting heroes, including sailor...
View ArticleNew Year honours: arise Dame Sarah Storey and Sir Bradley Wiggins
Olympians and Paralympians lead the gong show in a highly patriotic list expanded to take in a successful summer of sport New Year honours: cyclist Sarah Storey was 'speechless but incredibly honoured...
View ArticleCycling champ Wiggins knighted in New Year honours
Bradley Wiggins, the first British cyclist to have won the Tour de France, has been honoured with a knighthood in a special UK New Year Honours list on Saturday. By News Wires (text) Tour de France...
View ArticleOlympic heroes celebrate again
Wiggins followed his historic Tour de France triumph, the first by a British cyclist, by winning a fourth Olympic gold medal and first on the road while Ainslie became the most successful Olympic...
View ArticleSir Bradley Wiggins feels fantastic
Wiggins joins six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy as a cycling knight after an incredible year that saw him become the first British winner of the Tour de France and then add a fourth...
View ArticleKnighthoods for Bradley Wiggins, Ben Ainslie and Dave Brailsford in special...
Bradley Wiggins and Ben Ainslie have received knighthoods in a special New Year Honours list that celebrates Britain's Olympic heroes. Wiggins followed up his incredible Tour de France victory in July...
View ArticleBradley Wiggins Knighted In New Year Honours
Tweet Britain's gold rush during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games has led to 78 athletes and coaches being named in the New Year Honours List. Among the top honours are knighthoods for cyclist...
View ArticleArise Sir Wiggo, knight of the road
Bradley Wiggins, the Mod from Kilburn who made sporting history by winning the Tour de France and Olympic gold this year, is knighted in the 2013 New Year Honours. Sir Bradley heads a sparkling list...
View ArticleOlympic stars Bradley Wiggins, Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah lead New Year Honours
Stars of the London 2012 Olympic games have been recognised in the New Year Honours list. Bradley Wiggins, who won the...
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