Say farewell to London Olympics while Watching live the closing ceremony - Sunday 12 August

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Since mid July, London has been host to some 10,000 athletes and officials from 205 countries participating in the London Olympics - the third honour for London since its earlier two Olympics. And what an honour for the Queen to inaugurate the Olympics 2012, while the last London Olympics were inaugurated by her late father King George VI in 1948.

King George VI at the opening ceremony of London Olympics 1948

The grand opening this year was a memorable occasion which fascinated billions of viewers around the globe. The Queen 'parachuted' along with James Bond into the arena to announce the opening of the London Olympics.

The British Queen at the opening ceremony of London Olympics 2012

The Hey Jude sung by Sir Paul McCartney at the end of the opening ceremony added mush colours and nostalgia to the ceremony as the entire arena sang with Paul.

Now the Grand Finale is nearing as almost all event so the London Olympics are over. America tops the medal table with 45 gold, while China follows closely behind with 38 golds. Great Britain bagged 29 golds - its best Olympic performance in last 104 years. The London Olympics witnessed 44 new world records, while 117 previous Olympic records werer broken.

Usain Bolt created history for bagging tow medals in successive two two Olympics and made a world record in 4x100M men's relay race. Andy Murray won a final on the Wimbledon's Centre Court - the first British to do so in last 73 years.

Now all eyes are set for the closing ceremony or the grand finale which is to be held on 12th August Sunday evening.  The finale will feature about 4,000 performers alongside artists such as George Michael and the Spice Girls, who are getting together for this very special ceremony in the history of London.

The Closing Ceremony of the London Olympics will commence on Sunday, 12 August 2012 at 20:00 GMT

If you are one of the fans located at different destination and miss the chance to visit the stadium to watch your favorite team, You can now watch the match live on your laptop or desktop computer, FREE, provided you have an internet connection, from the links given below:

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Watch the quest for Gold: Serena vs Sharapova Live Free Streaming | Olympics Tennis Ladies Final - 4 August

So it is finally decided that either recently crowned Wimbledon champion 4th ranked American Serena William or the French Open title winner 3rd ranked Russian Maria Sharapova will get the Olympic gold medal in the ladies' single event of Olympic tennis.

Jubilant Serena William [left] and maria Sharapova [right] after winning their semi final matches  [Photos: AFP Getty Images]

Maria Sharapova beat fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko in an easy semi final run over 6-2, 6-3. This is the first time Sharapova is playing in the Olympics. Sharapova got unlucky when she was ousted from the Wimbledon race in the very early stage. 

Five times Wimbledon champion Serena moved to the final after beating the world no.1 Belorussian Victoria azarenka 6-1, 6-2. The win seemed too easy for Serena as world no.1 seemingly offered no resistance to the Wimbledon queen.

Serena is in run to grab a bagful of gold, as after Saturday's final, she is also to play the doubles final alongwith her sister Venus, who earlier crashed out of the ladies' single event race. But that is if the two win over Russia’s Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova in the semifinals to play against the Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka. It may be added that the William sisters have twice won the gold in doubles in Olmpics 2000 and 2008.

As for Saturday's singles final, this the 11th encounter of the two ladies since they first played each other in Miami 2004. Of the ten previous encounters, Serena has an upper edge of 8-2 over the Russian. In fact Serena has beaten Sharapova consecutively seven times in their last ten encounters. 

The equation makes Serena favourite for the Olympic title this year, lest Sharapova surprises the American with her game today. It may be added that both ladies have never won a gold at Olympics before, so the quest for gold is equally important for both Serena and Sharapova.

The ladies' single Olympic tennis final  is scheduled for saturday, 4 August 2012 at 14:00 GMT at the Centre Court of Wimbledon.

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Pakistan vs Great Britain Live Stream Hockey Olympics 2012 – 3 August

Pakistan plays against Great Britian in its third hockey match of Pool A Friday today.

Pakistan's frist match against Spain ended in a 1-1 draw, while Pakistan won against Argentina 2-0. With four points, aaaaPakistan is at number hree in the pool position. Therefore today's match is crucial for Pakitan to win to improve its position in Pool A.

This will be the 11th match between Pakistan and Great Britain in Olympic Hockey. Pakistan has a good record against Great Britain in Olympic Hockey. They have won six, drew one and lost three against the European team.

A win over Britain will take Pakistan to the second place in Pool A, just behind world number ones Australia. The Pakistanis will just have to beat South Africa – the lowest-ranked team in their group – on Sunday to virtually secure their place in the last four.

The probable opposing squads are as under:

Pakistan: Imran Shah, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Rizwan (SENIOR), Muhammad Rizwan (JUNIOR), Fareed Ahmad, Rashid Mehmood, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Umar Bhutta, Abdul Haseem Khan, Shakeel Abbas, Sohail Abbas, Muhammad Tousiq, Shafqat Rasool, Rehan Butt, Waseem Ahmed, IMuhammad Imran

Great Britain: Glenn KIRKHAM, Ashley JACKSON, Harry MARTIN, Matt DALY, Jonty CLARKE, Robert MOORE, Ben HAWES, Alastair WILSON, Barry MIDDLETON, James TINDALL, Iain MACKAY, Iain LEWERS, James FAIR, Nicholas CATLIN, Dan FOX, Richard SMITH

The match is scheduled for Friday, 3 August 2012 at 15:00 GMT | 20:00 PST at the Olympis Games Park, London.

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London Olympic Games Opening Ceremony - Friday 27 July 2012

The big day of London Olympics 2012 finally arrives Friday night when the London Olympics will be formally inaugurated in a colourful and amazing opening ceremony at London Olympic Stadium, which has been transformed into a British countryside scene for the Opening Ceremony. The full dress rehearsal has already given a hint how massive and colourful the ceremony will be. Though there are concerns about the traffic management after approximately 60,000 spectators move out of the arena as long queues were observed at all terminals and were not cleared even after 01:00 AM.

The official London Olympics Logo and Mascots [ Mandeville and Wenlock  - above right]

The ceremony will take place at the London Olympic Stadium at 20:00 GMT. The ceremony will include the usual march past of the athletes, lighting up the Olympic cauldron with the Olympic torch, the formal inauguration of the games by the chief guest, and a beautiful performance by 15,000 performers at the end. Sir Paul McCartney, the ex Beatle, will also perform among other performers.

As is usual for all the Olympic games that the head of the state normally presides over the Olympic Opening Ceremony, Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II will be the chief guest. She will be received by the President of the IOC at the entrance of the Olympic Stadium.

The sequence of the rest of the proceeding of the opening ceremony, after her majesty settles down, will unfold as under:

Parade of Athletes -  Over 10,000 athletes from 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are expected to participate. The procession of the participating teams in the Stadium, nation by nation in alphabetical order, according to the language of the Host Country will take place as soon as the chief guest is seated. The first team to enter will be of Greece as the modern Olympic games originated from Greece. And the last team will be that of Great Britain, being the host country.

Speeches / Declaration of Opening of the Games of the XXX Olympiad / London Olympics 2012 - Two speeches will be made: one by LOCOG Chair Seb Coe, followed by Jacques Rogge. At the end of the speeches, Queen Elizabeth II be requested to officially declare the Games open.

Hoisting of Olympic Flag and playing of Olympic Anthem

Oath taking ceremony from the participants

The Torch and Cauldron - After the oaths, the opening ceremony will get going with the arrival of the olympic torch into the stadium.  It is passed through the athletes to the final Torchbearer, who will ceremoniously light the Cauldron, indicating the beginning of the Games. The Flame will continue to burn for the whole of the Games.

Creative Team - A host of world-class British directors and producers will lead an artistic team to stage the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Performers - This will be the main event of the opening ceremony. A total of 15,000 performers will take part in the opening ceremony, and also the closing ceremony, of the London Olympics 2012. The performance is being dubbed as  "The Isles of Wonder." The ceremony will conclude with the famous Beatles song, and my favourite, ' Hey Jude' sung by ex Beatle Sir Paul McCartney.

It is expected that around four billion people around the world will witness the opening ceremony proceedings world wide - opening ceremony as it happens Friday, 27 July.

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Thames Olympic cable car to cost non-Londoners £5 for five-minute trip

Good news for Londoners and bad for the non-Londoners!!

Thames Olympic 'Emirates Air Line' cable Car seen against backdrop of famous London landmark Gherkin [Photo PA / Mail Online]

The Thames Olympic cable car, 'the Emirates Air Line, is likely to be opened to 'all' on 28th June - but with a clear distinction. While the Londoners will have a concessional fare, non-Londoners will have to pay hefty £5 for five-minute trip.

The Transport for London authorities also add that it will cost some spectators as much as £16 to buy tickets for the 1.1km river crossing on the £50m cable car. The frequent flyer ticket gives tourists 10 journeys at the cost of £16.

The Emirates Air Line will link between the 02 Arena in Greenwich and the ExCel exhibition centre, carrying 2,500 people an hour. The Emirates-sponsored transport will be the first urban cable car system of its kind in the UK.

So if you are going to London to watch the Olympic games, you certainly will be at a disadvantage as compared to the Londoners - but then you are a foriengenr. Aren't you?

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