Summer Olympics




Part-rebuilt Maracanã Stadium opens to the public

By David Gold

Maracana 1April 16 - The doors of the revamped Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, which will host the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics, as well as the final of the 2014 football World Cup, have been opened to the public.






Six arrested at Olympic basketball centre protest camp

By David Gold

imgresApril 14 - Police have arrested six protestors at Leyton Marsh in London who were campaigning against the construction of an Olympic basketball training centre where the likes of NBA stars LeBron James (pictured below) and Kobe Bryant will prepare for this summer's Olympic Games.