Olympics






Trial underway for man who threw Olympic 100m bottle

By Tom Degun at Stratford Magistrates Court in London 

Olympic Stadium bottleJanuary 3 - The trial of the man accused of throwing a bottle at the start of the men's Olympic 100 metre final at London 2012 began here today where the Court heard that he did not actually have ticket for the blue ribbon event of the Games.


Putin signs new ticket law for Sochi 2014

By Duncan Mackay

Vladimir Putin in front of Olympic ringsJanuary 2 - Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially signed a decree establishing fines of up to one million rubles (£19,000/$30,000/€24,000) for those attempting to sell tickets illegally to the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and Paralympics.