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Olympic Stadium not up to Premier League standards

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:07:01 +0000

The field inside London's Olympic Stadium is not up to Premier League standards and will have to be ripped up after the games using public funds to enable a soccer team to use the venue.

Olympic stadium does not meet EPL's standards

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:01:26 +0000

LONDON (AP) — The field inside London's Olympic Stadium is not up to Premier League standards and will have to be ripped up after the games using public funds to enable a soccer team to use the venue.

Dow Chemical's Olympic PR push dogged by Bhopal

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 10:12:16 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dow Chemical Co hoped an Olympic sponsorship would boost its global cache, but the company's link to a gas leak tragedy 28 years ago threatens to curb some of the benefits from the $100 million advertising deal. As many as 25,000 residents of Bhopal, India, died in the aftermath of a 1984 gas leak at a pesticide factory that was owned by a subsidiary of Union Carbide, which …

Olympic Steel Announces Dividend

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:00:54 +0000

CLEVELAND — Olympic Steel, Inc., , a national metals service center, today announced a dividend of $0.02 per share as approved by the Olympic Steel Board of Directors. The dividend is payable on March …

Dow Chemical's Olympic PR push dogged by Bhopal

admin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:01:48 +0000

Hoy hits top speed to win keirin at Olympic track

admin — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:28:50 +0000

Four-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy showed Britain the way to gold success in the London velodrome with a stunning, top-speed display of keirin riding here on Saturday.

Brits set boards alight on new Olympic track

admin — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:05:44 +0000

Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish inspired Britain to two world record-winning performances Friday as Britain underscored their gold winning potential at the London velodrome.

IOC says it will not drop Dow as Olympic sponsor

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:02:56 +0000

The International Olympic Committee rejected Indian calls Thursday to drop Dow Chemical Co. as a sponsor of the London Games because of its links to the 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster.

Rogge hails Dow role in Olympic Movement

admin — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:12:31 +0000

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge has rejected India's calls to terminate Dow Chemicals' sponsorship deal with the IOC and 2012 London Games and called on the country to recognise Dow's contribution to the Olympic Movement.

Olympic cycling kings Britain welcome world to London

admin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:07:37 +0000

The march to Olympic track cycling glory takes one of two significant steps this weekend when the World Cup series, to the annoyance of some British officials, culminates in London.