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Queen’s granddaughter picked in Team GB
Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Phillips said she had been picked for Great Britain's equestrian eventing team at the London Olympics.
Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Phillips said she had been picked for Great Britain's equestrian eventing team at the London Olympics.
The 31-year-old Phillips, whose parents Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips also competed for Britain in the Olympics, will ride the horse High Kingdom at the Games which open on July 27.
There was no immediate confirmation from the British Olympic Association. Phillips, who is married to former England rugby captain Mike Tindall, had her hopes of an Olympic place in 2004 and 2008 dashed by injuries.
Bolt’s crash version ‘sketchy’: police
KINGSTON: Alcohol use has been ruled out as the cause of a one-vehicle accident from which global sprint star Usain Bolt walked away uninjured, Jamaican police have revealed.
However officers say they are still waiting to hear from the triple Olympic sprint champion after he provided a “sketchy” statement.
Sharapova to be Russia’s flag-bearer
Moscow: Newly-crowned French Open champion Maria Sharapova will be Russia's flag-bearer at the opening of next month's London Olympics, Russia's tennis federation chief said on Tuesday.
