Summer Olympics






Turkey credit rating upgrade gives Istanbul 2020 boost

By Duncan Mackay

Istanbul view_at_night_with_bridgeJune 22 - Turkey's position as an emerging financial power has been strengthened by Moody's Investors Service raising the country's national credit rating, which leaders of Istanbul's bid to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics hope will give them an advantage over rivals Madrid and Tokyo in the campaign.



Team GB house revealed with "nearest and dearest" at its heart

By Tom Degun at the Team GB House in Westfield Stratford City in London

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June 21 - The British Olympic Association (BOA) have officially unveiled the Team GB House for London 2012, complete with a special P&G Nearest and Dearest Lounge designed to allow athletes to spend time with their family and friends directly after their competitions.





Top female line-up named for BT London Live concerts

By Lauren Mattera

Alexandra Burke_19_JuneJune 20 - Rebecca Ferguson, Alexandra Burke, Amy MacDonald and Alyssa Reid make up the impressive bill of female acts unveiled to perform at this summer's BT London Live concerts – one of the city's biggest free celebrations of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.