World Cup 2014 inaugurated with colourful fanfare at Sao Paulo

It was a great inaugural - in fact the greatest show on earth at Sao Paulo, Brazil. The arena jam packed to its capacity roared and cheered as a colorful opening ceremony rolled out with famous singer Jenifer Lopez clad in a sparkling green dress which made the crowd cheer and enjoy the opening ceremony.

Hereinafter are some of the photos of the ceremony as these appear in a special report in Daily Mail. 

Jennifer Lopez wore a sparkling green sequin dress for the performance, which delighted fans. Meanwhile Claudia Leitte (left) bounced around in a sparkly blue number while Pitbull (right) wore a Brazil t-shirt

Here are some more:

Read a comprehensive report at Daily Mail and see how the entire ceremony unfolded

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Watch Live Opening Ceremony FIFA World Cup 2014 - Sao Paulo | Free Streaming - 12 June

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The greatest show on the earth – the football World Cup 2014 kicks off at Sao Palo, Brazil today, 12^th June and will be the focus of the world till 13^th of July when the final will be played here again at Sao Paulo.

The tournament will begin with a massive opening ceremony followed by the opener between the host Brazil with Croatia.

The temperature is very high in Sao Paulo and people of Brazil are all set to host the 32-nation super sports event. "Let me tell you the time has arrived. We are going together. This is our World Cup," said Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari on Wednesday.

Hosts Brazil start as favourites to win the World Cup for a sixth time, while holders Spain are aiming to win a fourth major tournament in a row after winning the European Championships two years ago. The other seeded teams are Colombia, Uruguay, Switzerland, Argentina, Germany and Belgium.

The 32 participating teams have been divided into EIGHT groups as under:

• ·   Group A: Brazil (host), Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon
• ·  Group B: Spain (defending champion), Netherlands (last year’s runner up), Chile, Australia
• ·   Group C: Colombia, Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan
• ·   Group D: Uruguay, Costa Rica, England and Italy
• ·   Group E: Switzerland, Ecuador, France and Honduras
• ·   Group F: Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran and Nigeria
• ·   Group G: Germany, Portugal, Ghana and the United States of America
• ·   Group H: Belgium, Algeria, Russia and South Korea

The  schedule for remaining tournament is as under:

• Round of 16: 12-28 June-1 July
• Quarterfinals:  4^th July to 5^th July
• Semi Finals: 8-9 July
• Third place math: 12^th July
• Final: 13^th July

So do not miss it out – today is the day!! The free live streaming of the opening ceremony can be seen at 12th June 2014 at 18:00 GMT.

If you are one of the fans located at different destination and miss the chance to visit the stadium to watch your favourite team, you can now watch the match live on your laptop or desktop computer, FREE, provided you have an internet connection, from the links given below:

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Presence of Mystery woman in Indian Olympic contingent still not resolved

The Indian contingent is still awaiting a communication from the Olympic Games organisers on how an unidentified lady was allowed to gatecrash into the team's march past at the Opening Ceremony even as media reports claimed to have identified the “mystery woman”.

Mystery woman [in yellow circle front left] creates security stir

The Indians have submitted a letter on this embarrassing issue to the organisers last night and acting Chef-de-Mission Brig P K Muralidharan Raja said that no response has come yet.

“We have submitted the letter expressing our strong resentment on the matter to the organisers last night. We are still waiting for their response," Raja said..

A day after photos of the 'mystery woman' appeared in newspapers and went viral on social networking sites, a newspaper claimed to have identified the young lady as Madhura Honey, a post-graduate from Bangalore.

Read more: The Indian Express

'Hey Jude' closes the Opening Ceremony of the London Olympics 2012

The opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012 is over - leaving behind its many memories for days to come. The closing of the opening ceremony by 'Hey Jude' sung by the music legend Sir Paul McCartney, the ex Beatle, took the entire arena with Paul and everyone sang along Na, na, na, na na na naaaaa! Hey Jude as the song came to an end, and so did the ceremony.

The girls only Na, na, na, na na na naaaaa! Hey Jude sung by girls in audience as asked by Paul

But the ceremony before the end was a long drawn show of aesthetics, innovation and traditional British mindset of starting the ceremony with the era when life was simple, medieval and domestic. 

The Olympic Rings rose high above the stadium and showered fireworks [Photo AP / Daily Mail]

The stage set depicted the development of the present Britain from cows and farmlands of Britain, developing the story into the industrial age and then making giant Olympic rings that rose above the stadium and showering flames downward.

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Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins opens the Olympic Opening Ceremony by ringing a giant bell.

Pakistan contingent

Roland Garros queen Maria Sharapova headed the Russian contingent

Novak Djokovic headed the Serbian Contingent

The march past of the contingents commenced after the performers put up a dramatic show. Tennis stars Novak Djokovic was flab bearer for Serbia, while Maria Sharapova headed the Russian contingent.

The Olympic flag was brought in and it was delight to see Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer of all times also present on the occasion, contrary to the earlier news that he would not have any role in the ceremonies. Although part of the flag bearers, he was stationed at the very end of the flag destination and touched the flag before it was taken away for hoisting.

The most impressive part of the ceremony was the bringing in the Olympic Torch on a motor boat in the River Thames by English soccer player Robert Beckham and then alighting the cauldron.

But this time it wasn't really a cauldron to many's surprise. In fact the torch bearers lit a number of small fires mounted on the heads of long steel sticks, which wwhen alight, were elevated to make a bunch of lights looking like a cauldron.

As the flames lit the arena, there was a massive firework display outside the arena that spellbound the onlookers. 

The Olympic flame will now remain alight till the closing ceremony on 12th August.

London Olympics Opening Ceremony: Secret Device to 'Control' March In Ceremony

The British Organizes say they have installed a secret device to control and regulate the march in by athletes so that they do not delay the opening day proceedings, in which 204 teams are taking part.

The secret device is being kept secret, but IOC's Games Executive Director Gilbert Felli told the reporters: "We have a secret device. You will see, it is a secret and I can't tell you now."

In the meantime, the Oscar winning film maker Danny Boyle asked some 30,000 spectators watching rehearsal not to post details or photos on social networks of his extravaganza, reports Reuters.

So what is the secret device and how the organizers intend 'controlling' the march-in and what 15,000 performers are going to perform Friday on the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, remains a secretly guarded secret.

Let us see how far the organizers are able to control the show.

London Olympics 2012: Opening ceremony: Watch Free Live Streaming | 27 July 2012

27th July is the big day when the London Olympics are formally inagurated in a colourful and amazing opening ceremony at the famous London Hyde Park. The 2012 Summer Olympic features 26 sports and a total of 39 disciplines.

The official London Olympics Logo and Mascots [ Mandeville and Wenlock  - above right]

For the London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony, Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II will be the chief guest, who will be received by the President of the IOC at the entrance of the Olympic Stadium.

After the chief guest settles down, the proceedings of the opening ceremony will unfold as under:

Parade of Athletes -  Over 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) are expected to participate. The procession of the participating teams in the Stadium, nation by nation in alphabetical order, according to the language of the Host Country will take place as soon as the chief guest is seated. The first team to enter will be of Greece as the modern Olympic games originated from Greece. And the last team will be that of Great Britain, being the host country.

Speeches / Declaration of Opening of the Games of the XXX Olympiad / London Olympics 2012 - Two speeches will be made: one by LOCOG Chair Seb Coe, followed by Jacques Rogge. At the end of the speeches, Queen Elizabeth II be requested to officially declare the Games open.

Hoisting of Olympic Flag and playing of Olympic Anthem

Oath taking ceremony from the participants

The Torch and Cauldron - After the oaths, the opening ceremony will get going with the arrival of the olympic torch into the stadium.  It is passed through the athletes to the final Torchbearer, who will ceremoniously light the Cauldron, indicating the beginning of the Games. The Flame will continue to burn for the whole of the Games.

Creative Team - A host of world-class British directors and producers will lead an artistic team to stage the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Performers - This will be the main event of the opening ceremony. A total of 15,000 performers will take part in the opening ceremony, and also the closing ceremony, of the London Olympics 2012. It is exepected that around four billion people around the world will witness the opening ceremony proceedings world wide.

It will be one of the most memorable sports event of the current times - not to be missed wherever you may be.  We at Movin' Sports will provide you with the links for the Free Live Streaming of the opening ceremony as it happens Friday, 27 July.

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£27 million Olympics Opening Ceremony shortened by 30 minutes amid transport fears

Director Danny Boyle has been told to cut the length of the Olympic Opening Ceremony with organisers increasingly anxious that spectators will be left without transport home if it overruns.

The decision to cut back the artistic element of the ceremony was made following rehearsals on Saturday night and Sunday raised concerns that the show will take longer than its three-hour target time.

Rehearsals will continue on Wednesday, with volunteers and performers running through the refined program. A 10-minute sequence from the end of the show involving stunt-bikes has been cut altogether.

Read more: The Telegraph