1 of 17 — The Olympic Rings are assembled in the 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium. 5 of 17 — A general view of the opening ceremony. The 2012 Olympic Games will see 26 sports contested by 10,500 athletes ...

Oh sure those big fancy opening ceremonies at Beijing in 2008 were impressive -- they had double the budget of this year's performance -- but it seemed like the British had a reply four years later: ...

Oh Danny Boyle. The Slumdog Millionaire director’s opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics started with such verve and promise. There were fireworks! There were sheep! There were geese! There ...

And I'm Robert Siegel. In London, the Olympic opening ceremony is under way. So far, it's been a raucous celebration of British culture, from Shakespeare to James Bond. Athletes have yet to parade ...

As eager spectators take in the much anticipated London 2012 opening ceremony, the Olympic Stadium is filled with montages of everyday life in the British Isles: performers playing cricket, ...

There are some things that just seem to go together. Fish and chips. Wills and Kate. And Sir Paul McCartney in his home country, kicking off London’s 2012 Olympics. And that’s just what he’ll do. The ...