Irving, Lin among players to train vs US Olympians
NEW YORK, NY ● Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving of Cleveland and Knicks star Jeremy Lin are among...
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Japan train with ‘rice balls’ to sharpen soccer skills
TOKYO, Japan ● Japan have come up with a novel way of preparing themselves for this year’s London Olympic...
Olympic flame burns out during relay
LONDON, England ● The Olympic torch was briefly snuffed out Monday during the relay leading up to the London...
Zola Budd now Mrs. Pieterse in Myrtle Beach, SC
MYRTLE BEACH, SC ● British Olympian Zola Budd is famous for running barefoot, ‘tripping’ Mary Decker and being South...
UAE Olympic football squad announced
DUBAI, UAE ● Mahdi Ali, coach of the UAE’s national Olympic football team, announced his preliminary 24 man squad...
Complete alcohol ban Russians
MOSCOW, Russia ● Members of the Russian Olympic team are reportedly to be banned from drinking alcohol during the...
London 2012 launches first official app
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has launched the free Official London 2012 Join...
Coldplay to close Paralympics
LONDON, England ● Coldplay will be the star act at the Paralympic closing ceremony, London 2012 have announced, while...
12,500 officers to police London Olympics
LONDON, England ● Some 12,500 officers will be deployed daily during the Olympic Games in the country’s largest ever...
IOC says ‘no’ to 1 minute silence for killed ’72 Olympians
JERUSALEM, Israel ● Israeli officials were angry after the International Olympic Committee denied their request to hold a special...