Zara Phillips thrilled to be part of British Olympic team
LONDON, England ● Zara Phillips has claimed the fifth and final place in Great Britain’s Olympic three-day eventing team....
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Cuba lose iconic champion Teofilo Stevenson
HAVANA, Cuba ● Cuba paid its respects on Tuesday to the late boxer Teofilo Stevenson, one of...
Running from bullets, running for gold
MOGADISHU, Somali ● Training in a bullet-riddled stadium where the remains of a rocket propelled grenade lies discarded...
France triple jumper Tamgho ruled out of Olympics
PARIS, France ● French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho announced on Monday that he will miss the London Olympics after...
Big-footed Bolt not happy with new blocks
LONDON, England ● The world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, sent a tremor through the Olympic world when he declared...
Olympic fakes seized by officials
LONDON, England ● Thousands of fake Olympic goods have been seized at ports and airports across the UK, including...
Chinese athletes pledge against doping
BEIJING, China ● China’s Olympic athletes and coaches must vow to reject performance enhancing substances and pass an...
No 3D Olympics coverage in Canada
TORONTO. Ont. ● It looks like Canadians who bought their 3D TV’s in the hope to catch the...
Aussie ‘bad boys’ in trouble again
SYDNEY, Australia ● Australia is in uproar after London-bound swimmers Nick D’Arcy and Kenrick Monk posted photos of each...
Provisional SA Olympic team unveiled
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa ● South Africa’s countdown to the London Olympic Games has begun in earnest with Sascoc...