NBA’s Yi to carry flag for China
LONDON, England ● China has continued its tradition of picking basketball players to carry their national flag at the...
Category: London
Women’s fencer Zagunis named as U.S. flag-bearer
LONDON, England ● Two-time Olympic champion fencer Mariel Zagunis was selected on Wednesday as the flag-bearer to...
Nadia Comaneci rues the demise of the perfect 10
LONDON , England ● Wearing seven-inch black stilettos, skinny jeans and a black figure-hugging T-shirt declaring “I’m...
North Korea flag blunder mars day one
LONDON, England ● London’s Olympics got off to an embarrassing start Wednesday when North Korea’s women footballers refused to...
Pope Benedict XVI praying for London Olympics
VATICAN CITY ● Pope Benedict XVI says he is praying that the London Olympics promote world peace...
Another Olympic heartbreak for Shane Rose
LONDON, England ● Australian horseman Shane Rose suffered Olympic heartbreak once again on Sunday after he was forced to...
Injured Kluft out of London Games
HELSINKI, Finland ● Former Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft will miss the London Games after suffering a hamstring...
Olympic torch finally reaches London
LONDON, England ● Crowds of thousands cheered the Olympic torch relay through London on Saturday on the final leg...
Aurora’s swimmer Missy Franklin shaken by shooting
VICHY, France ● In the high-performance world inhabited by America’s Olympic swimmers, nothing is ever left to...
Nadal deeply disappointed after pulling out
MALLORCA, Spain ● Rafa Nadal fears the chance to carry Spain’s flag at an Olympics opening ceremony may not...