Danny Boyle brings live animals into Openings Show
LONDON, England ● With 45 days to go to the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic...
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There is an app for that…
Simon Wheatcroft will use the RunKeeper app to carry the Olympic Torch this sumer — despite the...
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....
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...
Chinese athletes pledge against doping
BEIJING, China ● China’s Olympic athletes and coaches must vow to reject performance enhancing substances and pass an...
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...