London marks redemption for rebel sprinter Ervin
LONDON, England ● From the Shakespearean references in his post-race comments, to his thick-rimmed glasses and tattoos...
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Ancient dopers got their kicks from raw testicles
LONDON, England ● Forget anabolic steroids in easy-to-swallow tablets, or EPO in clean syringes. Ancient Olympic dopers...
Winning or losing for NKoreans ‘a matter of life and death’
LONDON, England ● It’s still only Day Five at the London Olympics but one early surprise is that North...
No Canada for Missy ‘The Missile’ Franklin at Olympics
LONDON, England ● It could have been the greatest swimming Olympics for Canada in 28 years: The...
Female runners take Kenya to the next level
ITEN, Kenya ● It has taken Kenya nearly five decades to gain the upper hand over its...
India desperate to be back on hockey summit
NEW DELHI, India ● When 76-year-old Gurbux Singh opened the small, black case with trembling fingers and...
There is an app for that…
Simon Wheatcroft will use the RunKeeper app to carry the Olympic Torch this sumer — despite the...
Spirits kitesurfers sky high
Kiteboarders from around the world kill time on a Chinese beach as calm conditions keep them grounded, but the...
88 years later promised medal finally arrives at Mount Everest
It took nearly a century, two years of planning, and a swashbuckling British adventurer, but on Thursday...
Duncan free(d) of Olympic fears
QUEENSLAND, Australia ● When Australian rower Duncan Free was lying on a Gold Coast road with a shattered...