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...
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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...
London Olympic Stadium up for architecture prize
LONDON, England ● The London Olympic Stadium has been shortlisted for a prestigious British architecture award. The 80,000-seat stadium...
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...
Kidnapped Libyan Olympic Committee chief released
TRIPOLI, Libya ● The brother of the president of the Libyan Olympic Committee says the sports official...
Baseball, softball join forces for 2020 spot
LONDON, England ● The governing bodies of baseball and softball are to merge in a bid to...
Injured Kluft out of London Games
HELSINKI, Finland ● Former Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft will miss the London Games after suffering a hamstring...
Female runners take Kenya to the next level
ITEN, Kenya ● It has taken Kenya nearly five decades to gain the upper hand over its...