Provisional SA Olympic team unveiled
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa ● South Africa’s countdown to the London Olympic Games has begun in earnest with Sascoc...
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Olympic hockey field not giving Dutch the blues
ARNHEM, Netherlands ● With a deep blue pitch, pink sidelines and bright yellow balls, the Olympic field hockey tournament...
Body tells Shawn Johnson to retire
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa ● The knee injury that sparked Shawn Johnson’s comeback put an end to...
German Olympic team smallest since reunification
BERLIN, Germany ● Germany will bring its smallest Olympic team since reunification in 1990 to the London Games....
From China with love…
BEIJING, China ● Footage of Chinese people expressing their hope for a successful 2012 London Olympics will...
Giro winner may miss out on Olympics
VICTORIA, BC ● With Ryder Hesjedal’s unprecedented Giro d’Italia win on the weekend, Canadians can’t help but get...
Federer chases final golden medal
PARIS, France ● Roger Federer is desperate to add Olympic gold to his 16 Grand Slam singles...
Oregon may well see Olympic top three with Kenya trials
PORTLAND, Oregon ● In a bid to have the best possible chance of a medal sweep in the 10,000...
Keino: the runner who changed everything
Nowadays at virtually any distance over 1500m you can expect a Kenyan to be amongst the favourites...
Duncan free(d) of Olympic fears
QUEENSLAND, Australia ● When Australian rower Duncan Free was lying on a Gold Coast road with a shattered...