British crowds, enthousiasm surprises IOC
LONDON, England ● The crowds and enthusiasm at the London Games have exceeded the expectations of the...
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What to do with your Olympic medal…
LONDON, England ● British tennis player Andy Murray’s two dogs were photographed wearing his silver and gold...
Baranova sent home after positive test
LONDON, England ● Russian track rider Victoria Baranova failed a pre-Olympics dope test for testosterone and was sent...
Dr Dre beats any Olympic rap with headphone tactics
LONDON, England ● American rapper Dr. Dre has hip-hopped over strict Olympic marketing rules by giving his...
Officials punished after boxing night of shame
LONDON, England ● A Turkmen boxing referee and an Azerbaijani technical official were expelled from the London Olympics...
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...
U.S. athletes stage Twitter protest over ad rules
LONDON, England ● A group of U.S. athletes protested on Twitter on Sunday over curbs on appearing in commercials...
Baseball, softball join forces for 2020 spot
LONDON, England ● The governing bodies of baseball and softball are to merge in a bid to...
Crystal Cox stripped of Athens gold
LONDON, England ● American runner Crystal Cox was stripped of her gold medal from the 4×400-meter relay...
IOC tells Sochi 2014 to delay ticket planning
LAUSANNE, Switzerland ● The International Olympic Committee asked Sochi 2014 Winter Games organisers on Wednesday to delay their international...