GAME(S) ON!
LONDON, England ● A typically British-themed Olympics Games opening ceremony will be watched by an estimated global audience of...
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Usain Bolt: ready, set GO!
LONDON, England ● Jamaican track star Usain Bolt Thursday said he was over his recent problems and “ready to...
NBA’s Yi to carry flag for China
LONDON, England ● China has continued its tradition of picking basketball players to carry their national flag at the...
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...
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...
Baseball, softball join forces for 2020 spot
LONDON, England ● The governing bodies of baseball and softball are to merge in a bid to...