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Young Athletes Light London 2012 Olympic Flame
The Queen has declared the London Olympics officially open, before seven young athletes were given the honour of…
London 2012: Egypt Face Stern Brazil Test In First Olympic Appearance In 20 Years
Egypt’s U-23 team are yearning to give Egyptian football fans something to cheer about, but their task could not…
Brazil’s Goalkeeper Out Of London Games With Injury
Brazil's first choice goalkeeper Rafael Cabral has been withdrawn from their Olympic Games soccer squad with an…
Faster Swimmers Paddle Like A Duck, Kick Like A Dolphin
Olympic swimmers need to ignore their intuition when it comes to the best ways to propel themselves through the…
Capello Appointed Russia Manager, Italian Media
Former England manager Fabio Capello will take charge of the Russia team, Italian sports daily La Gazzetta Dello…
Kazakh Olympians Seek To Bring Horsemeat To London 2012
The Kazakh Olympic team is hoping to boost its chances of sporting success at London 2012 with horsemeat sausages,…
WSJ: Two Saudi Women To Compete In Olympics
Saudi Arabia ended its status as the last Olympic nation to refuse to send women athletes to the Olympics, agreeing…
Rwandan Mountain Biker’s Rocky Ride To London
Adrien Niyonshuti's memories of Rwanda's genocide are hazy, but when he needs to shut off his mind and forget the…
Saudi Confirms Female Athletes At Olympics
Saudi Arabia will send two female athletes to this month's Olympics in London, the International Olympic Committee…
Ex-FIFA President Took USD 1.5 Million In Bribes: Swiss Court
Former FIFA president Joao Havelange and fellow Brazilian sports chief Ricardo Teixeira accepted millions of…