Olympic Games

Security budget for London 2012 Olympic Games set to break record

The security budget for the London Olympics is likely to snowball if terrorist attacks continue in the lead-up to 2012, according to the International Olympic Committee official in charge of supervising the Games. Costly...

China bans miming on New Year's Eve TV show

China has extended a proposed ban on lip-synching to its most important annual television show, the New Year's Eve spectacular beamed around the country. By Richard Spencer in Beijing "Firstly, make real singing as the...

Meet Charles van Commenee - the ruthless new face of British athletics

The man charged with transforming the fortunes of British athletics says he will be focusing on just 25 medal hopefuls in the final year’s build-up to the 2012 Olympics. That is little more than a third of the number of...

People: Tessa Jowell, Guy Ritchie, RóisÍn Murphy and Russell Brand

Race is on to design a mascot for 2012 Games The 2012 Olympic Games logo was not universally acclaimed. Now Tessa Jowell is asking the public to help choose a defining image for the event – the official mascot. From Waldi, the...

No 2010 Vancover Olympic Games on Stolen Native Lands!

A coalition of Indigenous elders, social justice activists, community activists and organizers are voicing opposition to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. No Olympics on Stolen Native Lands! www.no2010.com pass the word...

4. Koh Chye's passing a great loss to the sporting fraternity

A friend in need is a friend indeed is an apt description of the late Datuk Ho Koh Chye — as far as Datuk R. Yoges-waran is concerned. Yogeswaran, who used to play hockey together with Koh Chye in the national team for almost a...

5. Kim Hock set to lead BJSS as BAM reshuffle set-up

KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) are set to reshuffle their coaching and training committee set-up with Yap Kim Hock likely to take on a more prominent role. Kim Hock is tipped to take over from China’s...

Triathlon: Finding the Next Olympic Triathletes

USA Triathlon Implements Collegiate Recruitment Program to Increase Athlete Pool COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (December 4, 2008) -- To increase the depth and quality of the pool of potential U.S. Olympians, USAT has turned its...

Cancer-stricken swimmer on comeback trail

By PAUL NEWBERRY ; AP Sports Writer Published: December 4th, 2008 03:49 PM | Updated: December 4th, 2008 03:50 PM ATLANTA -- Eric Shanteau looks as healthy as any other swimmer on deck at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center....

DVD Review: Asterix at the Olympic Games

The Popular French Comic Book Characters Return for Third Movie One of France's most memorable comic book heroes, Asterix the Gaul is back again, this time helping a fellow villager win the heart of a Greek princess. Asterix...

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