True grit-Zanardi heads to Paralympics
2012-05-29 10:29:19Zanardi has gone from Formula One driver to Paralympics hopeful in a life scarred by tragedy from the death of his young sister to a horrific race car accident which severed his legs.
Beijing Games a model of corruption prevention
2012-05-28 13:19:58China's top anti-corruption officials have vowed to share their experience of running "corruption-free" Beijing Olympics as a model to others in the country's battle against official greed.
Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10,000 bid
2012-05-28 10:08:22Former 10,000 metres world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games.
Six newcomers in US women's soccer squad
2012-05-28 09:48:47Six newcomers including high-scoring Sydney Leroux will join a veteran cast as the United States women's soccer team seeks its third consecutive Olympic gold medal.
Heptathlete Sotherton quits over injury
2012-05-28 09:44:39British heptathlete Kelly Sotherton, Olympic bronze medallist in 2004 and 2006 Commonwealth champion, announced her retirement from athletics on Sunday after failing to recover from a back injury.
Serbia, Russia clinch women's Olympic berths
2012-05-28 09:37:32European champions Serbia snatched the last berth in the women's Olympic volleyball tournament after Sunday's dramatic 3-2 win over Japan, who also progressed to the London Games along with Russia and South Korea.
Games giving UK an Asian boost
2012-05-26 14:42:21The London Olympics are giving "brand Britain" a fillip in China and India, a survey indicated on Saturday, boosting the UK government's ambition of attracting an extra one billion pounds of inward investment and trade.
Happiness for Bhutan Olympians is not golden
2012-05-26 15:23:18Archer Sherab Zam and shooter Kunzang Choden, both 28-year-old women, are the only two athletes to represent the remote kingdom at the 2012 Games, competing on wildcard entries allocated to ensure all 204 National Olympic Committees can take part even if no athletes have qualified.
Fencer Ota vows to put demons to the sword
2012-05-26 15:20:06Japan's Yuki Ota has promised to slash and lunge his way to Olympic fencing gold in London and banish the lingering demons after taking the silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Meares to draw energy from cycling young guns
2012-05-26 15:19:44Sprinter Anna Meares, self-described "old duck" of Australia's track cycling team, will draw on the enthusiasm of her youthful team mates to propel her to a record-breaking medal in the sport at the London Games.
Games giving 'Brand Britain' an Asian boost
2012-05-26 14:42:21The London Olympics are giving "brand Britain" a fillip in China and India, boosting the UK government's ambition of attracting an extra one billion pounds of inward investment and trade.
S Koreans fear being branded taekwondo traitors
2012-05-25 15:24:31South Korean taekwondo competitors going for gold at the London Olympics know the price of failure will be extreme. Such is Koreans' pride in their national sport that coming home without a gold medal would be tantamount to treason.
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46 | 29 | 29 |
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38 | 27 | 22 |
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29 | 17 | 19 |
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24 | 25 | 33 |
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13 | 8 | 7 |
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11 | 19 | 14 |
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