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Aussie hockey coach unhappy with umpiring rules

2012-06-12 17:08:39

Australia women's hockey coach Adam Commens has criticised umpiring standards less than two months ahead of the Olympics, saying officials are not good enough and struggle with the pace of the game.

Social media ban imposed on gun-slinging swimmers

2012-06-12 16:55:09

Australian swimmers Nick D'Arcy and Kenrick Monk will not be able to use social media during the London Games after angering the country's Olympic Committee (AOC) by posting photos of themselves with guns on their accounts last week.

US-born Buckland to row for Australia in London

2012-06-12 16:52:59

American-born Brodie Buckland will row for Australia at the London Games after winning a seat in his adopted country's men's coxless pair boat for the Olympics regatta.

Triple jumper Tamgho pulls out of London 2012

2012-06-12 15:17:46

French triple jumper Teddy Tamgho has pulled out of the London Olympics with a foot injury, he said on Monday.

Queen's grand-daughter to compete in London

2012-06-12 15:10:53

Zara Phillips, grand-daughter of Queen Elizabeth, will follow in her parents' footsteps in competing as an Olympic athlete after being chosen for Britain's equestrian eventing team at the London Games.

In former rebel camp, Somali athletes eye London

2012-06-12 14:54:37

Training in a bullet-riddled stadium where the remains of a rocket propelled grenade lies discarded on the track's edge counts as progress for Somali Olympic hopeful Mohamed Hassan Mohamed.

Banned Saudi riders cleared for London

2012-06-12 13:25:03

Two Saudi Arabian show jumpers were cleared to compete at the London Olympics after having eight-month bans reduced to two by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday.

Olympic torch reaches Shetland Islands in Scotland

2012-06-11 17:26:14

The London 2012 Olympic torch reaches Shetland Islands in Scotland, June 10, 2012.

Ronaldinho cut from Brazil Olympic squad

2012-06-11 17:20:49

Brazil coach Mano Menezes has excluded Ronaldinho from a 35-man squad for the London Olympics.

Serbian men's team clinch Olympic spot

2012-06-11 10:03:20

European champions Serbia and surprise package Australia clinched their berths in the men's Olympic volleyball tournament after topping an eight-team qualifying event in Japan on Sunday.

Liu's technique makes him master of hurdling

2012-06-08 17:16:14

Like a fine craftsman, China's Liu Xiang has become the world's master hurdler because of his skill, not natural speed.

IOC concerns over Rio ability to build facilities

2012-06-08 14:57:45

The International Olympic Committee expressed on Wednesday concern over Rio's ability to build all the facilities necessary for the 2016 Olympics in time.