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Saudi Arabia will miss two top horsemen in the London Olympics equestrian event after their horses tested postive for banned substance, the International Equestrian Federation announced on Wednesday.
The chase to host the 2020 Summer Games was reduced to a three horse race between Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo after Doha and the Azerbaijan capital Baku were dropped from the running by the IOC.
Gladys Tejeda is the first Peruvian athlete who qualified for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Defending Uber Cup champions South Korea survived a scare of being eliminated out of the top four on Wednesday as China's mighty badminton armada continued their momentum by reaching the semifinals at Thomas and Uber Cup.
Indebted Greeks and nervous Olympians could draw some relief from the latest European Union bathing report.
The American men's and women's basketball teams will tune up for the London Olympics by facing Brazil's squads in an exhibition double-header in July, USA Basketball said on Wednesday.
Former world equestrian champion Zara Phillips carried the Olympic torch on horseback across the storied Cheltenham racecourse on Wednesday, as thousands of screaming fans watched her light the Olympic cauldron.
Costa Rican Nery Brenes is burning up the track with a heavy training schedule as he seeks a third gold medal in 10 months when he competes at the London Olympic.
The race to host the 2020 Summer Olympics reaches the first hurdle on Wednesday with five cities trying to avoid being dropped from the bidding marathon by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Sergei Bubka, president of the Ukrainian Olympic Committee, said he had suspended the secretary-general of his NOC over claims he had sold tickets for the London Olympics on the black market.
Miami Heat just a victory away from advancing to the East finals
Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol spent the final minutes of the Los Angeles Lakers' final game arguing in Oklahoma City, disagreeing on the best way to run a pick-and-roll play.