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  • Australian boxer might miss Olympics after failed doping test

    2012-05-17 08:08

    Australian boxer Bianca Elmir failed a doping test and was slapped with a provisional ban that threatens her chances of competing at the London Olympics, her coach told Australian media on Wednesday.

  • Maldonado's perseverance

    2012-05-17 08:08

    Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix will have provided Rob Wilson with a rare moment of satisfaction. The style in which Pastor Maldonado became Venezuela's first Grand Prix winner will certainly have pleased his coach. It also provides a template for young drivers to develop their skills and gain financial support.

  • Were three players cut, or stabbed in the back?

    2012-05-17 08:08

    Donewald says early roster trims weren't personally motivated

  • Maybe Miami needs its third wheel after all

    2012-05-17 08:08

    This does not sound like a winning formula. Miss 24 of 29 shots in one stretch, on the road. Watch an 11-point second-half lead turn into a deficit. Have your entire team get outscored by two players in the fourth quarter.

  • Just this once, you can use Lin, Bird in same sentence

    2012-05-17 08:08

    The NBA Players' Association said on Tuesday it is seeking an arbitrator's ruling in the hope that Jeremy Lin and three other players maintain valuable rights in free agency.

  • Blackout drapes will let London athletes sleep in

    2012-05-16 17:29

    If the sun shines on the London Olympics athletes will not have to worry about being woken up early by its rays thanks to blackout curtains installed in every apartment in the Games village.

  • I needed to hit rock bottom: pole vaulter Hooker

    2012-05-16 17:14

    Hitting rock bottom six months before the London Games was the best thing that could have happened to Steve Hooker, the Olympic pole vault champion said, after climbing out of an abyss of self-doubt to qualify last week.

  • Slovakian rider wins Stage 3 of Tour de California

    2012-05-16 16:50

    Team Liquigas-Cannondale rider Peter Sagan of Slovakia winns Stage 3 of the Tour of California in Livermore, California May 15, 2012.

  • In photos: US Olympians for London Games

    2012-05-16 16:42

    US Olympians strike pose for portrait during the 2012 US Olympic Team Media Summit in Dallas, Texas, May 15, 2012, ahead of the London Games.

  • Aussie woman boxer Elmir banned for doping

    2012-05-16 16:09

    Australian boxer Bianca Elmir's hopes of competing at the London Olympics are in jeopardy after she was slapped with a provisional ban for failing a doping test at national championships in February.

  • BBC to offer live action on mobiles

    2012-05-16 14:04

    Britons who have missed out on tickets for the Olympics will be able to see all the sporting action live on mobile devices.

  • US set for battle to top London medal table

    2012-05-16 13:57

    The United States Olympic Committee's media summit wrapped up on Tuesday with no bold predictions but plenty of expectations as American athletes again look to top the medal table in London.

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