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Home advantage will boost Team GB: study

2012-06-14 15:49:55

Home advantage will help Britain to improve on its bumper 2008 medal haul when London hosts the Games next month, a study by economists from business services group PwC said on Thursday.

Women's national hockey team training for London

2012-06-13 18:11:07

China's national women's hockey team trains with the men's youth team in Beijing, June 5, 2012.

Australia unveils athletics squad for London

2012-06-13 17:18:09

Athletics Australia Wednesday announced a 54-strong team to compete at the London Olympics next month.

Former Olympians start sit-in against hockey federation

2012-06-13 17:13:57

Pakistan's former Olympians started a sit-in against the hockey federation of the country by terming its policies fatal for the future of the national team.

Kenya official opposes team training in Bristol

2012-06-13 16:40:33

Athletics Kenya (AK) has turned down the proposal to have the Kenyan team train in Bristol City for one month prior to the start of the London Olympic Games.

Bulgaria aims at 2 golds at London Olympics

2012-06-13 14:35:22

Bulgaria wants to win at least two gold medals at the London Olympics, Belcho Goranov, secretary general of the country's Olympic Committee, said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

Kenya's Rudisha, Cheruiyot seek to double at Olympics

2012-06-13 14:11:09

World record holder David Rudisha as well as women 5,000m and 10,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot have been given the all clear to double at London 2012 subject to qualification.

Portugal sprinter Obikwelu in doubt for Olympics

2012-06-13 11:25:26

Portuguese sprinter Francis Obikwelu injured a muscle in his right leg and will be out of action for between four and six weeks, putting him in doubt for the London Olympic Games.

Some statistics for Olympic opening ceremony

2012-06-13 11:20:21

Danny Boyle, the British film maker in charge of the opening ceremony at this year's Olympic Games in London, unveiled plans for the event on Tuesday.

Mutai replaces Mosop in Kenyan marathon team

2012-06-13 09:51:16

Emmanuel Mutai, who won last year's London Marathon, will replace injured Moses Mosop in the Kenyan team for the London Olympics.

Olympic stadium to become giant meadow for opening

2012-06-13 09:49:10

London's Olympic Stadium will be transformed into a British meadow complete with fields, cows, ducks, a horse-drawn plough and a game of village cricket for the opening ceremony of this year's summer Games.

Water safety campaign breathes life into Jones

2012-06-12 17:46:37

Cullen Jones was five when he almost drowned but rather than live in fear of water the American jumped back in with both feet, overcoming his fears to become an Olympic swimming gold medallist and drive a campaign to slash the drowning rate in the United States.