Olympics: Heady mantle of world's fastest man Following in the footsteps of the likes of Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis cannot be easy, but Usain Bolt has carried the heady mantle of the world's fastest man with a fun-loving dignity.
04 August 2012
Olympics: US NBA stars deliver win for the ages Carmelo Anthony says the US Olympic team of NBA stars was not trying to send a message to the original Dream Team when it scored the most points in a game in Olympic history in routing Nigeria 156-73.
03 August 2012
London tourism rates plunge during Olympics The London 2012 Olympics appears to be deterring tourists from the capital's centre after warnings of travel chaos and overpriced hotel rooms.
03 August 2012
NATO troops watch Games with weapons at hand After 30 years of war, the London Olympics are a distant dreamworld for most Afghans -- and even the 130,000 NATO-led troops from 50 countries watch the television broadcasts with weapons close at hand.
03 August 2012
Revenge for Vino From NowhereThe stunning victory of Aleksandre Vinokourov at London Olympics-2012 caused a heated discussion in British and international tabloids as well as among Internet users.
02 August 2012
Olympics: China's Yu quits badminton after scandal One of the star Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics for throwing a match has announced she is quitting the sport, saying her dreams had been "heartlessly shattered".
02 August 2012
Olympics: Ye's Aussie mentor says doping claims wrong An Australian mentor of Chinese swimming sensation Ye Shiwen has slammed claims her Olympic achievements were fuelled by drugs, saying he was "100 percent certain" the teenager was clean.
Olympics: S. Korea media, netizens lament "disgrace" South Korean newspapers and netizens were generally scathing Thursday about their country's involvement in the Olympic badminton scandal, with one paper terming the affair a national embarrassment.