Tag: Olympic

South Korea eye at least 10 Olympic gold medals

South Korea -- powered by swimmer Park Tae-Hwan and other star performers -- are eyeing at least 10 gold medals at this summer's London...

India’s Mirza fury at being used as ‘bait’

India's top player Sania Mirza has lashed out at the country's tennis chiefs, saying she was humiliated at being used as "bait" in an...

Phelps, Lochte on Olympic collision course

Michael Phelps's bid to maintain Olympic swimming supremacy begins in earnest next week, when he renews his rivalry with Ryan Lochte at the US...

Tsonga to spearhead French Olympic team

French number one Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who could be ruled out of Wimbledon with a badly twisted little finger, was on Monday selected for France's...

Simpson savors major breakthrough

Webb Simpson stormed to the US Open title on Sunday, seeming more surprised to find himself sitting beside the trophy than the string of...

Don’t count me out, says Woods

Tiger Woods headed straight for the practice putting green at San Francisco's Olympic Club late Saturday after his hopes of ending a four-year winless...

IOC probes London Games ticket scandal

The IOC was investigating allegations that some national Olympic officials were breaking strict rules on selling tickets for the London Games, following a report...

World Olympic Day Celebrations

The Sindh Olympic Association in collaboration with Pakistan Olympic Association will organize the World Olympic Day by organizing various events during June 21 o...

Martin enjoys ride 14 years after cart controversy

Fourteen years after his use of a cart in the 1998 US Open helped make him a lightning rod for controversy, Casey Martin will...

‘Idyllic’ London opening ceremony revealed

London's Olympic Stadium will be transformed into a rural British idyll for the Games opening ceremony on July 27, organisers said on Tuesday. The ceremony's...

Beckham on Olympic list

English football icon David Beckham's dream of Olympic participation was given a boost after he was included in Britain's 35-man provisional squad on Friday....

Djokovic to be Serbia’s Olympic flag-bearer

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has said he will be Serbia's flag-bearer at this summer's Olympic Games in London, Beta news agency reported Wednesday. "We...

Japan’s Irie eyes Olympic revenge on Lochte

Japan's Ryosuke Irie is looking forward to the London Olympics for an opportunity to avenge his loss to American Ryan Lochte in the men's...

Bolt eyes biggest prize in Europe

Usain Bolt will open his European track season here on Friday full of confidence, in top shape and eyeing the ultimate prize - more...

London Olympics 2012 torch relay starts in UK

Yachtsman Ben Ainslie was the first torchbearer as the Olympic flame began its 70-day journey around Britain and Ireland on Saturday ahead of the...

Japan hammer champ relishes Olympic challenge

Japan's world hammer throw champion Koji Murofushi has said he is thrilled at the chance of competing for a second Olympic gold this year,...

Field hockey: India rejoice at Olympic comeback

India celebrated on Monday the national field hockey team's return to the Olympics, but their coach warned that the fight back to the top...