Rock pioneer Patti Smith receives Hepburn medal Feb 8th, 2013 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) BRYN MAWR, Pa. (AP) - Rock musician and writer Patti Smith is being honored by Bryn Mawr College with a medal named after the late actress Katharine Hepburn. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rock, pioneer, patti, smith, receives, hepburn, medal, Top Keywords

UK won't let British veterans accept Russian medal Jan 14th, 2013 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (AP) - Reay Clarke, who risked his life on World War II Arctic convoys, felt snubbed by Britain's decision Monday to keep him and other veterans from accepting bravery medals offered by Russia. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : won't, british, veterans, accept, russian, medal, medal, Top Keywords

Muhammad Ali receives Liberty Medal in Philly Sep 14th, 2012 - 02:30h (CET +01.00) Retired boxing great Muhammad Ali has been awarded the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : muhammad, receives, liberty, medal, philly, medal, medal, Top Keywords

Drunk driver who ran over Paralympic medallist jailed Aug 30th, 2012 - 14:40h (CET +01.00) A drunk driver who left a Paralympic gold medallist seriously injured and unable to compete in the 2012 Games after a hit-and-run crash has been jailed for 18 months. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : drunk, driver, paralympic, medallist, jailed, medal, medal, Top Keywords

Olympic medallists win India's top sports award Aug 29th, 2012 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt were on Wednesday presented with India's top sports award after winning medals at the London Olympics. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : olympic, medallists, india's, sports, award, medal, medal, Top Keywords

Former yak-herder is first Tibetan medallist Aug 12th, 2012 - 19:30h (CET +01.00) A former yak-herder who did not even see the Olympics on TV until 2008 has become the Games' first ever Tibetan medallist, reports said Sunday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : former, yakherder, first, tibetan, medallist, medal, medal, Top Keywords

Aussies extend medal run to record six with bronze Aug 11th, 2012 - 19:00h (CET +01.00) Australia's men scored a deserved 3-1 win over Great Britain which earned them the hockey bronze medal and extended their Olympic medal-winning sequence to six, the longest of any country. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : aussies, extend, medal, record, bronze, medal, medal, Top Keywords

Cash, land for Indian medallist Kom: report Aug 10th, 2012 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) India's latest sporting hero Mary Kom will receive five million rupees ($90,400) for winning a bronze in the Olympic women's boxing competition, a report said on Friday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cash, land, indian, medallist, report, medal, medal, Top Keywords

Beijing medallists, plus Vogel, into sprint semis Aug 6th, 2012 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) Beijing Olympic podium finishers Victoria Pendleton, Anna Meares and Guo Shuang qualified for the semi-finals of the women's match sprint tournament at the London velodrome on Monday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : beijing, medallists, plus, vogel, sprint, semis, medal, Top Keywords

Berki thwarts Louis Smith's gold medal dream Aug 5th, 2012 - 18:10h (CET +01.00) Hungary's Krisztian Berki won the men's Olympic pommel horse final on Sunday, preventing Louis Smith from claiming Great Britain's first ever artistic gymnastics gold medal by the finest of margins. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : berki, thwarts, louis, smith's, gold, medal, dream, Top Keywords