Australia loses to Brazil at Olympics basketball Jul 29th, 2012 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) An Australian side lacking NBA star centre Andrew Bogut came up short in its Olympic opener, falling to a Brazil team with four NBA standouts 75-71 on Sunday in round-robin Group B play. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : australia, loses, brazil, olympics, basketball, Top Keywords

Hail at the Summer Olympics? Tennis delay at Wimbledon Jul 29th, 2012 - 13:40h (CET +01.00) Play was delayed in the Olympic tennis tournament at Wimbledon as the Centre Court roof was closed following a hailstorm which lashed the All England Club on Sunday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hail, summer, olympics?, tennis, delay, wimbledon, Top Keywords

Olympics 'not looking good', admits injured Radcliffe Jul 29th, 2012 - 09:50h (CET +01.00) Veteran Paula Radcliffe admitted on Sunday that her participation in the Olympics marathon "was not looking good" as she struggles to overcome a foot injury. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : olympics, 'not, looking, good', admits, injured, radcliffe, Top Keywords

Chinese shooter Yi wins Olympics' first gold Jul 28th, 2012 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) China's world number one Yi Siling won the first gold of the London Olympics in the women's 10m air rifle competition at London's Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : chinese, shooter, wins, olympics', first, gold, radcliffe, Top Keywords

World's royal families descend on London Olympics Jul 27th, 2012 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) You don't need a title to come to the London Olympics, but lots of people are bringing one anyway. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : world's, royal, families, descend, london, olympics, radcliffe, Top Keywords

Excited London gets ready to open Olympics Jul 27th, 2012 - 15:20h (CET +01.00) An expectant London prepared Friday to launch the greatest sporting show on earth with excitement reaching fever pitch hours ahead of the Olympic Games opening ceremony. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : excited, london, gets, ready, open, olympics, radcliffe, Top Keywords

London Olympics 'will leave lasting legacy': IOC VP Jul 27th, 2012 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) The London Olympics may have cost more than £9 billion ($14 billion) to stage but one of Britain's top sports officials has insisted the benefits will be felt long after the end of the Games. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : london, olympics, 'will, leave, lasting, legacy', radcliffe, Top Keywords

Romney mocked by London mayor after Olympics criticism Jul 26th, 2012 - 23:50h (CET +01.00) US presidential hopeful Mitt Romney found himself the target of jokes in Britain Thursday after London's mayor Boris Johnson mocked comments he made about preparations for the 2012 Olympics. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : romney, mocked, london, mayor, olympics, criticism, radcliffe, Top Keywords

Federer backs Indian stars to shine at Olympics Jul 26th, 2012 - 22:00h (CET +01.00) Roger Federer has backed Indian stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to mount a strong challenge for his doubles gold medal at the London Olympics. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : federer, backs, indian, stars, shine, olympics, radcliffe, Top Keywords

Farmer 'cycles from China to London for Olympics' Jul 26th, 2012 - 18:00h (CET +01.00) A Chinese farmer claims he spent two years riding nearly 40,000 miles (60,000 kilometres) through 16 countries on a rickshaw to reach London in time for the Olympic Games, the BBC reported Thursday. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : farmer, 'cycles, china, london, olympics', olympics, radcliffe, Top Keywords