Olympics 2012

Olympics-South Korea demand action after crowd trouble in Oman

Feb 23 - South Korea will seek punishment against Oman for their failure to control supporters in Wednesday's Olympic soccer qualifier between the two teams in Muscat, local media reported on Thursday.

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INTERVIEW-Olympics-Lioness Rebecchi key to Argentine hopes

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 23 - Argentina's women's hockey team, world and Champions Trophy title holders, this week launched their bid for the Olympic gold medal with Carla Rebecchi as a potential trump card.

22 Feb 2012

Olympics-Daley cannot have his cake and eat it, says Mitcham

LONDON, Feb 22 - Olympic champion Matthew Mitcham has accused British diving rival Tom Daley of wanting to have his cake and eat it by trying to reduce the burden of expectation while serving as a 'poster boy' for the London Games.

22 Feb 2012

Olympics-WADA athlete committee warns dopers to avoid London

Feb 22 - Former swimmer Matt Dunn, who competed in three Olympics for Australia and is now a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency's athlete committee, warned those using performance-enhancing drugs to steer clear of this year's London Games.

22 Feb 2012

Athletics-Hurdler Robles keen to avoid contact with friend Liu

STOCKHOLM, Feb 22 - Olympic 110 metres hurdles champion Dayron Robles is happy to rub shoulders with rival Liu Xiang off the track but will hope to avoid any contact with his rival when they next line up in competition.

22 Feb 2012

Olympics-London practises for underground terror attack

LONDON, Feb 22 - Thousands of emergency workers and government staff began a two-day exercise on Wednesday to practise dealing with a major terrorism incident during the 2012 London Olympics.

22 Feb 2012

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Countdown to London 2012

Just one year to go until the Olympic Games open in London.  Slideshow 

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