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Memoirs of a top Chinese gymnast

YoopyaJul 26, 20120

By Ian Ransom BEIJING, July 26 (Reuters) – All but a handful of China’s 396 Olympians competing in London have qualified for the Games under

North Korea incident overshadows action

YoopyaJul 26, 20120

By Mike Collett CARDIFF (Reuters) – A major diplomatic incident marred the first day of competition at the London Olympics on Wednesday when the North

Start could determine finish for Bolt and Blake

YoopyaJul 25, 20120

By John Mehaffey LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) – Silence will envelop the Olympic stadium on the evening of Aug. 5 while the world’s eight swiftest

How did 11-year-old fly with no ticket, boarding pass?

YoopyaJul 25, 20120

LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) – An 11-year-old boy who managed to fly from Manchester to Rome without a passport, ticket or boarding pass on the

More troops deployed, Games about sport and diplomacy

YoopyaJul 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Britain deployed 1,200 extra soldiers on Tuesday in a last-minute effort to bolster Olympic security while global diplomatic tensions started to play out

London 2012: More troops deployed for Olympics

YoopyaJul 24, 20120

More than 1,000 troops who had been on standby to bolster security at the Olympic Games have been deployed. The Cabinet Office said the 1,200

Injured Messi out of Barcelona’s friendly against Hamburg

YoopyaJul 24, 20120

MADRID (Reuters) – Lionel Messi will miss Barcelona’s friendly against Hamburg SV later on Tuesday after bruising his calf in Monday’s training session, the La

Brand wars gather pace on streets of London

YoopyaJul 24, 20120

By Maria Golovnina LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – In the shadow of London’s gleaming Olympic venues, a quiet battle is under way over who gets

Penn State hit with unprecedented penalties for Sandusky scandal

YoopyaJul 23, 20120

(Reuters) – The governing body of U.S. college sports fined Penn State University $60 million and voided its football victories for the past 14 seasons

All eyes on Bolt’s legs

YoopyaJul 23, 20120

By Mitch Phillips LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) – Organisers may think the most closely-guarded secret of the 2012 Games is who will light the Olympic