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London 2012 - GB men's rowing four win in Lucerne

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:01:00 -0700

Great Britain's new-look men's four stormed to a new world best time at the Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, urged all the way by Olympic legend Matthew Pinsent.

London 2012 - Fencing great Mangiarotti dies

Fri, 25 May 2012 03:20:00 -0700

Italian fencing great Edoardo Mangiarotti, who won more Olympic medals than any other Italian, died at his home in Milan on Friday aged 93.

London 2012 - Olympic security warned against abusing powers

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:07:00 -0700

Private security guards manning venues at the London Olympics have been warned against over-zealous behaviour that might alienate sports fans.

London 2012 - Crow wins another Aussie berth

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:58:00 -0700

Australian rower Kim Crow only entered the single sculls at the final Olympic qualifying regatta to get some practice while her doubles partner was injured but ended up winning it and earning another London berth.

London 2012 - Doha, Baku axed from 2020 running

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:25:00 -0700

The race to host the 2020 Summer Games is now a three-way battle between Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo after Qatar's Doha and Azerbaijan's Baku were dumped as candidates.

London 2012 - Saudi Olympic riders banned over doping

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:44:00 -0700

Two Saudi Arabian show jumpers have been banned from the Olympic Games after their horses tested positive for controlled medication substances at events in February.

London 2012 - Olympic lake passes hygiene test

Wed, 23 May 2012 04:40:00 -0700

The European Union has ruled Serpentine Lake, where Olympic triathletes are set to swim during London 2012, as clean enough in a report.

London 2012 - Aussie coach blasts hockey schedule

Wed, 23 May 2012 02:38:00 -0700

Australia's men's hockey coach Ric Charlesworth has slammed London Olympic schedulers for lumbering his team with three early starts in their round-robin matches.