While the stadiums are ready with 100 days to go for London’s Olympics, question marks still hang over the security of the Games and transport.
London celebrated the one-year countdown to the Summer Games with the first dive into the new Olympic pool and a presentation of the medals.
Jacques Rogge says Tokyo should not be discouraged from bidding for the 2020 Olympics just because South Korea won the right to host the 2018 Games.
There was a "genuine desire" from SA politicians to bid for the Olympics, International Olympic Committee boss Jacques Rogge said on Saturday.
The International Olympic Committee hopes the countries that have never sent female athletes to the Olympics, will do so at the 2012 London Olympics.
Developing countries across the world have been urged to take heart from Pyeongchang’s winning bid to be the host of the 2018 Winter Olympics.
After a successful World Cup, SA will be back in the sports spotlight when Durban hosts the biggest Olympic gathering in Africa in more than 70 years.
Jamaica made a clean sweep of Olympic sprint golds on Thursday with victory in the women’s 200m to complete their domination over the United States.
The most lavish Olympic Games of the modern era will get under way on Friday in the spectacular Bird’s Nest stadium, with more than 80 heads of state.
Football is in danger of losing its prominent position at the Olympics after a ruling allowing clubs to deny them a place at the Games.
There is new freedom on the internet as Olympic athletes can talk about the restrictions and other issues on their own blog.
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