After the fantastic opening ceremony and two days of football, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London can officially begin. Saturday gives us the first opportunity to look at gold medal winners in Archery, Cycling, Judo, Weightlifting, Fencing and Shooting, but the big event will be Michael Phelps vs Ryan Lochte in the 400 IM, one of four finals in the pool on the first day. More
This wasn’t the martial order of Beijing, but rather a fantastic blend of everything Danny Boyle thought was worthy from British culture and then some, making the London Olympic games a success, at least on the first day, going by the brilliant (yet a bit long) opening ceremony. More
Yes, you read the title correctly. In the friendly match between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Tottenham Hotspur, Robbie Keane suddenly sends his hand to Jake Livermore’s butt and grabs or sticks or whatever he was doing there, which goes unnoticed by everyone else except for the young Tottenham player, probably feeling violated. More
Girls just want to have fun, and it’s great to see athletes having fun instead of taking it serious all the time. The USA’s Women’s soccer team tend to be one of the more fun-to-watch sides in the world, on and off the field, this time showing their imitations skills by dancing around to ‘Party in the USA’ by Miley Cyrus. More
The Dream Team are in Barcelona for yet another preparation match heading into the 2012 Olympic tournament, as Team USA will face Spain in what might be the game for gold in a couple of weeks as well. Reporters still care more about finding out Kobe Bryant’s thoughts on football, Barcelona and Lionel Messi than actual basketball. More
After 109 years, the United Kingdom finally have a Tour de France champion, as Bradley Wiggins, who won two stages during the 2012 Tour and held on to the yellow jersey since stage 7, won the title leading his Team Sky teammate Chris Froome by 3.21 seconds after three weeks. More
Australian Hurdler Michelle Jenneke didn’t cause headlines because she won her heat at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona, beating the other girls after 100 meters of hurdle jumping and sprinting. She got all the attention because of her smile and her sexy pre-race routine that’s becoming an Internet sensation. More
Some people were born with the ability to predict the future, and some just gamble. We don’t know what Nick Newlife was, but his £1,520 betfrom 2003, going for Roger Federer winning at least 7 Wimbledon titles by 2019, came through, bringing in £101,840, or $158,000. More
There weren’t that many intriguing names this summer among the free agents for NHL teams to choose from, but the Minnesota Wild managed to sign the two names that managed to stand out – Zach Parise, leaving the New Jersey Devils; Ryan Suter, leaving the Nashville Predators. More
For the first time in the history of the Olympic games, a double amputee will be among the runners, as Oscar Pistorius, now cleared to run among able-bodied runners, made the South African team for the games and will compete in the 400 meters and 4×400 meters relay races, completing another one of his many dreams. More