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Euro 2012: Oliver Coughlan leaves Ireland Euro tickets in Dublin Airport shop
Irish football fan Oliver Coughlan is the target of a worldwide web hunt after he left his tickets for Ireland's three Euro 2012 matches...
Dominique Moceanu discovered her parents gave up secret sister without legs for adoption
Famous gymnast Dominique Moceanu, part of the “Magnificent Seven” who won gold at the 1996 Olympics, has revealed how she discovered her parents gave...
Usain Bolt crashes into a flower girl at the end of his 100 m sprint in Oslo
Usain Bolt crashed into a flower girl at the end of his 100 m sprint last night in Oslo where he ran the second fastest time...
Euro 2012: UEFA confirms incidents of racist chanting at Dutch team training
UEFA confirms there were "isolated incidents of racist chanting" aimed at Netherlands players during an open training session at Euro 2012. But the governing body...
Stanley Cup 2012 and sports betting odds
Championship series of the National Hockey League (NHL) 2011–12 season has reached its apogee with 2012 Stanley Cup Finals. This is the first playoff series...
Meghan Vogel helps collapsed competitor cross the finish line at 3200-metre finals in Columbus
Meghan Vogel, a high school runner competing in a 3200-metre race in Ohio, is receiving national attention, not for winning or a feat of...
From scrawny to brawny in just six weeks
Six British broadcasters have competed in Men’s Health magazine's annual Celebrity Six-Pack Challenge. Sky Sports’ Alex Payne was one of them. The most unlikely of men...
Stefano Mauri, Lazio captain, arrested in match-fixing investigation
Midfielder Stefano Mauri, the captain of Lazio football team, has been arrested by police investigating claims of match-fixing. Stefano Mauri, 32, was held along with...
Fauja Singh, the world’s oldest marathon runner aged 101, on the start line at Edinburgh Marathon Festival
Fauja Singh, the world's oldest marathon runner, is set to join more than 27,000 people taking part in the 10th Edinburgh Marathon Festival. Fauja Singh,...
Olympics 2020: Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo on the shortlist for hosting the games
Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo will compete to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics after Qatar's Doha and Azerbaijan's Baku were cut from the list...
Volodymyr Gerashchenko, senior Ukrainian Olympic official, suspended after trying to sell tickets to black market
Volodymyr Gerashchenko, a senior Ukrainian Olympic official, has been suspended after a BBC investigation showed he was willing to unofficially sell 2012 tickets for...
Jose Mourinho signs new Real Madrid contract
Jose Mourinho has signed a new four-year contract to remain as manager of Real Madrid until 2016. Jose Mourinho, 49, took over at Real in...
Chelsea wins the Champions League for the first time in dramatic penalty shoot-out vs Bayern Munich
Chelsea has won the Champions League for the first time after stunned Bayern Munich in a dramatic penalty shoot-out at the Allianz Arena. Thomas Mueller's...
Olympics 2012: Olympic flame handed over to UK in Athens ceremony
London Olympic Games organizers have received the Olympic flame at a handover ceremony beneath a rainbow in Athens, Greece. The President of the Hellenic Olympic...
Fenerbahce football fans clash with police in Istanbul after Galatasaray won Turkish league final
Hundreds of fans from Istanbul football club Fenerbahce have clashed with police and occupied the pitch after Galatasaray won Turkish league championship final. Fenerbahce's traditional...
Garrett McNamara enters the Guinness Book for riding the biggest wave in Nazare, Portugal
Garrett McNamara, a Hawaiian surfer, has entered the Guinness Book of Records for riding the biggest wave ever thought to have been ridden. In November...
London 2012 Olympic Gala: Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge were the star attractions
Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge were the star attractions at last night's gala to mark the countdown to the London Olympic Games. The royal...
Olympics 2012: ArcelorMittal Orbit officially unveiled today at the Olympic Park
Olympic Orbit, the looping red tower that looms over London's Olympic Stadium, is being officially unveiled today. The completed steel sculpture - known as ArcelorMittal...
Brazil approves 2014 World Cup beer sales
Beer will be allowed to be sold in stadiums at the 2014 World Cup after Brazilian Senate has passed a controversial and much-delayed bill. When...
Olympics 2012: Olympic flame lit in Greece for London Games relay
Olympic flame which will be used for the London 2012 torch relay has been lit during a ceremony in Olympia, Greece. The flame was kindled...
Olympics 2012: London Olympic Stadium oficially opened
2012 Olympics stadium has been officially opened by nine-year-old Niamh Clarke-Willis at a ceremony in east London. Niamh Clarke-Willis joined LOCOG head Lord Sebastian Coe...
Argentine Olympic advert filmed in Falklands without permission
Argentina has broadcasted a political advert filmed on the territory of Falkland Islands without authorization. The advert features an Argentine athlete training in the Falklands...
Ukraine slams Euro 2012 boycott
Ukraine denounces a threatened EU boycott of next month's Euro 2012 football championship as "destructive". In a statement, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said the move would...
UEFA confirms Champions League’s yellow cards rules will not be changed
UEFA has confirmed that yellow cards rules used by the Champions League will not be changed for at least three years. Seven players are suspended...
Alexander Dale Oen, Norwegian swimming champion, dies from cardiac arrest at 26
Norwegian Swimming Federation announces that champion Alexander Dale Oen has died in the US, aged 26. Alexander Dale Oen was found collapsed in a shower...
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