Football
Court rejects Juventus coach Conte's plea bargain for match-fixing
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's football federation on Wednesday rejected a three-month ban for Juventus coach Antonio Conte for match-fixing under a proposed plea bargain, forcing him to propose a longer ban or face a full sporting trial.
Sporting pedigree inherited at place of birth
LONDON (Reuters) - A scan through the Olympic record books might lead you to believe that Slovaks are born to paddle canoes, South Koreans to fire arrows and the Chinese to tumble off diving boards or over gymnastics apparatus.
Pressure is off, let British gold rush begin
LONDON (Reuters) - The 500-1 bet is off and the Queen classic "Under pressure" resounding around some of the London 2012 venues no longer brings home competitors out in a sweat because Team GB has struck gold.
Athletic tickets still up for grabs
LONDON (Reuters) - London Olympic organisers said on Wednesday an additional 75,000 tickets, including some for athletics, will go on sale shortly, with more on the way.
Factbox - Memorable quotes from the London Olympics
"I understand it because the Chinese always win, and maybe some people think this not good for table tennis. I don't think so. We always win because we work much harder than the others."
Cyberbullies targeting athletes told to back off
LONDON (Reuters) - Cyberbullies targeting Olympic athletes received a clear message on Tuesday to back off following the arrest of a suspected Internet troll but the issue highlighted a divide on how to deal with Twitter abuse.
Women athletes aim to keep the spotlight post-Games
LONDON (Reuters) - Hailed as the Women's Games, the London Olympics have set new records for female participation but athletes fear that once the event comes to an end so will the interest in ladies sport yet again.
