Boxing - Devoted to God, Taylor battles to gold
LONDON - When a young Katie Taylor used to watch her father, Peter, shadow box in the family kitchen, women's boxing was not officially recognised in Britain, the country where 15 years later she would complete a long road to Olympic gold.
EU regulators widen aid probe into Nuerburgring racetrack
BRUSSELS - EU competition regulators stepped up on Wednesday their investigation into state aid granted to the Nuerburgring racetrack in Germany, which hosts the German Formula One Grand Prix.
Triathlon - Alistair Brownlee wins gold, brother third
LONDON - Alistair Brownlee became the first Briton to win a medal in an Olympic triathlon when he took gold with an emphatic front-running display around Hyde Park in central London on Tuesday.
Triathlon - Alistair Brownlee wins gold, brother third
LONDON - Alistair Brownlee became the first Briton to win a medal in an Olympic triathlon when he took gold with an emphatic front-running display around Hyde Park in central London on Tuesday.
No sympathy for bottle thrower who gets a slap
LONDON - With 80,000 sets of eyes on the world's best sprinters and an electrically-charged silence hanging heavy inside the Olympic Stadium one ticket holder added to the drama on Sunday by lobbing a bottle towards Usain Bolt.
No sympathy for bottle thrower who gets a slap
LONDON - With 80,000 sets of eyes locked on the world's best sprinters and an electrically-charged silence hanging heavy inside the Olympic Stadium one lucky ticket holder decided to add to the drama on Sunday and lob a bottle towards Usain Bolt.
"Girl next door" Ennis smiling all the way to the bank
LONDON - Britain's Jessica Ennis may be on her way to becoming the most marketable woman in world sport after her heptathlon gold confirmed her as the smiling face of the London Games.
Ecclestone says Olympic Park F1 would draw big crowds
LONDON - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone said on Saturday crowds would flock to watch motor racing if it was staged at Britain's 2012 Olympic stadium, currently hosting track and field events.
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