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Vancouver 2010 Medal Ceremony Concert List

The Vancouver Olympic Organizing committee (VANOC) released today that there will be a series of concerts that will accompany the medal ceremonies.  The Concerts are tributes to the medal-winning Olympians...

Darren Sutherland - Suicide? the end of a budding boxing career.

Very sad news about a young man that seemingly had a wonderful career still a head of him. He was fit healthy and a very good boxer a holder of an Olympic Medal for Ireland 2008.  He had quit amateur boxing in...

Gold medal athlete Caster Semenya told to prove she is a woman

" The world of athletics was hit by controversy tonightafter a female South African athlete who won the 800m final at the world championships was asked to take a gender verification test to prove she is a woman....

2010 Olympic lottery offers another chance for tickets

Weren't able to spend the small fortune on Olympic tickets? Not to worry, today the BC Lottery Corporation announced that they will be selling Olympic themed lottery tickets with prizes ranging from vehicles,...

DOD suggests Marine didn't know what he was doing as it denied Medal of Honor...

Did he throw himself on the grenade or unknowingly cover it with his body before it exploded?  That is at the heart of the matter."SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- A California congressional delegation asked President Bush on Friday to posthumously award the Medal of Honor...

Good Samaritan Turns In Olympian's Missing Gold Medal

Gold medal winner, Brendan Hansen, who won the medal in the now famous relay in Beijing with Michael Phelps, had lost his medal over the weekend, but a good samaritan has turned it in today.It went missing when...

Canada's Dixon wins first Paralympic gold

Stephanie Dixon is one of Canada's most celebrated paralympic athletes.She has already won a pair of silver medals and a bronze in the games, but today, she added to her collection with a gold."But all that...

Giants among the Lilliputians

"CAMDEN, S.C. — While the political class was focused on the meaning of pigs wearing lipstick, a few fortunate South Carolinians were riveted by the meaning of valor. The occasion was a celebration of four of the state’s living recipients of the Medal of Honor—Charles...

Paralympics Heartbreak as Canada's Diane Roy Forced to Hand Back Gold after ...

After a sensational Women's 5,000 metres in which Diane Roy of Canada grabbed Gold, heartbreak came as Roy was forced to hand back the coveted medal presented to her.  Not Diane Roy's fault - there was a mass...

US women’s soccer team grabs Olympic gold

It was dramatic. And, all it took was a single goal. Carli Lloyd brought US team to victory with a left-footer in overtime. Despite missing three key players and facing a very strong Brazilian team, team USA beat...

Boxing is my identity: Vijender

"Bhiwani’s Olympic medal winner Vijender Singh hopes he is rooted to the ground even after so much fame and that the hype around him will never change him."

Post-Beijing Olympics Note: Filipinos can learn from Thai experience

Olympic medal-famined Philippines should really look into its neighbor, Thailand, to learn basic lessons about improving its chances of scooping the elusive gold medal in the olympics.  As this article reports, there is no short cut to success, if one is serious, it pays...

Former gold medalist shoves judge and kicks referee in the face after routin...

When Cuban taekwondo competitor Angel Matos was disqualified from the broze-medal match he reacted with a swift kick to the face of a referee prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to call for a life-time ban...

Argentina beat Nigeria to retain Olympic football title

Argentina claimed back-to-back Olympic football titles with the winning goal engineered by superstar Lionel Messi in a 1-0 win over former champions Nigeria in the gold medal match at the Beijing Games on Saturday at the Bird’s Nest stadium. The newly build stadium with...

Womans Softball, Japan Upsets USA 3-1

Japan Upsets the USA Softball Team by winning 3-1.  The USA was concidered unbeatable.  Both Baseball and Softball are very popular in Japan.  Congrats to the Japanese team for a great win" Japan...

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