Canada wins gold chase at Vancouver Games

" Canada assured itself of winning the most gold medals at the Vancouver Olympics Wiinter Games.Two victories Saturday gave Canada 12 golds. With only three events still undecided before the games end Sunday no...

Bogus 'SAS veteran' arrested

Well he will not be court marshaled, but he will be marshaled into court. This carpenter thought he could chisel his way through life pretending he was a military James Bond. Well he will have to shelf the idea and...

Hunt for Remembrance Day conman

Got to salute the cheek of this guy, posing as a war hero and a SAS veteran, could it be he collects medals and been posing all of his life to impress people that he was a member of the SAS?  At least he was...

Vancouver 2010 Olympic And Paralympic Medals Released Today

The Vancouver Olympic Committee (VANOC) has revealed the designs of the Olympic and Paralympic medals to be handed out at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. The medal presentation took place today at the Vancouver Olympic Village.VANOC branded the medals as one-of-a-kind work...

Paralympics swimmer Erin Popovich Draws Comparisons to Michael Phelps

With the 2008 Paralympics drawing to a close, U.S. swimmer Erin Popovich is gaining notice for a stellar performance in the pool. Popovich won four gold medals and two silver at this year's games in Beijing,...

Bindra urges for professionalism

"India’s Olympic shooting champion Abhinav Bindra has urged the country’s sports administrators to adopt a more professional approach to help the country build on the good show at the Beijing Games. Bindra became India’s first individual Olympic champion after claiming...

Barbara Bush joins the cult of enamored Michael Phelps fans

He is young, athletic, famous and rich. He was raised by a single mother, and put into swimming to deal with his attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. All this makes him an embodiment of the American Dream....

Bahamas wins Olympics, again

The Bahamas, with one medal for every 153, 725 people, has won what is arguably the true contest of the Games -- the medals per capita tally. This is the Bahamas's second straight per capita Olympics title. We're...

The 25 Most Marketable Olympians from Beijing 2008 Games

Darren Rovell of CNBC names his 25 most marketable Olympians from Beijing 2008, excluding the every day professionals.   " Michael Phelps, swimmer, USA. Eight gold medals and millions of dollars worth...

China wins most golds, US most medals

China proved an acquisitive first-time Olympic host, topping the gold-medal chart with one of the most dominating and diverse performances ever. The United States, Britain and an array of small nations also had reasons to celebrate. China's haul of 51 gold medals was the...

Who is the King - Phelps or Bolt? Debate it live here with Laurie Lawrence

"FIVE days ago it would have been unthinkable. After Michael Phelps defied 108 years of Olympic history to claim eight gold medals in Beijing, who could possibly imagine anyone usurping him...

British Relay Team Join the New Olympic Craze: Drop the Baton!

  Craig Pickering and his team mates in the 4x100m men's relay bravely took the blame for the incredible bungle on the last leg, when he ran over the line in the baton exchange, thus gaining the team a...

The Audacity Of Liberal Defeatist Attitudes :: MAXINE

" By March or April 2008, the 6000 gold, silver and bronze medals for Beijing 2008 were ready. China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation in Shanghai, China, was the maker of the medals. /// The raw materials for creating the medals came from BHP’s mines in Chile...

USA Medal Tally Greater than China's 79-76, but China Tops the Table in Gold

1 CHN 43 14 19 76 2 USA 26 26 27 79 3 GBR 16 9 8 33 4 AUS 11 12 12 35 5 GER 11 8 9 28 6 RUS 10 14 18 42 7 KOR 8 10 6 24 8 JPN 8 6 8 22 9 ITA 6 6 7 19 10 UKR 5 4 8 17 11 FRA 4 11 14 29 12 NED 4 5 4...

Chris Hoy Wins Hat Trick THREE Golds for Great Britain

Great Britain's David Hoy has been dubbed the "Ultimate Olympian" after bagging three gold medals today in cycling.  Prime Minister Gordon Brown was moved to make a national TV broadcast...

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