Australia swimming in gold as Trickett womens wins 100m butterfly

Libby Tricket has become Australia's second golden girl with her win in the 100m butterfly in Beijing today.   The medal is Libby Trickett's first individual Olympic gold. [Ge  Trickett put forth a brillian swim to claim gold, and fellow countrywoman Jessica...

Final Score: Argentina 1, Australia 0 Olympic football (soccer action)

In front of a 80,000 spectators Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai, the Australian Olyroos lost 1-0 to powerhouse Argentina in tonight's Olympic Summer Games football (soccer) action. After holding Argentina to a scorless draw at half time, the Olyroos entered the second half in...

Halftime score: Australia holding Argentina to 0 - 0 draw

In front of a packed Hongkou Stadium in Shanghai, the Australian Olyroos are holding Argentina to a scoreless draw at half time.In a closely fought half where Agentina carried most of the play, Australia managed to keep the superstar laden squad off the scoreboard, and even...

Glamour girls: Australia's most-Googled Olympian has her eyes on Katie Hoff

"My battle with Katie Hoff should be an epic, but I can't forget about the other swimmers ..." is what Australia's most Googled Olympic athlete Stephanie Rice wrote in her blog towards the end of July. The comment is true, of course, but up until last March when Rice...

Aussie oarsman to carry flag in Opening Ceremonies

James Tomkins said it was one of the greatest thrills of his life when Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates asked him to carry the Australian flag at tomorrow's (Friday) opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. ...

Google and IOC team up to run daily Olympic highlights on YouTube

Those valuable Olympic highlights, that some TV networks pay millions of dollars to broadcast are now going to be available free for all on YouTube, Reuters has announced today. Clips and highlights of Olympic events are to be made available on the video-sharing site YouTube,...

Thanou threatens to sue Rogge, demands Jones' gold medal

Negative media attention has certainly not subdued Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou as today she both threatened to sue  IOC president Jacques Rogge and demanded she be awarded Marion Jones' gold medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Thanou is still the subject of...

US Olympic Committee's history of lawsuits against non profit organisations

What do robots, lab rats, rappers and pet ferrets have in common? They've all come under fire from the U.S. Olympic Committee for using the word "Olympics."Trademark infringement is proving to be an "Olympic" sport as the United States Olympic Committee has threatened to sue...

Sharapova out of Olympics due to shoulder woes

Serena Williams' professed intention to win gold in Beijing just got a little more credible, with Russian darling Maria Sharapova dropping out of the Games with a shoulder injury.The BBC has reported that Sharapova reluctantly made the decision yesterday. ...

Olympic visitors lining up for cheap liposuction

"Every Olympic Games has its bizarre stories, this year, with the games yet to begin liposuction clinics in and around Beijing are reporting maximum occupancy, with foreign visitors taking advantage of the bargin prices available in Chinese cosmetic surgery practices. The...

Eligible Athletes: Australian underwear models/Olympic swimmers end their lov...

Australian Olympic Games website beijing2008.net.au is reporting that glamour swim couple Stephanie Rice and Eamon Sullivan have announced their break up, but deny it will distract them during the Beijing Olympics. No evidence of this distraction is evident in the...

Non-violence is golden during Beijing Olympics: UN

Olympic website beijing2008.net.au is reporting that the United Nations have called, perhaps wistfully, for an end to global conflict during the Beijing Olympics. The United Nations General Assembly and UN chief Ban Ki-Moon on Monday called for a truce in hostilities around...