Controversy has plagued Olympic Badminton team members from China, South Korea and Indonesia. Eight female badminton players were disqualified from the Games on Wednesday for reportedly trying to lose matches the day before, the Badminton World Federation announced after a disciplinary hearing.
A blue moon is a rarity there will be two full moons this month; first on Aug 1 and again on Aug 31, with the latter being a ?blue moon.? To celebrate this lunar event, here are the five best werewolf movies around.
The ADP employment report out Wednesday morning seemed to have a bit for everyone, with both optimists and pessimists claiming the data release supported their views. A slightly more nuanced view of the data seems to hand the case to the bears
NBC is the only American broadcast distributor for the London 2012 Olympics, and despite its efforts to bring high-production value to its Olympic coverage, it continues to receive significant criticism for its Olympics coverage. Now, any time NBC slips up, viewers go to Twitter and note their criticisms with the hashtag, #NBCFail. In covering the American women's victory in gymnastics on Tuesday, one NBC writer compared winning gold to getting a tweet from Justin Bieber. O. M. G.
The U.S. women's gymnastics team made history on Tuesday at the 2012 Olympics.
The 2012 Olympic Games are in full swing, running from July 27 through August 12 in London. From swimming, to gymnastics to archery, nations all over the world unite to compete in the most monumental and historical series of sporting events.
Move over Jim Toth! After Robert Pattinson's highly publicized fall out with cheating girlfriend of three years, Kristen Stewart, the "Twilight" heartthrob has turned to a friend for some help (and shelter). According to reports, Pattinson is staying at former co-star Reese Witherspoon's vacation home in Ojai, California.
A female judo fighter from Saudi Arabia was cleared on Tuesday to compete in the London Olympics after Saudis threatened to pull the contestant out if she was not allowed to cover her head during her event.
The World Badminton Federation (WBF) charged eight female players Wednesday of 'throwing' their doubles match in London Olympics to get an easier draw in the next round. Four pairs of Badminton players allegedly conceded defeat by deliberately spraying the shots and faulting the serves.
U.S. stock index futures point to a higher opening Wednesday as investors were hopeful that stimulus measures will be announced in the Federal Reserve?s meeting to declare policy action.
Most of the European markets rose Wednesday amid optimism among investors that the European Central Bank would announce bold stimulus measures to rejuvenate the economy and regain growth momentum.
The Americans only score once, but it's enough to beat a scrappy North Korean squad.
Match report from the Red Bull Arena of Tottenham's victory over the New York Red Bulls.
Carmelo Anthony scored for the U.S.
Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympics medal-winner of all time when he won a gold medal with the men's 200-freestyle relay team Tuesday.
The Pittsburgh native set an Olympic record with a time of 1:53.61.
The U.S. women's gymnastics team, which some have dubbed the "Fab Five," won their first gold medal since 2006 and only their second ever on Tuesday at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Here is a list of the hottest female athletes at the 2012 Olympics in London.
It's been an old wives tale for Olympic athletes that engaging in sexual activity before competitions can inhibit sports ability ever since ancient Greeks as far back as 776 BC said abstinence, on the other hand, is key for performance enhancement. The myth, however, has been debunked by experts, one study shows, bringing joy to some athletes competing in the 2012 London Olympics, like Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini.
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Here are U.S. athletes that have won gold medals in London at the 2012 Olympics.
Shaking hands with Poland's free market champion is an important image for Romney. And despite being shunned by Solidarity, Romney still praised the movement for freeing Poland from the yoke of Communism.
