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Betty White named America's most appealing celebrity
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The honors keep pouring in for 91-year-old actress Betty White, who has been named America's most ap...
Casey barking mad after dog runs off with ball
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - Former world number three Paul Casey had his ball stolen by a dog while lining up an eagle p...
London bids adieu with musical madness, U.S. tops table
LONDON (Reuters) - London bade a flamboyant and madcap farewell to the Olympic Games with a romp through British pop and fash...
Photographers race for best Games photo in best time
LONDON (Reuters) - When Canada's Ben Johnson accelerated across the 100 metres finishing line in 9.79 seconds at the 1988...
Swimming: Phelps wins 100m butterfly gold
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Phelps, showing no signs of complacency after breaking every imaginable record in Olympic swimming...
Flying Squirrel stock soars after double gold
LONDON (Reuters) - Not every athlete who wins a gold medal at the London Games will strike it rich. Most will return home to ...
Swimming: Phelps gets a little help from his friends
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Phelps took the morning off at the London Olympics on Friday but still managed to edge closer to w...
China's Yu quits sport over badminton debacle
LONDON (Reuters) - Disgraced Chinese badminton player Yu Yang has quit the sport after being disqualified from the Olympics a...
Phelps second fastest in 100m butterfly heats
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Phelps beat his old rival Milorad Cavic at the London Olympics on Thursday to book his place in th...
Phelps and Lochte through to medley semis
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte both safely qualified for the semi-finals of the men's 200 meters indiv...
Phelps makes history with record 19th medal
By Mark TrevelyanLONDON (Reuters) - Michael Phelps won the right to call himself the greatest Olympian of all time when the U...
Phelps equals all-time medal record
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Phelps failed by a finger tip to become the first male swimmer to win the same event at three succ...
Chinese deny doping as Phelps goes for record
LONDON (Reuters) - China has vehemently rejected suggestions of doping as a growing row over the astonishing performance of a...
Swimming showdown looms, weather, transport fine
LONDON (Reuters) - Swimming's biggest names slug it out in the men's 200 meter freestyle on Monday as the weather sta...
Phelps and Ye cruise through heats
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Phelps, relaxed and unflustered by his slow start to the London Olympics, cruised through the heat...
NBC gets Twitter backlash over Olympics, but record TV audience
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC on Sunday announced more record audiences for its prime-time TV coverage of the London Olympics, ...
Olympics opening watched by record 40.7 million Americans
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A record 40.7 million Americans watched NBC television's coverage of the 2012 Olympics opening ce...
Bells peal across Britain on Games opening day
LONDON (Reuters) - Bells rang across Britain on Friday to signal the final countdown to the Olympic Games, which open with an...
London OIympic Games open in troubled times
LONDON (Reuters) - London, an ancient city steeped in theatre and pageantry, stages its third summer Olympics against a sombe...
Michael Phelps seals another London berth
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps booked himself into another event at the London Olympics when he won the 200 meter...
Phelps conquers Lochte, wins 200m freestyle
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps turned the tables on his great rival Ryan Lochte to win the 200 meters freestyle f...
Lochte beats Phelps to qualify for London
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Ryan Lochte reaffirmed his status as the world's best all round swimmer when he beat Michael ...
Kate Upton on Cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sports Illustrated magazine on Monday unveiled its annual swimsuit issue with model Kate Upton on the...