Topic: 2004 Summer Olympics
Romania took an early lead in women's qualifying at the world gymnastics championships in Tokyo on Friday, with Athens Olympics triple gold medallist Catalina Ponor on dazzling form for her comeback.Romania, who won the women's world title seven times ...
A Greek court on Tuesday cleared former sprint stars Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou of perjury in a trial stemming from one of the biggest scandals of the Athens 2004 Olympics, a justice source said.An appeals panel of three judges voted ...
Former Olympic and triple world champion Laure Manaudou marked her return to the pool after a two-year absence on Thursday with a 50m freestyle personal best of 25.93 sec.The 24-year-old Frenchwoman's previous best was 26.12 sec, set in ...
Aaron Peirsol, a five-time Olympic swim champion who still owns world records in the 100- and 200-metre backstroke, has retired from competitive swimming.Peirsol told the Austin American-Statesman, his hometown newspaper, that he will not compete at next year's London Olympics ...
CHARLOTTE (Reuters) - Hall of Famer Larry Brown has stepped down as coach of the Charlotte Bobcats, the team said on Wednesday.The departure of the 70-year-old Brown is effective immediately, the Bobcats said on the team's website (www.nba.com/bobcats ...
Rick Pitino, basketball coach at the University of Louisville, has agreed to coach Puerto Rico's national team as it tries to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.The Puerto Ricans finished sixth in the 2004 Olympics and became the first team ...
Phelps, who also captured six golds at the 2004 Athens Games, was announced last week as one of the headliners entered in the event, along with compatriot Ryan Lochte.No reason for his decision not to swim was immediately given.The meeting ...
Angel Matos is a Cuban taekwondo athlete who won a gold medal in the sport in the 2004 Olympics . He was banned from the World Taekwondo Federation for life after kicking a referee in the face at the 2008 Olympics bronze medal ...
I'm starting to wonder if there is any sport in the world that isn't tainted by steroids. Hong Kong's Zhou Mi (above), once the top-ranked...
When most people think about fencing, they are reminded of swashbuckling movies such as "The Three Musketeers," "Robin Hood," "The Mark of Zorro,"...