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Evans' comeback bid ends in 800 free at US trials
Janet Evans finished 53rd out of 65 swimmers in the 800-meter freestyle preliminaries at the U.S. trials on Saturday, ending the former Olympic ...
UK politicians: Banking system is corrupt
British politicians harshly criticized the country's banking system Saturday after Barclays was fined for manipulating data, with the leader of the ...
Report: Bale off England soccer team for Olympics
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale reportedly won't be available for Britain's soccer team for the Olympics because of injury. Britain's Press Association ...
After win over Nadal, Rosol loses in straight sets
Lukas Rosol didn't even come close to pulling off another upset at Wimbledon. Rosol followed his win over Rafael Nadal with a much less impressive ...
Ivanovic, Schiavone reach 4th round at Wimbledon
Recent French Open champions Ana Ivanovic and Francesca Schiavone reached the fourth round at Wimbledon with victories Saturday. Ivanovic had a much ...
Report: England winger Bale out of Olympics
Tottenham winger Gareth Bale reportedly won't be available for Britain's soccer team for the Olympics because of injury. Britain's Press Association ...
Down 2 sets, Federer comes back, wins at Wimbledon
When Roger Federer found himself down two sets and staring at an early exit from Wimbledon, the crowd at Centre Court thought back to the stunning ...
Blake pulls a stunner, beats Bolt in 100
When the Olympics start, it will be Usain Bolt doing the chasing. The World's Fastest Man wasn't even the fastest man in Jamaica on Friday night.
Wieber halfway to London after 1st day of trials
Jordyn Wieber usually doesn't worry too much about rankings. This is one meet, however, where she really, really wants to finish first. The reigning ...
Upset in 200 breast: Weltz beats Hansen, Shanteau
Brendan Hansen and Eric Shanteau were the favorites. The race was a different matter. In another major breaststroke upset, Scott Weltz won the 200 ...
Pistorius fails to qualify for 400m at Olympics
Oscar Pistorius' four-year quest to run in the 400 meters at the London Olympics came down to less than a quarter-second at the end. That's how close ...
Roger Federer rallies past Benneteau at Wimbledon
Roger Federer overcame a two-set deficit Friday at Wimbledon to avoid his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2004. The six-time champion found himself two ...
UK travel agent discounts Olympic tickets
UK travel agent Thomas Cook has halved the price of its Olympic ticket and hotel deals to boost sales a month before the games begin. The travel ...
American Stephens loses in 3rd round at Wimbledon
American teenager Sloane Stephens failed in her bid to reach the fourth round at a second straight Grand Slam tournament, losing in three sets to ...
Playing at the Olympics? Kylie says brace yourself
Kylie Minogue's got some advice for musicians appearing at the London Olympics: Prepare to be amazed. The Australian sang at the closing ceremony of ...
London welcomes world again for Olympics
Sammy Lee remembers it vividly: food rationing, bombed-out buildings, rubble. The year was 1948, and London was hosting the Olympics amid severe ...
Djokovic rallies past Stepanek at Wimbledon
Novak Djokovic is tough to beat at Wimbledon, indoors or out. Playing the day's first Centre Court match Friday under the retractable roof, defending ...
WikiLeaks: Julian Assange not leaving embassy
WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has defied a British police summons and won't be leaving the Ecuadorean Embassy in London until he hears about his ...
Phelps, Lochte ready for rubber match at trials
The Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte Show is down to its last act at the U.S. Olympic trials. The world's two best swimmers go at it in the 200-meter ...
Djokovic drops set to Stepanek, comes back to win
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic dropped a set against No. 28 Radek Stepanek before coming back to win 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 Friday, reaching the fourth round ...
Sharapova reaches 4th round of Wimbledon
Maria Sharapova struggled with her serve again in windy conditions at Wimbledon and rallied from a break down in the second set Friday to beat Hsieh ...
Prince Charles costs UK taxpayers more last year
Prince Charles got a bit more costly for British taxpayers in the past year, according to palace figures released Friday. The prince's annual accounts ...
UK's big 4 banks agree to another compensation
Britain's biggest banks have agreed to a settlement for misrepresenting interest-rate protection products sold to small and medium-sized businesses, ...
Barclays CEO: market fixes were for protection
The chief executive of Barclays says the bank submitted false data on borrowing costs during the credit crisis in 2007 and 2008 to protect its ...
Suu Kyi's Europe trip revives lifetime of memories
Paris brought back memories of onion soup. Oxford, of carefree student days and sharing a passion for literature with her two young sons. In London, ...