The badminton and rhythmic gymnastics events for London 2012 will be held at Wembley Arena instead of constructing a temporary Olympic venue. The venue in north London will be visited this week by international gymnastics officials and next week by badminton's world federation. The switch is expected to save organizers $31.5 million.By us.rd.yahoo.com

There's no sign on the front door. Visitors aren't welcomed or wanted. The meek need not apply at Gym Jones, an intense, invitation-only training facility with fluorescent lights swaying overhead, no windows to gaze out and no mirrors to gaze at. “It's exactly what I needed,” Zach Lund said.By us.rd.yahoo.com

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A judge says there's enough evidence against a man accused of stalking Shawn Johnson for the case to go to trial. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Carter made the ruling after concluding a preliminary hearing for Robert O'Ryan, who has been jailed since his arrest in March. Authorities say he trespassed on the lot [...]

Daniel Keatings gave the British fans their money's worth. The country's best hope for an all-around medal since, well, pretty much forever, was in fourth place after qualifying at the world gymnastics championships Tuesday. And that was even with a fall off pommel horse, his best event. “For a couple of mistakes, it's quite high.By [...]

Former World Cup skeleton champion Katie Uhlaender will not compete in the U.S. national team trials that begin Wednesday morning in Lake Placid, N.Y. Uhlaender has received a medical waiver from the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, allowing her to skip the trials. Uhlaender is recovering from an injured left kneecap, which broke into more [...]

An adviser to the sheik of Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, filed a brief in a New York court Tuesday countering claims by U.S. challenger BMW Oracle Racing that the Persian Gulf port is not a safe venue for the America's Cup because of its proximity to Iran. Khater Massaad, the CEO of the Ras [...]

Don't bother hiring an executive search firm to help select the U.S. Olympic Committee's next CEO, Dick Ebersol admonishes. The only qualified candidates should be obvious. As NBC Universal Sports and Olympics chairman, Ebersol knows he has a pulpit to speak out about his disappointment with the USOC — because his employer has poured billions [...]

Former International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch underwent hospital exams after feeling ill at a sports conference on Tuesday.By us.rd.yahoo.com

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There will be no Fabi-mania at these gymnastics world championships. Fabian Hambuechen, one of the sport’s most popular athletes and a favorite for the men’s all-around title, will miss this week’s worlds after rupturing a ligament in his left foot during training Sunday.
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Alberto Castagnetti, the longtime coach of Italy's swim team, has died. He was 66. The Italian swimming federation said Monday that Castagnetti died at his home in Verona, where he was recovering from heart surgery. The precise cause of his death was not immediately available. Castagnetti was also the personal coach for Federica Pellegrini, who [...]

Adrian Stan remembers all too vividly the lowly state of British gymnastics when, in 1992, he swapped his job as a national coach in his native Romania for a similar role in Britain.
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Mixed reaction to golf’s inclusion Darren Clarke, seen in this photo from the 2006 Ryder Cup, doesn’t agree with the IOC’s decision to welcome golf into the Summer Olympics.
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U.S. President Barack Obama kisses his wife the U.S. first lady Michelle Obama after she made an address during the Chicago 2016 bid presentation at the 121st International Olympic Committee session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen.
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Olympic silver medallist Sasha Cohen decided to skip the ISU’s Grand Prix Series which begins next Friday in Paris, US Figure Skating said in Colorado Springs on Friday.
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Caster Semenya of South Africa won the world title in women’s 800 metres, a gold that set off a controversy over how gender should be determined.
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Deena Kastor certainly cooked up a way to pass the time while she was on the mend.
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BEIJING: Croatia’s Marin Cilic dealt Rafael Nadal his heaviest defeat in nearly two years yesterday, earning a 6-1, 6-3 victory at the China Open to set up a final with Novak Djokovic.
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Recently retired National Hockey League star Theoren Fleury says he was sexually abused for years by his former junior hockey coach, the Canadian media reported on Friday.
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