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The British Olympic Association plans to field soccer teams at the 2012 Olympic Games, but the national football associations of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland don’t want any part of it.

Parents of children promised a role in the Olympic ceremonies are “disappointed” that their children will now take part in local events.

Athletes at next year’s London Olympics will be allowed to blog and post comments on Twitter but could be thrown out if their musings breach guidelines.

Athletes at next year’s London Olympics can blog and post comments on Twitter as long as it is not done for commercial purposes, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said.

Even when he’s not running, Usain Bolt is there.

Even when he’s not running, Usain Bolt is there. His name and his world records hover over every track meet in every corner of the globe. The shadow he casts is even more pronounced at big meets like this — the U.S. nationals, where Bolt’s key challenger, Tyson Gay, pulled out with an injury and [...]

Olympics: Fans experienced frustration today as the ticket website for the London 2012 Olympics struggled to cope with the demand after the window for the second round of sales opened at 6am. Many people who had risen early to try to get the best tickets failed to get their online applications to go through.

The Special Olympics World Summer Games open Saturday in Athens with more than 7,500 athletes from 185 countries.

Olympics fans left disappointed when they failed to secure tickets are in with another chance when the second round goes on sale from 6am on Friday.Some 2.3 million will be available exclusively to those …