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USOC extends partnership with e-commerce giant TeamFanShop till 2020

  • Latest

By Tom DegunNovember 23 - The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) have announced an extension of their partnership with TeamFanShop meaning that the e-commerce service giant will continue hosting the National Olympic Committee's official online stores through to 2020.

Governing Bodies (NGB), which are USA Curling, USA Field Hockey, US Ski and Snowboard, US Speedskating, USA Swimming



There's no place for football in the Olympics, slams Dai Greene

  • Football

By David GoldNovember 22 - World champion 400 metres hurdler Dai Greene says there is no place for football at the Olympic Games, and has hit out at footballers who become Olympians for a month.

When some guy wins a gold medal in badminton or swimming, they want it to be about them and their hard


Swimming star Kirsty returns to Coventry

  • Aquatics

By Tom DegunNovember 22 - Two-time Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry has returned to the city

host several Olympic football matches at the Ricoh Arena.In an eventful second trip to the city, the swimming

John Mutton, Leader of Coventry City Council, added the city is very pleased to have the swimming star

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Daniel Dias makes history with 11 golds in 11 events at Parapan American Games

  • Swimming News

By David GoldNovember 19 - History was made at the Scotiabank Aquatics centre in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Saturday as Brazil's Daniel Dias (pictured), irrepressible so far, finished the Parapan American Games with 11 gold medals from 11 events.

won the men's 100m freestyle S13 to complete a memorable day for Brazil, who finished on top of the swimming

the medley to cap a remarkable week of action in Guadalajara, which saw the hosts come second in the swimming


Cooke's World Junior Championship quest goes swimmingly

  • Modern Pentathlon

By Mike RowbottomNovember 20 - Jamie Cooke (pictured) became world junior modern pentathlon champion today in Buenos Aires, taking Britain's medal tally to three following the individual bronze won by Freyja Prentice yesterday, when the women's team of Prentice, Kate French and Lydia Rosling also won gold.

A superb performance in the pool from the 20-year-old Briton, who holds the world swimming record in



Michael Phelps unveiled as new face of Head & Shoulders

  • Sponsor News

By David GoldNovember 19 - Head & Shoulders has announced that American Michael Phelps, the 14-time Olympic gold medallist, is the new face of the brand, and their partnership will last through the London 2012 Olympic Games and beyond.

The American swimming sensation, who won a record eight gold medals at Beijing in 2008, will front the


Five Games records broken in the pool at 2011 Parapan American Games

  • Swimming News

By David GoldNovember 18 - Five Games records were broken on another great day of action at the Scotiabank Aquatics Centre in Guadalajara where the 2011 Parapan American Games are taking place.

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Dias dominates the pool at Parapan American Games

  • Swimming News

By David GoldNovember 17 - Four-time Paralympic champion Daniel Dias of Brazil took two gold medals at the Parapan American Games in Guadalajara to continue the South Americans' domination of the action in the pool.

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Northern Ireland teenage sprinter chosen as one to watch by SportsAid

  • Athletics News

By Mike RowbottomNovember 16 - Sally Brown, a 16-year-old sprinter from Londonderry, has been picked from among 2,000 top young athletes as the winner of SportsAid's 2011 One-to-Watch Award, whose previous winners include diver Tom Daley and the current European junior athlete of the year, Jodie Williams.

Youth 200m champion Desiree Henry, junior world epee champion Phillip Marsh and European Youth 1500m swimming





Games records continue to tumble on day two of Parapan American Games

  • Swimming News

By David GoldNovember 15 - Another 11 Games records were set on the second day of the 2011 Parapan American Games in Guadalajara with the hosts taking five gold medals to add to the two won on the opening day.

Mexico's final medal of the day with victory in the women's 200m individual medley SM6.Mexico lead the swimming