Valmon, Deem named US 2012 Olympic coaches

First, it was repeating as Olympic Gold Medalist in the 100 meter dash. And then earlier Thursday in London, it was repeating as Olympic Gold Medalist in the 200 meter dash. Perhaps tomorrow he will fight off The Joker and Bane, steal Duchess Kate from Prince William, and supplant Wayne Rooney as [...]

A powerful China on Thursday snapped up seven of the 10 track and field gold medals on offer in the first athletics action at the East Asian Games in Hong Kong.A sell-out 3,500 crowd saw China comfortably stretch their lead over Japan and South Korea at the top of the medals table, and yet more success later in the swimming saw the Chinese gold medal haul swell past the 50 mark.The Japanese took two golds and South Korea the other at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, with Taiwan playing a supporting role, as the Games entered their ninth day of competition.

The blue-riband athletics programme was given the go-head at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday after frantic last-minute repairs to fix the damaged track as Australia and India grabbed more gold.The first two track and field titles will be decided -- men's 5,000m and women's javelin -- among a bumper crop of 28 gold medals on the third full day of competition.The pool will be the busiest venue in terms of medals with eight titles being contested, climaxing in the two 4x200m freestyle relays. Two synchronised swimming golds will also be awarded.

The blue-riband athletics program is due to start at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday amid concerns about the state of the track which is undergoing frantic last-minute repairs.The first two track and field titles will be decided -- men's 5,000m and women's javelin -- among a bumper crop of 28 gold medals on the third full day of competition.The pool will be the busiest venue in terms of medals with eight titles being contested, climaxing in the two 4x200m freestyle relays. Two synchronised swimming golds will also be awarded.

Comcast CEO Brian L. Roberts said Thursday that Comcast doesn’t expect to make a giant profit from the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro but defended its heavy spending to acquire rights to additional Olympic telecasts. “I am so glad we stomached it,” he said of Comcast’s 2011 agreement to spend $4.38 billion to acquire additional rights.

Clément Lefert, a French swimmer who took home a gold medal at the London 2012 summer Olympics, is interning at a hedge fund, Bloomberg News' Matthew Brown reported.

France's hopes of restoring some battered pride after the shock of Paris losing to London in the race to host the 2012 Olympics through Annecy winning the right to host the 2018 Winter Games look to be doomed.The abrupt resignation of bid chief Edgar Grospiron - Olympic gold medalist in the moguls in the 1992 Games - has plunged their bid into a crisis they really didn't need with just over seven months to go before the 100-plus International Olympic Committee members vote in Durban as to who succeeds Sochi in hosting the Winter Games.

Vietnam surged clear at the top of the Southeast Asian Games medals table on Thursday as they prepared to battle Malaysia for football gold on the final full day of action in Laos.In a packed programme in capital Vientiane, including badminton and men's boxing finals, Vietnam's haul of 13 golds took them to a total of 76, seven clear of long-time leaders Thailand.On the final day of track and field their tally was boosted by wins in the 1,500m for Nguyen Dinh Cuong and Truong Thanh Hang, both of whom had previously won their 800m events.