Far and few models have a story as academically compelling as that of Jarah Mariano. The Hawaii-born and Cali-raised Jarah is a stunning beauty, she takes care of her
South Korean rhythmic gymnast Son Yeon-Jae has been named one of the 11 most beauriful athletes for this years London Olympics. Pantene, global hair care brand under Procter
While the UFC’s Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida and Anderson “The Spider” Silva won’t be fighting UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones any time soon, both will be
Manila, Philippines – Former World 9-Ball Champ Xiaofang Fu of China clinched the #1 seed yesterday at the Yalin World 10-Ball Championship. Fu leads four other top seeded
LONDON (AP) — Saori Sakoda spiked Japan back to the Olympic podium in women’s volleyball. Sakoda scored 23 points, including the match-winning kill, in Japan’s straight-set victory over
LONDON–The London Olympics closed Sunday night, leaving lingering memories of many smiles and tears. Athletes who fulfilled their dreams, and those who couldn’t do so, gazed at the
WA’s favourite beach girl Jessica Gomes has been tasked with spearheading Mambo’s international swimwear campaign. The Sports Illustrated model, who has reached superstar status in Asia – she
China’s Xue Chen and Zhang Xi were left to nurse keen disappointment after losing out in the women’s beach volleyball bronze medal match despite having been only two
Aug 10 (Reuters) – There were plenty of multi-coloured ribbons and florescent clubs flying through the air at Wembley Arena on Friday but when South Korean rhythmic gymnast
Japanese sprinter Maya Nakanishi published a calendar featuring her posing semi-nude with her prosthetic leg to help fund her training and trip to the London Paralympic Games. Nakanishi
She had wanted to end it with some good old-fashioned give-and-take wrestling. Instead, Carol Huynh got two trips to the magic tiebreaker cylinder. Both times after scoreless rounds,
LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — Twice world champion Hou Yuzhuo was one step from creating a new piece of history for Chinese taekwondo for being the first woman
LONDON, Aug 9 (Bernama) — The country’s flag bearer in the London Olympics, Pandelela Rinong, lived to expectations by winning a bronze medal in the women’s 10m Platform
Kaori Icho became the first woman to win three Olympic wrestling titles on Wednesday, while her teammate Hitomi Obara also claimed gold as Japan cemented their dominance of
LONDON (Reuters) – Chinese women’s beach volleyball pair Xue Chen and Zhang Xi powered into the Olympic quarter finals on Saturday with an easy win over a Russian
There was disappointment for Hong Kong swimmer Stephanie Au at the London Olympics. She came last in her heats in 100 metres backstroke, with a time of one
Kayla Bashore-Smedley is competing at the Olympics for the second time as a member of the U.S. Olympic Field Hockey Team. In the 2008 Olympics, the U.S. Women’s
LONDON — Li Xuerui left no doubt who was the best women’s badminton player in the world when she beat world champion Wang Yihan in the all-Chinese final
Destinee Hooker scored 19 points and the U.S. women’s volleyball team clinched the top spot in their pool with a preliminary-round victory over Serbia in straight sets at
Yi Jianlian, a 7ft tall former NBA basketball player, carried the Chinese flag into the Olympics opening ceremony. He was the eighth successive representative of his sport to
LONDON Reflecting on the decision of four badminton teams to throw their games here in order to get a better playoff draw, the face of London 2012 spent
After conducting a thorough investigation, we are led to believe that this picture was taken during a Bronze Medal quarter-final match from the Women’s 48kg Judo competition at
LONDON – The doping suspicions surrounding Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen aren’t going away anytime soon — and that’s a good and a bad thing. It’s good because it
The Olympic fencing tournament was thrown into an incredibly emotional, dramatic and elongated controversy when a semifinal bout of the women’s individual epee competition was won on a
At just 16, U.S. table tennis player Ariel Hsing has already made her Olympic debut a smash success. After winning her first two matches, she just narrowly lost
Gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto of Japan, Silver medalist Corina Caprioriu of Romania, Bronze medalist B Automne Pavia of France, Bronze medalist A Marti Malloy of the United States
Kazakhstan’s teenage prodigy Zulfiya Chinshanlo powered her way to weightlifting gold in the 53kg category on Sunday, breaking her own world record in the clean and jerk. The
The team, including gymnasts Phan Thi Ha Thanh, Do Thi Ngan Thuong, and Pham Phuoc Hung left Monday for a 10-day training session in London, together with the
LONDON — The bronze age arrived for Japanese swimming on Monday as Ryosuke Irie, Aya Terakawa and Satomi Suzuki all took third in their respective events at the
China’s Wu Minxia secured her place in Olympic history with a hat-trick of springboard synchro titles alongside He Zi at Sunday’s opening diving event at the Aquatics Centre.
LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) – Mixed badminton doubles Group B. Shintaro Ikeda/Reiko Shiota (Japan) beat Toby Ng/Grace Gao (Canada) 21-10 11-21 21-15 STANDINGS P W D L F
Four top local women swimmers have qualified for the London Olympics – and expressed hope they will beat their Hong Kong records while there. Stephanie Au Hoi-shun will