Off the Court

London gets a taste of Olympics

2012-07-24 16:06:06

As the London Summer Olympics draws near, there are many scenes worth seeing.

London bus transformed into robotic sculpture

2012-07-23 10:54:27

A London bus that has been transformed into a robotic sculpture by Czech artist David Cerny is assembled in front of the Czech Olympic headquarters in London July 22, 2012.

Bridges lit up for London Olympics

2012-07-22 14:57:13

Bridges in London are lit up to celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games, on July 21, 2012.

St Louis, first Amercian city to host Olympics

2012-07-20 16:21:19

St Louis was the first US city to host the Olympic Games. In 1904, the 3rd Olympic Games left Europe for the first time, which was significant to the internationalization of the Olympics. But because of the long distance, many European athletes were not able to go, and only 12 countries participated in those Games. Weight-lifting, boxing, freestyle wrestling and decathlon were introduced into the Games for the first time.

Spanish athletes mock garish Olympic uniforms

2012-07-19 17:54:24

Spain's garish red and yellow Olympic uniforms have not gone down well with some athletes preparing to head off to London, and have become the butt of jokes on social media networks.

'Made in China' for London Olympics

2012-07-21 11:21:02

Workers are busy working in front of sewing machines in a manufacturing workshop in the city of Dalian as the 2012 London Olympics approaches.

Love is good thing for shuttlers, coach

2012-07-17 14:58:43

Love is likely to continue to sprout in the Chinese national badminton team - and head coach Li Yongbo said that is a good thing.

Past Olympics greats inspire players of today

2012-07-05 14:39:10

World number one Novak Djokovic had no doubts when asked to pick his all-time Olympic hero - Italian slalom skier Alberto Tomba.

NBC sees profit in future Olympics

2012-06-28 17:58:59

NBC may not turn a profit this year from the London Olympics but expects to make money on the four future Olympic games it also purchased broadcast rights to.

Nike, Adidas in gold race as suppliers

2012-06-21 17:35:30

US market leader Nike and German rival Adidas are locked in their own Olympic battle to boost athletes' performance and squeeze maximum value out of the London Olympic Games.

The queen, UFOs? Fancy a Games bet?

2012-06-04 15:51:05

Would you bet on Queen Elizabeth lighting the Olympic flame? Or a UFO appearing above the opening ceremony? Or on Bolt winning the race?

Disabled players team enjoys volleyball

2012-05-30 10:30:29

After losing his left leg in a car accident in 1999, Li Yang met the six women from the volleyball team organized by Yichang Disabled Persons Federation.