A sport that is ‘impossible’ to win ?

As the 100th Tour de France begins, the Guardian newspaper reports Lance Armstrong saying it is impossible to win without doping. The Tour de France has been plagued by suggestions of cheating in the past. And we’re not just talking about taking performance enhancing substances. Riders and spectators were involved in cheating during the 1904 Tour de … More A sport that is ‘impossible’ to win ?

London 2012 Olympics – Women’s football final

A record crowd of 80,203 attended the final of the London 2012 Olympics women’s football.     The USA beat Japan 2-1 at Wembley, claiming their fourth Olympic gold in women’s football. Midfielder Carli Lloyd scored both goals for the US – a header after eight minutes and a powerful strike after the break. Yuki Ogimi scored … More London 2012 Olympics – Women’s football final

Match fixing at the Olympics

Eight Badminton players were disqualified from London 2012 for throwing their matches. In an attempt to lose their matches the top seeds from China, a pair from Indonesia and two pairs from South Korea deliberately conceded points. Spectators who had paid to watch the matches booed the players off the courts at Wembley Arena. Lord Coe, London 2012 … More Match fixing at the Olympics