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American athletes could face paying taxes for the gold and silver medals they have won in the Olympic Games. This has outraged many, who feel that Olympians are ambassadors for their country and state and have undergone years of training and sacrifice to reach the level of competitiveness required to compete in the games.

Maximized Living sent a large group of their elite chiropractors to London to support and care for some of USA's top athletes. Since 2009, the Maximized Living wellness advisory sports council has worked with some of the National Governing Bodies to promote holistic health to the athletes. This program was a huge success in London in 2012.

The Spice Girls reunited once more for the closing ceremony at the Olympics. But although they did an awesome performance, it was quite obvious how Victoria Beckham a.k.a. Posh Spice, stole the spotlight.

She started with blue and ended in blue. The Duchess of Cambridge paraded in effortless fashion from the opening to the closing ceremonies at the London 2012 Olympics.

The British boy band, One Direction, definitely made sparks fly during the Olympic Closing Ceremony 2012 in London. Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne took the stage along with the Spice Girls and a whole lot more.

The Royal family threw out their all-out support for the Olympics 2012. Not only were the royalties involved during the opening ceremony but during the closing ceremony as well.

Assie swimmer Stephanie Rice denied having an affair with basketball star Kobe Bryant, a married man and father of two children.

Australia's Rebecca Henderson says her performance in London will have her primed for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in 2016.

The Australian Born '93 junior men's team has won their second match of the Hamburg Cup downing Turkey 8-7.

The wind played havoc at Kiawah Island on Friday, but that didn't stop Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh from joining Carl Pettersson at the top USPGA Championship leaderboard.

Kenya could become the first-ever African nation to host the Summer Olympic Games, reported the Financial Times on Thursday, after Prime Minister Raila Odinga announced his intention to bid for the 2024 Olympics in the capital of Nairobi.

Every four years, the whole world turns their eyes on a city just to watch their representatives battle it out for gold.

Sweden's Carl Pettersson headed the USPGA Championship field halfway through the first round.

Following the success of Rounds 1 and 2 in Melbourne on the weekend of July 14-15, on Saturday August 12 Round 3 will take place in Victoria Park (Park 17), and Sunday will see Round 4 contested in Wirranendi Park (Park 23). Series leaders Lisa Jacobs and Adrian Jackson will look to consolidate their leads against a host of challengers. The series concludes in Sydney in September.

Australians Sam Willoughby and Khalen Young have qualified for tomorrow's BMX semi-finals with strong performances today - particularly in the crucial fourth run.

Australia have lost their spot at the top of the ICC ODI rankings for the first time since September 2009, with England the new team at the helm.

With a new Currie Cup season closing in fast in South Africa, we take a look at which of the teams will be there or thereabouts and men to watch in 2012.

At the 2012 London Olympics, the Icelandic men lost to Hungary 34-33 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Still, their 2008 silver victory at the Beijing Olympics has been immortalized in a peculiar art work meant to celebrate their triumph forever. See Thorgerdur Sigurdardottir's sculptures inspired by the Icelandic Handball Team.

Australia fast bowler James Pattinson has been sidelined by a recurring abdominal strain and will not take part in the A tour of England.

Glenn Maxwell has expressed surprise in the national selectors' consideration of his form in county cricket after being called up to Australia's ODI and T20I squads for next month's series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.

While Tiger Woods has made definite strides in his game of late, he won't be satisfied until he has another major win - preferably four or five.

McKayla Maroney's passion-fueled scowl over an Olympics event becomes a huge attention grabber for many social network users. A Tumblr user from New York registered a blog just for the purpose of spreading the scowling images. His efforts launched a wild Maroney meme frenzy. Other Tumblr users, meanwhile, opted to express empathy towards the young gymnast.

The Duchess of Cambridge was always in attendance when it comes to supporting Team GB at the 2012 Olympics. As the games reach half of its cycle, get to see Kate Middleton and her most candid snaps during the Olympics.

Ernie Els has been named the European Tour Golfer of the Month for July following his win at the Open Championship.

World number two Tiger Woods will return to Malaysia later this year to take part in the CIMB Classic.

Northampton Saints have announced that former Wallabies wing Cameron Shepherd will not be joining the club.

Although he was left out of the 30-man Springbok squad for the opening leg of the Rugby Championship Ryan Kankowski might still play later in the tournament.

With a total haul of 22 medals as of Tuesday this week, Australia may well end up as one of the top finishers in the soon-to-be concluded London 2012 Olympics.

With a total haul of 22 medals as of Tuesday this week, Australia may well end up as one of the top finishers in the soon-to-be concluded London 2012 Olympics.