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Olympic Athletes to be Taxed on their Medals and Income

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 Helps Athletes Win Gold

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.
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Tiger Makes His Move

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.

Cyclo-Cross Descends on Adelaide this Weekend

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.

Oz Lose Top ODI Ranking to England

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.

Tournament Preview: Currie Cup

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.

Maxwell: My Season Hasn't Gone Unrewarded

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.

Tiger: Losing Doesn't Feel Good

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 ‘Not Impressed’ Memes: Social networks find frustration funny

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.

Els Bags European Tour Award

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

Kankowski May Still Play for Boks

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.

World Champ O'Shea kicks off Omnium

Australia's Commonwealth Games sprint champion Shane Perkins has won through to the quarter finals of the event after two solid performances during the morning session of Day 8 competition at the Olympic Velodrome.

Women's Pursuit Earn Fourth

Australia's women's team pursuit trio of Annette Edmondson, Melissa Hoskins and Josephine Tomic have finished fourth at the Olympic Velodrome tonight after being beaten in the first round by the USA and then by Canada for bronze.

Matthew Triumphs at Killeen Castle

Scotland's Solheim Cup star Catriona Matthew continued her love affair with Killeen Castle as she recorded a one stroke victory in the Ladies Irish Open on Sunday.

2012 London Olympics Women Qtr-f: Stingers Triumph in Thriller

In an astonishing last quarter comeback, and thrilling extra-time and penalty shootout performance, the Australian women's water polo team, the Aussie Stingers, have produce one of their greatest ever wins at the Olympic Games, defeating China 20-18 after penalties to progress to the semi-finals.

Woods Targets 'Great Year'

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