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Japan's swimming team brought home 11 medals from the 2012 London Olympic Games (three silver and 8 bronze). It is the second largest number of medals in Japanese Swimming history at the Olympics, together with the equally successful tally of 11 medals earned at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany. Japan picked up their biggest medal tally, 12, at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, USA.

Australian Born '93 Jnr Womens Tour: Aussies finish fourth in Greece

The girlfriend of the late AFL football star John McCarthy revealed that her boyfriend made a “distressed” phone call to her called her hours before his death.

A Las Vegas coroner investigating the mysterious death of Port Adelaide football star John McCarthy said that there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the tragedy. However, police are still waiting for the autopsy and scouring the CCTV footages for clues.

Lance Armstrong to be Stripped of Tour de France Titles Over Doping Allegations

2012 London Olympics is said to have quashed trade at Greene King's central London pubs but at the same time it helped increase Greene King's sales in the suburbs. According to Greene King's report published today, 2012 London Olympics had a minimal impact on the company's performance, which had been expected by its officials. However Greene King's sales increased despite the wet weather in the summer.

Take a look at these cheering royals, see how enthusiastic they can get when it comes to sporting events, and find out which sports they like to play.

Steve Stricker can't wait to have "fun" at the Ryder Cup while Brandt Snedeker, Jim Furyk and Dustin Johnson are all delighted to be part of the team.

One might think that all men would want to touch The Duchess of Cambridge's hand, but not an Iranian Paralympic.

Australia's cyclists have netted five medals on the opening day of racing at the velodrome with Canberra's Sue Powell claiming our first gold medal of the 2012 London Paralympic Games campaign in the C4 3km individual pursuit.

Teenager Lydia Ko created history on Sunday after she became the youngest LPGA Tour winner with victory at the Canadian Women's Open.

In the end, despite a valiant fight, Afghanistan lost their most high-profile ODI by 66 runs, with Australia seamer Mitchell Starc the destroyer in chief as the Afghans were all out for 206, chasing 272 for victory.

The Australian Born '93 junior men's team has gone down to Italy 11-5 in their final game of the Vikelas Cup, bringing a close to their month long European tour.

The Ghana Swimming Association hosted its first National Open Water Swimming Championship in June this year with races in the 14-16, 17-18, 19 & over age groups over 5 km, 7.5 km and 10 km courses.

Lydia Ko is on course to make LPGA history after shooting an even-par 72 for a one-stroke lead in the CN Canadian Women's Open.

2012 London Olympic bronze medalist, Tom Daley, is still not done showing off his superb and sturdy set of abs. In fact, Tom went all out in a photo shoot for Heat Magazine. Thankfully, the medalist made his fans happy by posting the drool-worthy photos on his Facebook account.

Former Masters champions Tiger Woods and Gary Player as well as several politicians have praised Augusta National Golf Club's decision to admit female members.

Webb Simpson produced a second-round 63 on Friday to move within one shot of the lead at the Wyndham Championship.

Australian Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice showed off her new tat via Twitter.

Melissa Reid hopes the low expectations will push her to greater things at the Ladies British Masters this weekend.

All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has named his side to face Australia in their Bledisloe Cup clash in Sydney on Saturday, with Luke Romano preferred over Brodie Retallick at number four.

England back-row James Haskell is relishing his return to English rugby as he settles back into life at Aviva Premiership outfit London Wasps.

Those who are hoping to see Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods square off won't have to wait too long for the battle to take place.

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.