Sports 2012

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As the athletes glide across the water, a swarm of coaches follows alongside on a parallel concrete path, pedaling as their charges paddle, with only a thin strip of grass separating them.

Moscow has become one of the top stops on the FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour, with a prize fund of USD $600,000. Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego of Brazil have claimed their first gold medal of 2012 there.

Oscar Pistorius crouched in the starting blocks Saturday and couldn’t help but smile. Running on a pair of prosthetic legs, he became the first amputee to compete in a Olympic track race.

Perfection eluded Zenyatta in the Breeders' Cup Classic when American horse racing's superstar lost for the first time on Saturday after 19 consecutive wins.

After a week of vicious tackles involving high-profile players, the NFL will begin to issue suspensions and fines for flagrant hits.

Serena and Venus Starr Williams took the tennis world by storm when they became the most formidable singles and doubles players to take to the sporting stage in the late 1990's.

In 1971 Muhammad Ali was pitted against reigning champ Joe Frazier for the world heavyweight championship, a momentous battle billed as "The Fight of the Century."

"I'm not sure many people would have tipped Gelana," said BBC commentator. "Once again, the Kenyans have had to play second fiddle to the Ethiopians, who were dancing with joy at the end."

Though the sport is quintessentially male, Lupita Lopez is a matadora. Some impresarios won't allow her to fight, but others actively promote female bullfighters as a novelty.

Although possible that the International Cycling Union will appeal his suspension, Armstrong’s choice to accept his sanction tarnishes the achievements of an athlete who inspired millions with his story of cancer survival.