Football is the only London 2012 event that has not sold out, with approximately 1.5 million tickets still available.

According to BBC Sport, football is still the biggest selling sport at the...

Tamara Ecclestone looked stunning in a black dress as she walked the red carpet at the Laureus World Sports Awards in London.

The Formula One heiress wore a long black body con gown, which showed...

Lilly Becker, who is the wife of former tennis pro Boris, wore an odd frilly dress at a pre-Laureus Awards dinner on Sunday.

The Dutch model, wife to former tennis pro Boris, looked like she should...

Despite freezing weather, many fans waited and shouted alongside the red carpet as winners of the 2012 Laureus World Sports Awards were unveiled here Monday.

Serbian tennis giant Novak Djokovic and...

Pakistan skipper Misbahul Haq has said his team's impressive victory over England sends a strong message to the cricketing world that Pakistan is a power in the sport and should no longer be...

Lingerie Football League's final in Las Vegas was a sight to behold as scantily-clad women wearing only helmets, sports bras, knickers, garters, and shoulder, knee and elbow pads heated up millions...

A British school has launched a week-long programme in which students will be taught how to learn from failure, no matter whether they come across it during exams or on the sports field.

Education...

Washington (ANI): In the final three minutes of last night's Super Bowl, a new Twitter record was set for the highest amount of tweets sent per second during a sports match.

The final 180 seconds of...

Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador will lose his 2010 Tour de France title and be excluded from this year's Tour as well as the 2012 Olympics, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday in its...

FILE - In this Jan 12, 2012 file photo, former ESPN commentator Craig James is seen announcing his candidacy for U.S. Senate seat in Austin, Texas. James wants to talk about foreign and domestic...

NEW skate parks are springing up across the Hunter as the sport booms in the region.Maryland is one of the latest locations in line for a facelift.Other remodelled or new centres are in the pipeline...

When Ken Walsh returned from Iraq in October 2007, he had changed -- and so had things at home. He only knew life with his two older kids. He had been there for the birth of his youngest two,...

There are two proposals to reshape high school sports, but the most dramatic would allow private, charter and virtual schools to have their own independent athletic league, essentially freeing them...

Sweat Equity looks at fun ’n’ funky classes that get South Floridians in shape. First up, Crunch’s new Pound class, using weighted drumsticks to beat back the...

Professor Sir Kent Woods, chief executive of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), defended the regulator's actions in the lead up to the PIP breast implant scandal. ...

They are also 10 times as likely to stop breastfeeding exclusively by 12 weeks, according to new research by a Durham University expert. The study suggests that women whose pregnancies were not...

Karen Handel lost a campaign for governor in Georgia in which she stressed her anti-abortion views and frequently denounced Planned Parenthood. Photograph: John...

Ryan Griffiths is struggling. He has to "make reparation", because the police have said so - he damaged a car - but he does not know what it means."I'm on my last chance,"...

will have its own cover unveiling, celebrating this second kind of success. While plenty of models go into business by slapping their name on things like shoes, perfume and clothes, we’ve found...

(Oregon Coast) - Sport anglers can look forward to a banner year of ocean coho salmon fishing under final season recommendations made in March by the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC)...

SALT LAKE CITY — With red, white and blue glitter streaked across her cheeks and a constant grin on her face, Shannon Bahrke knew but didn't care that the world underestimated her. For...

Yelp Chowhound, or Urbanspoon to list just a few of the websites that attract millions of food writers and readers. Yelp, for example, reports that by mid-July this year it had published 20 million...

Madeleine Albright . But the first dinner date at her apartment was no laughing matter.The setting was out of a chick flick: candles, a perfectly set table, flowers (my contribution, thank you) and...

Baby name website Nameberry released a list of 'hottest' baby names. The name 'Pippa' popped up as the 35th most-searched name; in 2010, it didn't even make the top 200. For...

fish . There's the "I can eat them right out of the can" minority, and the "There were anchovies in that? But I hate anchovies" majority.So I've learned it's best...

Fried Kool-Aid new fair fare: People swing on a ride at the San Diego County Fair, Friday. Fried Kool-Aid caught many fair fans attention as the new junk food made its debut at the San Diego County...

's season of eating outdoors. Typically, that means food that is either grilled or packed into portable containers and served cold. From the Monitor's archives, here is a list of 15 recipes...

Kodak were the pungent smells and tastes. Especially memorable were the street vendors who set up their stalls on every corner luring passersby with chicken and shrimp satay bathed in peanut sauce,...

Part 3 of a Monitor cover story about how families hit by the Eat Pray Love effect leave it all behind - selling the house, taking the kids out of school and embarking on extended global...

The Government is to consider stamping out alcohol sponsorship of sporting events and festivals to curb Ireland's drink culture.The price of cheap booze should also be hiked and a watershed...

Join 98.5 The Sports Hub and the Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts for the chance to learn hockey from the pros! Join Bob Beers and other Bruins alumni, with special guest Brad Marchand, at...

Australian sports management firm Sports Marketing and Management (SMAM), which finds itself in the midst of controversy regarding the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, has refuted allegations of any...

Fashion models in the United States launched a rights group on Monday ahead of New York Fashion Week to seek workplace standards including backstage privacy to stop unauthorized nude photos and a...

By Erika Gonzalez, NBCWashington.com Detention for chronically late students is common, but what about parents in court because of their frequently tardy children? That’s happened to some...

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.  — Students at Shippensburg University in central Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine installed at the request...

Everton's Landon Donovan tells BBC Radio Merseyside his spell with Everton will ensure he is in peak condition to start the 2012 MLS season with the LA Galaxy when his loan deal finishes at the...

Imagine, for a moment, that a teacher -- or worse, two -- at your child’s school was accused of some form of child sexual abuse involving students. What action would you want the school to...

‘s talent departures, Fox’s president of alternative entertainment Mike Darnell spoke to EW about the challenges faced by Idol and Factor — and his strategy for remaining on top....

With Jack Donaghy’s wife Avery in the grips, quite literally, of a North Korean dictator, you’d think he would take some comfort in getting to know her mother. Of course not. This...

The heads of Australia's sporting codes have lobbied the Prime Minister and senior government officials to protect their broadcasting rights following last week's ruling to allow Optus to...

A Department of Health expert group has recommended that drinks industry sponsorship of sport and other large events be phased out by 2016. The report was compiled by the National Substance Misuse...

NHS , dementism - denying fundamental services, including diagnosis - has been acknowledged.Mary has two chronic illnesses, dementia and asthma, but only one diagnosis. Less than a third of people...

Bank of Ideas told me last week. "We can't be this inclusive. Too much time and energy is being wasted babysitting people when we should be working on ideas and outreach."The fear is...

children that author Philip Pullman and others see as standing in the way of "spontaneous play". Meanwhile, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers has reported a marked increase in...

Stephen Greenhalgh, Tory leader of Hammersmith & Fulham Council: 'It's not an odd time to step down, it's a sensible time.' Photograph: Graham Turner for the...

The Hamilton Spectator reports that McMaster's basketball squads, as well as its teams in several other sports, will be outfitted in Nike gear next year. The agreement covers five years. Nike...

The Laureus Sports Awards ceremony, often called the sports 'Oscars', saw tennis World No.1, Novak Djokovic, named the World Sportsman of the Year. The Serb, who took three Grand Slams in...

Gary Garner, 32, of Great Falls, Mont., and his son, Skyler, 14. Garner used an Identigene drugstore paternity test kit to confirm that he's really Skyler's...