10 Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif http://sports.yahoo.com/oly Latest news and information about the Olympics. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:31:03 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:oly,article,ap-norway-skatingcoachfired:1 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:56:59 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:oly,article,ap-nazirecord:1 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:25:31 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:oly,article,ap-norway-skatingcoach:1 The Norwegian speedskating federation on Monday fired the coach of its national team, American Peter Mueller, after he was accused of making inappropriate comments to an athlete. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:55:50 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,afp:20050301:oly,article,afp-sskateoly2010norusa:1 The projected final cost of construction for the 2012 London Olympics has risen slightly, but the overall budget for the games remains unchanged. The anticipated cost went up by $11.5 million to $11.95 billion during the last quarter, an increase of less than 0.1 percent, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport said Monday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:25:55 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:oly,article,ap-london2012-budget:1 Top-ranked Brazil overpowered Japan in straight sets Monday to win the volleyball World Grand Champions Cup. The South American champions won 25-12, 26-24, 25-22 to raise their record to 5-0 in the six-nation tournament. Brazil won this event the last time it was played in 2005. Cuba defeated Iran 25-14, 25-22, 15-25, 25-15 to finish second with a 4-1 record. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:07:13 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:oly,article,ap-grandchampionscup:1 Michael Phelps is ready to put an up-and-down post-Olympic year behind him and focus on the challenges that await in 2010, including adjusting to a ban on the high-performance suits that rocked his sport. The 14-time Olympic gold medalist will compete in one final meet, Duel in the Pool on Dec. 18-19 in Manchester, England, before closing out the year. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:19:27 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:oly,article,ap-phelpslooksahead:1 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:05:32 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:oly,article,ap-semenyacase:1 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:24:01 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:oly,article,ap-goldengoggles:1 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:59:51 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:oly,article,ap-obit-judopioneer:1 By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:13:31 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,st:20050301:oly,article,txlugbenshoofsback:1 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:10:56 PST oly urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,ap:20050301:oly,article,ap-bob-slidingcolbert:1 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:31:03 PST