New Zealand To Appeal Disgraceful Olympic Exit

New Zealand Football (NZF) chief Andy Martin said Tuesday he was shocked at the country's dramatic late ejection from Olympic qualifiers and would appeal the decision.

The nation's footballers were thrown out of qualifiers for fielding an ineligible player, just hours before they were due to contest Sunday's tournament final at the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea.

Martin said he was determined to pursue all avenues to ensure New Zealand had a chance to reach the Rio Olympics next year.

ITS USAIN AGAIN!!! Bolt Sets New 100m Record

Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt has set a new best time of 9.98 seconds for the rarely run 100 metres indoors at Warsaw’s national football stadium. The Olympic champion and world record holder eclipsed the previous best mark for the distance of 10.05 set by Namibian Frankie Fredericks in 1996. The Warsaw stadium had its roof closed for the event.

Bolt, in action as preparation for Zurich’s Diamond League meeting next week, said: “Above all I wanted to get through this season without any injury as I’ve suffered enough over the past few years.

Sochi Opens Winter Olympic In Grand Style

Russia gave its highest Olympic honor to two of its greatest champions. Hockey legend Vladislav Tretiak and figure skater Irina Rodnina used the torch to light the Olympic cauldron on Friday and conclude the opening ceremony of the Sochi Games. The identity of the cauldron lighter was the great mystery heading into the evening, as it is at many Olympics. Some even thought Russian President Vladimir Putin would take the honors.

The tension built in the closing moments as huge skeletal figurines representing all the Winter Games competitions lit up in the arena and Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" was sprinkled in with a frenetic soundtrack.