London Olympics 2012 News
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 Deepika Kumari still wondering what hit her in London
Teenage archer Deepika Kumari, still struggling to come to terms with her first round loss at the London Olympics, says she cracked under pressure of competing at such a big stage and before she could realize what was happening the journey ended.
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 London Olympics 2012: Weber, Dietze steer Germany to kayak double gold
German pair Franziska Weber and Tina Dietze took Olympic gold in the women`s kayak double here Thursday, depriving their Hungarian rivals of a third-consecutive title.
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 Olympics 2012: Oscar Pistorius denied run as South Africa crash out of relay
South African 400 metres runner Oscar Pistorius was denied a second chance of running at the London Olympic Games as his team-mate Oftense Mogawane crashed to the ground in the second leg of the first 4X400 metres relay semi-final
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 London Olympics 2012 Wrestling: India's Geeta Phogat loses her bout
Live updates of the wrestling match between India’s Geeta Phogat and Canada’s Verbeek Tonya Lynn.
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 Olympic Kayak single gold for Hungary
Hungary`s five-time world champion in various disciplines Danuta Kozak took Olympic gold in the women`s kayak single Thursday
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 Olympic closing ceremony to include `Muse and George Michael`
While London 2012 officials are keen to keep secret details of Sunday’s Olympic closing ceremony, George Michael and Muse have confirmed their involvement in the event.
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 Olympics: German duo stroke to canoe gold
Peter Kretschmer and Kurt Kuschela stroked to Olympic gold in the men`s canoe double 1,000 metres Thursday.
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 Olympics: Australia paddle to kayak four gold
Last year`s World Championships silver medalists Australia narrowly claimed gold Thursday in a close-run Olympic men`s kayak four final
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 Olympics 2012: Cycling legend Hoy slams French ‘cheating’ claims after Team GB overrides at Games
British cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has slammed the French for accusing Team GB of cheating during the latter’s overriding performance at the ongoing London Olympics, which saw them win seven out of ten cycling events
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 Olympic campaign not a failure, team did ``reasonably well``: Pak hockey coach
Pakistan’s hockey coach, Khwaja Junaid, has dismissed calls demanding his resignation following a dismal Olympics campaign, insisting that the team performed ``reasonably well``
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 Olympic football: Brazil captain Silva predicts attacking gold medal match
Brazil captain Thiago Silva has predicted an attacking gold medal duel against Mexico in Saturday`s Olympic final at Wembley Stadium in London
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 Olympic wrestling: Gold for Japanese grappler Obara
Eight-time world champion wrestler Hitomi Obara of Japan took her first Olympic medal with gold in the women`s 48 kg freestyle Wednesday, beating Azerbaijan`s Maria Stadnik 3-1 in the final
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 Olympic taekwondo: Gonzalez stuns Lee for gold
Spain`s Joel Gonzalez thrashed South Korea`s Lee Daehoon for Olympic gold in the final of the men`s flyweight taekwondo tournament Wednesday
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 Olympic taekwondo: Chinese Wu wins gold
China`s Wu Jingyu defended her flyweight Olympic taekwondo gold in devastating fashion Wednesday
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 Olympics 2012:‘Freak’ Bolt says no one able to explain secrets behind his stunning speed
Olympic champion Usain Bolt has said no one till date has been able to explain why he runs so fast, and suspected that his freak nature might be playing a part in his astonishing speed.
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 London Olympics 2012: 70,000 condoms already used in Olympic village
70,000 condoms have been used so far in the behind the scenes romps at the 2012 Games, as randy athletes celebrate their success with sex marathons.
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 Manipuris praise boxer Mary Kom for winning bronze medal
She might have had to settle for a bronze medal after losing in the Olympics semifinals but woman boxer M C Mary Kom (51kg) has won accolades from her fellow Manipuris for her grit and determination at the big event.
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 London Olympics 2012 wrestling: Geeta Phogat to start campaign today
Indian grapplers will join the Olympic action from Thursday hoping to provide the late sparks to the contingent`s campaign which has so far not really lived up to expectation with the flop show of many of the serious medal contenders.
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 London Olympics 2012: Day 13 highlights
Live updates of events at the London Olympics 2012, day 13.
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 London Olympics 2012: Merritt leads US gold rush in athletics
American Aries Merritt ran a personal best of 12.92 seconds to win the Olympic men`s 100m hurdles title Wednesday as the US closed in upon China on the medals table, courtesy victories in track and field.
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