London Olympics 2012 News

London Olympics hockey: What`s happening to India`s team combination!

What`s happening to India`s team combination! It was not on view in the match against New Zealand. The display was not something to boast about.

London Olympics 2012: Azerbaijani boxer knocked down five times but wins

Boxing competition in the London Olympics 2012 was mired in yet another controversy on Wednesday after Japanese bantamweight boxer Satoshi Shimizu lodged a complaint following a defeat against Magomed Abdulhamidov even after knocking down his Azerbaijani opponent five times.

London Olympics 2012 badminton: Can Parupalli Kashyap prevail over Lee Chong Wei?

Parupalli Kashyap has made history at the London Olympics 2012 by reaching the quarters in men’s singles event after defeating Sri Lanka`s Niluka Karunaratne. No Indian male singles player has ever reached the quarterfinals at the Olympics before Kashyap.

London Olympics 2012: India Roundup

Parupalli Kashyap and Saina Nehwal inched closer to glory in the badminton event, while India`s medal chances in doubles tennis evaporated after Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan went down fighting on a controversial day at the London Olympics.

London Olympics badminton: Disqualified Chinese player Yu quits

One of the star Chinese badminton players disqualified from the London Olympics 2012 for throwing a match has announced she is quitting the sport.

London Olympics: Having sex doesn’t ruin sporting performance the next day

Some Olympians who believe that athletes should abstain from sex in the run-up on a sporting performance, may only be frustrating themselves unnecessarily as it now seems there is no evidence to support this myth, it has been revealed.

London Olympics 2012 football: Brazil eliminate New Zealand

Brazil secured their position as Group C winners and maintained their 100 per cent record in the Olympics after beating New Zealand 3-0 thanks to goals from Danilo, Leandro Damiao and Sandro.

London 2012 football: Britain enter quarterfinals

Team GB have progressed to the knockout phase of the Olympics as Group A winners after a fairly comfortable 1-0 win over the disappointing Uruguay.

London Olympics 2012 football: Euro champions Spain bow out

Spain`s poor performances in the London 2012 Olympic Games continued with a drab goalless draw with Morocco, a result which sees both sides eliminated from the competition.

Olympic bus hits, kills cyclist near stadium

A double-decker bus carrying journalists at the London Olympics hit and killed a bicyclist Wednesday night, police and organizers said.

London Olympics 2012: Indian archers off the mark

“But all is not lost. Our archers have the talent to turn it around in the next few days."

London Olympics 2012 Day 6 Schedule: Saina Nehwal, Vijender Singh in action

Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Thursday.

London Olympic Tennis: Paes-Vardhan go out with heads held high

Indian men`s doubles pair, Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan`s campaign in the 2012 London Games came to an end Wednesday after they lost to the second seeded French pair of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michael Llodra in an evenly fought second round match of the tennis competition at the Wimbledon.

Gyurta wins 200m breaststroke gold, sets world record

Hungary`s double world champion won the 200 metres breaststroke gold Wednesday, setting a new world record.

Olympics badminton: South Korean appeal rejected

An appeal by four South Korean badminton players against their disqualification from the Olympics for match-fixing has been rejected, the head of the Badminton World Federation said Wednesday.

Olympics: BWF rejects India`s appeal, Jwala-Ashwini out

It was finally the end of the road for India`s top women`s doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa in the 2012 London Olympics after their appeal was shot down by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) here Wednesday

We fully respect BWF ruling: Chinese Olympic delegation

The Chinese Olympic delegation said Wednesday that they respect the ruling of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), who suspended four women`s doubles pair for "not using one`s best efforts to win a match".