London Olympics 2012 News

London Olympics Shooting:Rahi, Annu fail to make the final of 25m pistol event

In the women’s 25m pistol, Rahi Sarnobat is struggling in the women’s 25m pistol qualification.

London Olympics 2012 rowing: Swaran Singh in men`s singles sculls final

Indian rower Swaran Singh finished second in the semifnals of the men`s singles scull in the 2012 London Olympics at the Eaton Dorney on Wednesday.

London 2012 badminton: Parupalli Kashyap enters quarterfinals

India's Parupalli Kashyap became the first male shuttler from India to reach quarterfinals at the Olympics as he advanced defeating Sri Lanka’s Niluka Karunaratne in the pre-quarters at the London Olympics 2012 on Wednesday.

Olympics: Stewart quietly confident despite setbacks

London: Olympic silver medallist runner Kerron Stewart has been nowhere close to her best for the last two years but the determined Jamaican says she will not let that discourage her from going for gold when the track and field segment opens at the London Games later this week.

London Olympics 2012: 2.1 million attend first 3 days of Games

After days facing criticism for swaths of empty seats at venues, organisers at the London Olympics said that 2.1 million people attended events in the first three full days of competition.

London Olympics organisers apologise to India for opening ceremony incident

The London Olympics 2012 organisers have apologised to the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony incident which saw a Bangalore-based woman parading with the country`s athletes.

London Olympics Swimming: Schmitt wins women`s 200m freestyle

London: US swimmer Alison Schmitt stormed to grab the gold in the women`s 200 metres freestyle final at the London Olympics.

London Olympics 2012 swimming: Michael Phelps wants to end career on a high

American swimmer Michael Phelps became the first athlete with maximum number of medals in Olympics after winning the 19th medal in London Olympics 2012 on Tuesday.

London Olympic boxing: Indian boxers set for last-16 battle

Indian boxers begin their prequarterfinal campaign in the London Olympics 2012 with Vijender Singh (75kg) and Jai Bhagwan (60kg) taking on tricky opponents in their last-16 stage bouts on Thursday.

Former coaches, parents of Ravi Kumar happy with performance

Weightlifter K Ravi Kumar might have failed to put up his best performance in the 69kg category in the London Olympics, finishing on 15th position, but his former coaches and parents said they were happy with his show.

London Olympics Day 5: Highlights

Live updates and scores from Day 5 of London Olympics 2012.

London Olympics Tennis: Tsonga edges Raonic in longest match

France`s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Milos Raonic of Canada in the longest tennis match in Olympic history.

London Olympics 2012 swimming: Stephanie Rice considers quitting swimming

Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice is considering walking away from the sport after a disappointing Olympics campaign in London. A serious shoulder injury, which required surgery, prevented the triple Olympic gold medallist from nearing her best in London.

Olympic Weightlifting: China`s Lin Qinfeng lifts 69-kg gold

Lin snatched 157 kg and added 187 kg in the clean and jerk to total 344 kg, a full 11 kilos more than silver medalist Triyatno of Indonesia Tuesday.

London Olympics Shooting: Time for Sodhi to deliver in double trap

Ronjan Sodhi, one of India`s biggest medal hopes in the Olympic Games, will take to the range for the double trap event here Thursday.

London Olympics 2012: Badminton players charged for losing ‘deliberately’

Badminton World Federation is set to take action against eight players who reportedly looked trying to lose their matches after two such games at the Olympics ended in controversy.

London Olympics 2012: Oscar Pistorius can run any part of relay

Double amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius will be able to run any part of the Olympic 4x400-meter relay the IAAF said.

London Olympics: China makes it 3-for-3 in Olympic diving

It looks like another Chinese rout at the Olympic diving pool.

London Olympics 2012: Sharapova sweats to oust Robson in round 2

Maria Sharapova beat Britain`s Laura Robson, ranked 98 in the world, in the second round of the Olympic tournament Tuesday, but the Russian No. 1 was made to sweat.