London Olympics 2012 News

Bhupathi-Bopanna duo`s chances decent: Federer

Roger Federer is quite sure that Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have a decent chance of winning a medal at the Olympics.

Team GB stumble to Senegal draw

Team GB opened their 2012 Olympics campaign by slipping from the lead to a 1-1 draw against Senegal.

Raja named India`s acting Chef-de-Mission

Brig P K Muralidharan Raja has been named as the acting Chef-de-Mission of the Indian contingent for the London Olympic Games because of indisposition of incumbent Ajitpal Singh.

Olympics: Belarus denies boycott rumours

Belarus has no plans to boycott the Olympics after President Alexander Lukashenko was refused entry to Britain, the Belarusian minister for sports and tourism said.

Olympic medal winners will be offered coaching jobs: Maken

Sports Minister Ajay Maken said the Government of India will offer coaching jobs to its athletes who win medals at the 30th Olympic Games starting from Friday.

Lord’s will be lucky for us: Rahul Banerjee

Rahul Banerjee spoke to Zeenews.com on chances of winning medal at the prestigious event and his excitement at competing on the ground known to the world as the `Mecca of Cricket`.

London Olympics: Federer acknowledges he`s favourite

Wimbledon champion and world No.1 Roger Federer has acknowledged he is the favourite for Olympic gold.

Olympics: London gears up for grand opening spectacle

London is all set to dazzle the world with a grand opening ceremony to launch the greatest show on earth.

Man `rides rickshaw` from China to London Olympics

It`s a tale of Olympian proportions: A man, a rickshaw, and a slow journey from a Chinese village to London through 16 countries.

Hungary`s Kovago banned 2 years, out of Olympics

Discus thrower Zoltan Kovago was given a two-year ban for a doping offense and will miss the London Olympics.

Tendulkar`s presence would have helped athletes: Nobbs

Indian hockey team coach Michael Nobbs feels that Sachin Tendulkar`s presence with the Indian contingent at the London Olympics could have boosted the morale of the athletes just like Steve Waugh`s involvement has lifted the spirits of the Australian contingent.

Japan beats Spain 1-0 in Olympic football

Japan produced a major shock in men`s Olympic football today, beating medal favorites Spain 1-0.

Gas victims organise "Special Olympics"

The NGOs working for the victims of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy today organised "Special Olympics" here in protest against the sponsorship of the London games by Dow Chemicals.

Romney: Hard to know if UK can succeed on Olympics

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says it`s impossible for a country to stage an Olympics without making mistakes comments that came as Britain faced criticism over security woes and a blunder over North Korea`s flag.

Danny Boyle, Stephen Daldry have conceptualised London Games opening ceremony

London: The much-awaited opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics will start from 9 p.m. London time (1:30 am IST and will run for no more than three hours.

London apologises to North Korea after flag blunder

The organisers of 2012 London Olympic Games have issued a statement of apology after mistakenly using the national flag of South Korea for the North Korean team before an Olympics group match of women`s football.

Djokovic happy about playing Olympics on grass

Former world No.1 Novak Djokovic from Serbia has said he is looking forward to playing on grass at the All England Club where he won the Wimbledon men`s singles title in 2011.

Careless athletes post pics of Olympic passes on twitter

High-profile athletes have sparked security concerns by carelessly posting pictures of their official Olympic Village passes on twitter, which experts suggest could prove to be a "golden ticket" to the venues for terrorists.

US women volleyballers won’t ditch sexy bikinis at London games

US women’s beach volleyball team will be wearing their sexy bikinis at the upcoming Olympics Games — even though a new rule lets female players compete in dowdy shorts and T-shirts.

Over 100 athletes got London doping bans: WADA

The most stringent drug checks in Olympic history have led to the ban of 107 athletes from the London Games, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said.

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