London Olympics 2012 News
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 POA, PSB rubbish visa scam claims by British Tabloid
Pakistan Olympic Association and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) on Monday dismissed claims by a British tabloid that it had busted a visa scam, involving a Pakistani politician and officials, which could give access to potential terrorists to the London Olympic games.
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 British paper uncovers Olympic visa scam in Pakistan
A sting operation by a British tabloid has unearthed a visa scam in Pakistan that would have given potential terrorists an easy route to sneak into Britain as "support staff" with the country`s Olympic team.
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 Saina starts her quest for Olympic medal against Swiss Sabrina
Indian ace Saina Nehwal will start her quest for an Olympic medal against unheralded Sabrina Jaquet of Switzerland on July 28 in the women`s badminton singles event in the London Games.
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 No chance for athletics medal in London Olympics: Anju
India`s lone medallist at World Athletics Championships Anju Bobby George on Monday said that the country has no chance of winning a medal at the London Olympics track and field events.
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 India archers brave fever to train at Lord`s
They may be down with mild fever due to change in climate a week into their stay here, but that has failed to stop the Indian archers from visiting the Lord`s everyday to get acclimatised to the windy conditions ahead of the Olympics.
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 Impossible to win a gold but we may hope for a medal: AFI
Vikas Gowda and Krishna Poonia may be peaking at the right time, but the Athletics Federation of India conceded that a gold medal finish at the London Olympics remains next to impossible.
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 Hockey in for a change at Oly as teams can ask for referral
Field hockey will move into untested waters at the London Olympic Games when contesting teams would be allowed to call for one video referral per game.
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 Roger Federer expects ''something special'' at London Olympics
World number one Roger Federer said he is expecting "something special" at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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 Bhupathi hopes to meet Bolt in his `dream` fifth Olympic
India tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi on Monday revealed that he never thought of playing in his fifth Olympics.
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 Michael Kindo not very optimistic about Olympic performance
With people expecting a good show by the Indian hockey team in the fast approaching London Olympics, one of the old war horses of the game, Michael Kindo, is not very optimistic.
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 Sharapova enthusiastic about dream Olympic debut
Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova says that she had dreamt of competing in the Olympic Games since she was a child.
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 Sandeep Singh aims to score in every game at London Olympics
India`s star drag-flicker Sandeep Singh has set a personal target of scoring in every game at the London Olympics.
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 JOA president and treasurer to attend London Olympics
Jharkhand Olympic Association president S M Hashmi and Treasurer Madhukant Pathak will be visiting London to cheer up the Indian team in the ensuing Olympic Games.
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 Chris Hoy to carry UK flag at London Games opening ceremony
Four-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy has been selected to carry the British flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
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 Lin Dan seeded second for Olympic badminton draw
Currently ranked World No.1, Chinese shuttler Lin Dan is seeded second in the Olympic badminton tournament as the draw will take place Monday at the Olympic Park.
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 China, US to battle it out for top position in London
China beat long-time Olympic powerhouse United States in the number of gold medals at Beijing 2008 but in London it might be a different story.
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 Indian national flag hoisted at Olympic Village
The Indian national flag was hoisted at the Olympic Games Village on Sunday, in a fun-filled musical ceremony presided by the Village Mayor, in attendance of 35 athletes and delegates.
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 Games Village Mayor justifies denial to India
The Mayor of the Olympic Games Village Sir Charles Allen on Sunday asserted that India was not the lone country, whose request to defer the welcome ceremony, was turned down.
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 I`m not intimidated by presence of big names: Soniya Chanu
Asserting that she has qualified for the Olympics on her own, diminutive weightlifter Soniya Chanu on Sunday said she is not going to get intimidated by the presence of some of the big names.
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 Beckham to take part in Olympics opening ceremony
David Beckham has been given a last minute call to take part in the Olympics opening ceremony to be watched by nearly four billion global audience, a gesture to thank him for helping to get the games to London.
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