London Olympics 2012 News
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 Jwala focusing on fitness to be battle-ready for Olympics
Expressing confidence that she would do well in next month`s Olympics, ace shuttler Jwala Gutta on Thursday said she is focusing on her fitness to be battle-ready for the London Games.
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 Muse unveils official London 2012 song
British rock band Muse has announced that their new single ‘Survival’ will be the official song for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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 Stephanie prefers being ‘dangerous wildcard’ to ‘hunted favourite’ for London Olympics
Australian star swimmer Stephanie Rice is lapping up the idea of being seen as a dangerous wildcard rather than a hunted favourite star in the London Olympics.
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 Phelps wins round 2 at US swim trials with Lochte
Michael Phelps got back at Ryan Lochte, stretching out to win a thrilling 200-meter freestyle at the US Olympic swimming trials.
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 Bellucci only Brazilian in Olympics tennis singles
Thomaz Bellucci will be Brazil`s sole singles representative at the London Olympics, the Brazilian Tennis Confederation (CBT) announced.
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 US eye 30 athletics medals at London Olympics
US Olympic athletics team is aiming at no less than 30 medals at the upcoming London Games, said coaches Andrew Valmon and Amy Deem.
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 Indian paddlers to train in China ahead of London Olympics
With just a month left for the London Games, Olympic-bound Indian paddlers Soumyajit Ghosh and Ankita Das will leave for Zhengding, China on Sunday for a 16-day long training camp
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 IOA backs Sania Mirza
Indian Olympic Association’s acting president VK Malhotra has backed Sania Mirza after she launched an all-out attack on Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and AITA for treating her as ‘bait’ in the tennis row.
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 I have doubles understanding with Sania: Rushmi
Rushmi Chakravarthi feels she and Sania Mirza have enough individual experience behind them to again gel well as a team at the upcoming London Olympics.
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 On fire’ Lochte threatens ‘golden boy’ Phelps’ Olympic dreams
American star swimmer Ryan Lochte scored another win over Michael Phelps in the semi-finals of the 200-meter freestyle at the US Olympic swimming trials.
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 London Olympics: 30 days to go
With a month to go for London Games the torch will enter the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday as the city eagerly awaits the ‘greatest show on earth’ to unfold late July.
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 Russia backs all 24 shooters to win Olympic medals
Russian Shooting Union`s sporting director hopes that all the 24 shooters who have qualified for the Olympics are capable of winning a medal.
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 Britain launches `instant justice` for Olympics offenders
People who commit offences linked to the Olympics Games will be put in court within 24 hours under an "instant justice" initiated by the Crown Prosecution Service and other related departments.
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 Lochte beats Phelps in 400m medley
Ryan Lochte edged out Michael Phelps in the men`s 400m individual medley at the US Olympic swimming trials.
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 London Olympics costliest Games ever?
The Olympics in London next month are on track to be among the most expensive to date with a projected cost of 8.4 billion pounds.
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 IOA gives advance payment to qualified sportspersons
Fulfilling its promise to share the sponsors money with qualified sportspersons for the Olympics, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has paid advance installment of Rs one lakh to the hockey players who left for European tour on their way to the London Games.
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 Tony Parker may miss Olympics after `almost losing eye` in Brown-Drake brawl
Tony Parker has revealed that he might be laid up for the London Olympics after almost losing his eye in the bottle-hurling brawl between singers Chris Brown and Drake.
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 Saudi to allow women for London Olympics
A month before the London Games, Saudi Arabia appears to be moving closer to sending female athletes to the Olympics for the first time amid mounting pressure on the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom to grant women more rights.
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 MI5 chief talks threats before Olympics
Britain has seen a credible terrorist attack plot about once a year since the September11 attacks, a worrying pattern as security officials brace for an array of threats ahead of next month`s summer Olympics, the head of the country`s domestic spy agency says.
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 IOC to use testosterone levels to test if athletes can compete as women
The International Olympic Committee has adopted new regulations for determining whether an athlete should or should not be allowed to compete as a woman.
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