London Olympics 2012 News

Olympic athletics: Farah adds 5000m title to 10000m gold

Britain`s Mo Farah added the 5000 metres title to his 10000 metres gold medal at the London Olympics Saturday.

Olympic modern penthathon: Svoboda wins gold for Czechs

David Svoboda of the Czech Republic took gold Saturday in the men`s modern pentathlon at Olympics.

London Olympics athletics: Russia`s Savinova wins gold in women`s 800m

Russia`s Mariya Savinova took Olympic gold in the women`s 800 metres final Saturday, edging out South Africa`s Caster Semenya as the bronze also went to Russia.

Olympic athletics: Russia`s Lashmanova wins walk in record time

Russia`s Elena Lashmanova won Olympic gold in the women`s 20km race walk Saturday, beating the world record of her fellow Russian Vera Sokolova in the process.

Olympics 2012: For Yogeshwar, London was `now or never`

Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt always believed that it was "now or never" for him at the London Games.

Olympic wrestling: Azerbaijan`s Asgarov wins gold

Azerbaijan`s Toghrul Asgarov won the gold medal in the men`s freestyle 60 kg wrestling division at the Olympics Saturday.

Olympic handball: Spain slogs to dramatic bronze

Spain beat South Korea 31-29 in a captivating Olympic women`s handball bronze medal match Saturday that needed a second overtime to decide a winner.

London Olympics: Celebrities hail bronze medallist Yogeshwar

Moments after Yogeshwar Dutt won India`s fifth Olympic medal Saturday at the London Olympics, Indian Twitterati immediately started hailing the grappler for winning the bronze medal.

Olympic basketball: Australia thrashes Russia for women`s bronze

Australia`s women dominated Russia throughout to win basketball bronze Saturday, beating the Russians 83-74.

London Olympics: Bolt leads Jamaica to record sprint relay gold

Usain Bolt led Jamaica to the 4x100 metres Olympic gold in a world record time Saturday.

Sports Minister hails bronze medalist Yogeshwar

India`s Sports Minister Ajay Maken hailed Yogeshwar Dutt after he won the bronze medal in the men`s 66kg category to give the country its fifth medal from the 2012 London Games here Saturday.

London Olympics: We are getting better at Olympics says IOA

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) secretary general Randhir Singh Saturday said wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt`s bronze medal that took the country`s tally to five, from the London Games made it India`s best ever performance at the Olympics.

London Olympics: Know Yogeshwar Dutt, the man who proved his mettle

Indian wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt won bronze medal in the men’s 60 kg freestyle category in his third Olympic appearance at London.

London Olympics football: Peralta drives Mexico to beat Brazil for gold

A brace from Mexican Oribe Peralta ensured Brazil`s wait for Olympic football gold continued as Mexico won their first gold of the Games at Wembley on Saturday with a 2-1 margin.

Olympics 2012 gymnastics: Exquisite Kanaeva twirls for rhythmic gold

Beijing gold medallist Evgenia Kanaeva of Russia defended her Olympic rhythmic gymnastics title in the individual all-around category here Saturday with four exquisite performances.

London Olympics: IOC bans Syrian hurdler for doping

Syria`s 400-metre hurdler Ghfran Almouhamad has been disqualified from the London Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Saturday.

London Olympics 2012 Wrestling: India's Yogeshwar Dutt wins bronze medal

Yogeshwar Dutt won India's fith medal and fourth bronze at London Olympics in Men's 60kg freestyle category wrestling.

India tea strikes `gold` at London Olympics Village

Indian tea has struck "gold" at the London Olympics village if response to the brew, is an indication, a top official claimed on Saturday.

London Olympics 2012 Hockey: Past players dismayed at India’s Olympic debacle

Former players on Saturday expressed their deep disappointment over the Indian men`s hockey team`s disastrous outing in the Olympic Games in London where it finished an unprecedented 12th.