Saudi to allow women for London Olympics

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 09:56

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.

Serena claims ‘getting butterflies in stomach’ ahead of London Olympics

Last Updated: Sunday, June 24, 2012, 17:47

Tennis star Serena William has claimed that she is getting butterflies in her stomach ahead of the London Games and is struggling to avoid an attack of Olympic fever.

Murray reckons Olympic gold for Britain with brother better than winning Wimbledon

Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2012, 14:32

Tennis star Andy Murray believes earning Olympic gold for Britain with his brother Jamie Murray would be better than winning Wimbledon.

‘Al Qaeda can target London Olympics’

Last Updated: Sunday, May 27, 2012, 18:24

Europol, the European Union`s criminal intelligence agency, has warned that al Qaeda could to target the London Olympics.

Preparatory events for Olympic-bound athletes approved

Last Updated: Saturday, May 26, 2012, 19:00

The Multi Disciplinary Steering Committee of the sports ministry has approved the preparatory tournaments for Hockey Olympic qualifiers ahead of the upcoming London Games.

IOC allows Kuwaiti athletes to compete under Olympic flag

Last Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012, 15:26

Kuwaiti athletes can compete under the Olympic flag at the London Games after their Olympic committee was suspended, the International Olympic Committee said.

Government clears foreign training for swimmers for Olympics

Last Updated: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 17:07

The sports ministry Thursday cleared training of the three-member Indian swimming team at Germany`s Olympic Centre in Frankfurt to prepare for the 2012 London Games.

London Olympic site out of bounds for public for 18 months

Last Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 21:48

The London Olympic Park, including the stadium and aquatic centre, will be closed to the public from the end of the Games until 2014, a media report said on Sunday.

Team Britain given tough football draw in Olympics

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 18:07

The British men`s football team has been handed out a tough draw in the 2012 London Games.

Sushil looking to secure Olympic berth in China: coach

Last Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012, 19:08

Desperate to book a berth for the upcoming London Games, Beijing Olympics bronze-medallist wrestler Sushil Kumar is ready to leave no stone unturned during the three-day Olympic Qualifying tournament, to be held in Taiyuan, China from April 27.

Golden pole vaulter Isinbayeva to quit in two years

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 18:16

Yelena Isinbayeva, chasing her third straight Olympic gold medal at the London Games this year, says the strain of training will force her to retire in two years.

Talks continue on Saudi women at Olympics: Rogge

Last Updated: Monday, April 16, 2012, 22:07

The International Olympic Committee is still talking to Saudi Arabia about sending women to the London Games, despite a report that the conservative Muslim country`s national Olympic committee resists the idea.