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  • us beats japan 2 1 to win women s football gold

    US beats Japan 2-1 to win women's football gold

    Football | August 10, 2012 15:51 IST

    Wembley (England) Aug 10: Hope Solo found herself enveloped in a group hug at the final whistle. Abby Wambach ran to join the fun in a celebration that unleashed a year of bottled-up frustration.The U.S.

  • hockey team suffers fifth straight loss on medalless day

    Hockey team suffers fifth straight loss on medalless day

    Hockey | August 07, 2012 22:45 IST

    London, Aug 7: Indian hockey plumbed new depths when it's men's team suffered a fifth straight loss in Group B to complete the league engagements without a point while triple jumper Renjit Maheshwary flopped and

  • players are simply forgetting the game plan nobbs

    Players are simply forgetting the game-plan: Nobbs

    Hockey | August 02, 2012 21:32 IST

    London, Aug 2: Indian hockey team coach Michael Nobbs is nonplussed as to why the senior players are not adhering to the game plan as he struggles to prepare the side for tomorrow's tough match

  • venus williams loses in 3rd round of olympics

    Venus Williams loses in 3rd round of Olympics

    Tennis | August 02, 2012 14:05 IST

    Wimbledon, Aug 2: Playing Olympic tennis twice a day proved too much for Venus Williams, and her workload at Wimbledon will now be a lot lighter.Williams squandered a lead in each set Wednesday and lost

  • britain beats brazil 1 0 to win olympics group soccer

    Britain beats Brazil 1-0 to win Olympics group soccer

    Football | August 01, 2012 14:55 IST

    Wembley (England), Aug 1: Olympic host Britain rode an electric Wembley Stadium atmosphere to beat Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday and top Group E after its third straight win.Stephanie Houghton scored the winner after just 90

  • hockey pakistan hold spain 1 1 aus spank sa 6 0

    Hockey: Pakistan hold Spain 1-1; Aus spank SA 6-0

    Hockey | July 30, 2012 22:44 IST

    London, Jul 30: Pakistan held 2008 Olympic silver medallists Spain to a 1-1 draw on the opening day of the men's Olympic hockey competition at the London Games after Australian captain Jamie Dwyer's spurred the

  • duran duran performs at olympics concert in hyde park

    Duran Duran performs at Olympics concert in Hyde Park

    Hollywood | July 28, 2012 16:49 IST

    London, July 28: Over 50,000 people flocked to London's Hyde Park on Friday evening for a concert to celebrate the opening of the 2012 Olympics.The event took place alongside the opening ceremony with large screens

  • injured brazilian goalkeeper to miss olympics

    Injured Brazilian goalkeeper to miss Olympics

    Football | July 25, 2012 15:48 IST

    Cardiff (Wales), Jul 25: Brazil's starting goalkeeper Rafael has been ruled out of the men's Olympic squad after injuring his right elbow in a practice session just two days before the team's opening match.Brazil team

  • hockey in for a change at olympics as teams can ask for

    Hockey in for a change at Olympics as teams can ask for referral

    Hockey | July 23, 2012 19:42 IST

    Mumbai, Jul 23: 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 through on-field umpires, the International Hockey

  • never thought of playing five olympics says bhupathi

    Never thought of playing five Olympics, says Bhupathi

    Tennis | July 23, 2012 20:00 IST

    London, Jul 23: Veteran tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi on Monday said he never thought of playing five consecutive Olympics and expressed desire of meeting Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt in the Games village during the

  • india sweats on sardara ignace injuries ahead of olympics

    India sweats on Sardara, Ignace injuries ahead of Olympics

    Hockey | July 22, 2012 14:11 IST

    London, Jul 22: Seasoned defender Ignace Tirkey's sprained ankle and star mid-fielder Sardara Singh's injured shin has left the Indian hockey team management worried ahead of the Olympic Games starting July 27.Injuries sustained by star

  • qatar loses appeal over olympics match forfeit

    Qatar loses appeal over Olympics match forfeit

    Football | July 16, 2012 18:07 IST

    Lausanne (Switzerland), Jul 16: The Asian Football Confederation says the Qatar Football Association has lost its appeal against forfeiting a qualifying match against Oman for the London Olympics because it fielded an ineligible player.The AFC

  • soap opera continues in indian tennis ahead of olympics

    Soap opera continues in Indian tennis ahead of Olympics

    Tennis | July 13, 2012 12:48 IST

    New Delhi, July 13 :  Indian tennis has turned into a soap opera in the lead up to the London Olympics, with insults and accusations of treachery flying and some players openly seething at their

  • qatari female athlete to hold flag at london games

    Qatari female athlete to hold flag at London Games

    Other Sports | July 12, 2012 18:55 IST

    Doha, Jul12: One of Qatar's first female athletes to compete at the Olympics will be the flag-bearer for the opening ceremony at the London Games.Qatar's Olympic Committee posted a statement late Wednesday on Twitter saying

  • bhupathi should have partnered leander says ganguly

    Bhupathi should have partnered Leander says Ganguly

    Tennis | July 08, 2012 19:53 IST

    Kolkata, Jul 8: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly feels that Mahesh Bhupathi should have agreed to play Leander Paes in the Olympics as the latter is a terrific doubles player.Heaping praise on Paes who along

  • indian boxers get acclimatization lessons in ireland

    Indian boxers get acclimatization lessons in Ireland

    Other Sports | July 06, 2012 21:00 IST

    New Delhi, Jul 1: He was not quite sure if training abroad before Olympics would help much but after spending a fortnight preparing in Ireland, London-bound Vijender Singh on Sunday said the experience has done

  • calcutta hc directs wb govt to file affidavit on pinki

    Calcutta HC directs WB govt to file affidavit on Pinki gender test

    Other Sports | July 06, 2012 18:19 IST

    Kolkata, July 6 :  The Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal government to file an affidavit within two weeks on the progress of investigation to determine the gender of athlete Pinki Pramanik.A division

  • isinbayeva to resume vaulting july 10

    Isinbayeva to resume vaulting July 10

    Other Sports | June 30, 2012 16:16 IST

    Helsinki, Jun30: Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva says she is at 90 percent of her best shape and intends to resume pole vaulting at a small meet in France on July 10, less than four weeks

  • liu xiang to race at london meet before olympics

    Liu Xiang to race at London meet before Olympics

    Other Sports | June 27, 2012 21:10 IST

    London, Jun27: Olympic 110 meter hurdles champion Liu Xiang of China says he will race at the London Diamond League meeting two weeks before the Olympics.Liu won gold at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. He

  • hewitt stosur among australians for olympics

    Hewitt, Stosur among Australians for Olympics

    Tennis | June 27, 2012 13:35 IST

    Sydney, Jun 27: A day after Bernard Tomic and Lleyton Hewitt lost first-round matches at Wimbledon, they were officially confirmed among six Australians to return for next month's Olympics tournament at SW19.The fifth-ranked Samantha Stosur

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