London 2012 Olympics

Irish celebrate best medal haul in 50 years

Four of the five medals were in boxing
India's Kumar eyes Rio after wrestling silver

Tendulkar leads way in congratulating Kumar
The greatest Olympian and his coach

When a teenage Michael Phelps started splashing the girls at the end of a particularly tough training session, his
London bids adieu, US tops table

Hosts won 29 golds to take third place in the rankings
British gold rush silences gripes over cost

Government says Games will raise more than they cost
‘World coming after Chinese divers’

Newly-crowned Olympic diving champion David Boudia says the world is coming after China following his sensational upset
Preparing the minds to exploit home crowd

If the wall of noise from an Olympic home crowd were a banned substance, Team GB would have been kicked out of the
Women warriors urged to keep up the fight

As women athletes leave the London Olympics basking in unprecedented praise and attention, former female Olympians have
Marathon and NBA to bring Games to close

The Olympic Games draw to a close on Sunday with Kenya and Ethiopia's marathon men preparing for a duel on the streets
Hoops, pop to close Games after Bolt supremacy

Men's marathon and boxing among last medals up for grabs
Baton gets Bolt into trouble again

Jamaican had a skipping rope taken off him before the 100 metres final earlier
Bolt seals 'double treble' as Jamaica smash relay record

Briton Mo Farah swept to a brilliant distance double
Russian sports chief accuses Britain of unfair play

Mutko singled out boxing results as being suspect
Brilliant Farah surges to golden double

Seventh man to win both the 5,000m and 10,000m events at the same Olympics
Slick Sotolongo ends Cuban gold drought

Sotolongo betters Beijing bronze in scintillating style
Germany win thriller to defend hockey gold

India lost their sixth game out of six to finish last
Dominant US win fifth straight women's 4x400m gold

Sprinting powerhouse the United States won their fifth straight women's Olympic 4x400m gold medal on Saturday,
Murata ends Japan's 48-year wait for boxing gold

Shimizu won a bronze in the bantamweight earlier
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US women smash relay record, Defar takes 5,000

Britain's 25 golds puts them behind China in third place
Basketball: US in gold medal rematch against Spain

'Dream Team' thrash Argentina in the semifinal
Boxing: Three golds on offer for Britain's men

Campbell put himself in the frame to emulate Adams
Bolt declares himself 'The Greatest'

After storming to victory in the 200 to seal double-double
Bolt blazes to Olympic sprint double-double

Blake and Weir complete a Jamaican podium sweep in 200m
Dazzling Rudisha smashes 800m world record

'Pride of Africa' caps four years of dominance with scorching run
Nicola Adams wins first ever women's boxing gold

Avenges loss to China's Ren in the world championship
Dibaba aims to match Bolt's double-double

Taekwondo fighter Rohullah Nikpai wins first medal for Aghanistan
Day 12: Americans win 7 of 12 athletic medals

China lead the Olympic medal standings after Day 12 of the London Games on Wednesday. Results Table Rank Country
Britain's Dujardin wins individual dressage gold

Charlotte Dujardin of Britain won the Olympic individual dressage gold medal Thursday on Valegro, scoring 90.089
Eaton on course for decathlon gold

Ashton Eaton of the United States remained on course for gold in the Olympic decathlon on Thursday, with just two
Bolt out to prove lightning can strike twice

Jamaican sprinter and world record holder Usain Bolt is out to prove that lightning can strike twice on Thursday when
US reigns on track and beach

Bolt and Blake cruise through in men's 200 semis
Bolt primed for tilt at 'double double'

US women's soccer team eye revenge in Wembley final against Japan
India's Mary apologises for semi-final defeat

Kom is India's only boxing medal success of the London Games
Saudi woman takes slow lane into track history

Limps home a distant last in her 800m heat
Cycling: BMXers crashes Games party

Event where Summer Olympics and X-Games intersect
Equestrian: Guerdat wins jumping gold

Steve Guerdat of Switzerland won individual Olympic show jumping gold after showing superb form throughout the Games
Iran's Salimi crowned Games' strongest

Team mate Anoushiravani hails him as one of the greatest
Cold War rivalry could heat up in basketball finals

NBA Dream Team and Russians headed for showdown
Barbell hits neck, lifter escapes injury

German weightlifter Matthias Steiner is sore and bruised but otherwise recovering well after dropping a 196-kilogramme
Day 11: Britain surpasses Beijing tally

China lead the Olympic medal standings after Day 11 of the London Games on Tuesday. Rank Country Gold Silver
Jamaicans seek their place in sprint history

Bolt is seeking an unprecedented 'double-double'
Algerian romps to gold after pleading injury

Iran's Salimi is crowned strongest man at the Games
Brazil move step nearer to elusive gold

Set up title decider against Mexico
American boxers humiliated as Cubans cruise

First Olympics without a boxing medal for US
Nice sport water polo, but where are the horses?

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Spain beats Croatia 25-22 in handball

Spain defeated Croatia 25-22 Tuesday to join defending champion Norway in the semifinals of the London Olympics women's
Cyprus hails first medal winner Kontides

Cyprus hailed its first Olympic medal winner, sailor Pavlos Kontides, on Tuesday and said his silver in the single-
Day 10: Iran wins second gold in wrestling

China lead the Olympic medal standings after Day 10 of the London Games on Monday. Rank Country Gold Silver
Kenya go for 1500m clean sweep

Kenya's world and Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop will defend his 1500 metres title on Tuesday, hoping to fend off in-
Bolt returns, Pearson eyes hurdles gold

A Kenyan clean sweep could be on the cards in the 1500
Sanchez recaptures crown as others tumble

China lead the overall medals table with 31 golds
Grenada jubilant after first Olympic medal

World champion Kirani James wins 400m final
Joshua leads Brit pack into boxing semis

Lithuanian Petrauskas pulled off an upset win over Valentino
Volleyball: Australia upset Poland

Australia's young team kept alive their slim chance of reaching the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic volleyball
China table tennis coach blasts work-shy rivals

China's table tennis head coach blasted his rivals on Monday, claiming a stronger work ethic will guarantee his players
Hands off 200m: Bolt tells the 'Beast'

Usain Bolt raced to a repeat in the Olympic 100m and told compatriot and training partner Yohan "The Beast" Blake to
Day 9: China regain top spot after Super Sunday

China lead the Olympic medal standings after winning five gold, one silver and two bronze on Day Nine of the London
Flags make a big fashion statement at Games

There was no mystery as to which team Varun Pemmaraju was supporting: His American flag was tied around his neck, the
Iran's 'Salimi' vies for Strongest Man title

Man-mountain holds the world record for snatch lift totalling 214kg
Bolt confirms he is greatest sprinter ever

Jamaican superstar became the first man to cross the line first in successive Olympic finals
Gold surge puts China back on top

Legendary Lin Dan and diving royal Wu Minxia lead the way
Officials confirm leaks in velodrome roof

Officials at the London Olympic velodrome said competition will not be affected despite confirming reports of a leaky
Hockey: Dutch enter semis, beating Germany 3-1

Pakistan bounce back into contention after edging South Africa
Walker wins first ever medal for Guatemala

Before Erick Barrondo of Guatemala travelled to London to compete at the Olympics, he bought his family their first-
S African media lauds Pistorius' historic run

Accolades poured in on Sunday for South Africa's Oscar Pistorius, who became the first double amputee to compete in an
Day 8: US top medal tally as Britain rise to third

The United States lead the Olympic medal standings after winning five gold, three silver and three bronze on Day Eight
India launch CAS protest over changed decision

Boxer Krishan was originally declared the winner against American Spence
Women boxing's day finally comes

Brings to an end the last all-male sport at the summer games
Saina is new darling of Indian media

Badminton star's feat overshadows India's ODI series win over Lanka
'Blade Runner' pays tribute to late mum

South Africans glowed with pride seeing Pistorius qualify to the 400m semifinals
Ennis and Farah cap golden day for Britain

Host nation lie third in the medals table with 14 golds
Fraser-Pryce is sprint queen once again

Third woman to win back-to-back 100m Olympic titles
India rage over 'cheated' fighters

Light-welterweight Kumar aggrieved after loss to Britain's Stalker
Bolt struts into Games on 'gold rush' day

'Blade runner' Oscar Pistorius makes Games history
Golden finish for Phelps in 4x100m medley relay

Wins his 18th Olympic gold medal in his final race
US has golden day as Serena, Bryans win

Wimbledon queen tames Sharapova in one-sided final
Indian boxer Vijender Singh enters quarterfinals

India's Vijender Singh is just one victory away from claiming a second straight Olympic boxing bronze medal and so
Phelps looks to close career with 18th Olympic gold

One more race. Two more laps. And, in all likelihood, an 18th gold medal for Michael Phelps. His final Olympics is
Day 6: United States and China tied with 18 golds

Rank Country GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL 1 China 18 11 5 34 2 US 18 9 10 37 3. South Korea 7
Putin and Phelps show golden touch

Futuristic velodrome witnessed six world cycling records
Boxing body expels referee from London Games

Both sanctioned referees made unusual decisions during Wednesday night's card
Magnificent Phelps completes milestone

US continued their domination in the pool
UK mail boxes painted gold to celebrate champs

Britain is turning red into gold. Some of the country's iconic red mailboxes have been painted gold to celebrate gold
Judo champion Naidan marches into semis

Olympic champion Tuvshinbayar Naidan of Mongolia was back to his best as he stormed into the semi-finals of the men's
Adlington set to defend 800m freestyle title

Rebecca Adlington, Britain's best hope of winning gold in London's Olympic pool, charged into the final of the women's
All eyes on Bolt-Blake sprint duel in athletics

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Day 5: Golden day for hosts Britain

Rank Country GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL 1 China 17 9 4 30 2 US 12 8 9 29 3. South Korea
Wiggins tastes glory, badminton hit by scandal

American Adrian crowns world's fastest swimmer
Boxing: Judges under fire amid 'fix' claims

Iran's Mazaheri and Japan's Shimizu at receiving end of curious decisions
'Phelps probably not greatest Olympian'

American swimmer Michael Phelps is "probably not" the greatest Olympic champion of all time, despite winning a record
Pistorius eyes 45s barrier in Olympics bow

Oscar Pistorius said Wednesday he is targeting breaking the 45-second barrier in the 400m as he prepares to become the
Day 4: Germany wins first two golds

Rank Country GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL 1 China 13 6 4 23 2 US 9 8 6 23 3. France 4 3 4
Golden girl Missy lifts US massacre town

A bloody movie theater massacre cast a shadow over this corner of Colorado, but the golden Olympic performance of local
End may be nigh for fallen champ Rice

Australia's Beijing triple Olympic gold medallist Stephanie Rice said she will take a break from swimming and consider
Spectators taught the ABC of shooting

A goal in football needs no explaining. An ace in tennis speaks for itself. But is a 9.9 in air rifle good or bad?
Phelps makes history with record 19th medal

American beats 48-year-old record of Soviet gymnast Latynina
Qatari finally steers himself to skeet bronze

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Queen's granddaughter a right royal medallist

Some might say Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. Now she can
Spain beats Australia in men's basketball

Pau Gasol scored 20 points to lead Spain to a 82-70 victory over Australia in the men's Olympic basketball tournament

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India gets ‘junk’ status warning from S&P

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