An Islamist terror suspect in Britain charged with breaking restrictions on his movements had crossed through London's Olympic Park five times, newspapers reported on Sunday.

The 24-year-old - named

Welsh winger Ryan Giggs will captain Britain's soccer team at the London Olympics, head coach Stuart Pearce said on Sunday.

The 38-year-old, oldest of the three over-age players in the 18-man squad,

With no major triumph to show in the last 32 years, erstwhile hockey powerhouse India badly needs a medal in the London Olympics to revive the national sport's interest in the cricket-crazy nation, fe

India has been granted an Olympic berth in swimming with the world body FINA springing a surprise by choosing Karnataka swimmer Gagan AP Ulalmath in the men's 1,500m freestyle.

The surprise move, whi

North Korea said on Wednesday a total of 51 athletes have qualified in 11 sports for this summer's London Olympics, with the isolated communist state seeking a record medal haul.

They will compete in

Britain's athletes have been told to target fourth place in the Olympic medal standings when the London Games get under way later this month, officials said Wednesday.

UK Sport, the body which distri

Iconic athlete P.T. Usha is hoping that India will be able to secure more medals at the London Olympic Games.

The lone Indian woman wrestler to qualify for London Olympics, Geeta Bhogat says she knows the expectations are high from her but she doesn't feel any pressure as she has full faith in her abilities.

London's Olympic Stadium will be transformed into a rural British idyll for the Games opening ceremony on July 27, organisers said on Tuesday.

The ceremony's artistic director Danny Boyle -- whose fi

Sania Mirza on Monday slipped to 12th spot in the doubles list of the WTA charts, thus failing to secure the top-10 ranking that was needed to book a berth at the London Olympics.

Sania would now ha