Olympics: Kerber sends Venus crashing out
Venus Williams crashed out of the Olympics on Wednesday as German seventh seed Angelique Kerber clinched a surprise 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/5) victory over the five-time Wimbledon champion.
Venus was hopin
Disqualified Chinese player Yu quits badminton
Disgraced Chinese Yu Yang has decided to quit badminton while national officials have told their Olympic team leaders and disgraced players to make a public apology for throwing matches at the London
Indian athletes seek to redeem pride in Olympics
Indian track and field athletes begin their campaign in the London Olympics on Friday, seeking to redeem their reputation, which lay in tatters due to the doping scandal that marred their splendid sho
We played one hell of a match: Paes
Disappointed they might be after the second-round exit from Olympics but veteran Indian tennis star Leander Paes said he and his unheralded Vishnu Vardhan played 'one hell of a match' against the fanc
Misfiring archers smashed for a six at Lord's
Indian archers, spearheaded by world number one Deepika Kumari who was touted as a strong medal prospect, produced a super flop show at the London Olympics and drew a blank in both team and individual
All eyes on Bolt-Blake sprint duel in athletics
The countdown towards what is being hyped as the fastest race in history begins on Friday as the Olympic athletics gets under way with all eyes on the prospect of a thrilling 100m shootout.
For the f
Ronjan Sodhi fails to qualify for men's double trap event
Major shooting medal hope, Ronjan Sodhi, flopped and failed to qualify for the finals of the men's double trap event to strike a big blow for Indian hopes at the Olympic Games here on Thursday.
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Phelps takes call from US Prez Obama
US President Barack Obama decided a personal tweet to Michael Phelps wasn't enough, so he surprised the US Olympic swimming star with a personal phone call at the London Games.
"The craziest thing wa
China attacks 'Western media' over Olympic reports
China's state media on Thursday attacked what it said were arrogant and prejudiced views of the country's athletes at the London Olympics.
After several days where Chinese competitors have been in th
Jai Bhagwan bows out in pre-quarters of light weight boxing
Indian pugilist Jai Bhagwan crashed out of the London Olympics, bowing out in the pre-quarterfinals of the men's light weight category (60kg), here on Thursday.
After starting on an impressive note,