Saina sails into quarter finals in London Olympics
India ace Saina Nehwal romped into the quarterfinals of the women's singles after notching up a comfortable straight-game victory over Dutch Jie Yao in the London Olympics, here on Wednesday.
The wor
Paes-Vardhan bows out after valiant fight
Leander Paes and his inexperienced partner Vishnu Vardhan fought their hearts out before losing to second seeds Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfred Tsonga of France in a gruelling men's doubles second round
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
Indian boxers set for last-16 battle in Olympics
The hype is increasing and so is the pressure as Indian boxers begin their prequarterfinal campaign in the Olympic Games with Vijender Singh (75kg) and Jai Bhagwan (60kg) taking on tricky opponents in
Bhupathi-Bopanna ousted by wild card French pair
India on Tuesday suffered a major jolt in the tennis arena with Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashing out of the men's doubles event in the Olympic Gammes against a wild card pair at the Wimbledo
Eight charged over ‘throwing’ badminton matches
Eight women badminton players at the Olympics were charged by the sport's governing body on Wednesday with 'throwing' matches to secure an easier draw in the next round.
Parupalli Kashyap creates history by reaching quarters
Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap on Wednesday became the first Indian man in history to reach the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games after securing a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Sri Lanka's Niluka Karunaratne at the Wembley Arena here.
Glover, Stanning win women's pair gold
Rowers Helen Glover and Heather Stanning won the women's pair title on Wednesday to register Great Britain's first gold medal at the London Olympics.
The pair, also capturing the host nation's first
Deepika Kumari crashes out to end Indian challenge in archery
Indian archers' dismal show came to an end at the London Olympics on Wednesday after world no. 1 and medal hope Deepika Kumari bowed out of women's individual event having suffered an upset defeat against Amy Oliver of Great Britain in the opening round.
Olympic golden girl lifts US massacre town
A bloody movie theater massacre cast a shadow over this corner of Colorado, but the golden Olympic performance of local teenager Missy Franklin has proved a light in the darkness.
The 17-year-old hig