olympics
Hopes of boxer Vikas dashed, CAS rejects India's appeal
India's hopes of boxer Vikas Krishan being restored to the Olympic Games competition after he was controversially eliminated on a protest by his American opponent were dashed when the Court of Arbitra
Gowda qualifies for discus final, but shooters disappoint
Vikas Gowda qualified for the men's discus throw final round without much fuss, but Indian shooters, including 10m air rifle bronze winner Gagan Narang, were eliminated in the preliminaries at the
Mary Kom creates history, assured of bronze medal
M.C. Mary Kom on Monday created history as she assured India its fourth Olympic medal after winning her quarterfinal boxing bout against Maroua Rahali of Tunisia by 15-6 margin in the women's 51 kg
The magnificence of Mother Mary
Not many athletes can claim to be the greatest in just their debut Olympics, but then, not many can be compared to the 'Magnificent M C Mary Kom', a living legend in international boxing much before women got a chance to show their mettle in the quadrennial event.
Choking when it matters the most
One has to wonder where world-class athletes get the energy to perform a season or career best at the Olympics as the big man Usain Bolt did by smashing his own record at Beijing with yet another supe
King Bolt retains 100m title with Olympic record
Jamaica's Usain Bolt sealed the legendary status he so craves after sprinting to a convincing victory in the men's Olympic 100m to retain his title on Sunday.
The 25-year-old world record holder turn
Michael Phelps gets started on the rest of his life
On the first day of the rest of his life, Michael Phelps found old habits are hard to break. He popped out of bed around 6 in the morning Sunday, as if it were another normal training session.
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Vikas Gowda makes the cut for the discus throw final
India's Vikas Gowda became only the seventh Indian to qualify for the finals of the track and field event at the Olympic Games when he hurled the disc to 65.20 metres for an automatic selection.
Irfan finishes 10th in 20km race walk
India's K.T. Irfan finished a creditable 10th in the men's 20km Race Walk competition with a new national record in the London Olympics here on Saturday.
Irfan clocked 1::20:21 in the race participat
Golden finish for Phelps in 4x100m medley relay
Michael Phelps brought his Olympic swimming career to a close in style here Saturday, winning a record 18th gold medal as the United States stormed to victory in the 4x100m medley relay.
Japan took s
