Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh (75kg) was handed out a tricky draw on Friday as he starts his quest to better his Beijing Games bronze medal winning feat against Danabek Suzhanov of Kazakhstan in th

Hundreds of survivors of the deadly 1984 Bhopal gas leak held a “Special Olympics” on Thursday with children suffering birth defects in an effort to shame Olympic sponsor Dow Chemical Co. on the eve o

Sports Minister Ajay Maken said the Government of India will offer coaching jobs to its athletes who win medals at the 30th Olympic Games starting on Friday.

"Government of India has decided to offer

Roger Federer does not have a clue about the turmoil that rocked Indian tennis before the Olympics but the world number one is quite sure that Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have a decent chance of winning a medal at the Games that start today.

The eight-day Olympic swimming programme starts with a bang on Saturday with US star Michael Phelps and his arch rival Ryan Lochte on a collision course in the men's 400m individual medley.

First Lady Michelle Obama said Friday she was fulfilling a childhood dream by leading the US delegation to the London Olympics.

It was a disappointing start to the proceedings for India at the Olympics with the men's archery team finishing bottom of the heap at 12th in the ranking round held at the Lord's Cricket Ground here o

Hockey star V.J. Peter won a complete set of medals at the Olympics — silver at Rome, 1960, gold in the next edition and bronze in 1968. He was an Asian Games gold medallist in 1966.

Peter was the f

The Olympics is upon us. From Saturday, the world’s eye would be on the medals table of the 2012 London Games. It is where reputations are enhanced or shattered. From the most populous nation in the w

Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka were named as top seeds for the Olympic tennis event on Wednesday.

World number one Federer returns to the All England Cl