Wrestling capped India's campaign at the London Olympics on a brilliant note, with the five-strong contingent winning two medals - a bronze and a silver - on the last two days of the quadrennial event. First Yogeshwar Dutt won a bronze medal on Saturday and then Sushil Kumar, a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, added another by claiming silver on the final day of the 16-day event. Along...
09:55 AM, Aug 13, 2012
India returned with its best-ever medal haul as London 2012 came to a close on Sunday. ...
09:01 AM, Aug 13, 2012
CNN-IBN speaks to London silver medallist Sushil Kumar following his feat. ...
08:54 AM, Aug 13, 2012
Here are the moments that made London 2012 memorable. ...
08:49 AM, Aug 13, 2012
The London Olympics were packed with sporting highlights, personal dramas and emotional highs and lows. Here are 20 golden moments from the Games. Michael Phelps bows out with a record medal haul With a lop-sided smile of satisfaction, the greatest of swimmers and possibly the greatest Olympian of all time, said farewell with one last immense performance for the U.S. relay team in the men's 4x100m medley. Final tally: 18...
08:26 AM, Aug 13, 2012
New Delhi: After 17 straight days of Olympic frenzy some users might experience withdrawal symptoms not finding a doodle on the Google home page. London 2012 is said to be the first social media Olympics played under the full glare of Facebook and Twitter. What made London 2012 more fun for Internet users were the four interactive doodles that let users participate in the armchair Olympics and flaunt their scores...
06:51 AM, Aug 13, 2012
London: With a little British pomp and a lot of British pop, London brought the curtains down on a glorious Olympic Games on Sunday in a spectacular, technicolour pageant of landmarks, light shows and lots of fun. The closing ceremony offered a sensory blast including rock 'n' roll rickshaws, dustbin percussionists, an exploding yellow car and a marching band in red tunics and bearskin hats. There was a show-stopping reunion...
04:34 AM, Aug 13, 2012
With six medals - two silver and four bronze, India enjoyed its best medal haul ever at the Olympics. ...
02:36 AM, Aug 13, 2012
London: The coveted gold medal eluded India at the London Games but thanks to its best-ever haul of six medals, the country finished 55th in the medals tally at the Olympic Games that concluded here on Sunday. India, who stood 50th in the Beijing Games medal tally with one gold and two bronze, could have easily made the top-40 nations had it managed one yellow metal this time also. Grappler...
01:25 AM, Aug 13, 2012
London: By any measure, the 2012 London Games will be considered a booming success for the United States. When the US men's basketball team won the Olympic title on Sunday, it clinched the 46th gold medal for American in London, marking the highest total the nation has ever taken home from a "road" Olympics. The US " winners of 104 medals overall in London, easily the most of any nation...
12:58 AM, Aug 13, 2012
London: The United States beat an inspired Spain 107-100 in a fast-paced match to win the Olympic gold medal in men's basketball at North Greenwich Arena on Sunday. With Kevin Durant leading the way with 30 points, the US retained their Olympic title in a rematch of their closely-fought 2008 final in Beijing. Both teams pushed the ball upcourt in non-stop action to the roaring delight of the 20,000 fans...
11:26 PM, Aug 12, 2012
CNN-IBN's experts talk about Sushil Kumar's magnificent display on the final day of the London Olympics. ...
11:19 PM, Aug 12, 2012
The 29-year-old wrestler, who has won a silver medal at the Olympics, thanked his coach and family for their support. ...
11:12 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: As the 2012 Olympics draws to a close, we take a look at how India's athletic contingent, the largest ever sent by the country to the quadrennial Games, did in London. From Vijay Kumar and Sushil Kumars silver medals to the first-day exits of Abhinav Bindra and Ronjan Singh Sodhi, a recap of each discipline India participated in. Archery Indias women's team, comprising Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and...
10:44 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Croatia won its first Olympic gold in men's water polo, getting two second-half goals each from Miho Boskovic and Maro Jokovic to pull away from Italy for an 8-6 win on Sunday. With two of the best defenses and goalkeepers in the tournament, the final was a bitter defensive struggle. Croatia eventually grabbed control of the match early in the second half after Boskovic slotted home from long distance...
10:28 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Flyweight Robeisy Ramirez won Cuba's second Olympic boxing gold medal of the games on Sunday, capping a stellar run through the tournament with a 17-14 victory over Mongolia's Tugstsogt Nyambayar. The 18-year-old Ramirez won Cuba's 34th Olympic boxing gold, second only to the US team's 48. Ramirez got his toughest test of the tournament from Nyambayar, who fell just short of winning only the third gold medal in Mongolia's...
09:41 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: France won its second consecutive Olympic gold medal in men's handball with a 22-21 win over Sweden on Sunday. After trailing 10-8 at halftime, Sweden tried to get back into the match as France missed several chances. Sweden player Johan Jakobsson scored on a penalty to make it 22-21 with one minute to go, but France held on for the win. The result gave Sweden its fourth Olympic silver...
09:41 PM, Aug 12, 2012
