The 29-year-old Indian wrestler defeated Korea DPR's Jong Myong Ri in the third round of repechage to claim bronze in the 60kg competition of the 2012 London Olympics on Saturday. ...
08:55 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Usain Bolt made himself a living legend " just ask him. Michael Phelps swam a last lap into history. A man ran on carbon blades. Two track stars and a long jumper produced perhaps the greatest night in British sports history. Take a victory lap, London. The nightmare that was supposed to be the 2012 Olympics " gridlock and chaos Underground and overground, a city locked down by terrorist...
08:42 AM, Aug 12, 2012
As a pioneer for women's boxing in India, Mary Kom is already an inspiration for many others who hope to follow in her footsteps. To see her weep on air while apologizing to the country for not winning an Olympic gold medal was one of the most endearing moments of India's campaign a the 2012 London Games. The 29-year-old five-time world champion and mother of two marked her Olympic debut...
08:17 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Candace Parker scored 21 points and the heavily favoured USA women's basketball team won their fifth straight gold medal with an 86-50 victory over France on Saturday night. The win was the latest in an unmatched run the Americans have been on over the past 16 years. The U.S. has now won 41 consecutive games in the Olympic competition since taking the bronze medal in 1992. The Americans haven't...
03:57 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Norway retained their Olympic women's handball title, winning 26-23 in the final on Saturday against a Montenegro team earning a first-ever medal for their country. Norway entered as a heavy favourite as the defending Olympic, world and European champion, and never trailed after taking its first lead midway through the first half. Still, Norway was defied at times by inspired goalkeeping from Sonja Barjaktarovic, and Montenegro hung in even...
03:22 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Light welterweight Roniel Iglesias of Cuba won the gold medal in the Olympic boxing tournament Saturday night, outboxing tough Ukrainian challenger Denys Berinchyk for a 22-15 victory. Iglesias is Cuba's first boxing gold medalist in London after the traditional amateur power failed to win a gold in Beijing. Iglesias was a silver medalist in 2008, but returned with a stellar run through the 2012 tournament. Cuba's 33 boxing gold...
02:57 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Germany successfully defended their Olympic men's field hockey title by beating the Netherlands 2-1 on Saturday, ruining hopes of a Dutch golden double. Jan Philipp Rabente scored two remarkable goals, a brilliant solo opener in the 33rd minute and the winner after running around behind the net with five minutes to go. Mink van der Weerden equalized for the Dutch in the 53rd with his tournament-best eighth goal. The...
02:43 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Keshorn Walcott won the javelin gold medal on Saturday to give Trinidad and Tobago its first Olympic title in a field event. Walcott, the world junior champion, threw a national record 84.58 meters with his second attempt and nobody improved on the mark for the remainder of the final. Oleksandr Pyantnytsya of Ukraine was second with a throw of 84.51 and Antti Ruuskanen of Finland took third. Two-time defending...
02:24 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Britain's Mo Farah made it a second Super Saturday for a frenzied home crowd at the Olympic Stadium, winning the 5,000 meters to clinch a long distance double at the London Games. Taking the lead with 700 meters to go, Farah staved off all challenges and, riding incessant howls of encouragement, swept away on the home straight. He threw his hands wide in victory, slapped his head and screamed...
02:15 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Sergei Kirdyapkin won the 50-kilometer walk at the London Games on Saturday, breaking the Olympic record by more than a minute and giving Russia its first gold medal in the event in 20 years. Kirdyapkin took a commanding lead at the 45-kilometer mark and crossed the finish line near Buckingham Palace in 3 hours, 35 minutes, 59 seconds, breaking the mark of 3:37:09 set by Alex Schwazer of Italy...
02:07 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: World champion Mariya Savinova of Russia won the Olympic 800-meter title on Saturday, beating Caster Semenya of South Africa. Russia also took the bronze with Ekaterina Poistogova. Savinova finished the race in a season's-best 1 minute, 56.19 seconds, beating Semenya by 1.04 seconds. Poistogova clocked 1:57.53. Semenya was last with 250 meters to go, and her strong finishing kick only carried her to silver while Savinova raced away to...
02:06 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Usain Bolt got the gold medal and another world record, too, anchoring the Jamaicans to victory in 36.84 seconds on Saturday night to cap off his second straight 3-for-3 Olympics. The United States finished in 37.04 seconds, the old world-record time set by Bolt and the Jamaicans last year. Trinidad & Tobago got the bronze medal when Canada was disqualified after finishing third. Bolt had already won the 100...
01:56 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Allyson Felix won her third gold medal of the London Olympics, giving the United States a 20-meter lead after the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay and then watching teammate Sanya Richards-Ross bring home the victory Saturday night. The U.S. runners finished in 3 minutes, 16.87 seconds for the country's fifth straight Olympic title in the event. Russia finished second in 3:20.23 and Jamaica was third in 3:20.95. DeeDee...
01:39 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Yogeshwar Dutt was delighted after claiming a bronze medal in men's freestyle wrestling 60kg category on Saturday. "It is a dream come true to win an Olympic medal. I have worked very hard for it, and I can't describe how I am feeling now. It is a very special moment for me," a beaming Yogeshwar said after his bronze-winning effort. "I sacrificed a lot and have worked for this...
01:25 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan won an Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 84-kilogram freestyle, beating Jaime Yusept Espinal of Puerto Rico 6-1, 2-0 on Saturday. Sharifov, the defending world champion, beat American Jake Herbert in a quarterfinal that led to a post-match dispute between U.S. coach Zeke Jones and officials. Sharifov bounced back with wins over three-time Asian champion Ehsan Naser Lashgari in the semifinals and Espinal in the...
12:39 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan won the Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 60-kg freestyle, upsetting Besik Kudukhov of Russia 1-0, 5-0. Asgarov, the junior world champion from 2011, beat American Coleman Scott in the semi-finals and took down Kudukhov, the four-time world champion, in the finals. Kudukhov settled for bronze in Beijing and silver in London. Scott won bronze for the U.S. ...
12:15 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: World champions Australia had to be content with the bronze medal in the Olympic Games men's hockey competition after defeating hosts Great Britain 3-1 at the Riverbank Arena here on Saturday. Beaten by defending champions Germany in the semifinals that dashed their hopes of reclaiming the title they won in 2004, Australia relied on two second-half goals to thwart Great Britain's challenge. Great Britain recovered from their humiliating 2-9...
12:06 AM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Elena Lashmanova of Russia set a world record in the women's 20-kilometer race walk to win an Olympic gold on Saturday, overtaking defending champion Olga Kaniskina shortly before the finish. The 20-year-old Lashmanova was behind her Russian teammate throughout the race in which Kaniskina was leading until the finish line was within sight. Lashmanova stepped up and clocked 1 hour, 25 minutes, 2 seconds - seven seconds ahead of...
11:45 PM, Aug 11, 2012
London: Indias Yogeshwar Dutt defeated Korea DPRs Jong Myong Ri in the third round of repechage to claim bronze in the 60kg wrestling competition on the penultimate day of the 2012 London Olympics. It was a stunning turnaround in fortunes for the Indian wrestler on Saturday, who won his fifth bout of the day to give India its fifth medal of the Games. The Korean wrestler took the first period...
11:35 PM, Aug 11, 2012
London: Serious questions about the authenticity of scoring in the Olympic men's boxing are raised following a string of contentious decisions. The murmurs of skulduggery gained steam last Wednesday when Azerbaijan took on Japan. The Azeri bantamweight Magomed Abdulhamidov was declared winner despite being knocked down six times in the final round by Japan's Shimizu Satoshi. Japan appealed against the decision and the result was overturned. Few days later, another...
11:08 PM, Aug 11, 2012
