London: Australia won gold in the men's 1,000-meter K-4 at Dorney Lake on Thursday, surprising the favoured crews of Hungary and Slovakia to capture only the country's third Olympic title in canoe sprint. The quartet of Tate Smith, Dave Smith, Murray Stewart and Jacob Clear won in a time of 2 minutes, 55.084 seconds. Hungary was a half-length behind to take silver and Czech Republic won bronze, pushing Slovakia out...
03:22 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Windsor: Hungary's Danuta Kozak won the Olympic title in the women's 500-meter K-1 at Dorney Lake on Thursday, her country's third gold medal of the canoe sprint regatta. The two-time European champion won in 1 minutes 51.456 seconds. Defending champion Inna Osypenko-Radomska of Ukraine won the silver medal and Bridgitte Hartley of South Africa took the bronze. Kozak was the quickest qualifier by nearly a second. She bettered her second-place...
03:12 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Windsor, England: Peter Kretschmer and Kurt Kuschela of Germany won the gold medal on Thursday in the men's 1,000-meter C-2 at the Olympic canoe sprint regatta. The Germans came through strong in the final 250 meters to win in 3 minutes, 33.804 seconds, a half-length ahead of defending champions Andrei Bahdanovich and Aliaksandr Bahdanovich of Belarus. Alexey Korovashkov and Ilya Pervukhin of Russia took the bronze. Kretschmer and Kuschela won...
03:09 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Having set the track ablaze in the men's 100m sprint, Usain Bolt will once again be the favourite to clinch Thursday night's 200m dash, says nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis. Talking exclusively to CNN-IBN from London, the 51-year-old American said the three runners from Jamaica - Bolt, Yohan Blake and Warren Weir - will once again lead the charge in tonight's event. There wont be anything out of ordinary...
02:41 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: India's much-hyped male boxers might have drawn a blank in the London Olympics but national coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu on Thursday insisted that the country's pugilists gave their "best performance" in the quadrennial sporting spectacle. "We have fought brilliantly but have been denied a medal. We were unable to translate good performances into a medal but that does not take away the fact that the boys gave an...
02:07 PM, Aug 09, 2012
London: As the shot fell through the net, Kobe Bryant held up three fingers on each hand. It was his third straight 3-pointer in the fourth quarter, enough for the U.S. men's Olympic team to finally put away stubborn Australia. Yes, all's fine with Bryant, and the Americans' gold medal hopes, as well. Bryant silenced his critics and broke open a tight game with six 3-pointers in the second half...
09:47 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Indian boxer Devendro Singh's bid for an Olympic bronze medal was dashed after he succumbed to Ireland's Paddy Barnes in a high-voltage quarter final contest which was marked by some debatable refereeing and controversial warnings at the Excel Arena. The 20-year-old Devendro fought gallantly last night but could not prevail over his stronger opponent who scripted a 23-18 victory to romp into the semi-finals. But the high-scoring result left...
09:21 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Usain Bolt's bid for an unprecedented Olympic sprint double double in the 200 metres is the undoubted highlight of the seventh day of athletics action at the London Games on Thursday. The 25-year-old came to Britain saying he wanted to establish himself as a "legend" of track and field by becoming the first man to win the 100 and 200m at successive Games and he completed half the job...
09:16 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: America's world indoor and outdoor champion Brittney Reese added an Olympic long jump gold medal to her growing list of titles on Wednesday with the second biggest jump in the world this year. The 25-year-old only managed to register two of six attempts all night inside London's Olympic stadium but her second jump of 7.12 metres was good enough to take gold. Russia's Elena Sokolova produced a personal best...
08:59 AM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: Google's keyboard onslaught continues for the third consecutive day with a game of London 2012 slalom canoe as its 14th daily doodle during the ongoing Olympic Games. Curiously, this is the first doodle this Olympics by Google that has been posted after the featured event was over. Also playing the game can leave users with a pain in their hands. This interactive doodle features a paddler in a...
05:51 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Natalya Antyukh stormed to the women's 400 metres hurdles Olympic gold on Wednesday. The Russian posted a personal best of 52.70 seconds for gold, holding off Lashinda Demus of the US, who took silver in 52.77 seconds. Zuzana Hejnova of the Czech Republic won the bronze in 53.38 seconds. It is Antyukh's second Olympic medal after taking the bronze in Athens in the 400 metres flat. Defending champion Melaine...
03:21 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Kaori Icho's cold, tense stare never broke as she wiped out opponent after helpless opponent. It was only when Icho sealed her third straight Olympic gold medal that she showed just how relieved she was to have done it again. Icho won the women's 63-kilogram freestyle division on Wednesday at the London Games, becoming the first Japanese woman to capture the same event in three straight Olympics. Icho beat...
02:58 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Jamaican Usain Bolt hardly had to break sweat on Wednesday as he coasted into the men's 200 metres final where he will bid for an unprecedented Olympic sprint double-double. Bolt, 25, will be joined in Thursday's gold medal showdown by compatriots Warren Weir and his most likely title rival Yohan Blake, as well as America's one representative Wallace Spearmon. "I'm ready. This is my favourite event so I'm looking...
02:56 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Argentina beat Britain 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the final of the women's Olympic field hockey for the second time, looking for its first gold medal. The Argentines, holders of the World Cup and Champions Trophy and ranked No. 2, will meet the No. 1 and defending champion Netherlands on Friday. Argentina took out the partisan crowd early on Wednesday when Noel Barrionuevo converted the only penalty corner of...
02:47 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Aries Merritt led a 1-2 finish for the United States in the Olympic 110-metre hurdles, winning in 12.92 seconds Wednesday night. Defending champion Dayron Robles of Cuba pulled up midway through and clutched his right hamstring. Jason Richardson, the world champion, was second in 13.04. Hansle Parchment of Jamaica took the bronze in 13.12. Robles, the world-record holder, began limping early and came to a stop after clearing the...
02:31 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Allyson Felix of the U.S. finally got her Olympic gold in the 200 meters Wednesday night, overtaking two-time 100 champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica down the stretch to win in 21.88 seconds. Felix, a silver medalist in the 200 in 2004 and 2008, was behind coming off the turn but powered past Fraser-Pryce over the last 40 meters. Fraser-Pryce got the silver in 22.09. Carmelita Jeter of the U.S....
02:24 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Indian boxer Laishram Devendro Singh narrowly missed out on a medal at the London Olympics Wednesday, putting up a brave fight against Irishman Paddy Barnes in the quarterfinals of the 49 kg category. Devendro's 18-23 loss to the Beijing Games bronze medallist ended India's boxing campaign in the mega event. It was a ferocious start to the bout with both boxers trading punches. The boxing on display enthralled the...
02:21 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: It was another unsatisfactory day for India at the Olympics as boxers MC Mary Kom and Devendro Singh lost their 51kg and 49kg bouts respectively. Mary Kom settled for a bronze after she lost her semi-final bout against Great Britain's Nicola Adam 6-11, while Devendro lost to favourite Paddy Barnes 18-23 in the quarter-finals. Adams, ranked No. 2 in the world for flyweight boxing, lived up to her favourite...
01:59 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Hitomi Obara of Japan won her first Olympic gold medal in women's 48-kilogram freestyle wrestling on Wednesday, rallying to beat Mariya Stadnyk of Azerbaijan 0-4, 1-0, 2-0. Obara has won six world titles at 51 kilograms, a non-Olympic weight, and took the last two world titles at 48 kilograms. Stadnyk, the bronze medalist in Beijing, also lost to Obara in the 2011 world championship final. Carol Huynh of Canada...
11:58 PM, Aug 08, 2012
London: It's the home of the beautiful game, and Pele and five World Cup titles. The iconic jersey has been worn by many of the world's best players, including Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Romario and Bebeto. The one title that's missing is Olympic champion. Yup, that's right. Brazil is seeking its first gold medal in men's soccer when it faces Mexico at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. A silver medal will be considered...
11:45 PM, Aug 08, 2012
