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
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
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
London: Cael Sanderson spent the past seven years teaching Jake Varner how to be a world champion " and he was there on Sunday when Varner joined him as an Olympic gold medalist. With Sanderson watching, Varner defeated Valerie Andriitsev of Ukraine 1-0, 1-0 to win gold in men's 96-kilogram freestyle. Coupled with Jordan Burroughs' win in the 74 kilograms on Friday night, it gave the American team multiple Olympic...
09:27 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Yogeshwar Dutt's bronze on the penultimate day of London Olympics 2012 set it up nicely for a Sushil Kumar finale on a Super Sunday, and though the Indian grappler failed at the final hurdle, a second individual medal in consecutive Olympics perched him on top of the ladder as India's best Olympian. Yogeshwar, a veteran of three Olympics, and Sushil, the bronze medallist from Beijing 2008, were a few...
09:27 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Ukrainian boxer Vasyl Lomachenko outclassed his South Korean opponent Han Soonchul in the Olympic final of the men's lightweight (60 kg) category to take the gold medal here at the ExCel Arena on Sunday. World Champion Lomachenko pummelled the South Korean in a 19-9 win as Han's longer reach failed to stop the Ukrainian scoring good points close-up. Han's greatest achievement to date came with silver in the Asian...
09:22 PM, Aug 12, 2012
London: Anthony Joshua won the super heavyweight gold medal in the Olympic boxing tournament on Sunday in front of his hometown fans, rallying from a late deficit to upset defending champ Roberto Cammarelle of Italy on a tiebreaker. Joshua's medal ceremony after his thrilling victory was delayed about 15 minutes while Italy protested the result, but their complaints were swiftly rejected by amateur boxing's governing body. Joshua won Britain's third...
09:17 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: India's Sushil Kumar, who won silver in the final of the men's freestyle 66kg event on the final day of the 2012 London Games, could find himself in the eye of controversy after video analysis indicates he bit the ear of his opponent in the semi-finals on Sunday. Backed by vociferous Indian spectators, Sushil wrapped up the first period against the Kazakh wrestler 3-0 in the high-voltage semi-final...
09:11 PM, Aug 12, 2012
Kolkata: Railways Minister Mukul Roy on Sunday announced a cash award of Rs 75 lakh to Sushil Kumar who won the silver medal in the 66-kg class free style wrestling at the London Olympics. The minister also announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh to coach Satpal Singh. Roy said, "I congratulate him for his performance and we are proud of Sushil Kumar as he is a part of...
09:04 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday announced a reward of Rs 1 crore for wrestler Sushil Kumar, who created history by winning silver medal in London Olympics. "I on behalf of every Delhiite congratulate Sushil Kumar for creating history by winning the silver medal. The whole country is proud of him for through his dedication and hardwork. He has brought laurels for the country," she said. He...
08:55 PM, Aug 12, 2012
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Sunday announced a cash award of Rs 1.5 crore to grappler Sushil Kumar after he won a silver medal at the London Olympics. Hooda congratulated Sushil for winning the medal and said that he has made the state and the country proud. The Chief Minister also announced to give Sushil a piece of land to set up his wrestling academy in Sonepat....
08:49 PM, Aug 12, 2012
Hadleigh: World champion Jaroslav Kulhavy of the Czech Republic won a two-man sprint on Sunday to take the gold medal in the mountain bike race of the London Games. Kulhavy made the most of a final steep ascent on the technical circuit in the English countryside to move ahead of Nino Schurter of Switzerland and then sprinted to the line. Schurter won the silver medal and Marco Aurelio Fontana of...
08:44 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated Sushil Kumar on his winning the silver medal in the 66kg freestyle wrestling event at the London Olympic Games. The Prime Minister said the nation is proud of Sushil Kumar, whose performance was a triumph of dedicated preparation, talent, and mental strength. Sushil lost the final bout 1-3 to Japanese Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu. Sushil became the first Indian sports-person to win back-to-back individual...
08:41 PM, Aug 12, 2012
