China's Yi Siling wins 1st gold medal of London Olympics

China's Yi Siling has become the first gold medallist of the London Olympic Games. Yi Siling won the 10 metre air rifle shooting event. The host city, in the meanwhile, warmed up to a Michael Phelps-Ryan Lochite showdown in the pool. The US team mates square off on the opening night at the ...

Sri Lanka win toss, elects to bat against India in 3rd ODI

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat against India in the third cricket One-day international, in Colombo on Saturday. India have made two changes, bringing in leg-spinner Rahul Sharma, who had recently tested positive for recreational drugs, and Ashok Dinda in place of Pragyan Ojha and Umesh Y...

China maintains supremacy in London Olympics

Right from the beginning of the mega event in London, China maintained their supremacy. In Women's Basketball, the formidable contender of 30th Olympic games beat Czech Republic 66-57 at the Basketball Arena. In Women's Badminton, China beat Hong Kong 2-0 at Wembley Arena in London...

Disappointing start for India in Badminton

India's badminton campaign in the Olympics was off to a disappointing start as the mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju went down in straight games to Indonesia's Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir in their opening group match. Jwala and Diju lost 16-21 12-21 in just 25 minu...

India @ Olympics: Boxing, shooting tennis and a lot more

A dazzling display of 21st century technology, lights and fireworks combined with Britain of the old and a surprise first acting role for Queen Elizabeth alongwith 'James Bond' Daniel Craig marked the opening of the London Olympic Games early this morning. Queen Elizabeth II declar...

Olympics open in London; Sushil Kumar leads Indian pack

The London Olympics 2012 kicked off with a breathtaking three-and-a-half hour opening ceremony. Head of State Queen Elizabeth II declared the Games open amidst thunderous cheers from the capacity crowd of 80,000, signalling the launch of the biggest sporting spectacle, which returned to Britain afte...

Arabian woman to compete in Judo event without Hijab<br/>

S Korea break 2 world records at archery event

The 2012 London Olympics saw South Korea break two world records in Archery on the opening day. South Korea&apos;s Im Dong-Hyun, who is legally blind and wears nothing to correct his sight, created history by breaking his own 72-arrow mark of 696, which he had set in the World Cup in Turkey, by ...

India @ Olympics: Boxing, shooting tennis and a lot more

India will today be seen in action in Boxing, Shooting, Tennis, Badminton, Weightlifting, Table Tennis and Rowing competitions of the London Summer Olympics 2012. In Boxing, star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh will take on Danabek Suzhanov of Kazakhstan in the men&apos;s 75-kilogram category whi...

India play 3rd ODI against Lanka at Colombo today

The third cricket one-day international cricket match of the five-match series between India and hosts Sri Lanka will be played in Colombo today. All India Radio will broadcast a running commentary on the match. It can be heard on Rajdhani Channel, FM Gold and additional frequencies from 2 PM onward...