Olympics 2012
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Bolt targets record in Olympics finale
Usain Bolt is targeting a spectacular send-off as the Olympic track and field competition draws to a close today with Jamaica aiming to seal their sprinting supremacy. After Bolt completed his unprecedented "double-double" of back-to-back 100m and...
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Thorpe unbowed by Australia's pool flop
Five-time Olympic gold medallist Ian Thorpe said Saturday Australia's poor showing at the London Games had not dampened his comeback hopes and he expected his homeland to quickly return to form. Thorpe, 29, failed to qualify for London at March's...
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Women should be inspired by boxers – Rogge
The success of women’s boxing at the Olympics can inspire women to take up sport, said IOC chief Jacques Rogge who believes the decision to include the discipline in the Games has been vindicated. The 70-year-old Belgian, who is presiding over his...
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Eaton’s the greatest athlete, admits Bolt
Usain Bolt admitted that despite streaking to a unique second successive Olympic sprint double, decathlon champion Ashton Eaton was the best athlete in the world. Bolt declared himself the “greatest athlete to live” after successfully defending his...
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Obama hails women’s soccer team’s Olympic gold
US President Barack Obama congratulated the US women’s football team after it clinched a 2-1 victory over Japan at the Olympic final at London’s Wembley Stadium on Thursday. “We have to give a special shout out to the women’s soccer team avenging...
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US women outlast Aussies to reach hoop final
Facing a major threat to their Olympic women’s basketball dynasty, the United States shut down 2.03m centre Liz Cambage in the second half and beat Australia 86-73 late Thursday to reach the gold medal game. The four-time defending champion...
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Jones gives Britain first Taekwondo gold
Jade Jones won Great Britain’s first Olympic taekwondo gold medal and Servet Tazegul earned Turkey’s first gold of this Games late Thursday. Teenager Jones gained revenge on double world champion Hou Yuzhuo of China with a 6-4 success in the final,...
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Jamaica eye sprint dominance after Bolt heroics
Jamaica’s sprint kings will enter the home stretch of their golden Olympic campaign today after Usain Bolt’s historic defence of his 100m and 200m crowns. A day after Bolt sprinted into the pantheon of Olympic legends by becoming the first man to...
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Bolt sets unique double
Usain Bolt last night secured the legendary status he craved by becoming the first man ever to win the Olympic sprint double twice in succession on an historic night in London. While millions already consider Bolt a legend for winning triple gold in...
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Lloyd brace sinks Japan
The United States clinched a 2-1 victory over Japan in the Olympic women’s final last night as Carli Lloyd’s double gave her country a third successive gold medal and avenged last year’s World Cup final defeat against the Asian giants. Lloyd missed...
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Adams wins flyweight gold
Britain’s Nicola Adams won the first ever women’s Olympic flyweight final with a 16-7 win over China’s world champion Ren Cancan yesterday to claim the hosts’ first boxing gold. After losing May’s world championships flyweight final to Ren, Adams...
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Dujardin in record groove
Great Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin won individual dressage gold with a record score yesterday, the London Olympic hosts’ first ever medal in the event. Dujardin, part of the British team to win the team dressage title on Tuesday, beat Adelinde...
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Aussie four claim first gold
Australia edged out two-time former champions Hungary to claim the Olympic Games four-man kayak gold medal yesterday in their first ever team title in the sport. Tate Smith, Dave Smith, Murray Stewart and Jacob Clear, who all work as beach...
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Risztov first home in swim marathon thriller
Hungary’s Eva Risztov (picture) won a gripping Olympic women’s swimming marathon by just 0.4 seconds at London’s Hyde Park yesterday. The 26-year-old led for much of the race in the Serpentine lake but she touched only marginally ahead of America’s...
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Today's Finals
Athletics: Men’S Pole Vault, Women’S Hammer, Women’S 5,000m, Women’S 4x100m, Women’S 1,500m, Men’S 4x400m.Cycling Bmx: Men’S And Women’S Finals.Football (Menthird-Place Play-Off (Cardiff).Hockey (Women Women’S Final: Netherlands Vs...
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Olympics round-up
Hat-Trick For Wrestler: Saori Yoshida won her third successive Olympic gold to maintain Japan’s dominance of women’s wrestling at London 2012. Yoshida beat Canada’s Tonya Lynn Verbeek 3-0 2-0 in yesterday’s final of the -55kg weight category.
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Lightning Bolt strikes twice
Usain Bolt tonight secured the legendary status he craved by becoming the first man ever to win the Olympic sprint double twice in succession on an historic night in London. While millions would already consider Bolt a legend for winning triple...
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French driven mad by British success, says Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron said today that Britain’s Olympic cycling glory has driven France “mad”, and rejected claims of cheating by pointing out that the riders’ wheels are made across the Channel. “We’ve got a system that seems to be...
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Bolt eyes double delight
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 today. The 25-year-old came to Britain saying he wanted to establish...
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Spain’s Gonzalez wins men’s taekwondo -58kg gold
Double world champion Joel Gonzalez of Spain added Olympic gold to his collection as he beat South Korea’s Lee Dae-Hoon in the men’s under-58kg taekwondo final on Wednesday. World champion Lee had come down from the non-Olympic under-63kg category...
