Olympics 2012
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Wiggins continues golden year
Bradley Wiggins became the first man to win the Tour de France and Olympic gold in the same year with an imperious victory in the London 2012 time-trial on Wednesday. The 32-year-old claimed his fourth Olympic gold and seventh medal in all,...
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GB row to first gold medal at London Games
Great Britain celebrated their first gold medal of the London Olympic Games after Helen Glover and Heather Stanning stormed to victory in the final of the women’s pair. Glover and Stanning destroyed the field, winning by more than a length to make...
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China’s Tang Yi fastest in 100 free, Steffen struggles
China’s Tang Yi made the early running in the women’s 100m freestyle heats as defending champion Britta Steffen struggled to make the top-16 semi-finals of the event on Wednesday. Tang, the year’s fifth-ranked swimmer on times, cruised into the...
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Eight charged over ‘throwing’ badminton matches
The Olympic badminton tournament was thrown into chaos on Wednesday when eight women players were charged with trying to “throw” matches to secure an easier draw in the next round. Four pairs in the women’s doubles competition – one from China, one...
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Wiggins – the man to beat at time trial race
For world time trial champion Tony Martin, bidding for Olympic gold risks being a painful experience – especially with the prospect of a Bradley Wiggins triumph lurking in the background. German specialist Martin succeeded four-time world champion...
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Saudi Arabia judoka gets go-ahead after hijab dispute
Saudi Arabia judoka Wojdan Shaherkani was given the go-ahead yesterday to fight at the Olympics after a row over the wearing of a hijab was resolved. The Saudis had threatened to pull the fighter out of the Games if she was forced to compete with...
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China hits back at ‘biased’ Ye critics
The father of Chinese swimmer Ye Shiwen and the country’s anti-doping chief have hit out at “biased” suspicions over her record-breaking performance at the Olympics. Ye captured the women’s 400m individual medley title in a world record time, but...
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New record for Chetcuti in 100 metres freestyle
Malta’s first performer at the London 2012, Andrew Chetcuti, exited the Games on a positive note yesterday after clocking a new national record for the 100m freestyle race. Chetcuti, 19, finished third in the 100 metres heats at the Aquatics Centre,...
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On duty in London
Maltese interest at the London Games is not restricted solely to the competition arena and the performance of the five members in Team Malta. Athletes always hog most of the limelight at such big-scale events but behind the scenes the organisation...
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US army marksman Hancock strikes gold
American soldier Vincent Hancock retained his Olympic skeet crown yesterday after a flawless display in the final as the US drew level with China in the battle for supremacy on the shooting ranges. Under heavy grey skies in London the US Army...
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GB girls stun Brazil
Steph Houghton secured arguably the finest result in the history of British women’s football last night as Hope Powell’s side stormed into the Olympic quarter-finals by beating Brazil 1-0 at Wembley. There have been more significant achievements but...
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Germany’s Jung makes equestrian history in London
Michael Jung (picture) created equestrian history yesterday, winning gold to become the first rider to hold the European, world and Olympic individual eventing titles. It was a red letter day for the German as he had earlier picked up eventing team...
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Phelps breaks the medal record... but reign ends
Michael Phelps seized the record for most Olympic medals in a career in London last night but saw his reign as king of the 200m butterfly end before anchoring the United States to a relay gold. South Africa’s Chad le Clos denied Phelps’s bid for a...
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Olympics round-up
Venus, Djokovic cruise: Venus Williams underlined her desire for a fourth Olympic gold medal as the American raced into the third round with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Canada’s Aleksandra Wozniak at Wimbledon yesterday. Venus hasn’t won a tennis Grand...
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Houghton the heroine as Britain beat Brazil
Great Britain enjoyed their finest result in their brief history as a women’s football nation as they beat female soccer superpower Brazil 1-0 to advance into the Olympic quarter-finals on Tuesday. In front of a crowd of more than 70,000 at London’s...
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British royal Phillips rues eventing error
British royal Zara Phillips emulated her father by reaching the Olympic podium Tuesday - but was left to rue a costly error as her team missed out on eventing gold. The 31-year-old, riding High Kingdom, emerged covered in honours after a faultless...
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Kazakh Maneza wins women’s -63kg weightlifting
Maiya Maneza secured Kazakhstan’s second gold medal of the London Olympics after patiently biding her time before producing a massive clean and jerk to win the women’s 63kg class on Tuesday. Maneza, also the reigning Asiad champion, recorded a...
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Hancock claims skeet gold
US Army sergeant Vincent Hancock on Tuesday retained his Olympic title in the men's skeet. The 23-year-old from Columbus, Georgia, added the gold medal at London 2012 to the one he won four years ago at Beijing, becoming the first skeet shooter to...
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Kirilenko powers Russians over China
NBA standout Andrei Kirilenko scored 16 points and Russia remained undefeated in Olympic round-robin men’s basketball with a 73-54 victory over China on Tuesday. The Russians, who opened Sunday by beating Britain 95-75, became the first team at 2-0...
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Chetcuti sets national record
Maltese swimmer Andrew Chetcuti set a new national record in the 100 metres freestyle heats at the London Olympic Games on Tuesday. Starting in lane five of the third heat, Chetcuti completed the distance in 51.67 seconds - 0.18 seconds faster than...
