Yogeshwar Dutt lost to Besik Kudukhov of Russia in pre-quarterfinal round of 60 kg freestyle. He defeated Bulgaria's Anatolie Ilarionovitch Guidea 3-1 in qualifying round today at London Olympics.

Indian wrestlers continued to disappoint in London Olympics as Yogeshwar Dutt on Saturday lost his pre-quarterfinal bout of the men's 60kg freestyle category at the ExCel Arena here.

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India's Tintu Luka produced her season's best timing but still finished sixth in the second heat of the women's 800m semifinals to crash out of the London Olympics on Thursday.

The 23-year-old Luka c

Usain Bolt made history on Thursday when the Jamaican successfully defended his Olympic 200m crown to claim an unprecedented second successive sprint double.

Bolt, who retained his 100m title on Satu

David Rudisha of Kenya won the men's 800 metres Olympic title on Thursday in a stunning world record of 1min 40.91sec.

The 23-year-old world champion pulled five metres clear of Nijel Amos of Botswan

The United States clinched a 2-1 victory over Japan in the Olympic women's football final on Thursday as Carli Lloyd's double gave her country a third successive gold medal and avenged last year's Wor

Double amputee Oscar Pistorius's landmark Olympic campaign gained a reprieve on Thursday as South Africa were given a place in Friday's 4x400m relay final on appeal.

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Barclays has picked corporate governance expert and City grandee David Walker as its new chairman in an effort to rebuild the UK bank's reputation after a rate rigging scandal.

The British bank said

History-making Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is an icon but not a legend -- yet, International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge said on Thursday.

The 70-year-old Belgian spoke to a sele

Newly-crowned 'greatest-ever sprinter' Usain Bolt said on Thursday he had lost all respect for Carl Lewis, the man whose on-track exploits he has surpassed with his unique Olympic double-double but wh