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Olympic boxing referee found dead
A Turkish boxing referee due to officiate at the Olympics has been found dead in his London hotel room after suffering a suspected heart attack, authorities said on Friday.
The Turkish Boxing Federat
Kashyap, Ghosh victories boost India's sagging morale
Experienced shuttler Parupalli Kashyap and teenage paddler Soumyajit Ghosh brightened an otherwise gloomy first day for India at the Olympic Games here on Saturday by winning their opening matches.
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Saudis angry over judo hijab ban
Saudi Arabia have complained to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after judo fighter Wojdan Shaherkani was banned from wearing the hijab head scarf during competition.
The 18-year-old heavywe
Giant bell starts offbeat Games ceremony
A giant bell rang out Friday to start an unusual opening ceremony for the London 2012 Games as sheep, geese and cows frolicked on the Olympic Stadium floor.
In front of 80,000 spectators and VIPs, wo
Olympic opener showed music is best of British
It's not a concert, Danny Boyle stressed. It's about the athletes.
In a very real way, though, the director of the Olympic opening ceremony was wrong.
While sports are the heart of the Olympics, mus
Olympics opening ceremony grapples with weighty issues
A celebration of free healthcare, the trade union struggle, the battle for women's rights and a fleeting lesbian kiss: the Olympics opening ceremony Friday did not shy away from weighty social issues.
Olympics: Opening ceremony in numbers
Pieces of paper dropped: 7,000,000,000
Watts in the public address system: 1,000,000
LED pixels on the audience pixel screens: 640,000
Garments used the build-up to Friday's show: 57,000
Recy
Games: Saina Nehwal starts off on Sunday
One of India's brightest medal prospects at the Olympics, in-form badminton star Saina Nehwal will start her campaign on Sunday by taking on unheralded Swiss Sabrina Jaquet in her opening group match at the Wembley Arena here.
Badminton: Jwala-Diju lose Olympics opening group match
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 in London.
Men’s archery team knocked out of Olympics
The Indian men’s archery team was knocked out of the Olympic Games after losing to Japan in a tense pre-quarterfinal shoot-off at the Lord’s Cricket Ground here today.
