Tag: Olympics

Slog and exhilaration, more slog, more exhilaration, yet more slog and yet more exhilaration. After a time, such is the grind that fatigue...

The Russian duo have dominated today's Synchronised Swimming action, with their free routine judged near perfect. Natalia Ischenko and Svetlana Romashina compete in the Duets...

Mary Kom guaranteed India an Olympic Fly Weight Boxing medal as she booked her place in the semis by defeating Tunisia's Maroua. The 29-year-old...

Iran won their second Greco-Roman Wrestling gold in two days after Omid Noroozi beat Georgia's Revaz Lashkhi in the 60kg category this evening. Despite...

Khabeer Ul Tanwir The Pakistan hockey team started its Olympic quest as underdogs. Their performance in the first four games even though cannot be called...

Belarus' Nadezhda Ostapchuk won the women's Olympic shot put title here on Monday with a throw of 21.36m. The 31-year-old inflicted the first defeat...

A man was in police custody Monday after being arrested for throwing a bottle onto the track the second the men's Olympic 100m final...

India hockey coach Michael Nobbs has apologised for his team's embarrassing Olympic Games performance, claiming they have let down the entire nation. Eight-time champions...

Canada's women footballers were left seething after their Olympic dream ended in an agonising 4-3 extra-time defeat to the United States on Monday. A superb...

Olympic Games schedule for Tuesday, August 7 (times GMT): Athletics (0900) Women's javelin - qualification round (0910) Men's 110m hurdles - 1st rd (0945) Men's triple jump -...

The race to be crowned world's fastest man takes centre stage at the Olympics on Sunday as Usain Bolt bids to defend his 100m...

As Pakistan hockey team licked its wounds after the grievous loss against Great Britain, their only defeat in this Olympic Games so far, the...

China has been swept by a wave of patriotism sparked by the country's success at the London Olympics -- and headline-grabbing scandals have not...

As the London Olympics progress, I was searching for Pakistan’s record at the Olympics. It was very disappointing to see that a country of...

The first track and field medals go up for grabs at the Olympics Friday as American swimming superstar Michael Phelps chases his third gold...

Olympic Games schedule for Friday, August 3 (times GMT): Athletics (0900) Men's shot put - qualification (0905) Heptathlon - 100m hurdles (0925) Women's triple jump - qualification (0940) Women's...

Andy Murray gave a royal command performance as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge saw him cruise into the Olympics semi-finals with a 6-4,...