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London Olympics 2012: No Athletes Immune to Doping Tests

A special team of anti-doping scientists will be working round the clock in testing over 60,000 urine and blood samples of all participants of the London Olympics 2012 event.

Jul 29, 2012

London Olympics: Mystery Woman in Indian Contingent Revealed; IOA Hid her Identity?

The mysterious woman in red who was seen leading the Indian contingent during the opening ceremony of the Olympics on Friday, has been identified as Madhura Honey from Bangalore, Deccan Chronicle reported.

Jul 29, 2012

Danny Boyle Gives A Wild Touch To London Olympics Opening Ceremony

Oscar winning Hollywood director Danny Boyle directed a show at the opening ceremony of much-awaited sports extravaganza the London Olympics 2012, which was created to welcome the finniest athletes from different parts of the world in a very British way.

Jul 28, 2012

London Olympics 2012 Gets Its First Gold Medal Winner and First Athlete to Fail Doping Test

While Chinese shooter Yi Siling emerged has the first gold medal winner in the London 2012 Olympic Games, Albanian weightlifter Hysen Pulaku becomes the first athlete to fail the doping test and to be ejected from the mega-sporting event.

Jul 28, 2012

Highlight of London Olympics Opening Ceremony in Pictures

The London Olympics 2012 opening ceremony was spectacular with wonderful demonstration of British life by Oscar winning director Danny Boyle, the man behind the first day show, before Her Majesty, the Queen officially declared the Games open to the cheers of the 80,000 people at Olympic stadium in Stratford on Friday night. Here is the highlight of the opening ceremony.

Jul 28, 2012

2012 London Olympics: Queen Elizabeth Parachutes With James Bond For The Opening Ceremony [PHOTOS & VIDEO]

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stole the show at the London 2012 opening ceremony with her comic performance as the new Bond girl.

Jul 28, 2012

London Olympics 2012: A Cinematic Touch to the Opening Ceremony [PHOTOS]

It was unpredictable yet predictable though the man behind the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012 promised surprise - at least the cinematic touch to the whole setup was.

Jul 28, 2012

London Olympics 2012 All Set to Begin: Watch Opening Ceremony Live

The London Olympics 2012 is finally at hand and all set to begin. You can watch the opening ceremony live straight from 80,000-seat Olympic stadium in Stratford on Doordashan.

Jul 28, 2012

London Olympics 2012: Complete List of Indian Participants

All eyes are on Indian athlethes as the London Olympics 2012 kick starts tonight. A record 81 athletes will represent the country in 13 disciplines in the games, as compared to 57 athletes for 12 events in the Beijing Olympics 2008. Here is the complete list of Indian participants at the London Olympics 2012:

Jul 27, 2012

London Olympics 2012: Opening Ceremony Live Coverage Information

The much awaited London Olympics 2012 is all set to kick start on Friday evening, and sports lovers can tune in to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television to watch the live coverage of the opening ceremony.

Jul 26, 2012

Pinki Pramanik Case: MP Jyotirmoyee Sikdar's Husband Avatar Singh Framed Athlete for Land, Says Ex-partner

Indian female athlete Pinki Pramanik's case is getting more mysterious with fresh allegations and shocking revelations. Earlier in June, Pramanik was arrested after a woman, who identified herself as Pramanik's live-in partner, claimed that the athlete is actually a male and has raped her.

Jul 17, 2012

Brett Lee Hangs Up the Boots; To Miss T20 World Cup

Australian fast bowler Brett Lee surprised cricket fans around the world by announcing retirement from international cricket on Friday. Lee was expected to play the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, which is starting in September but injury seemed to have forced him to hang up the boots.

Jul 13, 2012

Indian Cricketers to Train in Chennai Ahead of Sri Lankan Tour

It has been a while since the Indian cricketers were seen in action. The last international cricket the Men in Blue played was the Asia Cup in March. That's some time in today's chock-a-bloc cricketing schedule. The Indian team will have a preparatory camp in Chennai ahead of the bilateral series. Sources said that the three-day camp is to condition the cricketers in the game as they are going to play after a long break.

Jul 13, 2012

Wimbledon 2012: Too Much Pressure on Andy Murray?

All eyes were on Andy Murray ever since he beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semi-finals to play Roger Federer of Switzerland for the Wimbledon title on Sunday. Andy Murray must have felt the pressure - the hope of a nation to see him win the Wimbledon 2012 title.

Jul 9, 2012

Serena Williams Wins Fifth Wimbledon Title; Brave Agnieszka Radwanska Graceful in Defeat

Former world no.1 Serena Williams win her fifth Wimbledon women's singles title on Saturday, beating Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7 6-2. Radwanska was graceful in defeat, admitting that her opponent was too good on the day.

Jul 8, 2012