Belarus
Olympics favourites Pearson, Rudisha and Adams coast
Aug 06, 2012 08:00 EDT
Title favourites Sally Pearson of Australia, Kenyan David Rudisha and New Zealander Valerie Adams all sailed through their respective Olympic qualifying heats on Monday.
Lightning Bolt flashes to London gold
Aug 05, 2012 22:38 EDT
Usain Bolt stormed to a successful defence of his Olympic 100m crown in the second-fastest time ever recorded as the Jamaican superstar confirmed his status as the greatest sprinter of all time.
Gatlin leads fast men into 100m final
Aug 05, 2012 16:15 EDT
Reigning champion Usain Bolt coasted into the 100m final with apparent ease Sunday as America's Justin Gatlin led the timings for an Olympics showdown featuring the four fastest men in history.
Magic Murray, Williams sisters savour golden glory
Aug 05, 2012 15:54 EDT
Andy Murray savoured the biggest win of his career after thrashing Roger Federer to win Olympic gold on Sunday as the Williams sisters made history with victory in the women's doubles.
Mirnyi, Azarenka win mixed doubles gold
Aug 05, 2012 14:03 EDT
Belarus's Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka won mixed doubles gold medals on Sunday with a 2-6, 6-3, 10/8 victory over Britain's Andy Murray and Laura Robson.
Murray routs Federer to win tennis gold
Aug 05, 2012 11:48 EDT
Britain's Andy Murray demolished Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the Olympic men's final on Sunday to win his first gold medal and avenge his Wimbledon final defeat against the world number one.
China celebrate record Olympic pool haul
Aug 05, 2012 01:19 EDT
China will celebrate their best ever Olympic swimming performance on Sunday and hope an unprecedented badminton clean sweep can put them back on top of the London Games medals table.
Shootout for Olympic title of world's fastest man
Aug 04, 2012 21:42 EDT
The fastest man in the world will be crowned on day three of athletics events at the London Olympics, which starts on Sunday morning with the women's marathon through the city's streets.
Golden Olympic goodbye for Phelps
Aug 04, 2012 18:57 EDT
Michael Phelps savored one last golden moment Saturday, capping his remarkable Olympic swimming career with an 18th gold medal in the final event in the Aquatics Centre competition pool.
Phelps golden in Olympic goodbye
Aug 04, 2012 16:42 EDT
Michael Phelps said goodbye with an 18th Olympic gold medal Saturday, the US men remaining unbeaten in the 4x100m medley relay on a last record-setting night of swimming at the London Aquatics Centre.
Kromowidjojo wins women's 50m freestyle gold
Aug 04, 2012 14:58 EDT
Dutch speedster Ranomi Kromowidjojo finished off an Olympic sprint freestyle double Saturday with a victory in the women's 50m free.
Paes and Mirza bow out of Games
Aug 04, 2012 13:58 EDT
Leander Paes hinted he would like to continue his controversial mixed doubles partnership with Sania Mirza after the Indian pair bowed out of the Olympics with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) quarter-final loss to Belarus top seeds Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka.
Olympics: US flag blown down as Serena gets gold
Aug 04, 2012 13:17 EDT
As the newly-crowned Olympic singles gold medallist, Serena Williams was watching proudly as the American flag was raised to the roof of Centre Court on Saturday.
US flag blown down as Serena gets gold
Aug 04, 2012 12:24 EDT
As the newly-crowned Olympic singles gold medallist, Serena Williams was watching proudly as the American flag was raised to the roof of Centre Court on Saturday.
Belarus expels Sweden's envoy after teddy bear incident
Aug 03, 2012 15:45 EDT
Belarus expelled Sweden's ambassador Friday saying he tried to "destroy" ties with the ex-Soviet state run by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko, after a pro-democracy stunt by a Swedish firm.
Athletics centre-stage as Phelps seeks more gold
Aug 03, 2012 13:20 EDT
The Olympics glamour sport of track and field made an electrifying start Friday as Michael Phelps prepared to chase down his third gold medal of the Games in the pool.
Japanese judo endures worst Games in 24 years
Aug 03, 2012 08:16 EDT
No Japanese man will win a gold medal in judo for the first time ever at an Olympic Games after Daiki Kamikawa lost in the heavyweight division in London on Friday.
Martynov wins gold in 50m prone rifle
Aug 03, 2012 08:12 EDT
Sergei Martynov of Belarus clinched gold in the men's shooting 50m rifle prone on Friday after scoring an Olympic record maximum 600 points en route to the final.
Belarus' Tsikhan to miss London Olympics
Aug 03, 2012 06:06 EDT
Belarus hammer thrower Ivan Tsikhan will miss the London Olympics, the country's sports ministry said on Friday, after a request from athletics' world governing body.
Downing gives Liverpool the edge
Aug 02, 2012 18:21 EDT
Stewart Downing ensured that Brendan Rodgers' first match in charge of Liverpool ended in victory as he scored the only goal against Gomel in a Europa League third qualifying round first leg tie in Belarus on Thursday.
