Lithuania
US NBA stars romp while Parker downs Ginobili
Aug 01, 2012 06:48 EDT
With spectacular dunks and pressuring defence, the US Olympic team of NBA stars routed Tunisia 110-63 on Tuesday while France edged Argentina in a showdown of NBA teammates Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.
Meilutyte's life not the same after Olympic win
Aug 01, 2012 06:30 EDT
Ruta Meilutyte's young life has been turned upside down since her career-changing Olympic gold medal triumph and has become recognisable in the athletes village in London.
US NBA stars romp while Parker downs Ginobili
Jul 31, 2012 19:35 EDT
With spectacular dunks and pressuring defence, the US Olympic team of NBA stars routed Tunisia 110-63 on Tuesday while France edged Argentina in a showdown of NBA teammates Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.
US NBA stars rout Tunisia
Jul 31, 2012 19:25 EDT
Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Love each scored 16 points to lead the US Olympic team of NBA stars to a 110-63 rout of Tunisia on Tuesday to claim sole possession of their preliminary round group lead.
Parker powers France over Argentina
Jul 31, 2012 16:54 EDT
Tony Parker shook off an eye injury that forces him to wear protective goggles and outplayed NBA teammate Manu Ginobili down the stretch Tuesday to give France a 71-64 Olympic victory over Argentina.
Lithuania rips Nigeria for first hoop win
Jul 31, 2012 12:38 EDT
Lithuania, which has played for a bronze medal in the past five Olympic men's basketball tournaments, defeated Nigeria 72-53 on Tuesday for the team's first triumph at London.
London a long way off for Champs League hopefuls
Jul 31, 2012 01:44 EDT
The London Olympics have barely begun, but qualifying for next May's Champions League final at London's Wembley Stadium is already underway, and some major names enter the fray this midweek.
China stretch medal haul as Missy lights up pool
Jul 30, 2012 17:33 EDT
China stretched their lead at the top of the Olympic medal table on Monday as American swimming sensation Missy Franklin lived up to the hype with her first gold of the Games.
Agnel untouchable in 200m freestyle victory
Jul 30, 2012 16:43 EDT
Yannick Agnel won the men's 200m freestyle in scintillating style Monday, but teenager Missy Franklin helped the United States stay in front of France in the Olympic swimming medals race.
Teenager Meilutyte wins gold for Lithuania
Jul 30, 2012 15:59 EDT
Fifteen-year-old Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte edged out American world champion Rebecca Soni for the gold medal in an exciting Olympic Games 100m breaststroke final on Monday.
British police arrest 29 for ticket touting
Jul 30, 2012 14:39 EDT
British police said Monday they had arrested 29 people for alleged ticket-touting at the London Olympics, and confirmed they were probing a report that approved agents were selling tickets at inflated prices.
US NBA stars, Spain capture openers
Jul 29, 2012 19:46 EDT
US NBA stars and European champions Spain each overcame slow starts to win their Olympic openers with ease on Sunday, serving notice they remain the teams to beat in the fight to reach the gold medal game.
Querrey wins third Los Angeles Open title
Jul 29, 2012 19:04 EDT
Sam Querrey won his opening nine games en route to his third title at the Los Angeles Open on Sunday as the second seed crushed qualifier Ricardas Berankis 6-0, 6-2.
'Venues are stuffed': Coe defends Olympic seating
Jul 29, 2012 11:07 EDT
Olympic venues are full of spectators, London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe insisted Sunday, as organisers faced a barrage of questions over swathes of empty seats at some venues.
Olympic storm as empty seats leave fans fuming
Jul 29, 2012 06:28 EDT
The organisers of the London Olympics faced a growing storm Sunday over blocks of empty seats at several venues, while British police were reportedly probing an alleged black-market scandal.
Berankis reaches LA final
Jul 28, 2012 18:39 EDT
Qualifier Ricardas Berankis reached the first final of his ATP career on Saturday with a 7-5, 6-1 defeat of Australian sixth seed Marinko Matosevic at the Los Angeles Open.
US NBA stars favoured for Olympic basketball gold
Jul 27, 2012 07:07 EDT
With LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony leading the way through an undefeated exhibition run, the United States collection of multi-millionaire NBA stars is a favourite to capture London Olympic gold.
France's Paire ousted in ATP LA opener
Jul 27, 2012 01:57 EDT
An out of sorts Benoit Paire crashed out of the Los Angeles Open as the top seed's eccentric game culminated in a 7-5, 6-4 opening loss to American Michael Russell.
Malisse reaches last eight at ATP LA Open
Jul 26, 2012 20:52 EDT
Xavier Malisse reached the quarter-finals of the Los Angles Open after some last-minute changes to his serve which the fifth seed used to overpower Aussie Matthew Ebden 6-4, 6-3.
Lithuania detains Latvia-bound Polish hooligans
Jul 19, 2012 07:30 EDT
Thirteen Poles have been arrested in Lithuania after trouble involving fans of Legia Warsaw bound for a Europa League match in Latvia, police said on Thursday.
