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Putin, a black belt, celebrates Russia's judo win

He clenched his fists at times, leaned back nervously at others. And when his compatriots won Olympic gold, he leaped from his seat and thrust his arms skyward.

Images: Will-Kate have fun at Olympics, Putin cheers for judo champ

Prince William and Catherine are regular attendees at the London Olympics. The two were sported having some serious fun at the events. Russia's President Putin was also seen cheering for Tagir Khaibulaev who the won gold in Judo for Russia.

Olympics: Federer, Djokovic, Sharapova in semis

Wimbledon champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams were through tothe Olympic singles semi-finals. The men's second seed Djokovic and ladies third seed Sharapova are also through.

London 2012 boxing: Vijender moves into quarter-finals

India's star boxer Vijender Singh tonight moved into the quarter finals of the men's middle weight (75 kg) category of the Olympic Games with a nail-biting one-point victory over his American opponent Terrell Gausha.

Phelps beats Lochte to win 200m butterfly; claims 20th Olympics medal

Phelps set the tone right from the start with a dominating butterfly leg to become the first male swimmer to win the same individual event at three straight Olympics in the 200-meter individual medley. He claimed his 20th career medal and 16th gold.

London Olympics: Phelps creates history, Vijender wins!

All the action from the London Olympics with a special, detailed focus on India's performances.

Paes-Sania in quarters, to face Azarenka-Mirnyi

Cheered on by a sizeable Indian crowd, Paes and Sania won 6-2, 6-4 in a match that lasted 64 minutes against Serbia's Ana Ivanovic and Nenad Zimonjic.

Lee Chong Wei ends Kashyap's run at Olympics

The unheralded Kashyap, who has impressed many with his great run in the competition, led his fancied opponent for most part of the opening game but ultimately submitted to the Malaysian's vast experience.

Saina shows guts in adversity

Ayaz Memon is in London giving us constant updates. Keep checking here for more.

Jai Bhagwan boxed out of the Olympics

Bhagwan became the third boxer to fall in the London Games after the ouster of Shiva Thapa (56 kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81 kg) as he lost 8-16 against Gani Zhailauov.

Murray takes Team GB into semifinals

Murray, seeded No. 3, became the first men's semifinalist at Wimbledon by beating No. 11 Nicolas Almagro of Spain, 6-4, 6-1.

Olympics: Saina through to semis after winning thriller

A lot of unforced errors from Baun in the first game may have helped Saina on her way to victory, but the Dane turned on the heat in the second game. Saina though, fought back to win.

Ranjon Sodhi misses the cut at Olympics

Ronjan Sodhi, a strong medal prospect, crashed out of the 2012 London Olympics after he finished 11th in the qualification rounds.

15 condoms per athelete: Olympians set record

The idea that sex can impair physical performance has gripped popular imagination for centuries. However, much to the delight of the sporting fraternity, some recent studies have shown the belief has no scientific basis.

Why Indians are unrealistic in expecting medals at Olympics

What's needed for us to excel at the Olympics is some serious equality in interest levels shown not just by the general public and the media but also the sporting federations.

Preview: It's Saina Nehwal vs Tine Baun in quarters

The ace Indian shuttler faces former All England champion Tine Baun of Denmark in the quarters of the London Olympics at 6.30 pm today.

Today's Firstpost Olympics Quiz

Now that the Olympics are in full-swing, we increase the difficulty of our daily Olympics quiz a notch higher. Let's see how many you get right.

Britain's most decorated Olympian Wiggins gets 'blind drunk'

After becoming Britain's most decorated Olympian, Bradley Wiggins showed his athletic endurance extends beyond the roads and into bars. A record-breaking seventh medal — by winning the men's time trial — was toasted by the cyclist getting "blind drunk."

Olympics: To better Beijing tally, India needs to shine today

Saina Nehwal, P Kashyap, Leander Paes, Sania Mirza, and the boxing duo of Vijender Singh and Jai Bhagwan are all in action today.

London mayor left hanging in mid-air amidst Olympics

Mayor of London Boris Johnson got stuck on a zip wire and dangled in mid-air during a promotional event for the Olympics, prompting roars of laughter from the watching crowd and sparking a volley of comments on Twitter.

Why Brand patrolling has got ridiculous at the London Olympics

A multibillion-dollar sponsorship battle has drawn charges that London organizers have been heavy-handed, and just plain stupid, in their zealous enforcement of branding restrictions.

Don't want Olympics spoilers? Avoid Twitter, apps, and the Internet

Olympic spoilers have people turning off phone alerts, hiding their iPads and shushing co-workers in search of simpler times, when screaming at the TV during nail-biting competition was a sport unto itself.

Vishnu and I played one hell of a match: Paes

"I have to commend this guy Vishnu he's got a big heart and I've had such a thrill playing with him. He's a phenomenal competitor and he's got big stature as far as physique and things go and that is what champions are made of," he added.

Why doubt me? I just won two gold medals: China's Ye Shiwen lashes out

Ye, who was grilled at the press meet by foreign media even after she was cleared of doping charges by coaches of her rivals, said, "It's possible. Nobody ever suspected other countries' multi-gold medal winners. Why doubt me? I just won two."

More scandal at London 2012: Boxing judges face 'fixing' claims

Olympic judges and referees came under fire on Wednesday with one fighter accusing them of "a fix", another successfully appealing a loss and even boxing great Lennox Lewis questioning some of their calls.

IOC may take further action against 8 expelled shuttlers

IOC President Jacques Rogge supported the decision by the international badminton federation to disqualify the four women's doubles teams from South Korea, China and Indonesia but said he could still intervene "if needed."

Dear Jwala-Ashwini, time you learnt from Saina

While Saina and Kashyap show intent and focus on court, Jwala and Ashwini showed complete lack of grace when they opportunistically made use of the ongoing match throwing scandal to level a charge against the Japanese pair.

Olympics: Federer faces Isner today, Djokovic takes on Tsonga

It's an action packed day on the tennis courts at Wimbledon with big guns Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka all playing.

Twitter plus Olympics is equal to advertising gold

The Olympics have presented a prime opportunity for Twitter to position itself as a new media channel that complements TV broadcasts - and carries the big-name ads to match.

How Twitter is dominating the London Olympics

For Olympics organizers who pride themselves on putting on a carefully choreographed 17-day show, the bursts of Twitter activity are like gamma rays escaping from a solar flare. They're impossible to stop and spellbinding to behold.