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Kashyap shows glimpses of Padukone, Gopi in victory

In Kashyap's aggression, he mirrored Gopi and turned into a carbon copy of Prakash Padukone when he chose to fox higher-ranked rival Tien Minh Nguyen of Vietnam with delicate net play.

London 2012 images: William, Kate, Harry cheer for cousin Zara

Prince William and Harry turned up to cheer their cousin Zara Phillips who was competing in the main equestrian event. Kate, and Camilla, the wife of Prince Charles also joined them. Kate wore a white blouse and navy blue jacket, keeping in line with the Union Jack colors the royal family has worn to Olympic events so far.

Impressed with how comfortable Vishnu and I feel together: Paes

"Two months ago, it would have been a dream come true to be where we are today, but today, being where we are I have got to commend my coach who has worked with Vishnu very hard over the last three weeks," Paes said after the first round win.

Want your favourite chocolate? Try the Olympic grey market

Some food stalls are selling chocolate, chewing gum and savoury snacks from under the counter as they cannot display items not produced by key sponsors.

How Abhinav Bindra wins by losing

Abhinav Bindra won't get another Olympics medal in London this time. But he deserves a medal from all of us for showing us how to lose with grace. We need to learn that more than we need to learn about winning.

London 2012: Paes-Vardhan, Bhupathi-Bopanna advance

The unseeded pair of Paes and Vardhan moved into the second round with a hard fought victory over Netherlands' Jean-Julien Rojer and Robin Haase at the Wimbledon. Bhupathi and Bopanna also had a tough win against Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury of Belarus

Kashyap upsets Nguyen, enters Olympics pre-quarters

21st ranked Kashyap outplayed his rival, ranked 11 places above him, 21-9 21-14 in the second and final Group D match.

Boxer Sangwan's complaint against jury rejected

An appeal to overturn a controversial decision that saw Indian boxer Sumit Sangwan going down 14-15 under controversial circumstances to Brazilian Yamaguchi Falcao has been rejected.

China is diving into a gold rush

For the Chinese, it's gold or bust. So far, no worries.

Indian Olympic team is an outperformer

Strange, but true. As things stand this morning, India is one of the most efficient teams at the London 2012 Olympics when the performance is viewed as a ratio of medals won to the contingent size. Read how.

US beach volleyball star overcomes cancer to play Olympics

American beach volleyball player Jake Gibb thought his Olympics dream was over after he was diagnosed with cancer. But he fought the disease to come play at the London Olympics.

Swiss Olympic team expels footballer for racist tweet

A Swiss footballer was expelled from the Olympics on Monday for his threatening and racist message on Twitter about South Koreans. The comments by Michel Morganella came hours after Switzerland lost to South Korea.

Police investigate Twitter slur to UK diver

A Twitter insult against British diver Tom Daley has attracted the attention of police.

All eyes on Phelps today. Can he become most decorated Olympian?

If the American wins the 200 metres butterfly on today he will become the first male swimmer to win gold in the same individual event at three successive Olympics — he also landed the title in Athens in 2004.

Royal Zara puts Britain in medal contention

Phillips, the 31-year-old granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, scored a penalty-free ride through the treacherous cross-country event on Monday, negotiating her horse over 28 obstacles and a slippery course that claimed a dozen fallen riders.

We should've closed the match in 2 sets: Bhupathi

Bhupathi and Bopanna kicked off their Olympics campaign with a 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 8-6 win over Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury of Belarus.

Olympics: Confident Saina cruises past Tan

Saina sailed into the pre-quarterfinals at London with a 21-4, 21-14 win over Belgian Lianne Tan.

Olympics organising committee apologises for Madhura incident

The London Games Organising Committee (LOCOG) has apologised to the Indian contingent over the issue of an unidentified woman gatecrashing into the team's march past at the Opening Ceremony, terming the incident as "unfortunate".

Lithuania's Meilutyte, aged 15, wins gold in 100m breaststroke

Lithuanian swimmer Ruta Meilutyte struck Olympic gold on Monday in the women's 100 metres breaststroke aged just 15, capping a dramatic day in the pool where Frenchman Yannick Agnel also beat an American favourite to win the men's 200 metre freestyle.

London 2012 Day 3 images: Narang gives India its first medal

Here are some stunning images from day 3 of the London Olympics.

London 2012 Badminton: Easy for Lin Dan, Chong Wei survives scare

Top seed Lee Chong Wei, who has not played a competitive match since sustaining an ankle injury in May, had to dig deep for a 21-8, 14-21, 21-11 win over World No 45 Ville Lang of Finland. Lin Dan, meanwhile, beat Irishman Scott Evans 21-8, 21-14.

Olympics: Federer-Wawrinka win, double joy for Williams sisters

Defending doubles gold medallists Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka were stretched by Japanese pairing Kei Nishikori and Go Saeda on Monday, with the Swiss only winning the thrilling match 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 as darkness fell.

'Narang's bronze has set a new milestone for his academy trainees'

Gagan Narang's bronze medal winning feat in the 10m air rifle event at the Olympics has set a new milestone for the 32 trainees at his Pune-based academy, Gun For Glory, and they would now look to better it in future, it's founder director Pawan Singh said.