Defending champion France defeated Britain 44-15 in the men's Group A opening match on Sunday, dashing the host's hopes for a decent performance in a sport that lacks the popularity and profile of football and rugby in Britain.
Medal favourite Spain was eliminated from men's Olympic football in another 1-0 upset loss after Honduras forward Jerry Bengtson scored an early goal.
India's Saina Nehwal won conclusively to continue her quest a medal in Badminton. Meanwhile, Indian rower Sawarn Singh entered the men’s single sculls quarterfinals. Some key images from Day two of London Olympics.
The ace Indian shuttler defeated Switzerland's Sabrina Jaquet in straight sets in her first singles match of Group E.
The only issue with Kashyap has been he is brilliant on court one day and erratic the next. Given that his game against Tan wasn't a Ferrari drive, one can expect to see him come out all guns blazing against world number 11 Tien
Jwala and Diju, who lost their first match in the group on Saturday began erratically. The Danes were all fired up, using very effective smashes to deflate any chance of the Indian mixed doubles pair, retrieving the shuttle.
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Somdev, who was playing his first competitive match in eight months after he underwent a shoulder surgery last November, committed 21 unforced errors to bow out in straight sets.
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Madhura's father also said that there was no security breach by her as nobody can enter the stadium without security clearance.
Lotus pair Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean were second and third behind the McLaren driver while world championship leader Fernando Alonso was fifth.
Sports fans from all over Britain have been outraged by footage of empty seats at key venues including Wimbledon, one of the hottest tickets in world tennis.
It was almost a no-contest as the Indian dominated the bout with flurry of combination jabs and punches. By the end of the first round itself, Bhagwan was virtually through having established a 7-3 lead.
Behind every Olympian who goes out and plays for the country, there is immense sacrifice put in by their mothers, fathers, and others who have contributed to make her or him ready to compete.
As Saina Nehwal saw off her opponent in under 25 minutes, the mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and V Diju lost out to Denmark.
World No. 206 Ghosh gave a tough fight to his 77th-ranked opponent before losing 11-9, 6-11, 5-11, 9-11, 7-11.
Sawarn set a time of 7:00.49 to finish first amongst five contestants. The Indian was 3.42 seconds faster than the second-placed Dongyong Kim, who also entered the quarterfinals.
Heena finished 12th with 382 points while Annu Raj in 23rd with 378 at the Royal Artillery Barracks. Only the first eight shooters qualify for the finals.
The trio of world number one Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Chekrovolu Swuro lost 210-211 to the Danish team, comprising Louise Laursen, Maja Jager and Carina Christiansen.
The US swimming team has shown us all that being a part of one of the most competitive Olympics teams in the world doesn't mean you can't have fun at the same time!
A mystery woman gatecrashed India's march past at the Olympic opening ceremony and the delegation are seeking an apology from the London organizers, Times of India reported on Sunday.
Melanie Schlanger anchored the Australians to Olympic gold in the women's 4x100 metre medley Saturday.
NBC said the audience for the London ceremony was six million more than for the opening ceremonies from Beijing in 2008, and also beat the 39.8 million audience for the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996.
Olympic organizers are investigating how rows of seats at some venues were left empty on the first full day of competition at the London Games.
Lochte expects Phelps to fight back. "Losing will serve to be motivation for him," he assured. "He'll light it up in the next races."
The Haryana boxer was tactically superior than his opponent and also put his reach to good use to keep himself on course for a second Olympic medal.
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Thapa, who was fast running out of steam, had no answer to the Mexicans relentless attacking. His Olympic campaign finally came to an early end with a 9:14 defeat.
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Das fought valiantly to stage a comeback in the fourth game, but that did not prove enough as Ramirez rallied back to clinch the fifth game and the match in just 29 minutes.