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Queen, James Bond in last minute dash to light Olympic cauldron

As the opening ceremony draws closer, excitement builds as to who will light the Olympic cauldron. Will it be the Queen or Roger Bannister? Or maybe James Bond will fight it out with Superman?

Archery: Men disappoint; Deepika 8th in ranking round

World number one Deepika Kumari was the best-placed Indian of the day as she finished eighth with a score of 662 in the women's individual event.

I am in great shape: Usain Bolt

Bolt faced the media on Thursday, telling a packed news conference he had completely overcome his back and hamstring issues.

Shoaib Malik to root for wife Sania in the Olympics

Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik today said that he will rooting for his wife and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza, who will be starting her Olympic campaign tomorrow with women's doubles partner Rushmi Chakravarthi.

Olympics: Federer and Serena to play on opening day

Five-times Wimbledon winner Williams faces Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in the second match on the 15,000 capacity court and is followed by Federer, who lifted the trophy for the seventh time this month, against Colombia's Alejandro Falla.

Public turned away from Olympic archery qualifying

Spectators were angry and confused after being turned away from Olympic archery qualifying Friday in the first major spectator glitch in the Olympic host city.

Romney turns moaning Brits into proud Englishmen

In little more than 24 hours in London, Romney has gotten Britons to stop complaining about bumper-to-bumper traffic, cringing about costs and fretting about shoddy security.

'This is the best boxing bunch India has had'

Cuban advisor B Fernendez, who has been with Indian boxing for more than a decade feels that boxing could throw up some unexpected medals.

Image: Play the great Olympics drinking game!

In the spirit of sportsmanship and participation, the purveyor of all things viral and LOL cats, the Daily Cheezburger, has come up with a great drinking lotto of sorts.

South Korean archer Dong-Hyun breaks world record

Meanwhile, India didn't have a very good start to the Olympics. Tarundeep Rai was 31st best, Rahul Banerjee was 46th best and Jayanta Talukdar was 53rd best with 650 pts out of 64 competitors.

Official London Olympics 2012 Results app crashes on Android

The organisers have launched an official app for sports junkies to keep a track of the results for Olympics. The results app is available for both iOS and Android. Here's a quick look at some features of the app

Bells ring out across Britain as Games get under way

The Games will also answer the question on Britons' lips -- were seven years of planning, construction and disruptions, and a price tag of $14 billion during one of the country's worst recessions, actually worth it?

Opticians make witty ad out of N Korean flag mix up

Opticians Specsavers took out adverts in national newspapers with the North Korean flag above the South Korean one and, written in Korean, a message suggesting the officials should have visited them for an eye test.

Today's Firstpost Olympics quiz

Are you a sports nut? Have you followed the Olympic games religiously? Take our quiz and know where you stand.

Bhupathi-Bopanna have a good chance, says Federer

Roger Federer does not have a clue about the turmoil that rocked Indian tennis before the Olympics, but the world number one is quite sure that Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna have a decent chance of winning a medal.

Ready for fastest 100m ever: Bolt

Usain Bolt says he is fit and ready for the London Olympics and is convinced his defence of the 100 metres title could trigger one of the fastest ever races in the blue riband sprint.

Can London deliver a spectacular Olympics opening ceremony?

The Games will also answer the question on Britons' lips -- were seven years of planning, construction and disruptions, and a price tag of $14 billion (8 billion pounds) during one of the country's worst recessions, actually worth it?

Ten reasons to watch the opening ceremony of London Olympics 2012

Here are ten things you can look forward to in the opening ceremony of the London Olympics 2012.

Japan beat Spain 1-0 in Olympic football

Yuki Otsu scored in the first half of Japan's shocking 1-0 win over 10-man Spain in men's Olympic football Thursday, a victory that threatened the Spaniards' chances of winning a gold medal.

Swaraj Paul: The Indian behind London Olympics 2012

The NRI industrialist, who made Britain his home 46 years ago, has one wish which he puts in these words: "I wish India hosts the Olympic Games which would be another recognition of its growing prowess in the world and in sports."

Pak wants players to wear traditional dress at Oly opening

Pakistan wants the country's contingent to the London Olympics to wear the traditional salwar-kameez for the opening ceremony and not the western attire that the organisers have sent.

Why is Google's Olympic doodle so boring?

Google has predictably created a special Olympics doodle for the Olympics, which is cute but well... a little underwhelming

Phelps wants to have fun at Olympic swansong

"In Beijing we were trying to conquer everything and everyone," Phelps said, before turning to his coach Bob Bowman. "Bob and I have been a lot more relaxed over the last four years and we're having fun."

Queue on right, beware the mayor: Welcome to London's Olympics!

Welcome to Britain! The line forms to the right. These are some codes of etiquette that visitors to the games will have to follow and some things (and people) they will have to watch out for!

How Steve Waugh is trying to make cricket part of Olympics

Waugh is in London as Australia’s 'athlete liason officer’ and he hopes that cricket will someday be part of the Olympics as that would truly universalise the sport. The arrival of T20 has only succoured this hope.

Tickets still available for Olympics opening ceremony!

With less than 24 hours to go until the London Olympics opening ceremony, tickets to the biggest show in town are still available — for a price.

Should India aspire to host the Olympics? Definitely

Does it make sense for India to even think of hosting the Olympics after the madness of the Commonwealth Games?

All eyes on London as opening ceremony kicks off today

The three-hour showcase created by Oscar-winning "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle will be watched by a crowd of 60,000 in the main stadium built in a run-down area of London's East End and a global audience of more than a billion.

Olympics '12 marks start of India's journey to the top

The day Indian Olympic sport (much like cricket) discovered the maidans and the far-flung remote corners of the country, the dynamics were changed and new heroes thrown up.

Govt will give coaching jobs to Olympic winners: Maken

Maken hoped the announcement would motivate the 81-strong Indian contingent to perform well "so that they are assured of a job for life."