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Football: Team GB knocked out on penalties, Brazil advance

An otherwise golden day for Britain at the Olympic Games ended in an all too familiar disappointment for soccer fans when the men's team were knocked out after losing a penalty shootout in the quarter-finals.

Olympics Boxing: Brits on a roll, Indians are angry

Second-seeded light welterweight Tom Stalker beat Manoj Kumar 20-16 for the 10th British win in 11 fights in London, moving six boxers to the brink of medal qualification.

Limelight? All I hear is Bolt, says 100m champ Fraser-Pryce

Fraser-Pryce joined Americans Wyomia Tyus (1964 and 1968) and Gail Devers (1992 and 1996) as the only women to retain the Olympic 100m title.

Bolt and co. threaten the memory of Carl Lewis

Seoul had, apart from Lewis and Johnson, also Linford Christie, Calvin Smith, and Dennis Mitchell. But even this magnificent array would pale in comparison to the current lot.

Saina's bronze: China's head coach blames ref for Xin's injury

"When Wang asked the referee to have the sweat on the floor wiped clean, he refused, and that was why she slipped and injured herself," Li said to Xinhua.

In Saina’s mind, the celebrations will still be muted

It is difficult to comprehend what would be going on in her mind. There was no victory lap nor an acknowledgement of winning a medal as the 22-year-old walked away from the Wembley arena court.

India launch CAS protest over changed Vikas bout decision

India have been vocal against the judging in London and the country's light-welterweight boxer Manoj Kumar accused them of "cheating" after he lost Saturday night's bout against Briton Thomas Stalker.

I have done everything I wanted: Phelps

Phelps will leave London with 22 Olympic medals from three Games, having competed in four in total, including a record haul of eight from Beijing.

An Olympic final: something new for Federer

"It's so rare for him to be in a position where he's trying to do something new because he's achieved so much in tennis. I hope that will even things out a little bit," Murray hopes.

London 2012: Usain Bolt's day of reckoning

Usain Bolt answers the nagging question of whether he is still the fastest man on Earth on Sunday. The Jamaican claimed a golden treble with three astonishing world records at the last Olympics in Beijing.

Saina Nehwal: The look and feel of an Olympic Bronze

With her bronze medal in Badminton, Saina Nehwal is now only the second woman from India to win a medal in a individual event at the Olympics. Images from Saina's big moment.

London 2012: Saina's moment but it's time to salute Gopichand

Saina blossomed into a player of international repute once Gopi took her under his wings and the world-class infrastructure at his Academy helped. And along with training her, Gopi also instilled in Saina the virtue of keeping her feet firmly on the ground.

Li Xuerui outplays world No 1 Wang Yihan for badminton gold

Li Xuerui left no doubt who was the best women's badminton player in the world when she beat world champion Wang Yihan in the all-Chinese final at the London Olympic. Li won 21-15, 21-23, 21-17 in a 78-minute match.

India at Olympics: Boxer Manoj Kumar cries foul after ouster

"It doesn't look like an Olympic Games but more like a district competition because if it's Great Britain in the ring it doesn't matter who's against them. It's like a district competition where there's lots of cheating, cheating, cheating," said Manoj Kumar.

London Olympics recap: Saina's bronze and Poonia's heart

All the live action from London 2012, with a special, detailed focus on India’s performances.

Poonia finishes 7th in discus throw at Olympics

There was more disappointment for the Indians in the men's 20km race walk in which only K T Irfan put up a decent show to finish in the tenth position with a timing of 1:20:21.

Olympics: Devendro punches his way to a famous win

A stunned Purevdorj, the 2009 World Champion, seemed to have run out of steam as Devendro just get throwing punch after punch.

Serena Williams storms to singles gold

She became only the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam, winning the most lopsided women's final in Olympic history by beating Maria Sharapova 6-0, 6-1.

It can't only be Saina vs China: Saina

Saina hoped that her bronze medal— and the performances this year— would inspire more youngsters, and especially girls, to take to the sport.

Saina bags bronze after Wang retires hurt

Nehwal, ranked fifth in the world, becomes only the second Indian woman to win a medal in an individual Olympic sport.

Shooting: Shagun crashes out of women's Trap event

Shagun had a good 23 in the first round, but did miserably in the next two managing 17 and 21 to total 61.

AIBA says India has no case in Krishan's bout

The AIBA said that under its Technical & Competition Rules, the decision of the competition jury in relation to a protest is final and cannot be appealed.

Boxing has clearly not seen its last controversy

Ayaz Memon is in sending us daily Olympics updates from London. Keep checking here for the latest.

India to file counter-appeal against Vikas decision

The counter-appeal is likely to be lodged with the competition jury around 1 pm GMT according to Bhupinder Singh, vice president of the Indian Boxing Federation.

London Olympics: Are Phelps, Lochte mamma's boys?

US swimmers Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps may be in the spotlight in the London Olympics but their mothers have had as important a role to play in their rise.

London Olympics: Vijay's day, Poonia shines, Krishan shocked

All the live action from London 2012, with a special, detailed focus on India's performances.

Phelps to wrap up swimming career with one last race today

Phelps will wrap up his swimming career today with the butterfly leg of 4x100 medley relay, an event the US men have never lost.

Indian boxing team to take action on Vikas ouster after meeting

In a stunning reversal of fortunes, Vikas (69kg) was ousted after AIBA overturned the result of his pre-quarterfinal bout, that he had won, following a review.

London Olympics: Boxer Vikas Krishan's victory overturned

AIBA overturned Spence's loss to Indian welterweight Krishan Vikas late Friday night, five hours after the defense-minded Vikas had apparently clutched and grabbed his way to a 13-11 victory.