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August 1, 2012
Vincent Hancock of the United States won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in men's skeet shooting.
July 31, 2012
After one of Egypt's Olympic swimmers admitted that the team was given knockoff Nike gear from China to compete in, the sports brand has issued a severe...
July 29, 2012
The International Olympic Committee said it is working to prevent Saudi Arabia from dropping out of the Olympic Games over a female judo athlete's headscarf.
July 28, 2012
Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle's "Isles of Wonder" wowed a TV audience of 1 billion during Friday's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London.
The coincidence of Ramadan this year with the London Olympics has thrown up a dilemma for Muslim athletes...
July 27, 2012
A team of seven athletes first represented the United Arab Emirates at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, however Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum is the country’s only Olympic champion to date.
July 26, 2012
British tennis ace Andy Murray, who is hoping to win golden laurels for his country at the Olympics, will use the memories of Usain Bolt's tremendous performances in Beijing four years ago as inspiration.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge believes that match-fixing and gambling are new challenges during the sporting event.
July 15, 2012
British tennis champion Andy Murray has said winning the gold at the London Olympics is his dream, and added that if does achieve that goal, it would be the "ultimate moment".
July 13, 2012
The London Olympics will be the first ever to include women athletes from every competing nation after Saudi Arabia agreed to send female athletes following protracted negotiations and heavy lobbying.
July 10, 2012
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's agent Ricky Simms has said the Olympic champion has fully recovered from a tight hamstring and is fit to participate in the London Games.
July 9, 2012
The first British men's singles finalist since 1938, Andy Murray, has said there is no shame in losing to one of the greatest athletes of all time Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final.
Swiss superstar Roger Federer rallied for his record-tying seventh Wimbledon title Sunday, outplaying Britain's Andy Murray in four sets.
July 8, 2012
Andy Murray, who would be looking to create history on Sunday by becoming the first British tennis star to win Wimbledon since Fred Perry in 1936, would use Barcelona star Lionel Messi as inspiration during his clash against six-time champion Roger Federer on Centre Court.
Maciej Zimowski, or Mike's, giant kitesurfing challenge to beat a Guinnness world record has unfortunately been hijacked by dramatic Egyptian politics. Egypt had bigger fish to fry than this sea-lover with a surfing passion, but he'll take the record when the time's right, he promises.
