London Olympics

TNI Bureau: India bagged fifth medal at the London Olympics 2012 as wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt won a bronze in the Men's 60kg Freestyle repechage. Yogeshwar beat North Korea's Myong Ri Jong 7-1 in the bronze medal play-off match on…

TNI Bureau: Indian woman boxer Mary Kom settled for a bronze medal at the London Olympics, as she lost to Nicola Adams of Britain 6-11 in the semifinals. Nicola turned out to be too strong for the Indian. In another disappointment,…

TNI Bureau: August 2 brought mixed results for India at the London Olympics 2012. Saina Nehwal made history by reaching the semifinals in Badminton singles. However, Ronjan Sodhi's exit in Shooting was a big setback. Kashyap bowed out in…

TNI Bureau: Swimmer Michael Phelps became the most decorated Olympian with 19 medals to his credit when he won the gold medal in the 4x200 metre freestyle relay. With this, Phelps has now won 15 gold, two silver and two bronze medals so…

TNI Bureau: India received a big blow to its medal prospects, as ace Shooter Abhinav Bindra crashed out of the medal race in 10m Air Rifle event. He failed to qualify for the finals. Bindra finished 16th in the qualifiers. There is still…

TNI Bureau: The 30th Olympics Games got a dazzling, colourful start in London last night, portraying Great Britain's rich heritage and culture. Queen Elizabeth II declared the Games open in front of the 80,000-strong crowd and millions of…

TNI Bureau: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams made her second space flight on a Russian Soyuz rocket along with two colleagues yesterday. Ms. Williams, who is also a sportswoman told about her expectation to watch the London Olympics…

TNI Bureau: A day after he backed Mahesh Bhupathi and slammed the All India Tennis Association (AITA), Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has taken a retreat from the row, following which the top Tennis body came out in support of Leander…

TNI Bureau: Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has stepped in to crack the whip on warring Tennis players and bring the All India Tennis Federation (AITA) to the ground. Maken came out in support of Mahesh Bhupathi's logic and asked why the…