With 20th gold, Phelps completes historic hat-trick

London, Aug 3: Michael Phelps became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three successive Olympics when he clinched the men's 200 metres individual medley gold medal at the London Games on Thursday. Phelps, who won the event at the Athens and Beijing Games, relegated compatriot More

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Soni wins 200m breaststroke gold in world record

London, Aug 3: American Rebecca Soni broke the women's 200m breaststroke world record for the second time in two days on Thursday as she won Olympic gold for the second straight Games. Using her trademark late kick, Soni won gold in 2min 19.59sec, improving the record of 2:20.00 she posted More

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Bolt, Isinbayeva make London bow

London, Aug 3: The cream of men's sprinting and Russian pole vaulting legend Yelena Isinbayeva will make their bow on the second day of the athletics programme of the Olympics on Friday.Defending Olympic champion Usain Bolt and Jamaican teammates Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell will run heats and More

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SAINA LOSES IN SEMIS BUT STILL IN HUNT FOR BRONZE

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, Aug 3: Outclassed by a clearly superior rival, Saina Nehwal on Friday tamely lost to the top-seeded Yihan Wang of China in the women's singles semi-final of the Olympic Games, acknowledging later that the Chinese was "too fast" for her. World No 5 Saina, the first Indian to reach More

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Vijay Kumar wins silver

25M RAPID PISTOL SHOOTING

London, Aug 3: Marksman Vijay Kumar has won India a silver medal in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol event at the Olympic Games in London on Friday. Vijay's scored 5-4-4-3-4-4-4-2. Leuris Pupo of Cuba won the gold medal wih a score of 34, while Ding Feng of China won bronze with 27 points.  Alexei More

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London 2012 Hockey: India suffers third defeat

London, Aug 3: A jittery India crashed to a 2-5 defeat against Germany for their third straight reverse in Group B of the Olympic men's hockey competition here on Friday. The Germans, while recording their third consecutive win, gave a fine exhibition of their efficiency based on strong basics More

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