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London 2012 are investigating how a bucket of unofficial condoms found its way into the athletes’ village without official consent. The Australian BMX cyclist Caroline Buchanan tweeted a photograph of the bucket, which featured a sign reading “Kangaroos condoms, for the gland downunder”, and a picture

On the podium Felix Sanchez cried and cried. As the national anthem of his beloved Dominican Republic rung out across the stadium speakers, Sanchez wept uncontrollably. Despite his gold medal, they hardly looked like tears of joy to anyone watching. It could yet become one of the most enduring images of London 2012. Sanchez had ... Read more

One of the more poignant moments of Sunday’s electric track-and-field lineup in the Olympic Stadium came in the semifinals of the 400 meters. Oscar Pistorius, who had managed to reach his goal and qualify for the semi-final, finished last. There were cheers for Pistorius though, from around the stadium. But more importantly, the young sprinter ... Read more

Yelena Isinbayeva clearly remembers the moment she began to ask herself the most basic and existential question of them all. It was at a dinner following a Diamond League meet in Monaco and Isinbayeva was approached by an IAAF statistician who indulged her in

Ezekiel Kemboi could have been a stand-up comedian. His antics certainly had the press in raptures, but like all stand-up comedians he also made many valid points, albeit in a humorous way. “South Asians have cricket, Europeans have football, and Kenyans have

Of the seven heptathlon events, her most favourite one is 100m hurdles so Jessica Ennis must have some ideas about China’s Liu Xiang, the poster boy in Beijing four years ago. It all had ended in agony for Liu, the first Asian man to take gold in an Olympics track event, winning the 110m hurdles ... Read more

The giant screens at the Olympic Stadium often invite audience to make some noise but it was not something needed when Mohammed Farah raced his 10,000-metre run on Saturday. The crowd were already on their feet seeking Jessica Ennis and George Rutherford picking up two gold medals for Great Britain and when Farah began his ... Read more

Birthday boy Ryan Lochte is set to be upstaged again by United States rival Tyler Clary as they wind down from their Olympic exertions in the pool. After stealing Lochte’s 200m backstroke crown with a surprise gold medal on Thursday, Clary revealed he is heading to the heart of London’s west end to mix it ... Read more

Mohan Khan, Bangladesh’s last remaining athlete in Olympics 2012, will take the field today when he will sprint in men’s 100-metre pre-qualifying heats at the Olympics Stadium. Mohan, who was drawn in the first heat, said he is very relaxed before this long cherished event. ‘I am not at all nervous,’ said Mohan. ‘I know ... Read more

“These things happen,” said a weary looking Victoria Pendleton. She said it with purpose, her brilliant blue eyes looking straight at the journalist who had asked her the question. But even then you got the feeling that the only person she was trying to convince was herself. “How could they do this to you Vicky?” ... Read more

As the USA took the second set in tie-break Brazil coach Bernardo Rezende put his both hands on the head. The game was still evenly-poised but he sensed the worst and at the end he was proved right. Brazil lost their epic Pool B volleyball battle to the USA by 3-1 sets in what was ... Read more

London Olympic 2012 London Diary After we reported yesterday that luminaries as diverse and impressive as Dmitri Medvedev (RUS), Kobe Bryant (USA) and Prince Albert of Monaco had been among the glitterati gracing the stands at these games, the celeb-sightings poured in from other sports, determined not to be outdone. One breathless snowboarding fan of ... Read more

Bangladesh swimmer put on a decent show in his only event in London Olympics when he clocked 24.64 seconds to finish 39th among 58 swimmers in the 50-metre freestyle heat on Thursday. The timing and position easily met the expectation of Mahfizur, Bangladesh’s best freestyle swimmer in the last five years, who came here thankfully ... Read more

In the whole five minutes of the prize giving ceremony he did not smile for a second. A little lip movement while singing the national anthem and that was that – Daniel Gyurta looked like an ironman during the entire ceremony. To anyone who watched an emotional South African Chad le Clos, who broke down in tears ... Read more