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South Africa claim first rowing gold
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» South Africa stunned favourites Great Britain and Denmark to claim their first ever Olympic rowing gold medal in the lightweight men's four on Thursday in front of a 25,000 crowd.
Kiwis Cohen, Sullivan win men's double sculls
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» New Zealand world champions Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan won gold in the men's double sculls at the London Olympics rowing regatta on Thursday.
Australia gloom after Olympic swimming 'gold hush'
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» Australia are sliding towards their worst Olympics in the pool for 20 years after a succession of gold medal hopes have ended in silver at London's Aquatics Centre.
Olympic champion Naidan marches into semis
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» Olympic champion Tuvshinbayar Naidan of Mongolia was back to his best as he stormed into the semi-finals of the men's judo under-100kg category Thursday.
Brazil's Roberto Carlos hangs up his boots
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» Brazil World Cup winner Roberto Carlos has officially retired from football, the manager of Russian outfit Anzhi Makhachkala, where he was playing, has said.
Finnish app maker says 'Angry Birds' IPO in late 2013
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» Rovio, the Finnish makers of the world's most-downloaded mobile app "Angry Birds", will seek a stock market listing by the end of 2013, chief financial officer Mikko Setala said in an interview published Thursday.
British hope Adlington faces Friis battle
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» Rebecca Adlington, Great Britain's last gold medal hope in the pool, is set for another battle royal with Danish rival Lotte Friis in the defence of her 800m freestyle Olympic crown.
Cronk saves penalty as Aussies down United States
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» Australia moved back into contention for a semi-final place in the Olympic Games women's hockey tournament with a hard fought 1-0 win over United States on Thursday.
China hopes take double blow as Yi hurt in loss
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» Chinese hopes of reaching the Olympic men's basketball medal playoffs took a double blow on Thursday with NBA star Yi Jianlian suffering a knee injury in winless China's 81-61 loss to Australia.
China badminton star quits in scandal
AFP, Published on 02/08/2012
» A top Chinese badminton star quit the sport on Thursday as an Olympic match-throwing scandal met with dismay and criticism in China, Indonesia and South Korea, from where eight players were disqualified.