Jamaican Usain Bolt allayed fears about his fitness by storming through the first round of the 100 metres in 10.09 seconds at the London Olympics on Saturday.
India's campaign in the rowing event of the London Olympics came to a dismal end as Sandeep Kumar and Manjeet Singh finishing second last in the Men's Double sculls event.
05:28 PMCzech's Miroslava Knapkova takes women's single title
The Czech Republic's Miroslava Knapkova powered to victory in the women's Olympic single scull on Dorney Lake on Saturday to add to her 2011 world championship title and finally confirm her position at the top of the sport.
05:19 PMPoll: Do you think there is a bias against Indian sportsmen at international level after controversial ouster of boxers Sumit Sangwan and Vikas Krishan?
05:10 PMInjured LaShawn Merritt drops out of 400m heat
LaShawn Merritt's defence of his Olympic 400m crown lasted only a few seconds on Saturday as the American pulled up injured in his qualifying heat.
Mads Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist of Denmark won the Olympic gold in men's lightweight double sculls in London on Saturday.
05:04 PMIOC temporarily bans Colombian, confirms Baranova out
Colombian 400 metres runner Diego Palomeque Echevarria has been temporarily banned while Russian cyclist Victoria Baranova has been expelled from the London Games, the International Olympic Committee confirmed on Saturday.
India's Sudha Singh crashed out of the London Olympics after failing to qualify for the final of the women's 3000m steeplechase event, finishing a lowly 13th out of 15 runners in the first heat on Saturday.
India will appeal against the AIBA decision to overturn a result that cost Vikas a quarterfinal spot at Olympics, but the organisation said they do not have grounds to do so.
Britain's Katherine Copeland and Sophie Hosking roared to victory in the women's lightweight double to give the host nation its second Olympic rowing gold medal on Dorney Lake within 20 minutes.
The Brazilian Olympic Committee says rower Kissya Cataldo da Costa has been temporarily suspended for failing a doping test before the London Games.
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius starts his men's 400m round 1 heats at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday. (Reuters Photo)
04:33 PM"I didn't know whether to cry. I had a mixture of emotions. It was the most amazing experience, the crowd was amazing. I saw the South African flag."
- Oscar Pistorius
South Africa's Oscar Pistorius made history on Saturday when he became the first double amputee to compete in an athletics event at the London Olympics.
Switzerland's Nicola Spirig won the closest Olympic women's triathlon in history on Saturday, pipping Sweden's Lisa Norden for gold after a dramatic photo finish.
Great Britain won a fourth successive Olympic men's four title at the London Games rowing regatta on Saturday. The home crew -- Alex Gregory, Pete Reed, Tom James and Andrew Triggs Hodge -- led from the first stroke to deny arch rivals Australia, with the United States taking bronze.
03:59 PMDanes, Chinese reach men's doubles final
Denmark's Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen defeated South Korea's Chung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae 17-21 21-18 22-20 to reach the final of the men's doubles at the London Games on Saturday.
03:44 PMPistorius off to good Olympic start
It was only a morning 400-meter heat but Oscar Pistorius took a big step in Olympic history Saturday, becoming the first double amputee runner to compete in the Olympics.
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