Gerald Sibon kept the Netherlands in the Olympic football tournament yesterday by converting a second-half penalty kick in his team's 1-0 win over Japan, and Nigeria, Cameroon, Belgium and Ivory Coast...

Signalling his recent tailspin may be over, Roger Federer avenged a defeat four years ago at the Olympics by beating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6 (4) Wednesday ...

Hungarian strongman Janos Baranyai’s first Olympics ended in agony yesterday when he dislocated his right elbow in the ugliest moment yet of the Olympic weightlifting competition....

Three Chinese critically injured in bus accidentThree Chinese were critically injured in an accident involving a bus from the athletes’ village and a van on the way to the Olympic rowing park, according to the Australian Olympic Committee. ...

Three world records have already been set and the 100-metre freestyle final is still to come. Swimming's signature race is living up to the hype. ...

Michael Phelps swam into history yesterday as the athlete to win the most Olympic golds ever with his 10th and 11th career gold medals – and five world records at the Beijing Games. ...

Ryan Gambin swims 100m fly todayMalta’s Madeleine Scerri won the opening heat in the 100m freestyle in yesterday’s swimming programme at the Water Cube, but still failed to make it to the semi-finals....

With a border war back home casting sobriety on the Olympics' biggest beach party, Georgia rallied from a first-set blowout to beat Russia in beach volleyball yesterday. ...

Kristin Armstrong won the gold medal yesterday in the women's time trial, making her just the second American women's cyclist to become an Olympic champion. ...

Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won gold in the Olympic men's road cycling time-trial yesterday, adding to the bronze he took in the men's road race. ...