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Olympic Games opening sparks betting flurry on filmmaker Boyle Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Bookmakers expect record gambling on the 2012 Olympics after the opening ceremony prompted a flood of bets on event mastermind Danny Boyle receiving a knighthood - and confusion over wagers laid on who would light the Olympic ... See all stories on this topic »

First US medal of Games is team archery silver after upset of South Korea CBSSports.com (blog) The U.S. archery team has won Team USA's first medal of the London Games--a silver, earned after upsetting gold-medal favorite South Korea in the semifinals. But the U.S. will also rue their missed opportunity in the final after losing to second-seeded ... See all stories on this topic » CBSSports.com (blog)

TAKE A LOOK-London Olympic Games Reuters Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:29pm IST. Kazakhstan's Alexandre Vinokourov sprinted to victory in the men's cycling road race on Saturday, crushing British hopes of gold on the first full day of competition at the London Olympic Games. (For complete coverage on ... See all stories on this topic »

Romney tops off London trip with Olympic Games CBS News After Romney critiqued that he found London's security efforts for the Games "disconcerting," Cameron defended his city as "one of the busiest, most active, bustling cities anywhere in the world. "Of course, it's easier if you hold an Olympic Games in ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

China Takes First Gold Medal at London Games Voice of America There are going to be 5000 tests during this games and all the medalists will be tested so no one can think they will get away and that's a very good, clear message to send. It's disappointing." Earlier Saturday, police cleared part of central London's ... See all stories on this topic » Voice of America

2012 Olympic Games TV times, channel and online information released Examiner.com The 2012 Summer Olympic Games are in full swing in England with Saturday July 28th being the first full day of televised games. With the many games and many countries participating in the 2012 Olympics, it could be hard to find the event you want to ... See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com

Phelps, Lochte Do Battle As Games Get Underway KMGH Denver Queen Elizabeth II made an appearance at the Aquatics Center on Saturday to watch the action, having officially declared the Games open the previous night during director Danny Boyle's raucous, pop culture-themed opening ceremony. Widely hailed in UK ... See all stories on this topic »

Albanian weightlifter is London Games' first doping case CBSSports.com LONDON -- The first official doping ban during the London Olympics was handed down Saturday as the International Olympic Committee threw out Albanian weightlifter Hysen Pulaku from the Games. The IOC said Pulaku tested positive for a banned steroid, ... See all stories on this topic »

London cyclists say 'green' Games boast 'a bit of a joke' msnbc.com LONDON -- The 2012 Olympics may claim to be the first 'green' Summer Games, but the city's cyclists have been holding a number of protests -- including one on Friday at which more than 100 people were arrested -- claiming that the authorities appear to ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

Daily Digest London: The Games begin Minnesota Daily (blog) Individual flames combined to form Stratford's Olympic torch Friday evening, marking the end to director Danny Boyle's open ceremonies and the athlete's parade. Marry Poppins had slain Lord Voldemort before cheering crowds admiring the £27 million ... See all stories on this topic »

Tokyo 2020 Games would generate $37 billion-bid chief Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - An Olympic Games in Tokyo would generate $37 billion and create 150000 jobs if the Japanese capital wins the nod next year to stage the 2020 summer Games, bid officials said on Saturday. Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, ... See all stories on this topic »

Men notch up an Olympic win at sex equality Games Yahoo! Sports LONDON (Reuters) - The quest for sex equality at the London Olympics is going where no Games has gone before with men taking up some of the previously women-only roles as flower and medal bearers at the victory ceremonies. Dressed in purple suits ... See all stories on this topic »

2012 NBA Schedule: Most Entertaining Games Between Up-and-Comers Bleacher Report The Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder steal all the attention when it comes to the NBA schedule, but the up-and-comers can be just as much fun to watch. Plenty of teams have added solid young pieces and will be ... See all stories on this topic » Bleacher Report

The force of Olympic branding: The growing monetary value of the Games Deseret News Fireworks explode over the stadium at the end of the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games at the Olympic Stadium in London, Saturday, July 28, 2012. Ezra Shaw, Pool, Associated Press. Summary. Innovative, expensive and fiercely ... See all stories on this topic » Deseret News

Fashion Olympics: Big designers behind games kits Fox News LONDON – Who said sportswear can't be chic? The athletes' parade during Friday's opening ceremony might as well have been a catwalk show, with some of fashion's biggest names — Armani, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney — designing the team ... See all stories on this topic »

Key games await gold medal favourites Fifa.com Matchday 2 of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 should prove to be a crucial one. While a clutch of sides, Brazil among them, are out to claim a place in the quarter-finals in double-quick time, there are a group of others, including ... See all stories on this topic » Fifa.com

Olympic Games Schedule for July 29, 2012 Yahoo! Sports The schedule of Olympic Games for July 29, 2012, features a large variety of events. Competitions in archery and badminton continue while men's basketball begins. The Summer Olympics will also include events in beach volleyball, boxing, cycling, soccer ... See all stories on this topic »

Beyond Trampoline: New Summer Games To Consider NPR The trampoline is a competitive sport in this year's Olympic Games. It might be hard to envision finely trained athletes competing for gold in what a lot of Americans probably consider something kids do while the grill gets hot. But competitive ... See all stories on this topic »

Romney, Obama should let Games alone FOXSports.com Jen Floyd Engel covered local sports for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram since 1997 and became a columnist in 2003. Sports opinions? She's never short of them. And love her or hate her, she'll be just another one of the boys. Follow her on Twitter or like ... See all stories on this topic » FOXSports.com

Hunger Games? Buffalo News (blog) LONDON -- I figured that headline might grab you. I'm sitting the press box at Lord's Cricket Ground in northwest London, site of the Olympic archery competition. Archery is super hot in the U.S. these days, thanks in large part to the success of the ... See all stories on this topic »

Let the Real Games Begin Albany Times Union (blog) After a restful night's, it was up early to catch the tube out to Stratford for one of the first events of the games, women's basketball. I left at 7:30, planning plenty of time to make the surely crowded trek. To my surprise, there were very few ... See all stories on this topic » Albany Times Union (blog)

US men's team expecting tougher challenge on road to Olympic gold at London ... Washington Post On Sunday, the U.S. opens pool play against France, a squad led by speedy San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker, who nearly missed the London Games because of a serious eye injury. The French roster includes five other NBA players. Krzyzewski ... See all stories on this topic »

Utah and the UK's Games Salt Lake Tribune Everyone remembers them well for being the first Games after the tragic attacks of Sept. 11; for the unique western- and Native American-flavored pageantry of the opening ceremony; and, in Britain, as the year when our athletes notched up one of their ... See all stories on this topic »

Glover, Stanning set Games record in heat Yahoo! Eurosport UK Glover, Stanning set Games record in heat. The British rowing pair of Helen Glover and Heather Stanning set a Games record in their heat to confirm their status as favourites to win Britain's first Olympic gold medal for a women's crew. By Reuters ... See all stories on this topic » Yahoo! Eurosport UK

Team USA's Joseph Diaz, Jr., Opens the 2012 Olympic Games with a Double ... EastsideBoxing.com claimed the first win of the Olympic Games on Saturday afternoon with a convincing 19-9 win over Pavlo Ischenko of Ukraine in first round action. The pair faced off in the first bout of the entire tournament with Diaz enjoying the distinction of the ... See all stories on this topic »

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