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British pair Andy and Jamie Murray were knocked out of the men's doubles in three sets by Jurgen Melzer and Alexander Peya in the Olympic tennis competition at Wimbledon.

Mark Cavendish failed to land Great Britain's first medal of the Olympic Games as Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakstan raced to victory in the men's road race.

Hysen Pulaku tests positive for banned steroid

The team parades were as spectacular as the opening ceremony of the London Olympics Games.

Chinese shooter Yi Siling became the first gold medal winner of London 2012 after triumphing in the women's 10m air rifle.

Iceland international Gylfi Sigurdsson has revealed he chose to sign for Tottenham despite interest from Liverpool.

Team GB's Helen Glover and Heather Stanning have won the first heat in the women's rowing pairs event at the London 2012 Olympics, setting a new Olympic Record and directly qualifying for the final.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is growing understandably tired of speculation linking club captain and striker Robin van Persie with an exit from the Emirates

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic on returning to Wimbledon and going for gold at London 2012.

Organisers of the 2012 London Olympics face angry fans with invalid tickets for a closed door archery event.

Check out a review of Friday's practice times and a weather update for Saturday's qualifying, as well as information on where to watch the Hungaroring practice and qualifying sessions live

While the Queen turns Bond girl, Mr Bean makes no mistakes during his four-minute caper.

The South Korean Sailing Federation has apologised on behalf of coach Lee Jae-Cheol, who has been sent home from the Games after being fined for drunk driving

Spanish champions Real Madrid are reportedly willing to increase their bid for Tottenham Hotspur playmaker Luka Modric to £33 million.

Arsenal crash to a 0-2 defeat to Premier League rivals Manchester City in a pre-season friendly at China's Beijing National Stadium.

Team Great Britain's unexpected 1-1 draw against Senegal leaves the hosts in a very delicate situation ahead of their next group game - against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday, at Wembley

Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle stages spectacular opening ceremony starring the Queen, James Bond and Mr Bean.

IBTimes UK presents the first of our daily round-up and previews to all the action from the 2012 London Olympics. If you want to find out which of your favourite athletes will be in the spotlight on each day or even if you simply want to discover a new sport... this should give you all the information on the biggest events of each day

One of the favourites to medal at the London Olympics for Team GB has been handed a tough opening contest after super-heavyweight Anthony Joshua was drawn against Erislandy Savon of Cuba.

With the London Olympics now upon us we decided it was time for two members of the IBTimes UK Sport team, Nick Howson and Adrian Back, to discuss the major issues as London prepares to host the 30th Games.

Chelsea captain John Terry has been charged by the Football Association after an extensive review into the incident that took place at Loftus Road on October 23 2011.

Best places along 156-mile to watch Bradley Wiggins and co compete for gold at the London 2012 Games - without spending a penny.

Emmanuel Adebayor's proposed switch to Tottenham appears to have hit a stumbling block after reports suggested that the striker is demanding that Manchester City pay him the full £5million transfer fee.

Manchester United's hopes of signing Sao Paulo's Lucas Moura and be scuppered with the revelation that the Brazilian wonderkid will not be leaving the club this summer.

How unfortunate it is that Greek athlete Voula Papachristou has been barred from the Olympics after making an allegedly racist joke on Twitter and apparently posting material by a member of the controversial (to put it mildly) Golden Dawn Party.

Laura Robson has been handed a place in the singles draw of the Olympic tennis event after it was announced that Croatia's Petra Martic had withdrawn from the competition.

Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny says he turned down a move to Barcelona to sign a five-year contract at the Emirates Stadium.

Olympic legend joins growing chorus angry at Mitt Romney's doubts over London's readiness for Games.

West Ham United have made an loan offer for Liverpool striker Andy Carroll with a view to a permanent deal next summer