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handed a place in the singles draw of the Olympic tennis event after it was announced that Croatia's Petra Martic had withdrawn from the competition.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
Junior Hoilett completes his move to Loftus Road
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has been angered by the recent comments made by Giovani dos Santos which openly stated that he was hoping to quit the club this summer.
Roberto Mancini has admitted his frustrations at the lack of summer transfers, as the start of the new league season looms large
The opening ceremony of the London Olympics is just hours away now after seven years of preparations
Roger Federer says he is enjoying the prospect of facing Novak Djokivic or Andy Murray in the final.
Arsenal are on the verge of completing a deal for Real Madrid's Nuri Sahin that would see the midfielder move to the club on a one-year loan deal.
With the opening ceremony set to kick start the London 2012 Olympic Games, IBTimes UK looks at Team GB's main medal hopes over the next fortnight
Chelsea could end up losing Ashley Cole on a free transfer next summer after the defender entered the final 12 months of his contract.
Croatian midfielder Niko Kranjcar has blasted Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy for his treatment of his Croatian teammate Luka Modric.
Bradley Wiggins says he's happy to hand the spotlight to Mark Cavendish in the Olympics
Five-time Olympic champion Ian Thorpe says British hopeful Rebecca Adlington will need to handle the pressure on her shoulders well as she attempts to defend her medals.
Steven Gerrard says he believes that Liverpool will make it into the top four next season, with the skipper claiming that the squad have seen the error of their ways from their last campaign.
The agent of Bologna winger Gaston Ramirez has today arrived in London as he reportedly prepares to hold talks with representatives from Liverpool.
Alan Hansen believes that the tackle on Craig Bellamy as Team GB faced Senegal last night was a form of assault, with the former Liverpool star insisting it should have been a penalty.
Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini has warned Arsenal that the Gunners' chase of Spanish winger Santi Cazorla will not be an easy one
