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So intense is the competition between the Americans and the Chinese that the Olympics is rapidly becoming a proxy war of sorts... hardly a surprising development given the countries involved

IBTimes UK looks ahead to all the action taking place at the 2012 London Olympics

Britain's Andy Murray continued his recovery from his Wimbledon disappointment after crushing Jarkko Nieminen to reach the third round of the Olympic tennis competition.

Newcastle have confirmed the signing of Australian youngster Curtis Good, with the 19 year old having impressed Alan Pardew on his trial at St James' Park.

Great Britain rowers have qualified for final of the men's lightweight four, by finishing first in their semi final game.

There was yet more success for Team GB at Eton Dorney as Alan Campbell produced a superb performance in the men's single sculls to qualify for the semi-finals, while the women's eight secured a spot in the final of the repechage.

China will launch third probe, Chang'e-3, in 2013 in attempt to land on lunar surface.

British archers in the women's individual event for the London Olympics 2012 are struggling to live up to the pressure and expectations on their shoulders

World Championship silver medallist Ellen Gandy's failure to qualify for the 200m butterfly final continued Team GB's struggles in swimming competition at the Aquatics Centre on Tuesday.

BP hit by $6.5bn in costs on reduction of US shale gas asset value and post-Gulf of Mexico oil spill payments plus smaller income from TNK-BP oil production.

Action from the 2012 London Olympics to come from Wimbledon, where all the big guns - Andy Murray, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Maria Sharapova and the Williams sisters will be out on court... and there are four medal races in swimming events to be completed

Team GB pair Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins broke a 20 year old Olympic record in reaching the women's sculls final on Friday.

Great Britain's men's basketball team were unable to prevent defeat as they made their first appearance at the Olympics since 1948, eventually succumbing to 95-75 defeat to Russia in Group B.

Researchers from Britain and Australia discover how carbon is drawn down from the surface of the Southern Ocean to the deep waters beneath.

IBTimes UK presents our daily round-up and previews to all the action from the 2012 London Olympics

Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, makes her Olympic equestrian debut with her family cheering her on.

Saturday saw the first flush of Olympic golds and China leads the provisional table with six medals (four gold) and with the Italians and Americans in hot pursuit. The hosts, Great Britain, have yet to open their medal count for the Games but can be confident of doing so on Sunday, with Rebecca Adlington competing in the women's 400m freestyle and three time gold medallist Ben Ainslie opening the sailing event

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.

AAPT says Anonymous has breached company database in protest against Australian government's data retention scheme.

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.

Goldman Sachs, the investment bank, said that post-Games reality often fails to meet economic expectations - like in Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.

Migration Watch accuses coalition government of 'bottling out' in the face of pressure from university heads and business leaders.

Samsung and Apple have prepared for what is being called the Patent Trial of the Century by failing to agree on the value of each other's patents.

Everton have announced the departure of Australian midfielder Tim Cahill and the arrival of Scottish striker Steven Naismith. They have also been linked with a move for Spurs' midfielder, Steven Pienaar

I've been living in London for over 18 months now, and every time the English have a whinge about something I can't help but think back to my Aussie roots and how we stereotype them to be somewhat negative at the best of times.

Murdoch steps down from boards of UK newspapers after leadership called into question by phone hacking scandal.

CloudOn announces launching its free productivity app for iPad and Android in 60 more countries

England look to well in control and on course to defend their crown against South Africa, as we head into the second day at the Oval

Fair Work Australia has stamped its seal of approval on the planned protest action of teachers and school support staff by the state of Victoria in early September.

Fernando Alonso's race engineer explains Ferrari's turnaround in fortunes and there are doubts over the possibility of a German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in 2013