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Japan have beaten Spain in football for the first time in history, after the side claimed a 1-0 deserved win over 10 men in the first day of the men's football matches.

Row over North Korea and South Korea flag mistakes is not only unfortunate incident to occur during huge sporting events.

Ryan Giggs and Tom Cleverly have stated there is every chance the hosts could walk away with the gold medal for the men's football tournament

Andy Murray begins his Olympic campaign back at Wimbledon against Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round of the tennis competition at London 2012.

Javier Hernandez has admitted he would have loved to play for his country in the Olympics, but the Manchester United striker says he's equally glad he's been able to participate in his club's pre-season training.

Former Olympic silver medallist Steve Cram believes the target of eight athletics medals set by head coach Charles van Commenee during the London 2012 Olympics is realistic.

David Beckham has confirmed he will play a role in Friday's opening ceremony that will spark London 2012 into life.

The study comes ahead of the second quarter GDP data which is expected to show a 0.2 percent contraction.

Amir Khan is confident that there will be plenty of success for British boxers at the London Olympics as he claims he would be disappointed if we didn't win at least six medals.

Team Great Britain's (GB) athletics captain, Dai Greene, has announced he is confident of winning gold his country at the 2012 London Olympic Games

Amelia Earhart completed her Atlantic crossing in 1932, but vanished five years later.

World's fastest man and Jamaican Olympics gold medallist unveiled in wax form in countdown to London 2012.

Will Bradley Wiggins' victory at the Tour de France be surpassed during the London 2102 Olympic Games?

Harrison to fight David Price for British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles in Liverpool in October.

Sir Chris Hoy will carry the flag for Team GB during the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympic Games, the British Olympic Association have confirmed.

Chelsea are looking very close to having a deal completed for Oscar, while Hulk has hinted that he may yet leave Porto this summer by admitting his future is 'in God's hands'.

Wiggins first Briton to lift trophy while Chris Froome finishes second and Mark Cavendish wins final event.

If the design blueprints of the patent application, leaked through PatentBolt, are to be believed, the next-gen Nexus device could be a rotating hybrid laptop-tablet with no physical keyboard

Locog lawyers find 'no infringements' of Olympics branding by Middletons' party accessories site

Blue is often described as a royal colour and it is a shade that finds favour with Kate Middleton. The Duchess of Cambridge has often been spotted in an azure blue and was seen in that stunning colour again, on Thursday

Sir Chris Hoy will not compete in the individual sprint event at the London 2012 Olympics, with Jason Kenny selected ahead of the current Gold medal defender.

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the 2012 London Olympics, with the reigning champion citing a knee injury and admitting he isn't in the right condition to compete in the tournament.

The first images of the Sims 3 Supernatural Expansion Pack show off character designs for witches, werewolves, fairies, vampires and zombies.

US athlete Bernard Lagat has stated that he wants to upset the British supporters at the Olympics by beating home favourite Mo Farah.

With the whole world moving online, AlienVault's Dominique Karg looks at teh threats posed by digital pirates on the internet's high seas.

Chelsea are close to completing a £60mn double swoop for Uruguay striker Edison Cavani and Brazil midfielder Oscar

Bizarre and entertaining pictures of the straw land art festival 2012 held in Croatia.Check out the photos.

Athletes lost in London for hours trying to find Olympic Park.

Aaron Ramsey hopes that Welsh fans will get behind Team GB at the Olympics

'Gold', 'silver', 'bronze' and 'London' on blacklist of words in promotions in crackdown on ambush marketing by local traders.