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More than 12,000 seats for key events like tennis, gymnastics and swimming remained empty on second day.

The new doodle, which follows the archery and diving doodles, commemorates Hungary's first gold at the 2012 London Olympics.

Captain Ryan Giggs leads the way in front of near-capacity crowd at Wembley

Lizzie Armitstead claimed Team GB's first medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games after winning silver in the women's road race following a thrilling sprint with victor Marianne Vos.

Great Britain men's gymnastics team swept into the final of the team event for their first time in 88 years by putting on a stunning performance at the North Greenwich Arena.

Vijender Singh is through to the round of 16 after defeating Danabek Sukhanov of Kazakhstan.

London Olympics boss Sebastian Coe says students and members of the armed forces will be allowed to fill empty seats at Olympic venues this summer.

Rebecca Adlington has squeaked into the final of the women's 400m freestyle event, while sailor Ben Ainslie started the fleet of 10 races for the men's Finn sailing event by finishing a strong second.

The identity of the woman who joined the Indian team on a lap of the stadium has been revealed.

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

The Republican presidential nominee is taking an aggressive line against Iran because he sees an existential threat to Israel.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Andre Villas-Boas may replace Modric with Fulham's Moussa Dembele.

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas has criticised players from his former club, Chelsea, saying that his present charges were much better to work with

Barcelona vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu has stated that the club would like Brazil forward Neymar to move to Camp Nou after the Olympics.

The Queen, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh and London Mayor Boris Johnson, rode the lift to the top of the 377-foot Orbit tower to get a bird's eye view.

The vacant seats are believed to belong to official bodies and the media.

Diving made its debut at the 1904 Olympic Games at St Louis, United States.

Ryan Lochte delivered the most convincing claim to the heir of Michael Phelps' throne with a dominant display to strike gold in the 400m individual medley.

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.

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.

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

Dozens of rebels belonging to the Free Syrian Army believed killed or wounded in Aleppo.

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

Samsung's flagship smartphone Galaxy S3 to launch in special London 2012 Olympics edition.

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