Live Olympics 2012 : news/updates

kasun.madhusanka

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    basketball (Women) starts 28th July 13:30 SL / 09:00 local time
    first match China v Czech Republic

    basketball (Men) starts 29th July 13:30 SL / 09:00 local time
    first match Nigeria v Tunisia

    and USA is going to play with France in their first match! thank u for the info!
     
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    Today (July 26)
    Men's football (8 matches)

    Honduras v Morocco
    (16:30 SL / 12:00 local time)
    Mexico v South Korea (19:00 SL / 14:30 local time)

    Spain v Japan (19:15 SL / 14:45 local time)
    UAE v Uruguay (21:30 SL / 17:00 local time)

    Gabon v Switzerland (21:45 SL SL / 17:15 local time)
    Belarus v New Zealand
    (00:15 July 27 SL / 19:45 local time)

    Brazil v Egypt
    (00:15 July 27 SL / 19:45 local time)
    Great Britain v Senegal
    (00:30 July 27 SL / 20:00 local time)
     

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    First two world records broken at Games

    London 2012 has seen its first world records broken as the South Korean archery team set two landmarks at Lord's.

    Im Dong-hyun, who is legally blind in one eye, set an individual record in Friday's ranking round.

    In the team event, Dong-hyun, Kim Bubmin and Oh Jin-hyek set a new landmark
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    [BBC]
     

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    Saudi Arabia threaten to withdraw from Olympics over judo headscarf ban

    The International Olympic Committee has organised an urgent meeting with Saudi Arabia national olympic committee officials, the international judo federation, and London Olympic organisers to try and avert the Saudi withdrawal.

    "Yes we have heard that the Saudis are not happy and we will have an urgent meeting, certainly in the next two days," an IOC spokesperson told the Daily Telegraph.
     

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    Doping crackdown is working, says IOC's Rogge

    The crackdown on doping offenders in the run-up to the London Olympics has been a success after testers caught more than a 100 athletes using performance-enhancing drugs in recent months, IOC President Jacques Rogge said on Friday.


    [RTE]