07/05/2012 | Argentina

CFK responds to UK over controversial Olympic ad

“Creativity can’t be censored,” President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner explained in relation to the controversial Olympic ad. She blasted the British government for their decision to send a destroyer ship to the Malvinas Islands and the exploitation of their natural resources.

24/07/2012 | World

UK deploys 1,200 more troops to beef up security

The government will deploy the 1,200 troops who were put on stand-by last week to help secure the London Olympics, a British minister said as security arrangements were tweaked to make up for a private firm's failure to recruit enough guards.

01/11/2012 | World

IOC to investigate Armstrong's Olympic medal

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will investigate Lance Armstrong's 2000 Olympics bronze medal after the American was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles in the biggest doping scandal to hit the sport.

21/01/2013 | Sports

For sale, one used Olympic basketball arena

The London Olympic basketball arena graced by NBA stars Kobe Bryant and LeBron James last year has been put up for sale.

01/09/2012 | Sports

Murray stops Lopez to reach the fourth round

Olympic champion Andy Murray recovered from a mid-match wobble to defeat Feliciano Lopez 7-6 7-6 4-6 7-6 in the third round of the US Open today.

21/09/2012 | Sports

Rio 2016 committee fires employees for stealing data in London

The organizing committee of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games fired 10 employees for downloading data without permission from computers at the London Games this year.

11/01/2013 | Sports

British man who threw bottle at Bolt found guilty

A mentally ill British man who shouted abuse at Usain Bolt and threw a beer bottle on the track at the start of the men's Olympic 100 metres final was found guilty of a public order offence today.

10/08/2012 | Sports

K2: Correa-Rézola get into finals

Argentina's Miguel Correa and Rubén Rézola qualified to the kayak double (K2) 200m men's finals and add up a new olympic diploma, after ending at the third place at the London 2012 Olympic Games semi-finals held at Eton Dorney Rowing Centre.

14/08/2012 | Sports

Murray has earned 'Big Four' status, says Djokovic

It has been an ongoing debate in the tennis world - does the current 'golden era' for the game feature a 'Big Three' or a 'Big Four' including Andy Murray?

22/08/2012 | Sports

Disgraced South Koreans have bans reduced

South Korea's Olympic badminton coach Sung Han-kook has had a lifetime suspension cut to two years, while four players sent home from the London Games for throwing matches also had their bans reduced.

08/08/2012 | Sports

Bolt coasts into 200m final

Jamaican Usain Bolt hardly had to break sweat as he coasted into the men's 200 metres final where he will bid for an unprecedented Olympic sprint double-double.

09/08/2012 | Sports

Murray withdraws from Toronto Masters with knee injury

Olympic champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Toronto Masters with a left knee injury, the Briton said.

09/08/2012 | Sports

Imperious Bolt blazes to sprint double-double

Jamaican Usain Bolt etched his name further into Olympic folklore by completing an unprecedented and sensational sprint double-double with a smooth 200 metres victory in the joint fourth fastest time ever run.

06/08/2012 | Sports

Basketball: Britain gets first Olympic win in 64 years

Britain won their first Olympic basketball game in 64 years and did so in style by thumping China 90-58 to the roars of the home crowd in their last contest of the London Games.

07/08/2012 | Sports

Men's hockey: Argentina thrash South Africa, to fight for 9 place

Argentina's men's field hockey team achieved its first victory at London 2012 Olympic Games after defeating South Africa by 6-3 in the fifth and last round of the Group A.

07/08/2012 | Sports

Triathlon: Tellechea leaves satisfied, reaches new personal record

Argentina Gonzalo Tellechea reached the 38 place at the Olympic triathlon held at London's traditional Hyde Park over 54.5 kilometres of swimming, cycling and running.

02/08/2012 | Sports

Suárez-Rosso finish fourth, miss medal

02/08/2012 | Sports

Judo: Schmidt eliminated in round of 32

02/08/2012 | Sports

Phelps wins men's 200m IM gold medal

Michael Phelps became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three successive Olympics when he clinched the men's 200 metres individual medley gold medal at the London Games.

30/07/2012 | Sports

What the medals tally tells us about the G7 and BRICS

During the Cold War, the relative power of the United States and the Soviet Union were regularly measured in gold, silver and bronze. The last couple of Olympic Summer Games have been a race between China and the United States, with America triumphing in Athens in 2004, and China, on home turf, overtaking its rival four years later.

01/08/2012 | Sports

Del Potro beats Simon, advances to quarter-finals

01/08/2012 | Sports

Argentina suffer second defeat in men's hockey

Pakistan, who has won the gold medal in three opportunities, defeated Argentina's national men's hockey team 2-0 in the match for the London 2012 Olympic Games' Group A.

26/07/2012 | Sports

UK PM says security is top priority at Olympics

British Prime Minister David Cameron said that his main priority was to ensure a safe and secure Olympic Games but that police and security services were leaving nothing to chance just a day before the opening ceremony.

26/07/2012 | Sports

World indoor high jump champ makes 10th banned in doping crackdown

Greece's world indoor high jump champion Dimitris Chondrokoukis has pulled out of the London Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance, the athlete's father said.

26/07/2012 | Sports

Argentine tennis' Olympic rivals unveiled

Juan Martín Del Potro and David Nalbandian will face Croatian Iban Dodig and Serb Janko Tipsarevic, respectively, at the Olympic Games London 2012.

23/07/2012 | Sports

USA Basketball learn 'valuable lesson' from Argentina

It was the narrowest winning margin yet for the US basketball team in the run-up to defending their Olympic title, but coach Mike Krzyzewski said the 86-80 victory over Argentina provided a valuable lesson for his squad.

24/07/2012 | Sports

Olympic torch rides London’s tube

25/07/2012 | Sports

North Korea match delayed after wrong flag displayed

North Korea women's football team delayed the beginning of the match against Colombia after the South Korean flag was incorrectly displayed on a giant screen before kickoff at Glasgow's Hampden Park stadium.

23/04/2012 | Sports

Former US Olympic coach Walker dies at 93

LeRoy Walker, the first black US Olympic team coach and president of the US Olympic Committee (USOC), has died at the age of 93, the USOC said.

26/04/2012 | Sports

Britain unveils plans for Olympics culture showcase

The final line-up for the London 2012 festival was announced, with around 12,000 events happening across Britain in a major cultural celebration organised to coincide with the summer Olympic Games.

31/05/2012 | Sports

Bolt sets year's fastest time for 100 in Rome

Olympic champion Usain Bolt clocked a season's best of 9.76 seconds to win the 100 metres at the Rome Golden Gala Diamond League meeting.

28/02/2012 | Sports

London puts rings on the river to mark 150 days to go

Mayor Boris Johnson promised Londoners a "summer like no other" after sending a giant set of Olympic rings down the River Thames and announcing a programme of free cultural events throughout the Games.

29/03/2012 | Sports

London tube names stations after Olympics’ legends

Several well-known Argentine football players will have the honour of lending their names to the London Underground to pay homage to the sports icons during the Olympic games to be held between July 27 to August 12.

20/04/2012 | Sports

Semenya qualifies for London Olympics

Former world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya qualified for the London Olympics when she eased to victory in one minute 59.58 seconds at a Yellow Pages Series meeting.

06/02/2011 | Sports

Argentina beat Brazil in U-20 South American derby

Argentina beat a previously undefeated Brazil 2-1 in a do-or-die duel that leaves Walter Perazzo's team one step closer to the U-20 World Cup qualification.

24/10/2011 | Sports

Mutola to coach South Africa's Semenya

Former world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has turned to two-lap great Maria Mutola to help her win Olympic gold in London next year, the South African said

22/11/2011 | Sports

UK Olympic security boss dismisses US fear report

The head of London's Olympic security dismissed as "rubbish" a media report that the United States was unhappy with arrangements for next summer's Games.