LONDON

British fencer Corinna Lawrence beat Chilean Caterin Aranguiz Bravo to enter the Round of 32 in the women's individual epee event at the 2012 London Olympics, while compatriot Paul Drinkhall was beaten by German Dimitrij Ovtcharov in his single's table tennis third round match

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

A report by cyber-security firm ThreatMatrix claims Personal Computers, mobile phones and tablets are likely to face increased numbers of malware attacks from hackers during the Olympics

Hannah Miley and Caitlin McClatchey both qualified for the semi-finals of their respective events after a morning in the pool that saw Ye Shiwen of China grab the headlines with a dominating performance in the 200m medley.

Athletes at the 2012 London Olympics have been spotted with rather uniquely designed tattoos, all evidence of the spirit the Games are being played with

Manchester United are keeping a close eye on the contract situation of England defender Ashley Cole who has less than 12 months remaining on his contract with Chelsea.

The IOC warns Londoners that excessive tweeting during the cycling road races caused communication problems for riders and commentators.

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.

Rebecca Adlington was unable to defend her 400m freestyle title from Beijing 2008 but the 23-year-old did enough to secure third place and become the first British female swimmer to win an individual medal in successive Olympic Games.

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.