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Switzerland footballer Michel Morganella has been expelled from the London Olympics for posting a racist message on Twitter.

Nicholas Edmondson Jul 30, 2012

Team GB women's hockey captain Kate Walsh will continue to play on despite undergoing surgery on a broken jaw suffered during the opening game of their London 2012 Olympic campaign against Japan.

Nick Howson Jul 30, 2012

Saturday saw the first flush of Olympic golds and China leads the provisional table with six medals (four gold) and with the Italians and Americans in hot pursuit. The hosts, Great Britain, have yet to open their medal count for the Games but can be confident of doing so on Sunday, with Rebecca Adlington competing in the women's 400m freestyle and three time gold medallist Ben Ainslie opening the sailing event

Chandrashekar Srinivasan Jul 29, 2012

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

Vishnuprasad S Jul 28, 2012

IBTimes UK presents the first of our daily round-up and previews to all the action from the 2012 London Olympics. If you want to find out which of your favourite athletes will be in the spotlight on each day or even if you simply want to discover a new sport... this should give you all the information on the biggest events of each day

Chandrashekar Srinivasan Jul 28, 2012

With the opening ceremony set to kick start the London 2012 Olympic Games, IBTimes UK looks at Team GB's main medal hopes over the next fortnight

Nick Howson Jul 27, 2012

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.

Vanessa Keller Jul 26, 2012

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

Ewan Palmer Jul 26, 2012

The organisers behind the 2012 London games have promised some 6,000 tests (including the new bio-marker tests) will be carried out over the course of the event

Staff Reporter Jul 26, 2012

Public appearances by North Korea leader and Ri Sol-ju may suggest more open leadership for notoriously secretive country.

Nicholas Edmondson Jul 26, 2012

Hermit state's recently installed dictator gains full control of army after military reshuffle and removal of vice-marshal Ri Yong-ho.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 18, 2012

Former Liverpool and Manchester City goal keeper David James has hailed England's Joe Hart as the best keeper in the world

Chandrashekar Srinivasan Jul 17, 2012

Christine Ohuruogu is refusing to consider making history as the first British athlete to retain an Olympic track and field title despite a return to her very best during the London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace.

Nick Howson Jul 16, 2012

Mud festival 2012 saw crazy pictures of attendees splashing mud on each other. Check out the photos below.

Staff Reporter Jul 15, 2012

Celtic and South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng is one of Liverpool's summer transfer targets.

Vishnuprasad S Jul 11, 2012

Australia and New Zealand join WWF and Greenpeace against plans, which they declare are 'commercial whaling in drag'.

Nicholas Edmondson Jul 05, 2012

The hugely controversial ACTA treaty has been rejected by the European Parliament in a landslide vote.

Alistair Charlton Jul 04, 2012

Secret technologies related to next generation television panels and belonging to LG and Samsung have been stolen with six employees of Israeli company Orbotech arrested.

David Gilbert Jun 27, 2012

A Toronto-based Kripparrian with help from another player called Krippi has beaten Diablo 3 at its hardest level.

Shruti Hirur Jun 23, 2012

China pledges to provide $43bn (£27.4bn) to International Monetary Fund to boost its lending power.

Geetha Pillai Jun 19, 2012

G20 Draft Communique to boost IMF firewall, tackle the sovereign debt crisis and prevent further emerging market contagion.

Lianna Brinded Jun 18, 2012

Friday, 08 June 2012, marked the 40th anniversary of an event captured by Associated Press (AP) photographer, Huynh Cong "Nick" Ut in his native Vietnam. Seen running from the village of Trang Bang, some 25 miles west of Saigon, and towards the camera, a small group of crying and screaming children accompanied by South Vietnamese soldiers of the ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam).

Graeme Mackay Jun 18, 2012

As India seeks more oil and gas from OPEC and the wider markets following Iran's sanction woes, the move could intensify growth problems and high inflation

Lianna Brinded Jun 18, 2012

Blizzard finds itself in a mess, thanks to legal notices from France and Germany over false advertisement and poor server infrastructure for online gaming.

Vinod Yalburgi Jun 16, 2012

Extra oil demand from India, following cut backs from Iranian imports on sanction woes, will help push prices back up in H2 this year, say analysts

Lianna Brinded Jun 15, 2012

Tesco said its UK business is struggling in a tough economic environment as recession takes hold, but sales growth elsewhere was solid.

Shane Croucher Jun 11, 2012

The MSCI Asia Pacific index, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and China's Shanghai Composite index all witnessed rises.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 11, 2012

If Apple secures a ban on sale of the Galaxy S3 it may lose its trial date against the Galaxy Nexus, a judge has said.

Alistair Charlton Jun 08, 2012

Hackers are reportedly trying to infiltrate South Korea's information system and steal military secrets.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jun 08, 2012

Detailed specs comparison of Samsung Galaxy S3 and Pantech Vega Racer 2.

Staff Reporter Jun 07, 2012