London Olympics - Day Eight

THE Australian men’s water polo team is through to the quarterfinals after an inspirational do-or-die 13-8 victory over Greece in their final group stage...

SALLY Pearson has started her campaign in fine style producing the fastest heat time in the history of the Olympics with her 12.57 seconds.

A SPECTATOR who allegedly threw a bottle onto the track at the start of the 100m men's final was then smacked by a judo champion.

MICHAEL Diamond has equalled the world record and broken his own Olympic Record to lead the field heading into the final of the men’s trap...

THE ripples from the pool splashed across the cycling track and trickled into athletics as Mitch Watt took long jump silver behind ... yes, a Briton.

THE US men's Olympic basketball team had to come back in the fourth quarter for a 99-94 win over a fearless Lithuania team.

A RUSSIAN cyclist and Colombian runner were sanctioned by the IOC on Saturday for failing pre-competition drug tests.

SERENA Williams has become only the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam after winning her first singles gold medal, beating Maria Sharapova...

IN HIS first appearance at 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium, Bolt did what he had to do to advance, overcoming a poor first burst to win his heat in 10.09...

OSCAR Pistorius took a giant stride into Olympic history on Saturday, becoming the first double-amputee runner to compete in the Olympics.