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And with that we end the day's coverage. It has been a up and down day with controversies , disappointments, more disappointments and finally something to cheer about. Do join us later today (IST) for all the live updates.
Tennis: Leander Paes/Vishnu Vardhan out of the Olympics losing 6-7, 6-4, 3-6 to Llodra/Tsonga.
Tennis: Llodra/Tsonga lead 4-3 against the Indian pair of Paes/Vardhan in the final set.
Tennis: Paes/Vardhan trail 1-2 in the third set but on serve against Llodra/Tsonga.
Tennis: Paes/Vardhan take the second set 6-4 against Llodra/Tsonga.
Tennis: Paes/Vardhan lead 5-3 in the second set against Llodra/Tsonga.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal is through to the quarter-final at the Olympics. She beat Jie Yao 21-14, 21-16.
Tennis: Paes/Vardhan lose the first set to Tsonga/Llodra in a tie-breaker.
Tennis: Paes/Vardhan trail in the tie-breaker by 2-5.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal now up 11-7 against Jie Yao.
Tennis: Paes/Vardhan one game away from taking the first set. Lead Tsonga/Llodra 6-5.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal races off in the second game too. Leads 5-2 against Jie Yao.
Tennis: Paes/Vardhan and Tsonga/Llodra tied at 5-5 in the first set.
Tennis: Paes/Vardhan lead 5-4 and on serve in the first set against Llodra/Tsonga in the second round match.
Badminton: India's Saina Nehwal takes the first game against Jie Yao 21-14 in the pre-quarterfinal.
Tennis: Paes/Vardhan now lead 4-3 in the first set despite a hiccup in that game.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal takes an early lead against Yao Jie. Leads 10-5.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal and Yao Jie, both have begun well. The game is tight as of now. 4-4 it is.
Tennis: The Indian pair of Paes-Vardhan take their first two service games while Llodra-Tsonga win their first one. Score 2-1.
Badminton: Saina Nehwal's round of 16 against Jie Yao of Netherlands should also begin soon. Stay tuned.
Tennis: Leander Paes/Vishnu Vardhan match about to begin in Wimbledon. They face Michael Llodra/Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Badminton: The Women's doubles quarter-finals are all on currently, infact one match has wrapped up and this means that Ashwini Ponnappa and Jwala Gutta are definitely not advancing at the Olympics 2012.
Tennis: As per the Olympics schedule, Leander Paes-Vishnu Vardhan match should start just after the currently going on Federer/Wawrinka vs Elrich/Ram match. The Paes-Sania mixed doubles match, according to the official website, is postponed, till when, is unknown.
Cycling: Bradley Wiggins wins Gold in the men's time trial event at the Olympics. This is Great Britain second Gold of the 2012 Games.
Men's hockey: India go down 1-3 to New Zealand in their second group match in the Olympics hockey. The road now looks extremely long and hard.
Men's hockey: India miss a penalty corner again. V Raghunath this time. 1-3 India trail still. 4 minutes to go.
Men's hockey: New Zealand strike back on India with two penalty corners of their own but P Sreejesh was skilled enough to stop that shot. India survive for now but hardly any light at the end of the tunnel.
Men's hockey: Sandeep Singh misses twice from the penalty corner. Not looking good for India at all.
Men's hockey: India finally receives a penalty corner in the 56th minute of the match.
Men's hockey: Meanwhile have a look at the celebration after the first goal that India scored. Hope Sandeep does an encore.
Men's hockey: India is going extremely close here but now finishing the job. That is the way it has been for a while now. Score still 3-1 in New Zealand's favour.
Men's hockey: India's Sardar Singh shown a green card for no apparent fault of his. Out for some time.
Men's hockey: India trail 1-3 against New Zealand in the first half of their second group match against New Zealand. For India, Sandeep Singh scored in the second minute itself. It was all downhill after that as in quite a typical display, India slept off quite literally. Andrew Hayward scored the first one for the All blacks through a penalty corner, then Phillip Burrows converted a second penalty corner while Nicholas Wilson netted the third via a field effort.
Men's hockey: New Zealand now lead 3-1 against an almost sleeping Indian team. Not looking good for them at all. For the All blacks though, it seems great.
Men's hockey: Not at all great play by India at the New Zealand goal mouth. Shivendra is looking out of sorts at the Olympics despite having scored a goal against the Netherlands.
Men's hockey: New Zealand receive a penalty stroke after India commit fault. The All blacks now lead 2-1.
Men's hockey: A penalty corner for New Zealand yet again in the dying minutes of the first half.
Men's hockey: After the brilliant start, India is looking all in shambles, both in the attack and the defence. This definitely is their most basic yet major issue. The periods of concentration are not consistent enough, even over 35 minutes i.e. a half of a hockey match.
Men's hockey: It was Andrew Hayward who scored for the All Blacks from the penalty corner. Another shoddy display by the Indians at the back.
Men's hockey: Another penalty corner for New Zealand and they score against India. Scores are now level at 1-1.
Men's Hockey: The Indian team has come out firing on all cylinders here against the All blacks but New Zealand has responded with vengeance too and launched a couple of attacks. Score 1-0 in India's favour.
Hockey: India score an early goal against New Zealand in their second group match. Sandeep Singh scored in his typical fashion from the penalty corner. 1-0. New Zeland too receive a penalty corner but fail to convert.
It is an unprecedented move...and this is the reason why the Olympic Spirit is universally hailed.
BREAKING: The eight disqualified athletes are are China's Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli, South Korea's Ha Jung-Eun and Kim Min-Jung as well as Jung Kyung-Eun and Kim Ha-Na as well as Indonesian pair Meiliana Jauhari and Greysia Polii.
BREAKING: All eight badminton players have been disqualified from the Olympics after being accused of "not using one's best efforts to win a match"
Germany won the men's eight gold at the London Olympics rowing regatta on Wednesday.
Rahi Sarnobat slipping down the rankings, 48 after five shots on rapid fire round three
Shooting: Rahi Sarnobat finished second rapid fire with another 96
Indian badminton player Ashwini Ponappa and her doubles partner Jwala Gutta suspect foul play in the way Japan lost to Chinese Taipei in their group match at the London Olympics and plan to appeal against the result.
Gutta and Ponnappa had beaten Singapore pair of Shinta Mulia Sari and Lei Yao 21-16, 21-15 in their group B match. But the Indian pair was out of the competition because they conceded 2 points more than they should have in the group stage.
Speaking to NDTV, Ponappa said: "I suspect foul play in the way Japan lost to Chinese Taipei. Me and Jwala would like to appeal against the result."
Ponappa's statement comes in the wake of fixing claims that has rocked the London Games. Eight women badminton players at the Olympics were charged by the sport's governing body on Wednesday with 'throwing' matches to secure an easier draw in the next round.
Gutta and Ponnappa had beaten Singapore pair of Shinta Mulia Sari and Lei Yao 21-16, 21-15 in their group B match. But the Indian pair was out of the competition because they conceded 2 points more than they should have in the group stage.
Speaking to NDTV, Ponappa said: "I suspect foul play in the way Japan lost to Chinese Taipei. Me and Jwala would like to appeal against the result."
Ponappa's statement comes in the wake of fixing claims that has rocked the London Games. Eight women badminton players at the Olympics were charged by the sport's governing body on Wednesday with 'throwing' matches to secure an easier draw in the next round.
Ashwini Ponappa to NDTV: Me and Jwala would like to appeal against the result
Ashwini Ponappa to NDTV: I suspect foul play in the way Japan lost to Chinese Taipei
India's another medal prospect and World No. 1 archer Deepika Kumari crashes out of women's individual 1/32 elimination round. Britain's Amy Oliver won with set points 6-2.
4th Set: Amy Oliver 8-10-10, Deepika Kumari 8-9-9. And it's all over for Deepika Kumari who was top seed
3rd Set: Amy Oliver 9-9-9 Deepika Kumari 8-9-9. And Amy Oliver wins the third set and leads 2-1
2nd Set: Deepika Kumari 9-8-9, Amy Oliver 9-9-4 and Deepika Kumari wins the second set
Amy Oliver takes first set vs Deepika Kumari
And Now Deepika Kumari takes aim in the Women's Individuals 1/32 Elimination vs Amy oliver
Indian shooter Annuraj Singh scored 96 in the precision stage 1
Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat fails to qualify for the women's 25m Air Pistol final. All eyes on Annuraj Singh now
P Kashyap wins 21-14 15-21 21-9, advances to Olympics quarter-finals
The Sri Lankan player looks tired and the score is 19-9 in Kashyap's favour
Kashyap 18-9 Karunaratne
Kashyap 17-9 Karunaratne
And another tiring rally ends in Kashyap's favour. Score 16-7
Kashyap in command, leads 15-7 vs Karunaratne
Kashyap 13-6 Karunaratne
Both the players must be really tired after those long rallies
And a great drop shot from Kashyap takes the score to 12-6, he's ahead by 6 points.
After the break, Karunaratne steals a point and takes the score 6-11 vs Kashyap
Rahi Sarnobat's final score is 291. She scored 11 inner 10s and finished sixth in the list. But lot can change. Keep watching this space for more
Great athleticism from Kashyap and the score is now 11-5. And loud cheers from the Indian supporters in the stand
And it was the longest rally of the match and a cheeky shot from Kashyap takes the score to 10-5
Kashyap extends his lead, it's 9-5
Kashyap 7-5 Karunaratne, what a match this one has turned out to be
And Kashyap makes sure he's ahead with a point
Meanwhile, Karunaratne levels the score
Rahi Sarnobat scores 59 in the third precision stage, total score 254. She's 4th in the list
And Kashyap takes lead, 5-4
Kashyap breathing on Karunaratne's neck, levels score 4-4
Karunaratne 4-3 Kashyap
Aggressive play from Kashyap and Karunaratne but in the end it was the Sri Lankan who gained a point
And Kashyap returns favour in the similar fashion, scores levelled.
Strong but a misplaced shot from Karunaratne gives Kashyap a point
Kashyap levels the score 2-2
Kashyap scores a point but Karunaratne fights back, leads 2-1
Rahi Sarnobat has slipped to fifth spot with the score of 244
And Karunaratne takes the first point vs Kashyap
Kashyap and Karunaratne are back in the court for the deciding set
In Shooting, Rahi Sarnobat has climbed to 3rd spot. She score 98 in 2nd precision. In the third stage she has scored 30
After saving seven game points, Kashyap falters. Karunaratne wins the second game 21-15
Kashyap makes it 15-20
Brilliant rally and Kashyap gains another point, makes it 14-20. Saves another game point
Kashyap recovers from 8-20 to 13-20. Great job!
And a lovely smash from Karunaratne ends an excellent rally. Karunaratne 18-8 Kashyap
Kashyap gains two quick points. Kashyap 8-17 Karunaratne
Kashyap frustrated but he needs to focus. Kashyap 6-17 Karunaratne
Karunaratne 16-6 Kashyap
And Kashyap smashes to make it 6-14
Karunaratne has taken a nine-point lead in the second game, his score 14-5 vs Kashyap
Karunaratne recovers quickly and scores two points quickly vs Kashyap, score 13-4
Kashyap gains a point after the break and score is 11-4
Meanwhile in the shooting event, the 2nd precision stage has started and Rahi Sarnobat has scored 48, taking her total to 145
Kashyap under pressure, gives away a point and scoreboard reads 11-3
And Karunaratne is in top form, extends his lead by 10-3 over Kashyap
Karunaratne 9-3 Kashyap
And after a long wait, Kashyap gains a point. Score 3-8 vs Karunaratne
Karunaratne extends his lead to 8-2 vs Kashyap
Kashyap struggling, he is 2-7 vs Karunaratne
Good come back from Karunaratne, he leads second game 4-2
And Karunaratne levels the score, it is 2-2
Second game, Kashyap leads 2-1 vs Karunaratne
Excellent rally from Kashyap and Karunaratne but in the end it was Kashyap who gained the point
Rahi Sarnobat slips to ninth spot with the score of 97, her avg 9.700
Kashyap wins the first game 21-14 against Karunaratne
Rahi Sarnobat slips to fourth spot with score of 88, her average 9.778
Kashyap takes his lead to 18-14 vs Karunaratne
India's Rahi Sarnobat scores another ten to take second spot. Her score in the first precision is 60
Kashyap 17-12 Karunaratne. Kashyap could not smash
Kashyap 16-11 Karunaratne
Kashyap spoils the chance and Karunaratne gains a point
And Kashyap extends his lead over Karunaratne to 15-10
Another Indian shooter Annuraj Singh is yet to take aim
Indian shooter Rahi Sarnobat has scored 50 with two inner 10s
Meanwhile, the Women's 25m Pistol qualification event has started.
It's 13-9 for Kashyap
After a good rally, Kashyap 13-8 Karunaratne
Players back on court. Karunaratne gains point straightaway...takes the score to 8-11
Kashyap 11-7 Karunaratne. and now it's a 90-sec break
Kashyap 10-7 Karunaratne
And he extends the lead to 9-7
Kashyap takes lead for the first time in the first game, leads 8-7
Great fight back from Kashyap, levels score 7-7. He's picking up
Good work from Kashyap, Score 6-7 vs Karunaratne
And a smsahing shot from Kashyap takes his score to 4-6 vs Karunaratne
Karunaratne leads the first game 6-3. Kashyap has much work to do
The action begins...Kashyap trailing Karunaratne 1-4 in first game
Currently, Australia and Spain are in taking on each other in their Preliminary Round Group A match. Australia are leading 2-0
Also Indian shooters Rahi Sarnobat and Annuraj Singh will be in action in the qualification round of the Women's 25m Pistol Event.
If they qualify they will take part in the Final tonight at 8:00 PM IST
Coming up: India's P Kashyap vs Sri Lanka's Niluka Karunaratne in the Badminton Men's Singles pre-quarterfinal.
Last night US Swimmer Michael Phelps became the most medaled athlete in the history of Olympic Games. But is he the greatest ever? Read on here...
First of all we give you India's schedule for today.
ARCHERY:
Women's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round: Deepika Kumari vs Amy Oliver (Great Britain) at (3:27pm IST)
HOCKEY:
Preliminary Round Group B Match: India vs New Zealand at (6:15pm IST)
ROWING:
Singles Sculls Minor Placings: Swarn Singh Virk at (2pm IST)
Lightweight Double Sculls Minor Placings: Sandeep Kumar and Manjeet Singh at (2:20pm IST)
SHOOTING:
Women's 25m Pistol Qualification Round: Rahi Sarnobat and Annu Raj Singh at (1:30pm IST)
BADMINTON:
Men's Singles pre-quarterfinal: P Kashyap vs Niluka Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) at (1:30pm IST)
Women's singles prequarterfinal: Saina Nehwal vs Jie Yao (Netherlands) at (11:00pm IST)
TENNIS:
10 PM: Mahesh Bhupathi/Rohan Bopanna vs A Bury/ M Mirnyi of Belarus
10 PM: Sania Mirza/ Rashmi Chakravarthi vs CJ Chuang/ SW Hsieh of Taipei
Midnight: Leander Paes/ Vishnu Vardhan vs R Haase/ JJ Rojer of Netherlands
ARCHERY:
Women's Individual 1/32 Elimination Round: Deepika Kumari vs Amy Oliver (Great Britain) at (3:27pm IST)
HOCKEY:
Preliminary Round Group B Match: India vs New Zealand at (6:15pm IST)
ROWING:
Singles Sculls Minor Placings: Swarn Singh Virk at (2pm IST)
Lightweight Double Sculls Minor Placings: Sandeep Kumar and Manjeet Singh at (2:20pm IST)
SHOOTING:
Women's 25m Pistol Qualification Round: Rahi Sarnobat and Annu Raj Singh at (1:30pm IST)
BADMINTON:
Men's Singles pre-quarterfinal: P Kashyap vs Niluka Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) at (1:30pm IST)
Women's singles prequarterfinal: Saina Nehwal vs Jie Yao (Netherlands) at (11:00pm IST)
TENNIS:
10 PM: Mahesh Bhupathi/Rohan Bopanna vs A Bury/ M Mirnyi of Belarus
10 PM: Sania Mirza/ Rashmi Chakravarthi vs CJ Chuang/ SW Hsieh of Taipei
Midnight: Leander Paes/ Vishnu Vardhan vs R Haase/ JJ Rojer of Netherlands
Good Morning Everyone! It's the sixth day game of the London Olympics and today 20 Gold medals are up for grabs. From the Indian camp, archer Deepika Kumari, shuttler Saina Nehwal, shooters Rahi Sarnobat and Annuraj Singh and the hockey team will be in action. Not to forget tennis stars Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan playing their second round match. Catch all the latest updates from the London Games here...
