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Celebrating everything British

In 1709, Abraham Darby smelted iron from its ores in a blast furnace, using coke, and so began the industrial revolution. Out of his genius flowed the mills, looms, engines, weapons, railways, ships, cities that built the world we live in. A little less than two... Full story

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LONDON DIARY

After a spectacular opening ceremony, Olympics 2012 finally turned busy with at least 19 disciplines seeing some kind of actions on Saturday. Swimming, shooting and archery – most of the venues saw... Full story

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Opening ceremony as good as it gets for some

The Olympic Opening ceremony marks the point at which many athletes’ dreams start to soar and take shape. For others like Rahman Mahfizur, it is about as good as the Games will get. Full story

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Phelps squeezes into 400m medley final

A defiant Michael Phelps insisted Saturday he remained in the running for a third straight Olympic 400m medley gold despite scraping into the final in the eighth and last spot. ‘A final spot is a final spot,’ said Phelps, whose 14 Olympic gold medals include... Full story

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Few U-19 players to star in WC 2015: Sakib

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan thinks that some of the youngsters from the upcoming ICC Under-19 World Cup will be amongst the seniors to represent the country in the next edition of the... Full story

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Lochte sinks Phelps to win 400m medley

Michael Phelps suffered his first Olympic defeat in eight years when he finished fourth behind Ryan Lochte in the final of the men’s 400 metres individual medley on Saturday. Full story

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Gayle inspires as Windies take command in 1st Test

Chris Gayle marked his return to five-day cricket by hitting 150 as the West Indies moved past New Zealand’s 351 all out on the third day of the opening Test here to build up a healthy lead. Full story

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Vinokourov wins gold in men’s road race

Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan claimed an unexpected but deserved win in the men’s Olympic road race Saturday, wrecking Mark Cavendish’s hopes of delivering a first gold of the Games for the hosts. Full story

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Serena shines for Michelle Obama

Wimbledon champion Serena Williams marked the return of the Olympics to the All England Club with a brutal 6-3, 6-1 demolition of Jelena Jankovic on Saturday. Serena, who was cheered on from the players’ box... Full story

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Emeka lodges complaint against MSC

Mohammedan Sporting Club coach Emeka Ezeugo on Thursday filed a complaint against the club at the Bangladesh Football Federation for not receiving his salary and other remunerations worth $1,03,000 in total. Full story

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Shahadat, Mominul put ‘A’ team in front

Pace bowler Shahadat Hossain showed his skills with the bat after scoring an unbeaten half-century as he helped Bangladesh ‘A’ take a first innings lead of 112 runs against Baroda XI in the Shafi Dharashah... Full story

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Some Under-19 players to star in WC 2015: Sakib

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Sakib al Hasan thinks that some of the youngsters from the upcoming ICC Under-19 World Cup will be amongst the seniors to represent the country in the next edition of the... Full story

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Usha retain second place in Premier Hockey

Usha Krira Chakra retained the second position of the Green Delta Insurance Dhaka Premier Hockey League beating Sonali Bank 4-3 in their first match of the super five at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Saturday. Full story

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Vino says no stain on Olympic road race gold

With a turbulent past that saw him banned from cycling for two years, Alexandre Vinokourov was always going to face special scrutiny after he claimed Olympic road race gold Saturday. Full story

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Opening ceremony in numbers

Pieces of paper dropped: 7,000,000,000 Watts in the public address system: 1,000,000 LED pixels on the audience pixel screens: 640,000 Garments used the build-up to Friday’s show: 57,000... Full story

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Federer survives scare

Wimbledon champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams took contrasting routes into the second round on the opening day of the Olympic tournament at a revamped All England Club on Saturday. Full story

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Cauldron to be broken up and given to nations

The Olympic cauldron will be broken up at the London closing ceremony and each of its 204 copper ‘petals’ given to the competing nations as a souvenir, its creator said Saturday. Full story

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Gambhir, Raina fire India

Gautam Gambhir cracked a century and Suresh Raina smashed a brisk 65 not out to power India to a thrilling five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international in Colombo on Saturday. Full story

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World press entranced

The world’s press Saturday gushed over the glittering and ‘utterly British’ opening ceremony for the London Olympic Games. After seven years of planning, the Games kicked off Friday in a gleaming new... Full story

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Park reinstated after disqualification

Park Tae-Hwan’s hopes of defending his Olympic men’s 400m freestyle title were resurrected Saturday as he was reinstated in the wake of his sensational false start disqualification in the heats. Full story

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Park stunned by shock disqualification

South Korean Park Tae-Hwan’s hopes of defending his Olympic title lay in ruins after his sensational disqualification from the 400-metres freestyle on the opening day of the swimming competition here Saturday. Full story

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Former WC referee Taylor dies, aged 82

The Football Association on Friday paid tribute to 1974 World Cup final referee Jack Taylor, who has died at the age of 82. Taylor took charge of more than 1,000 matches but will mainly be remembered for officiating... Full story

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Menezes wins historic judo gold

Sarah Menezes made history by becoming the first Brazilian woman to win an Olympic judo gold medal when she triumphed in the under-48kg category on Saturday. The second-seeded Menezes dethroned reigning... Full story

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Terry charged over Anton abuse case

Chelsea captain John Terry was charged by the Football Association on Friday for abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand despite his acquittal at a criminal trial earlier this month. Full story

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News on new players soon: Mancini

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said on Saturday that the English Premier League champions could have news on new players in the next fortnight. Mancini—who is believed to be exasperated... Full story

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Wang hands out lifting masterclass

Chinese weighlifting great Wang Mingjuan extended her incredible 10-year unbeaten record by totally dominating the field to win her maiden Olympic gold in the -48kg class on Saturday. Full story

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Kaka future still in the air: Mourinho

Kaka’s future at Real Madrid is still up in the air, coach Jose Mourinho said on Friday, adding that he would be delighted if the Brazilian playmaker stayed with the La Liga club. ‘I don’t know if he will stay or not, and neither... Full story

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Wenger says no signings imminent

Manager Arsene Wenger on Saturday denied speculation that Arsenal were about to buy Spanish winger Santi Cazorla, saying the club were ‘not close to signing anybody’. Speaking in Hong Kong where the north London... Full story

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SOCCERLINE

Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko has quit football to begin a career in politics, he said in a statement from his club Dynamo Kiev late on Friday. ‘Perhaps, I will shock everyone: my future has nothing to do with soccer’... Full story

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B R I E F S

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II pulled off her acting role in the Olympics opening ceremony ‘in one take’, a BBC official said Saturday. The 86-year-old monarch was shown in a pre-filmed sequence in which actor... Full story

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