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Footballer is second Olympic athlete to be punished for posting racist Twitter remarks

By David Gold

July 31 - Switzerland footballer Michel Morganella has been stripped of his Olympic accreditation after posting a racist message on social networking site Twitter.

Clear round from Queen's granddaughter Phillips cheers huge equestrian crowd

By David Owen at Greenwich Park in London

July 30 - It was picture perfect; after all the angst, all the technical headaches, all the local anger – the people of Greenwich have probably sacrificed as much as anyone else in the cause of London's Olympic adventure – historic Greenwich Park emerged as an out-and-out star of the Olympics today.

Rushed Franklin steals the show in pool as Lochte and Britons stutter

By Tom Degun at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 30 - America's teenage swimming sensation, Missy Franklin, remains on track to take six medals from six events at the London 2012 Olympics after she stormed to gold in the women's 100 metres backstroke final – despite having just 20 minutes to prepare for the race.

Fifteen-year-old Lithuanian stuns world champion to snatch historic gold

By Tom Degun at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 30 - Lithuanian teenager Ruta Meilutyte has caused one of the biggest shocks of London 2012 so far after the unheralded athlete stunned a world-class field in the women's 100 metres breaststroke final to claim her country's first ever Olympic swimming medal.

British gymnasts secure historic bronze, but not silver, as China retains Olympic title

By Mike Rowbottom at the North Greenwich Arena in London

July 30 - Britain secured its first Olympic gymnastics team medal in a century in what was its first team final for 88 years on a night of huge drama here which saw a transformed Chinese team defend their title – but the colour turned from silver to bronze as the Japanese earned extra fractions of a point on appeal for their final exercise.

Chinese duo Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan take London 2012 10m diving gold

By Emily Goddard

By Andrew Warshaw at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 30 - Teenagers Cao Yuan and Zhang Yanquan held their nerve impeccably and, with a display of pinpoint diving, took the gold medal in the synchronised 10-metre platform event here today to extend China's stranglehold on the sport.

Freya Murray gets the nod as Paula Radcliffe's marathon replacement

By Mike Rowbottom

July 30 - Freya Murray, the 28-year-old Scot who was the second British woman home in this year's Virgin London Marathon, has come into the marathon team in place of Paula Radcliffe.

US basketball "Dream Team" lights up London 2012 in front of First Lady

By Tom Degun at the Basketball Arena on the Olympic Park in London

July 29 - Glitz, glamour and style hit the London 2012 Olympics today as the formidable United States men's basketball team, widely dubbed the "Dream Team" because of the array of superstars in their ranks, got their gold medal campaign off to a perfect start with a huge win over France.

World and European football champions Spain crash out of Olympics

By David Gold

July 29 - There was a major shock in the Olympic men's football as Spain, who have dominated the international game in recent years, were sent crashing out after a second successive defeat.

Agnel inspires France 4x100m freestyle team to thrilling swimming success over US

By Mike Rowbottom at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 29 - In a stupendous finale to an evening which had already seen world records from Dana Vollmer and Cameron van der Burgh, France produced one of the Olympics' great moments as their the men's 4x100 metres freestyle team took gold from the grip of their United States rivals thanks to an inspired swim from Yannick Agnel.

Swim queen Adlington exceeds expectation by claiming 400m freestyle bronze

By Andrew Warshaw at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 29 - This time, in theory at least, the roars beforehand were perhaps more in hope than expectation.

End of the Olympic dream for Radcliffe after she withdraws from London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

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July 29 - Paula Radcliffe will end her brilliant career without an Olympic medal after she today withdrew from Britain's marathon team for London 2012 because of a foot injury which has cast a doubt over whether she will even ever compete again.

Twitter blamed for jamming Olympic information during cycle road race

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London

July 29 - In the first broadcasting controversy of London 2012, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) pledged today that the problems which beset yesterday's men's cycle road race were "teething troubles" which would not be repeated.

US women's rowing eight in unstoppable form at Eton Dorney

By Emily Goddard

By David Gold at Eton Dorney

July 29 - Stellar performances from the United States women's eight and both the British men's and women's lightweight double sculls were among the highlights in the London 2012 rowing event here today.

Vos ensures pre-race favourite finally wins out in women's cycling road race

By Mike Rowbottom

July 29 - One cycling road race favourite succeeded where another had failed today as Marianne Vos took gold in The Mall a day after home hope Mark Cavendish had finished without a medal in the men's event.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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