LONDON (Reuters) – Eight women badminton players were disqualified by the sport’s federation on Wednesday for deliberately trying to lose at the Olympics and manipulate the draw, angering fans and fellow athletes who said they undermined the spirit of the Games.

They were disqualified following a formal disciplinary hearing by the Badminton World Federation, but were not expelled from the Games. It was not clear what that meant for their future participation in London.

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Eight women badminton players were
disqualified by the sport’s federation on Wednesday for
deliberately trying to lose at the Olympics and manipulate the
draw, angering fans and fellow athletes who said they undermined
the spirit of the Games.

They were disqualified following a formal disciplinary
hearing by the Badminton World Federation, but were not expelled
from the Games. It was not clear what that meant for their
future participation in London.

LONDON (Reuters) – Chinese swimming sensation Ye Shiwen should be basking in the glow of Olympic glory – aged just 16 she has a world record, a gold medal and a great chance of another to come.

Instead, she has been forced to fend off questions and insinuations of cheating in a doping row that has no solid basis in fact, yet threatens to overshadow the early stages of the Games and a thrilling few days in the pool.

LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) – Chinese swimming sensation Ye
Shiwen should be basking in the glow of Olympic glory – aged
just 16 she has a world record, a gold medal and a great chance
of another to come.

Instead, she has been forced to fend off questions and
insinuations of cheating in a doping row that has no solid basis
in fact, yet threatens to overshadow the early stages of the
Games and a thrilling few days in the pool.

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) – Lithuanian swimmer Ruta
Meilutyte struck Olympic gold on Monday in the women’s 100
metres breaststroke aged just 15, capping a dramatic day in the
pool where Frenchman Yannick Agnel also beat an American
favourite to win the men’s 200 metre freestyle.

On the third full day of competition in London, Swiss soccer
player Michel Morganella was expelled for an abusive message on
Twitter after his team’s defeat by South Korea.

LONDON (Reuters) – Lithuanian swimmer Ruta Meilutyte struck Olympic gold on Monday in the women’s 100 meters breaststroke aged just 15, capping a dramatic day in the pool where Frenchman Yannick Agnel also beat an American favorite to win the men’s 200 meter freestyle.

On the third full day of competition in London, Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella was expelled for an abusive message on Twitter after his team’s defeat by South Korea.

LONDON (Reuters) – French swimmer Yannick Agnel floored the field on Monday in the big race of the day at the Olympics, the men’s 200 meter freestyle, comfortably eclipsing a stellar lineup including American Ryan Lochte and Sun Yang of China.

The surprisingly comfortable victory took to three the overall number of French golds in the pool, on a day when Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella was expelled for an abusive message on Twitter.

LONDON (Reuters) – Swimming’s biggest names slug it out in the Olympics men’s 200 metre freestyle on Monday, as China extended its lead in the medals table and Swiss football player Michel Morganella was expelled for an abusive message on Twitter.

The row over empty seats at venues across London rumbled on, but the weather was cool and sunny and London’s transport system largely defied predictions of gridlock on the first regular working day of the 2012 Games.

LONDON (Reuters) – Swimming’s biggest names slug it out in the Olympics men’s 200 meter freestyle on Monday, as China extended its lead in the medals table and Swiss soccer player Michel Morganella was expelled for an abusive message on Twitter.

The row over empty seats at venues across London rumbled on, but the weather was cool and sunny and London’s transport system largely defied predictions of gridlock on the first regular working day of the 2012 Games.

LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) – Swimming’s biggest names slug it
out in the Olympics men’s 200 metre freestyle on Monday, as
China extended its lead in the medals table and Swiss soccer
player Michel Morganella was expelled for an abusive message on
Twitter.

The row over empty seats at venues across London rumbled on,
but the weather was cool and sunny and London’s transport system
largely defied predictions of gridlock on the first regular
working day of the 2012 Games.