The opening ceremonies of the London Olympics are today (they'll be televised for the U.S. at 7:30 p.m. EDT on NBC). Soccer has already kicked off, however, and archery takes place today.
In men's soccer yesterday, the biggest shocker of the tournament was Spain losing to Japan. Olympic men's teams are for players 23 and younger (with a few older players allowed), so this isn't the same Spanish team that recently won the European Championships, but Spain was expected to win nevertheless. Hosts Great Britain played to a tie against Senegal, and Brazil won against Egypt. Each team plays three games in the first round of Olympic soccer.
Here are some other Olympic headlines from Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report:
- Eight stories to watch out for during Olympic gymnastics
- Judo federation orders Saudi woman to compete without hijab
- Pregnant shooter is in London, and she’s very pregnant
- Top Beijing gold medalists aiming to repeat
- Can London opening ceremony match Beijing?
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Below watch the latest Olympics videos:
The opening ceremonies of the London Olympics are today (they'll be televised for the U.S. at 7:30 p.m. EDT on NBC). Soccer has already kicked off, however, and archery takes place today.
In men's soccer yesterday, the biggest shocker of the tournament was Spain losing to Japan. Olympic men's teams are for players 23 and younger (with a few older players allowed), so this isn't the same Spanish team that recently won the European Championships, but Spain was expected to win nevertheless. Hosts Great Britain played to a tie against Senegal, and Brazil won against Egypt. Each team plays three games in the first round of Olympic soccer.
Here are some other Olympic headlines from Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report:
- Eight stories to watch out for during Olympic gymnastics
- Judo federation orders Saudi woman to compete without hijab
- Pregnant shooter is in London, and she’s very pregnant
- Top Beijing gold medalists aiming to repeat
- Can London opening ceremony match Beijing?
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Below watch the latest Olympics videos:
