GOLD

Manchester United are still looking to strengthen their squad as they aim for a return to glory next season.

Leryn Franco is one of the most famous athletes at the 2012 Olympics.

The men's 200 meters freestyle promises to be one of the more competitive swimming events of the 2012 Olympics. Eight men will compete in the race, several of whom have already won gold medals this year.

Jordyn Wieber, the heavy favorite to win gold in women's gymnastics, was brought to tears on Sunday after failing to qualify for the all-around title.

North Korean weightlifter Om Yun Chol pulled off a major upset at the London 2012 Olympic Games Sunday when the 20-year-old athlete managed to lift three times his body weight in the men's 56-kilogram (123.5-pound) clean and jerk. He won the gold medal after lifting 168 kilograms (370.4 pounds).

Some of the most prominent athletes participating in the London 2012 Olympic Games are members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, community.

The 33-year-old American set a world record on Sunday night in women's skeet.

When Brandi Chastain, a two-time Olympic gold medalist as a soccer player and the current color commentator on coverage of the U.S. women's soccer team, criticized player Rachel Buehler, there's no way she could have known she'd be entering a bit of a battle.

Durant was on his game from beyond the arc on Sunday

The first diving gold medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games went to China's Wu Minxia and He Zi: The duo scored 346.20 points in the women's synchronized 3-meter springboard event Sunday.

The American swimmer rebounded from missing the 2008 Beijing Games in dramatic fashion.

South African swimmer Cameron van der Burgh, 24, set a new world record for the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2012 London Olympic Games. His record time, 58.46 seconds, shaved 0.12 seconds off the previous record of Australia's Brenton Rickard.

American swimmer Dana Vollmer won the U.S. its third gold medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games as she set a new world record for the women's 100-meter butterfly at 55.98 seconds.

The biggest surprise about the U.S. victory over France in Olympics men's basketball Sunday was that the winners were able to celebrate with Michelle Obama. The first lady had a front-row seat at the game, and she was able to see the team improve its play en route to a 98-71 victory.

Skeet Shooter Kim Rhode hit 99 of the 100 targets she faced Sunday en route to a gold medal in women's skeet, tying the world record for the event. She also became the first American to win medals for an individual event at five consecutive Olympic Games and the first woman to win three Olympic gold medals in shooting. At only 33 and with five medals already under her belt, she appears poised to dominate the sport in the 2012 London Olympics and in Olympic Games to come.

Jordyn Wieber, the defending world champion, was knocked out of the competition to win the all-around final in the women’s gymnastics event at this year's summer Olympics in London.

China swept four golds on the first day of the Olympics and set a new world record in the women's 400 meter medley.

Almost two days into competition at the 2012 Olympics, the U.S. men's basketball team is finally ready to take the court.

Ryan Lochte was the big story at the Olympics Games on day one, but it also was a great day for the U.S. beach volleyball duos, the country's women's basketball squad, and the nation's men's gymnastics team as the Americans look impressive after a successful first day in London.

Exciting moments and major surprises have already marked the London 2012 Olympic Games, which were only in their first full day on Saturday.

Before the days of LeBron James and Michael Phelps athletes could sign up to compete in hot air ballooning, live pigeon shooting and a variety of other crazy events.