Former champion Liu Xiang will have surgery on his Achilles tendon in Britain after crashing out of his 110 hurdles heat at the London Olympics on Tuesday, Chinese officials said.

Usain Bolt believes he can break his own world record after cruising into the 200 metres final with contemptuous ease at London 2012.

American Aries Merritt stormed to gold in the 110 metres hurdles at the London Olympics, holding off world champion Jason Richardson to cross the line in 12.92 seconds.

Although windsurfing will not be in the next Olympics, silver medallist Nick Dempsey plans to keep going.

With the cycling finally finished, Britain's medal chances today will come primarily in the athletics and the canoe sprint.

It must be one of the most enduring images of the Olympic spirit at the London 2012 Games: Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang determinedly hopped over the finish line today, far behind his opponents after he fell injured at the first hurdle.

Andrew Pozzi's Olympics hopes were dashed in seconds when he limped out of the 110m hurdles today.

Chinese hurdler, who runs in London tonight, can provide a cautionary tale for British team

Oscar Pistorius will become the first amputee sprinter to compete in the Olympics after being selected for South Africa's 4x400 metres relay team.

Brit Tiffany is thrilled as trials surprise puts husband Jeff into the 110m hurdles for States

Phillips Idowu opened his 2012 season with a victory over Christian Taylor, the American who relieved him of the world triple jump title last year, in the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Shanghai on Saturday. Competing in wet, cold conditions, Idowu jumped 17.24 metres to claim victory ahead of Taylor's American team-mate Will Claye, whose best was 17.12m. Taylor finished third with 16.96m.

Another day at the 2012 Olympic Stadium, another personal best for Andy Pozzi. And a Colin Jackson record too.

It was the morning after the night before and Vernon Kay, Gabby Logan, Mel C, the Military Wives, Hugh Bonneville and Co had packed up and moved on. The X Factor-style glitz of the official opening of the 2012 Olympic Stadium gave way to Britain's Got Talent on day three of the athletics test event, the British Universities and Colleges Sport Championships.