London 2012: Games kick off with Women’s Football Team

The first event of the Olympics has taken place, ending in a win for Team GB in the women’s football in Cardiff.

The home team kicked off 18 days of sport with a 1-0 victory over New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium.

Wednesday’s results:

Great Britain 1-0 New Zealand

Japan 2-1 Canada

USA 4-2 France

Brazil 5-0 Cameroon

Sweden 4-1 South Africa

North Korea 2-0 Colombia

Other Olympics news:

–       Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Tottenham, north London, to greet the Olympic flame. Olympian Daley Thompson was the final torchbearer of the day.

–       The final dress rehearsal for the opening ceremony is taking place at the Olympic Stadium, in Stratford, east London.

–       Moroccan 1500m runner Mariem Alaoui Selsouli has failed a drugs test and will miss the Olympics. And the International Association of Athletics Federations said nine other athletes have failed tests.

–       Greek triple jumper Voula Papachristou has been expelled from her country’s Olympic team over comments she posted on Twitter mocking African immigrants. She later apologised on Twitter. (FL)