With less than a week to go for London Olympics, anxiousness in India's badminton camp is on the rise. The two-decade old quest for Indian shuttlers to end their drought might well end in London. India will be fighting it out on the court with five players in four different categories, eyeing realistically three medals. This is the biggest Indian badminton contingent in the Olympics ever.

The world number 5, Saina Nehwal is India's best bet. She is in great form at present, having clinched two back to back titles last month. She is capable of competing with the Chinese women, who no doubt will be targeting a clean sweep. Saina, seeded fourth at the Olympics would want to end up in the lower half of the draw where she can avoid Wang Yihan before the finals. In the final list, Yihan, Wang Xin and Li Xuerui from China are above Saina. Saina defeated Li Xuerui in the finals of Indonesia Open last month, thereby ending Xuerui's 30-match winning streak. Wang Xin is being considered the best player from China at the moment though Yihan is the only player Saina has not beaten yet. Yihan does not seem to be performing very well these days but that could easily change in the Olympics. However, Xuerui, who struggled against Saina in Jakarta, has beaten Yihan thrice in the last four months. So we can expect Saina to get past Yihan too.

Chelsea have edged slightly closer to reaching an agreement for Brazilian star Oscar after the player himself confirmed that he had undergone a medical with the Blues. The Internacional midfielder is currently in England preparing for the Olympics with the Brazilian National team and he also added that he was completely focused on the games alone, suggesting that further negotiations would have to wait until the end of the tournament. The Blues have been locked in tedious talks with the Brazilian outfit, who wanted to make Oscar's transfer the biggest in the country's football history.

The 20 year old told the press in England, "I only had a meeting with the doctor, nothing else. I didn't sign any contract yet and I will wait until the end of the Olympic games to decide my future." "All Brazilian players have this dream. I have, like everybody the dream to play in Europe and the Premier League," added the Brazilian who has initially courted by Tottenham.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) the exclusive broadcast rights in the United Kingdom for the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in Sochi, Russia; the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; and the XXIII Olympic Winter Games (2018) in PyeongChang; as well as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in 2020, which have yet to be awarded to a host city.

The BBC has acquired the broadcast rights across all media platforms, including internet and mobile.

The ITF announced that the draw for the 2012 Olympic Tennis Event will be held at the All England Club, Wimbledon on Thursday 26 July at 11:00 in the Debenture Holders Lounge. Seeds for the draw will be based on the latest ATP and WTA world rankings of Monday 23 July. Any accredited media for the London 2012 Olympics are able to attend the draw.

The 2012 Olympic Tennis Event will be held at the All England Club, Wimbledon from 28 July until 5 August. Forty-five countries will compete in this year's event. Sixty-four players will contest the men's and women's singles, with 16 players seeded in both events. Thirty-two teams will contest the men's and women's doubles, with eight teams seeded in both events. The draw for the 16-team mixed doubles event will be held during the Olympic Tennis Event on Tuesday 31 July.

The IOC announce today that it has received confirmation from the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee that two female athletes will compete for Saudi Arabia at the London Games this summer.

The two athletes are:

- Wodjan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani - judo, women's +78kg

- Sarah Attar - athletics, women's 800m

The athletes, invited by the IOC, were entered by the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee by the official deadline of 9 July.

The ITF Board of Directors voted to uphold the appeal of Tennis Austria against the decision of the ITF Olympic Committee that Tamira Paszek (AUT) was not eligible for the Olympic Tennis Event. because she had not fulfilled the Fed Cup component of the Olympic Eligibility Rule.

In their appeal, Tennis Austria provided additional documentation to the ITF Board that was not available at the time of the ITF Olympic Committee meeting that confirmed that Ms. Paszek had made herself available in 2010 but had not been selected. This documentation included affidavits from the Austrian Fed Cup captain Jurgan Waber and additional information about Ms. Paszek's back injury during the second half of 2009.

Tennis Canada announced Wednesday the four players nominated for selection to the Canadian Olympic Team for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Daniel Nestor (Toronto), Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver), Milos Raonic (Thornhill, Ontario) and Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, Quebec) will represent Canada in London. Raonic and Wozniak will play singles while Nestor and Pospisil will team up for doubles.

In singles, the Top 56 players in the world as of the June 11 rankings deadline receive direct entry into the tennis event provided they meet all other requirements set out for qualification. Raonic sits at No. 21 in the world while Wozniak's third round appearance at the French Open lifted her to the exact cut-off point of No. 56. It will be the first Olympic Games for both.