Team Canada's women's soccer team felt that they were cheated in the semifinal against the U.S. when a rarely-made call for delay of game went against Canadian goaltender Erin McLeod. That call led to the U.S. earning a penalty shot minutes later, tying the game and winning in overtime. The Canadian team criticized the officiating following the match. (Nigel Roddis/Reuters)
China's Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang were among eight badminton players who were disqualified at the London Olympics after throwing a match to manipulate a future matchup. The Badminton World Federation found they did not "use their best efforts to win" and committed "conduct detrimental to the game." (Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters)
Britain's Freddie Evans (left) is declared the winner over Canada's Custio Clayton after their men's welterweight quarterfinal boxing match at the London Olympics. Canadian officials appealed the loss, but it was turned down after judges counted the total number of punches thrown. During the match, Evans was issued a series of warnings, but no deductions were taken. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)
South Korea's Shin A Lam (centre) reacts as she is escorted after being defeated by Germany's Britta Heidemann during the women's epee individual semifinal fencing competition at the London Olympics. Shin lost her match after a timekeeping error extended bout time. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)
The stunning gold medal performance by China's 16-year-old swimmer Ye Shiwen in the women's 400m individual medley -- in which she set a new world record -- has caused controversy because in the final leg she swam faster than the men. (Jorge Silva/Reuters)
The North Korea's women's soccer team delayed their match against Colombia almost an hour after the South Korean flag was displayed on a jumbo screen. (David Moir/Reuters)
Triple jumper Paraskevi (Voula) Papachristou was removed from the Greek Olympic team days before the Olympic Games for making a racist comment mocking African migrants on Twitter. (Stefan Wermuth/Reuters)
Britain's Philip Hindes sits on the ground after falling during their track cycling men's team sprint qualifying heats at the London Olympics. Hindes said the crash was deliberate to get a restart after falling behind in his race. (Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)
Spain's Angel Mullera (red shorts) was allowed to compete in the London Olympics in the steeplechase event after winning an appeal against his exclusion following a doping investigation. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)
Australian rower Joshua Booth, competing in the men's eight, was detained by British police after he allegedly damaged a shop window following a night out drinking. Booth was sent home following the incident. (Damien Meyer/Reuters/Pool)
The London Olympics have seen lots of empty seats in various competitions, with Games organizers blaming ticket holders in accredited zones for being no-shows. Hundreds of off-duty soldiers, part of the Games security detail, have shown up at venues to fill seats. (David Moir/Reuters)
A set of hi-tech laser keys were lost after they were mislaid during the final preparations for the London Olympic Games. Scotland Yard admitted that it was to blame. (Eddie Keogh/Reuters)
A controversy over the London Olympics cauldron brewed hours after a spectacular opening ceremony, with organizers deciding to put one of the most popular features of the Games out of sight for visitors to the Olympic Park. (Paul Hackett/Reuters)
The IOC, British politicians and organizers for the London Olympics paid tribute to the 11 Israeli team members who were killed at the 1972 Munich Games at a ceremony at the Athletes Village in London four days prior to the opening ceremony. Organizers rejected calls for an opening ceremony tribute. (Toby Melville/Reuters)