Water Polo: Dominant Croatia beat Italy
Croatia secured their first men's water polo Olympic gold medal with victory over Italy in the final this afternoon.
Water Polo
Updated: Aug. 12, 2012, 5:46 p.m.
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Water polo: Croatia beat Montenegro in semi-final
Croatia beat Montenegro 7-5 to win a place in the gold medal match of the Olympic men's water polo, meaning the country will feature on the podium for the first time in the tournament since 1996.
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Water polo: Gold for USA, Spain take silver
The US beat Spain 8-5 to win the country's first gold medal in women's water polo, going one better than they did in Beijing to finally claim the sport's top prize after 12 years of painful near-misses.
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Water polo: Montenegro and Serbia progress
Montenegro beat Spain 11-9 to book a place in the semi-finals of the men's Olympic water polo tournament.
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Water polo: Hungary kick-start gold medal campaign
Hungary posted a first win in the men's water polo tournament to keep their dream of a record-breaking fourth consecutive gold medal alive, but senior players remained critical of the team's display.
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Superpowers in early water polo showdown
Confident Serbia expect to dent Hungary's bid for a fourth straight Olympic water polo title when the sport's superpowers meet on the first day of men's competition in London.
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Extended Interview: Magee on Munich
Jimmy Magee remembers the terrible events of the Munich massacre during the 1972 Olympics
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Munich Olympic massacre remembered
Ceremonies are held to mark the 40th anniversary of the Munich Olympics massacre.
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Jason Smyth
Jason Smyth speaks to RTÉ's Adrian Eames after his stunning medal success.
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Darragh McDonald
Speaking after getting his gold medal Darragh McDonald said today was a day he would remember for the rest of his life
Medal Table
| Country | Total | |||
| USA | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 |
| China | 38 | 28 | 23 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| Russia | 25 | 25 | 32 | 82 |
| South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
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