Serena Williams clinched her first Olympic singles gold medal with a 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Maria Sharapova in the most one-sided women's final in the history of the Games on Saturday.

Williams' victory, which surpassed Suzanne Lenglen's 6-3, 6-0 win over Dorothy Holman in the 1920 final in Antwerp, is the culmination of a grass court campaign that also brought the American a fifth Wimbledon crown.

Great Britain reaped a record Olympic harvest at the London 2012 rowing regatta which concluded Saturday with the host nation claiming two of the four concluding finals.

Arguably the most successful day in British rowing history began with Alex Gregory, Pete Reed, Tom James and Andrew Triggs Hodge winning the country's fourth successive men's four title.

Wojdan Shaherkani became the first ever Saudi Arabian woman to compete at the Olympic Games on Friday and almost stole French heavyweight champion Teddy Riner's thunder.

Riner is the biggest star in the sport and has been totally dominant in the top men's division since the last Games.

American swimming icon Michael Phelps will bring the curtain down on his glittering Olympic career Saturday as attention turns to track and field and the most eagerly anticipated 100m in history.

After a slow start to his campaign, Phelps could well sign off with his fourth gold medal of the Games as he aims to consolidate his position as the most decorated Olympian in history.

Carmelo Anthony says the U.S. Olympic team of NBA stars was not trying to send a message to the original Dream Team when it scored the most points in a game in Olympic history in routing Nigeria 156-73.

But the Americans clearly sent a message to the basketball world on Thursday with an incredible shooting performance -- this team has bigger dreams than the 1992 originals and the skill to make them come true.

Berekum Chelsea takes the sharpest scoring boots in the 2012 CAF Champions League to Al Ahly of Egypt Saturday as Berekum Chelsea from Ghana seek to extend a fairy tale debut season.

The 24-year-old striker, a virtual unknown outside his homeland when the annual competition kicked off last February, has bagged 11 goals in six qualifiers and two group games ahead of the match day three Cairo showdown.

Michael Phelps was targeting a 20th Olympic medal on Thursday while the Games' badminton match-fixing scandal prompted disgraced Chinese star Yu Yang to announce her shock retirement.

Phelps faces a dogfight with U.S. team-mate Ryan Lochte in the 200m individual medley.

The London 2012 Olympics appears to be deterring tourists from the capital's center after warnings of travel chaos and overpriced hotel rooms, according to key industry figures.

Many businesses complain they are being sidelined as tourists make a beeline for the Olympic Games and avoid the capital's other attractions and shopping destinations, while non-sports fans opt to stay at home or delay their trips.

Eight players involved in a match-fixing scandal at the Olympic badminton tournament have been disqualified from the Games, a senior source with knowledge of the case told AFP on Wednesday.

The eight players -- four from South Korea, two from Indonesia and two from China -- were disqualified following a disciplinary hearing of the Badminton World Federation, the source told AFP.

The top technology officer for Los Angeles is pleading with city workers to stop watching the Olympics online at work, saying it could cause a municipal computer meltdown.

The Los Angeles Times reports that city tech guru Randi Levin sent an email Tuesday asking workers to stop watching the London games because the city was experiencing a high volume of traffic.