What the London 2012 Closing Ceremony will Look Like Tonight.

The Closing Ceremony celebrates the achievements of athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and includes a Handover from one Host City to the next. London will hand over to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games. The Closing Ceremony also features the extinguishing of the Olympic Flame, signalling the end of the Games.

What the London 2012 Closing Ceremony will Look Like Tonight.

The Closing Ceremony celebrates the achievements of athletes at the London 2012 Olympic Games, and includes a Handover from one Host City to the next. London will hand over to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games. The Closing Ceremony also features the extinguishing of the Olympic Flame, signalling the end of the Games.

Mexico upsets Brazil to win 1st gold in football

It was a great upset for the brazilian national team as Mexico won the London 2012 olympic Men football final match with two goals to one. Oribe Peralta struck from the 18-yard box after 32 seconds following some poor Brazilian defending making it the fastest goal in any olympic football final. Fabian Marco hit the Brazil crossbar before a completely unmarked Peralta headed his team's second goal. Brazil, also hoping to win gold for the first time, pulled a goal back through Hulk in injury-time, before Oscar headed wide.

Do you know the worth of an Olympic medal?

Weighing in at 412 grams or roughly the weight of a can of green beans, the gold medal is made up of only 1.34%, or about 6 grams of gold. The rest is comprised of 93% silver and 6% copper. Melted down and sold at today's market value, those raw materials would be worth about $650.

Nigeria Men Beaten by USA 156-73 in Olympic Basketball

Records were broken in the early hours of Friday morning as the US team records the highest ever score in Olympic basketball history. With some of the biggest names in the NBA, the Americans finished with 156 points to Nigeria's 73, having scored 100 points with more than five minutes left of the third quarter.