Boxing: Shields wears two golds around her neck
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Claressa Shields brought one gold medal to the ring with her and left with two hanging around her neck after retaining her Olympic middleweight title and making U.S. boxing history on Sunday.
NFL: League tightens clarification on injury reports
(Reuters) – The NFL has opted to drop the “probable” designation in injury reports ahead of games, bringing more clarity to the availability of players and their chances of taking the field, the league announced on Sunday.
Basketball: U.S. routs Serbia for third straight gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A ruthless United States pounded Serbia 96-66 to claim a third straight Olympic men’s basketball title on Sunday, giving coach Mike Krzyzewski a golden send-off.
Badminton: China coach Li calls for calm after Rio blow
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – China’s failure to defend three of its badminton titles at the Rio Games was a shock for a nation used to dominating the Olympic courts but head coach Li Yongbo called for calm amid a storm of criticism.
Lochte apologizes to Brazil on national TV
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. gold medalist Ryan Lochte admitted to Brazil’s largest broadcaster Saturday night that he had exaggerated his story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio – but insisted he did not lie.
Australian athletes reclaim seized passports
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Nine Australian Olympic athletes had their passports returned on Sunday, a team official said, after an accreditation problem at the Rio Games earlier saw them risk missing their flight home.
Boxing: Uzbek Gaibnazarov wins men’s light-welter gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Uzbekistan’s Fazliddin Gaibnazarov won the Olympic light-welterweight gold by beating Azerbaijan’s Cuban-born Lorenzo Sotomayor Collazo on a 2-1 split decision on Sunday.
Britain revels in return to superpower status
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The “Great Haul of China” in 2008 was seen as something of an aberration, 2012’s success was surely all through home advantage but, after their best medal return from an overseas Games, Britain is indisputably back as an Olym…
Wrestling: U.S. grab last gold, Mongolian strip-off steals show
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Kyle Snyder of the United States won the last wrestling gold medal of the Rio Olympics on Sunday but Mongolia provided the most vivid drama when two of its coaches stripped off in protest at their man’s defeat in an earlier b…
Handball: Delighted Denmark beat French champions to win first gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A delighted Denmark won their first gold medal in men’s handball on Sunday, overcoming the defending French champions to win 28-26 in a thrilling Olympic final.
