Murray continues run, to face Raonic in Cincinnati
(Reuters) – Andy Murray continued his golden run on Friday with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Australia’s Bernard Tomic to move into the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
U.S. swimmer says Lochte played key role in Rio incident
MIAMI/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A U.S. Olympic swimmer has accused his team mate, Ryan Lochte, of playing a key role in an incident that has tainted South America’s first Games, saying he tore a poster off a wall and argued with armed security guards …
Stefanidi wins pole vault gold for Greece
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Greece’s Ekaterini Stefanidi won the Olympic pole vault on Friday and her country’s first athletics gold since the 2004 Athens Games, then defended its integrity after barred Russian Yelena Isinbayeva blasted the event as sub…
Tennis: Kerber moves step closer to world number one ranking
(Reuters) – Angelique Kerber moved within two victories of the world number one ranking when she beat Spain’s Carla Suarez Navarro in their quarter-final at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati on Friday.
Volleyball: Italian men oust U.S. and seek first gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Italy’s men’s volleyball team put an end to a U.S. winning streak and ousted the Americans from the Rio Games in a five-set battle on Friday to go through to the final where they will seek their first Olympic gold medal.
Kenya’s Cheruiyot stuns Ayana to win 5,000m gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya’s most decorated athlete, finally got her hands on an Olympic gold medal after winning the women’s 5,000 meters on Friday by upsetting favorite Almaz Ayana of Ethiopia in the final.
Politics to Puma, Bolt considers his options
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – As he blazed through the Rio Games, winning an historic third batch of three sprint gold medals, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt was clear this is his last time on the Olympic track, where he feels he has nothing left to prove.
Nazarov wins men’s hammer for Tajikistan’s first gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Dilshod Nazarov of Tajikistan won the Olympic men’s hammer title on Friday to capture the first gold medal for the Central Asian country since it gained its independence with the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.
Athletics: Jamaica throw down 4x400m gauntlet to U.S. men
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Jamaica might have dominated the short sprints and relays in the last few Olympics but they have never won the men’s 4×400 meters – something they hope to change on Saturday after edging out the U.S. in their semi-final on F…
U.S. swimmer Feigen at Rio airport, waiting to leave Brazil : staff
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen has passed security at Rio international airport and is waiting to board a flight home to the United States, a member of airport staff said on Friday.
