Cycling: Pajon powers to BMX gold, Fields wins for U.S
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Peerless Colombian Mariana Pajon retained her women’s BMX title and Connor Fields became the first American to win Olympic gold in cycling’s most spectacular discipline on Friday.
U.S. women win water polo gold medal, defeating Italy
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. women’s water polo team won a gold medal and became the first ever to defend its Olympic title on Friday, defeating Italy by 12-5.
Away from Olympic track, Bolt inspires a Rio favela
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – One year before millions watched him secure a record third 100 meter gold medal at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Usain Bolt lined up at a very different track in Rio.
Cycling: American Fields takes gold in men’s BMX final
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – American Connor Fields powered home to Olympic BMX gold after a thrilling final at the X Park on Friday.
Joint leader Pieters keeps up late bid for Ryder Cup place
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Thomas Pieters boosted his chances of an 11th-hour charge into Europe’s Ryder Cup team by moving into a share of the lead after the second round of the Czech Masters on Friday.
Isinbayeva quits, saying pole vault winner will not earn ‘proper gold’
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Barred from competing at the Rio Games, Russia’s double Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva announced her retirement on Friday and said whoever won the women’s pole vault in her absence would not have achieved a proper gold me…
Baseball: League clears Howard, Zimmerman of doping wrongdoing
(The Sports Xchange) – Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard and Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman were cleared of wrongdoing in Major League Baseball’s investigation into their possible use of performance-enhancing drugs, pro…
Athletics: First Soviet Olympic champion Ponomareva passes away
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The first Olympic champion in the history of the Soviet Union, the discus thrower Nina Ponomareva, has died at the age 87, the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) announced on its website www.rusathletics.com on Friday.
Exclusive – Aboard AA990: A curtain comes down on U.S. swimmers’ gold medal glory
ABOARD FLIGHT AA990 (Reuters) – Standing on a podium in Rio last week with gold medals draped around their necks, swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were the pride of America as they sang along to the “Star Spangled Banner.”
Badminton: Silver medal success turns Sindhu into hot property
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – When Pusarla Sindhu won a gold medal at the 2012 Asian junior badminton championships, her cricketing hero Sachin Tendulkar presented her with a car.
