Canoe Sprint: Doping suspension casts shadow on canoe racers
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The suspension of canoe sprinter Serghei Tarnovschi, Moldova’s first medal winner of the Rio Games, for failing a drugs test has disappointed fellow competitors who are alarmed by the frequency of doping cases in the sport.
Badminton: Marin fends off brave Sindhu to win gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Carolina Marin overhauled a brave Pusarla Sindhu in the women’s singles final on Friday to win Spain’s first badminton title and crush India’s hopes of a maiden gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
NBA moves all-star game to New Orleans over transgender law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The NBA awarded its 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans on Friday, a month after removing the game from Charlotte, North Carolina, to protest a state law forcing transgender people to use public restrooms matching their gender assign…
Basketball: U.S. women seek sixth gold with a win over Spain
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The United States women’s basketball team will be out to prove their credentials as one of the Olympics’ great sporting dynasties on Saturday when they take on Spain in the gold-medal final.
Badminton: Lee fends off nemesis Lin in classic battle
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei shrugged off eight years of Olympic heartbreak on Friday to defeat his nemesis Lin Dan 15-21 21-11 22-20 and reach the final of the men’s badminton after another classic encounter.
Two U.S. swimmers land in Miami after Olympic Committee apology
MIAMI/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Two U.S. swimmers accused of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games landed in Miami from Brazil early on Friday, a Reuters witness said.
U.S. says sorry as swimmers leave Brazil to jeers
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Two U.S. Olympic swimmers flew home from Brazil on Thursday after a local crowd jeered them, calling them “liars” and “fakes”, and police accused them of fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Games…
Peerless Bolt powers to 200m gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The incomparable Usain Bolt once again proved utterly unbeatable on the Olympic track on Thursday, powering his way to a third straight 200 meters gold and remaining on course for an extraordinary “triple-triple” of sprint ti…
Get ‘Average Joe’ to try decathlon, says Eaton
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Ashton Eaton threw out a challenge on Thursday to come up with ways to make the decathlon more exciting, suggesting that most spectators fail to grasp the intensity of the arduous event.
Volleyball: Serbian women knock out U.S. favorites
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The Serbian women’s volleyball team eliminated the world’s top-ranked team the United States on Thursday in a shock upset after the undefeated Americans lost their top player to a leg injury.
