‘Stars align’ for American Taylor to claim second Olympic gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Christian Taylor of the United States retained his Olympic men’s triple jump title on Tuesday, recording the longest jump of the year to claim the podium top spot.
Booed Lavillenie apologizes for Owens comparison
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – French pole vaulter Renaud Lavillenie has apologized for comparing the booing he was subject to during the men’s Olympic final on Monday to the hostility of Nazi Germany toward Jesse Owens at the 1936 Berlin Games.
Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling eyes more Olympic glory
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s first Olympic gold medalist, swimmer Joseph Schooling, said on Tuesday he was looking to beat the world record for 100 meters butterfly and planned to compete in two more events at the next Olympics in Tokyo.
Germany honor Schweinsteiger, Podolski with farewell games
(Reuters) – Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski will be honored with farewell matches after announcing their retirement from international duty, according to a statement by the German Football Association.
Brazil’s former FIFA soccer boss Havelange, 100, dies in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Joao Havelange, the former president of FIFA, died in Rio de Janeiro’s Samaritano Hospital on Tuesday, the hospital said, without giving further details until authorized by his family.
Luis Enrique expects more Barcelona signings
(Reuters) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has confirmed that more new faces will arrive at the Nou Camp this transfer window while some squad members will be sold.The Spanish champions have recruited Andre Gomes, Samuel Umtiti, Lucas Digne and Denis Su…
Windowless bunker brings NBC’s marathon Rio Games operation to life
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The epicenter for one of the biggest media operations at the Rio Olympics is a 75,000 sq feet (6,970 sq meters) maze of windowless rooms lit by thousands of monitors that serves as the backbone of NBC’s exhaustive Olympics co…
Six Cuban volleyball players charged with rape in Finland
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Six volleyball players from the Cuban national team have been charged with aggravated rape in Finland, regional prosecutors said in a statement on Tuesday.
Miller dives over line to deny Felix in 400m
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Bahamian Shaunae Miller launched herself over the finishing line with a desperate dive to pip American Allyson Felix to Olympic 400 meters gold by the slimmest of margins in a thrilling final on Monday.
Soaring Da Silva is Brazil’s new darling
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Thiago da Silva won Brazil’s first athletics gold of their home Games on an extraordinary, unforgettable Monday night in Rio, producing an Olympic record of 6.03 meters in the pole vault to beat hot favorite Renaud Lavillenie…
