Gymnastics: Biles beam slip crushes five-gold dream
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – As expected, gymnast extraordinaire Simone Biles picked up her fourth medal at the Rio Olympics.
Boxing: U.S. coach angered by judging after Mayer defeat
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. coach Billy Walsh questioned the judging after his lightweight Mikaela Mayer lost her quarter-final on points to Russian Anastasia Beliakova at the Rio Games on Monday.
Gymnastics: Wevers switches tactics at last minute to beat Biles
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Dutch gymnast Sanne Wevers changed her gameplan at the last minute on Monday after American Simone Biles lost her footing on the beam, and it paid off when she became the first woman from her country to win an individual gymn…
U.S. pole vault champion Suhr falls ill in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Reigning Olympic pole vault champion Jenn Suhr has contracted a serious virus in Rio de Janeiro that could affect her jumping, her husband and coach Rick Suhr said on Twitter on Monday.
Golf: Day, Scott head powerful Australian team for World Cup
(Reuters) – Current world number one Jason Day and former world number one Adam Scott will form a powerful two-man Australian team for the World Cup of Golf in November.
Canoe coach Henze dies from car-crash injuries : German team
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The coach of Germany’s canoe slalom team, Stefan Henze, died from head injuries sustained in a car crash last week in Rio de Janeiro, the German Olympics team said on Monday.
You can run but you can’t hide, IOC tells doping cheats
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Doping cheats using designer drugs or gene doping at the Rio Olympics should know they will eventually be found out, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday.
Guardiola says impressed by Hart, Toure despite transfer rumors
(Reuters) – Pep Guardiola is impressed with what he has seen from Yaya Toure and Joe Hart in training ahead of Manchester City’s Champions League playoff against Steaua Bucharest, even though the pair face uncertain futures at the Etihad Stadium.
Wlodarczyk shatters world record for hammer gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Poland’s Anita Wlodarczyk underlined her absolute dominance of the women’s hammer by throwing a world record 82.29 metres to win the Rio Olympic gold by an incredible 554 centimetres on Monday.
Ready, steady, tee off! Players pick up the pace in speedgolf
(Reuters) – The sound of a whistle signals the start of the race, and Rob Hogan sprints toward the first of 18 legs in his contest: a golf tee. He takes a quick look at the fairway, then hits a drive, grabs his bag and runs toward his next shot, a proc…
