Brilliant Van Niekerk smashes 400m world record
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk ran the fastest single lap in history to win the Olympic 400 meters gold medal in 43.03 seconds and break Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old world record on Sunday.
Jebet wins Bahrain’s first ever gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Teenager Ruth Jebet won Bahrain’s first ever Olympic gold medal on Monday, blowing away the competition in the women’s 3,000 meters steeplechase but narrowly missing out on the world record.
Schippers through, Campbell-Brown in early exit
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – World champion Dafne Schippers shook off injury to reach the 200 meters semi-finals but twice Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown made an early exit from her fifth Games on Monday.
Imperious Bolt completes amazing 100m triple
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – For 9.81 glorious seconds on Sunday, all the ills that have dogged athletics recently were forgotten as Usain Bolt stormed to victory in the 100 meters final to become the first man to win three successive Olympic titles on t…
Lochte says he challenged armed robbers in Rio
(Reuters) – Ryan Lochte initially resisted a group of armed men posing as police who robbed the Olympic gold medalist and three fellow American swimmers in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Lochte said in an interview broadcast on Monday on the “Today” show.
Barca captain Iniesta to miss start of La Liga season
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Barcelona’s midfield maestro Andres Iniesta will be out for two weeks after sustaining a knee injury in Sunday’s 2-0 Spanish Super Cup first leg win at Sevilla.
Exclusive: Russia’s Klishina to compete after appeal upheld
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Russian long jumper Darya Klishina will compete at the Rio Olympics after her ban from the Games was struck down by sport’s highest court on the eve of her event.
Sharapova could return in January: tennis chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Five-times grand slam winner Maria Sharapova, banned in June for two years for doping offences, may be allowed to return in January, according to Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpishchev.
Shooting: Americans miss the mark, Europeans rule the range
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – As Italian rifle shooter Niccolo Campriani reveled in his second gold medal in the Olympic Games on Sunday, he paused to express some sadness.
Scowling Gatlin booed by Rio crowd
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – American Justin Gatlin felt the full force of the crowd’s ire on Sunday and scowled back in response before finishing second to Usain Bolt in the Olympic 100 meters final and miss out on becoming the oldest man to win the eve…
