Golf: For once, Kuchar proud to finish third
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Golf’s bronze medalist Matt Kuchar almost didn’t make the Olympics.
Gymnastics: Whitlock bags historic golds for Britain, Biles shines again
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Gold medals for Britain in Olympic gymnastics are like London buses – you wait 120 years for one and then two come along at once – with Max Whitlock ending the long wait for a champion by claiming victory in the floor exercis…
Gymnastics: Sleep, lucky monkey help Russia’s Mustafina win on bars
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – With the help of a toy monkey and an afternoon nap, Russia’s Aliya Mustafina finally ended the U.S. women’s stranglehold on gymnastics in Rio by winning the asymmetric bars for a second successive Olympics, with a routine ful…
Boxing: U.S. men regaining respect, says coach Walsh
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The once-great U.S. men’s Olympic boxing team is clambering out of the basement and heading back to where it belongs, coach Billy Walsh said on Sunday as Nico Hernandez collected his light-flyweight bronze.
Shi wins gold for China in women’s 3 meter springboard
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – China’s Shi Tingmao dominated her competition to win gold in the women’s 3 meter springboard event on Sunday, with teammate He Zi taking silver and Italy’s Tania Cagnotto bronze.
Secret hobby brings silver, new home for Colombian fighter
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – When he first began boxing eight years ago, Yurberjen Martínez hid it from his parents.
IOC plays down Rio problems, says Games deliver on promises
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Organizers for the Rio Olympics have delivered on their promises, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Sunday, playing down persistent problems that have plagued the first South American Games since the start.
Gymnastics: Whitlock wins men’s pommel horse to scoop second gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Max Whitlock made it a day to remember for Britain when he swiveled to the top of the podium with a smooth and silky pommel horse performance which earned him a second gold at the Olympics on Sunday.
Tennis: Venus matches record but it’s silver not gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Venus Williams’ record-equaling fifth Olympic tennis medal was silver rather than gold as she and partner Rajeev Ram lost an all-American mixed doubles final to Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock on Sunday .
Gymnastics: Biles wins women’s vault gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – All-around champion Simone Biles scooped her third gold medal at the Olympics when she soared to victory in the vault final on Sunday.
