Soccer: Germany cruise into semis with 4-0 win over Portugal
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rampant Germany hammered Portugal 4-0, with four players sharing the goals, to progress to the semi-finals of the Rio Games football tournament on Saturday.
Rowing: United States extend unbeaten run with gold in women’s eight
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The United States’ women’s eight powered to the gold medal in the Olympic rowing regatta on Saturday, extending a 10-year unbeaten run.
Shooting: Germany makes it a hat-trick with shooting gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Germany clinched its third Olympic shooting title in as many days on Saturday as police officer Christian Reitz won the gold medal in the 25 meter rapid fire pistol event.
Athletics: ‘Sluggish’ Bolt does enough in 100m heats
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Jamaican Usain Bolt won his 100 meters heat after what he called a “sluggish” start on Saturday, but looked pained after the race as he prepared to fend off the challenge of American Jason Gatlin for the Olympic crown.
Rio’s legacy: a highway where Games buses and local anger collide
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Ester Silva curses the Olympic Games as another bus rumbles over a new elevated highway that passes by her slum in Rio de Janeiro, sending a tremor through her brittle brick house.
IOC disappointed with Solo’s ‘cowards’ comments
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is disappointed that United States goalkeeper Hope Solo branded opponents Sweden as cowards after they knocked her team out of the women’s soccer tournament, but will not take any dis…
Athletics: Felix eases into semi-finals with focus on 400
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Allyson Felix showed no discomfort from her ankle as she eased through the first round of the 400 meters heats on Saturday, taking another step towards what would be a fifth Olympic gold for the American.
Athletics – Culture fuels Jamaican sprinters, says Bolt book author
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – In the last decade, Jamaica, with Usain Bolt as the figurehead, has emerged as the world’s dominant sprinting power, usurping the United States from the throne it occupied since the start of the modern Olympic Games in 1896.
Ledecky smashes 800m record to claim freestyle treble
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Katie Ledecky of the United States finally succumbed to her emotions on the podium after destroying the field in the 800 meters freestyle on Friday and smashing her own world record to complete a rare Olympic swimming treble….
Swimming: Schooling wins Singapore’s first gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Joseph Schooling beat Michael Phelps and made Singaporean sporting history on Friday when he won the 100 meters butterfly and his country’s first Olympic gold medal.
