Soccer: Rivals are scared of title talk, says Mourinho
(Reuters) – Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester United’s Premier League rivals of playing a “defensive game” ahead of the coming campaign but is making no secret of his side’s own title aspirations.
Athletics gets under way amid sea of empty seats
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Ukrainian discus thrower Mykyta Nesterenko got the Olympic athletics program under way on a rainy Friday morning but there was a paltry crowd scattered around the 60,000-capacity stadium to watch him.
Sponsors missing from action in war on doping: whistleblower
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Doping in athletics could be slashed overnight if sponsors showed any will to eradicate it, according to Steve Magness, the coach who blew the whistle on an elite Nike-sponsored athletics program but now feels like a pariah i…
Manuel and Oleksiak tie for 100m free gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Canadian Penny Oleksiak and Simone Manuel of the United States were inseparable at the finish and even more united in joy after a stunning 100 meters freestyle dead-heat rewarded both with Olympic gold on Thursday.
Chinese swimmer Chen fails doping test: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Olympic women’s swimmer Chen Xinyi tested positive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 7, state media said on Friday citing the country’s swimming association, the latest doping scandal to mar competition at t…
Phelps writes new page with four wins in same event
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Michael Phelps of the United States won the Olympic 200 meters individual medley on Thursday to capture the 22nd gold medal of his career and become the first swimmer to win the same event at four consecutive Games.
Lochte not ready for retirement yet
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Ryan Lochte’s last individual event at the Rio de Janeiro Games, and possibly of his Olympics career, did not end the way he wanted to.
Swimming: Manuel sees gold as boost for black community
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – As an African-American swimmer, Simone Manuel has carried a weight on her shoulders every time she steps onto the starting blocks.
Swimming: Murphy completes U.S. backstroke double
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Ryan Murphy completed a backstroke double and extended a U.S. winning streak on Thursday, adding the Olympic men’s 200 meters gold to the 100 title he won earlier in the week.
Gymnastics: Diminutive Biles stands tall among greats
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – When Simone Biles stood on her bare feet ready to mount the balance beam on Thursday, it seemed like she would need to get on her tiptoes to peer over the 1.25 meter (4.1 feet) apparatus.
