Brazil women’s rugby player accepts Olympic marriage proposal
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian women’s rugby player Isadora Cerullo melted hearts when she accepted a marriage proposal from her girlfriend at the medals ceremony for the first Olympic rugby sevens competition on Monday.
Adrian cuts it fine in 100m freestyle heats
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Olympic champion Nathan Adrian of the United States scraped into the men’s 100 meters freestyle semi-finals by a matter of millimeters on Tuesday.
New Jersey sports gambling law deemed void: U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday said New Jersey cannot enforce a 2014 law permitting sports betting, in a big defeat for the years-long effort to legalize such wagers.
Have faith, it’s getting cleaner, says Bolt
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Usain Bolt waltzed in to sprinkle a bucket of stardust over Rio on Monday, and while there were Samba smiles and dancing girls, the biggest name at the Olympics could not escape the ever-present specter of doping.
King denies tearful Efimova in 100m breaststroke
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Lilly King of the United States won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s 100 meters breaststroke on Monday, denying Russia’s Yulia Efimova who was greeted with resounding boos from the Rio de Janeiro crowd.
Russia vs. U.S.: a tense race, a strained aftermath
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The women’s 100 meters breaststroke final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Monday had already crackled with tension in a tight finish but it was nothing compared to what transpired afterwards.
Tennis: Williams stays alive in second-round singles
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. tennis powerhouse Serena Williams dispatched France’s Alize Cornet in two sets on Monday, ending a streak of weak family performances that saw older sister Venus eliminated from singles on Saturday and the pair knocked o…
Hosszu wins 100m backstroke to claim second gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Katinka Hosszu of Hungary won the women’s Olympic 100 meters backstroke on Monday to claim her second gold of the Rio Games, edging out Kathleen Baker of the United States.
Murphy maintains U.S. streak in 100m backstroke
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Ryan Murphy won the men’s 100 meters backstroke gold at the Rio Olympics on Monday to extend United States swimmers’ run of domination in the event to six successive Games dating back to Atlanta in 1996.
Soccer: Ferdinand backs Pogba to handle record transfer fee
(Reuters) – Rio Ferdinand is confident Paul Pogba will cope with the pressure of his world record transfer fee after completing his move to Manchester United on Tuesday.
