Chinese pour scorn on Horton after ‘drug cheats’ remarks
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Chinese web-users unleashed their fury on the social media accounts of Australian Olympic gold medallist Mack Horton, demanding he apologise for calling swimming rival Sun Yang a “drug cheat”.
Swimming: Sjostrom avoids ‘disasters’ to win 100m butterfly
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Calming her nerves by reassuring herself that ‘it’s just a pool’, hot favorite Sarah Sjostrom broke her own world record in the 100 meters butterfly on Sunday to become the first Swedish woman to win an Olympic swimming gold …
Swimming: Peaty takes 100m breaststroke gold in record time
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Adam Peaty smashed his own world record for the second time in two days on Sunday to win 100 meters breaststroke gold and become the first British male swimmer in 28 years to win an Olympic title.
Weightlifting: Long wait over, Chinese lifter breaks world record
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Chinese weightlifter Long Qingquan broke the 56kg world record on the way to defeating defending Olympic champion Om Yun Chol of North Korea at the Rio Games on Sunday.
Gymnastics: Despite flawless day, U.S.’s Douglas won’t defend London gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas turned in a near flawless performance at Sunday’s Olympic qualifying event, gaining the third highest score of any gymnast, but because of Olympic rules she will not be going to the all around final…
Gymnastics: Biles leads way for sensational Americans
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Simone Biles showed the world why she is an Olympic champion-in-waiting as she and her American team mates blew away the opposition by almost 10 points in women’s gymnastics qualifying at the Rio Games on Sunday.
Gymnastics: Biles leads way for sensational Americans
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Simone Biles showed the world why she is an Olympic champion-in-waiting as she and her American teammates blew away the opposition by almost 10 points in women’s gymnastics qualifying at the Rio Games on Sunday.
Ichiro joins MLB’s exclusive 3,000-hit club
(Reuters) – Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins on Sunday became the 30th Major League Baseball player to reach the 3,000-hit milestone, an exclusive club that is considered the greatest measure of hitting excellence and physical end…
New York Yankees to release Alex Rodriguez, last game on Friday
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Yankees will release Alex Rodriguez, one of the greatest players of his generation and one of baseball’s most polarizing figures, with his final game with the club set for Friday.
Swimming: Phelps named in U.S. 4×100 freestyle relay
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Michael Phelps was on course to win the 23rd Olympic swimming medal of his career after being named in the U.S. 4×100 meters freestyle relay team on Sunday.
