Basketball: U.S. all business in Rio opener against China
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may fret about the United States’ trade imbalance with China but on the basketball court it is all one way business, as it was again on Saturday as the U.S. opened the Olympic tour…
Gymnastics: Hambuechen blames scoring system for Rio injuries
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Germany’s Fabian Hambuechen demanded an overhaul in the gymnastics scoring system on Saturday after team mate Andreas Toba and Frenchman Samir Ait Said provided painful reminders of just how dangerous the sport can be.
Cycling: Van Avermaet strikes gold, agony for Nibali
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Belgium’s Greg Van Avermaet snatched gold in a thrilling finish to the men’s Olympic road race, out-sprinting Denmark’s Jakob Fuglsang by the Copacabana after Vincenzo Nibali’s hopes ended in a high-speed crash on Saturday.
Archery: South Korea restore order with men’s team gold
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – South Korea’s archers routed the United States to win the men’s team gold at the Rio Olympics on Saturday and restore a dynasty broken by the Americans at London four years ago.
Beach volleyball: Winning start for Brazil delights partisan crowd
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s male and female beach volleyball pairs made winning starts in their hunt for gold on Saturday, drawing on the loud home support to beat their Canadian and Czech Republic opponents on Copacabana’s golden sand.
Basketball: Jovial Bogut shines as Australia beat France
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Andrew Bogut’s complaints over his Rio accommodation have received more attention than his troublesome knee but both seemed fine on Saturday as Australia opened the Rio Games men’s basketball tournament with an 87-66 win over…
Swimming: Ledecky makes Rio debut in relay
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Freestyle phenomenon Katie Ledecky made an impressive Rio debut with the fastest leg for the U.S. women in their 4×100 relay heat on Saturday.
Cordeiro finds redemption in replacing Pele
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The man who lit the Olympic flame was told he would be replacing Pele only an hour ahead of time and the selection of Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima provided the Rio Olympics with the perfect redemption story before they had even…
Swimming: Syrian refugee Mardini a winner in the water
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – It was what Yusra Mardini left unsaid, rather than the conventional words of excitement, that made the bigger impression after the teenager’s debut in the Olympic pool on Saturday.
Swimming: Peaty breaks one record, Hosszu eyes another
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Britain’s Adam Peaty smashed his own 100 meters breaststroke world record and Hungary’s ‘Iron Lady’ Katinka Hosszu had another in her sights on an explosive opening day in the pool at the Rio Olympics.
