Rio opening ceremony to break with opulent traditions
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The Rio de Janeiro Olympics opening ceremony on Friday will break with the recent tradition of large-scale and expensive shows, featuring a low-emissions cauldron and an “analogue” experience, executive producer Marco Balich …
Big Three no more as parity returns after Tiger Woods era
SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey (Reuters) – The golf year started with buzz about the dominance of a new Big Three of Jason Day, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy that echoed the storied days of Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player.
Work still going on as Rio Metro extension opens
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Workers in hard hats and coveralls were still working on Rio de Janeiro’s newest subway line on Monday, two days after it was inaugurated by Brazilian leaders and four days before the start of the 2016 Olympics it was built t…
America’s summer of racial tension surfaces on road to Rio
LOS ANGELES/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – America’s hot summer of racial tension, violence and politics has spilled on to the basketball court, the track and the Twitter feeds of some of the country’s top sports stars.
From Syria to the Olympics, refugee tells how she swam for her life
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Last year Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini had to swim for her life when her boat broke down as she tried to reach Europe; this month the teenager will be swimming in the Rio Olympics.
Soccer : Chinese ‘complain less’ than French women, coach says
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – If Frenchman Bruno Bini can guide China’s women’s soccer team deep into the Olympic tournament in Rio, he will be feted in his adopted homeland.
WADA defends timing of Russia report after IOC criticism
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Monday defended the publication date of a damning report on doping in Russia, a day after the International Olympic Committee blamed it for the uncertainty surrounding Russian athletes a…
Love Brazil, beat Brazil – U.S. women on a mission
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – American women’s volleyball captain Christa Dietzen is buzzing at the prospect of playing in one of the sport’s heartlands but, with the U.S. having lost to Brazil in the last two Olympic finals, there is some steel behind th…
Advantage Hamilton as Formula One breaks for summer
(Reuters) – Triple champion Lewis Hamilton is no stranger to speed but the rapid turnaround in his title prospects has left even the blindingly quick Briton stunned, as he heads into Formula One’sannual summer break firmly in control of the race for the championship.
Rio’s Olympic air: Dirty, deadly and no cleaner legacy from Games
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro’s air is dirtier and deadlier than portrayed by authorities and the Olympics’ promised legacy of cleaner winds has not remotely been met, an analysis of government data and Reuters’ own testing found.
