Boxing: After headguards, vests next on Olympic hit list
LONDON (Reuters) – Male boxers will step into the ring without headguards at the Rio Olympics for the first time since the 1980 Moscow Games, and their vests could be next on the hit list.
Rugby: Ryan ready to lead Fiji to sevens heaven in Rio
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Rugby sevens coach Ben Ryan is mobbed every time he ventures into Suva these days as locals impress upon him how much a first Olympic medal would mean to Fiji.
Badminton: British sweethearts wedded to dream of Rio gold
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Concerned colleagues often warn of the perils of work-place romances but Britain’s badminton power couple Chris and Gabby Adcock believe marriage has only made their on-court performance more harmonious.
Badminton: Nearly-man Lee to carry the burden for Malaysia again
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – A nation’s hopes of Olympic glory can be a burden for the toughest of athletes but few can know of the pressure that befalls badminton’s world number one Lee Chong Wei.
Snedeker leads Johnson, du Toit by one stroke at Canadian Open golf
OAKVILLE, Ontario (Reuters) – American Brandt Snedeker made an easy-looking eagle at the par-five 18th at the Canadian Open on Saturday to put himself in position for his second win of the season.
A 555-strong U.S. Olympics team includes record 292 women
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A record contingent of 292 women will be part of a powerful 555-strong United States team at next month’s Rio Olympics.
Rosberg keeps Hungarian pole, Hamilton hindered by yellow flags
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Nico Rosberg will keep pole position for Sunday’s Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix after having come under investigation for not slowing down enough for the yellow flags that cost title rival Lewis Hamilton a shot at top spot.
Georgian mother and son out to make history in Rio Olympics
TBILISI (Reuters) – The Rio Olympics will be the eighth Games for Georgian shooter Nino Salukvadze, but it will be the first time when she will be joined by a very special team mate – her own son.
Athletics: Dominant Farah warms up for Rio in style
LONDON (Reuters) – Mo Farah returned to the scene of his 2012 Olympic glory and completed his preparations for the defense of his distance double in Rio with a crushing sub-13-minute victory in the 5,000 meters at the London Diamond League meeting on S…
FBI led Brazil to suspected militants mulling Olympic attack: prosecutor
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation gave Brazil the tip that led to arrests this week of 11 suspected militants who had discussed a possible attack on the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, according to a Brazilian pro…
