Sharon van Rouwendaal romps to open water win at Copacabana (Yahoo Sports) In the sewage-filled waters off one of the world's most famous beaches, Sharon van Rouwendaal claimed gold for the Netherlands in the Olympic women's open water race Monday at Copacabana. Van Rouwendaal began to pull away on the third of four laps, and it wasn't even close by the end of the 10-kilometer race. The … [Read more...]

HIGHLIGHTS-Olympics-Day 10 at the Rio Olympics (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Latest news from the 10th day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Monday (times GMT): 1420 WLODARCZYK SETS WOMEN'S HAMMER WORLD RECORD Poland's Anita Wlodarczyk broke her own world record with a throw of 82.29 metres in the hammer final, surpassing the previous mark of 81.08 metres she achieved at … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Track-Men's omnium overall results (Reuters) Aug 15 (Gracenote) - Olympic cycling-track men's omnium overall results in Rio de Janeiro on Monday after four events. Overall 1. Elia Viviani (Italy) 140 2. Thomas Boudat (France) 126 3. Mark Cavendish (Britain) 126 4. Lasse Norman Hansen (Denmark) 118 5. Fernando Gaviria (Colombia) 118 6. Roger Kluge (Germany) 114 7. Glenn … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday and a spot in the semis for Walsh Jennings (Yahoo Sports) NBA stars came out to cheer for her. ''It's a unique experience, and I loved it,'' the three-time gold medalist said after she and April Ross beat Australia 21-14, 21-16 to move two wins from her fourth Olympic title. The other women's semifinal match will feature Germany and the top-seeded Brazilian team of Larissa … [Read more...]

Darya Klishina wins appeal, can compete at Olympics (Yahoo Sports) The lone Russian track and field athlete at the Olympics has won her appeal to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled early Monday morning that long jumper Darya Klishina is eligible to take part in Tuesday's qualifying. Klishina was the only one of 68 Russians cleared to participate … [Read more...]

Andy Murray 1st to win 2 Olympic tennis singles golds (Yahoo Sports) Andy Murray is making a habit of accomplishing things that hadn't been done in a while. Murray became the first tennis player in Olympic history with two singles gold medals, winning his second in a row by wearing down Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 7-5, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 at the Rio de Janeiro Games in a back-and-forth … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Kenny's key to gold? Pretend 'I'm racing myself' (Reuters) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Callum Skinner's attempts to unsettle British team mate Jason Kenny with mindgames proved futile on Sunday as he was forced to settle for silver in the Olympic track cycling sprint final. "In the past we have been kind of hanging on and it's been grim to be in the … [Read more...]

Van Niekerk shatters world record in 400 to win Olympic gold (Yahoo Sports) Exploding out of the blocks in lane eight, Wayde van Niekerk didn't see another runner during the entire Olympic 400-meter final. The South African sprinter broke Michael Johnson's 17-year-old world record on Sunday night in Rio de Janeiro, leaving two of the greatest one-lap runners of this era in his dust. Van … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Buatsi banks at least a bronze for Britain (Reuters) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Floyd Mayweather told Joshua Buatsi he looked like a future world champion and the light-heavyweight responded by becoming Britain's first boxing medallist of the Rio Olympics on Sunday. The first of a strong British contingent to reach a semi-final, where each of the … [Read more...]

Cycling: Kenny's key to gold? Pretend 'I'm racing myself' (Reuters) By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Callum Skinner's attempts to unsettle British team mate Jason Kenny with mindgames proved futile on Sunday as he was forced to settle for silver in the Olympic track cycling sprint final. "In the past we have been kind of hanging on and it's been grim to be in the team. … [Read more...]