Bolt shines bright, wins another gold in Olympic 100 (Yahoo Sports) If there were any doubts, it took less than 10 seconds - 9.81, to be exact - for Usain Bolt to erase them. The 6-foot-5 sprinter/celebrity overcame his typically slow unfurling from the blocks, gradually worked up speed, caught American Justin Gatlin with 40 meters left and was celebrating - pointing at his chest with his … [Read more...]

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

Olympics-Boxing-Men's lightweight semifinal results (Reuters) Aug 14 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's lightweight semifinal result in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Robson Conceicao (Brazil) beat Lazaro Alvarez (Cuba) 3-0 … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Men's light flyweight final results (Reuters) Aug 14 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's light flyweight final result in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Hasanboy Dusmatov (Uzbekistan) beat Yuberjen Martinez Rivas (Colombia) 3-0 … [Read more...]

British cyclist Jason Kenny wins 2nd gold of Rio Olympics (The Associated Press) Jason Kenny defeated Callum Skinner in an all-Britain final inside the velodrome Sunday to defend his individual sprint Olympic gold medal and win his second gold of the Rio Games. Kenny and Skinner combined with Philip Hindes to win the team sprint Thursday night. It was Kenny's fifth Olympic gold medal and … [Read more...]

Aussie-American BMX power couple share goal - Olympic gold (The Associated Press) Sam Willoughby and Alise Post are also two of the best BMX racers in the world. Willoughby won the silver medal for Australia at the London Olympics in 2012, when Post finished 12th for the U.S. They're top contenders again this season on the World Cup tour, where Willoughby was sixth in the men's rankings and … [Read more...]

A win is secured for Kenya's Sumgong in women's marathon (Yahoo Sports) The intruder leaped over the barriers, darted onto the Olympic marathon course and was caught by security. It was a scary but familiar moment for Kenyan runner Jemima Jelagat Sumgong. Only four months ago, a man also ran onto the course as Sumgong competed in the London Marathon. … [Read more...]

Highlights: Day nine at the Rio Olympics (Reuters) Latest news from the ninth day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Sunday (times GMT): 1848 ROSE WINS GOLF GOLD Britain's Justin Rose carded a final round four-under par 67 to finish with a total of 16 under par 268 to beat Henrik Stenson by two strokes in the men's golf competition, as the sport made a comeback after a 112-year absence. … [Read more...]

Simone Biles dominates vault to win 3rd gold in Rio (Yahoo Sports) Simone Biles' golden run in Rio is picking up steam. Biles added a third gold medal to her rapidly rising haul on Sunday, easily capturing the women's vault final. Minutes after Biles picked up the first vault gold medal ever by an American female gymnast, British star Max Whitlock earned his second gold of the day - and … [Read more...]

Golf showed it can deliver Olympic drama in its return to the Games The Olympic golf medalists show off their medals. (Getty Images) Going into the Rio Olympics, the story of golf’s return to the Olympic program seemed like it would be more about who didn’t show up, what didn’t happen and what could have been. By the time Justin Rose tapped in for a gold-clinching birdie on the 72nd hole of … [Read more...]