Olympics-Cycling-Track-Women's team pursuit 1st round results (Reuters) Aug 13 (Gracenote) - Olympic cycling-track women's team pursuit 1st round results in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Heat 41. BritainKate Archibald/Laura Trott/Elinor Barker/Joanna Rowsell 4 minutes 12.152 seconds WR 2. CanadaAllison Beveridge/Jasmin Glaesser/Laura Brown/Georgia Simmerling 4:15.636 Heat 31. U.S.Sarah … [Read more...]

Jaco Van Zyl makes second hole-in-one of men's Olympic golf event Medal count | Olympic schedule |Olympic news Jaco Van Zyl skipped out on entries into the British Open and PGA Championship with the hopes of preparing diligently for golf’s return to the Olympics in Brazil. That decision hadn’t borne fruit until Saturday. Jaco Van Zyl celebrates an ace at the Olympic golf tournament. The … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Track-Women's keirin 1st round results (Reuters) Aug 13 (Gracenote) - Olympic cycling-track women's keirin 1st round results in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Heat 41. Elis Ligtlee (Netherlands) Q seconds 2. Simona Krupeckaite (Lithuania) Q 3. Lisandra Guerra Rodriguez (Cuba) 4. Olga Ismayilova (Azerbaijan) 5. Shannon McCurley (Ireland) 6. Sandie Clair (France) 7. Lyubov … [Read more...]

Ervin pulls off Olympic swim victories 16 years apart (Yahoo Sports) Anthony Ervin finally has an Olympic gold medal to replace the one he sold 16 years ago. The 35-year-old American won the men's 50-meter freestyle at the Rio Games on Friday, capping a night of upsets in the pool. ''It's surreal, kind of absurd,'' Ervin said. … [Read more...]

Britain's most decorated Olympian ponders what is next (The Associated Press) Peel back all those layers of fashionable mod clothing that Bradley Wiggins prefers when he's not on the bike and you'll find the beating heart of a sentimentalist. It's why he returned to his first love, track cycling, after conquering the Tour de France. It's why he returned to the Olympics for one last shot at … [Read more...]

Walsh Jennings, Ross advance in Olympic beach volleyball (Yahoo Sports) They call her ''Six Feet of Sunshine,'' and Kerri Walsh Jennings is pretty good under the moonlight, too. The three-time gold medalist and partner April Ross advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament in a midnight match, dispatching Italy 21-10, 21-16 in just 35 minutes. ''We know that we … [Read more...]

Katie Ledecky swims into history with 4th Olympic gold (Yahoo Sports) Katie Ledecky came into the Rio Olympics facing enormous expectations. ''I just wanted to lay it all out there,'' Ledecky said. Ledecky and Debbie Meyer are now the only female swimmers to sweep the three longest freestyle races. … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-China team sprint gold a 'sport orgasm' says French coach (Reuters) By Stephen Eisenhammer RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 12 (Reuters) - When China's Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi won the women's team sprint to secure their country's first ever track cycling gold it was hard to see their faces under bright red helmets. It's the best feeling in my sport life," Benoit Vetu, who has … [Read more...]

Jolting start for track: Ethiopian shatters 10,000 record (Yahoo Sports) What track and field really needed was a Usain Bolt-like jolt to steer the conversation from the endless string of crime, punishment and doping that nearly sank the sport over the past year. What it got was a 10,000-meter world record from an Ethiopian who considers it her second-favorite distance, and a race that will … [Read more...]

US ousted, Sweden wins 4-3 on penalties after 1-1 draw (Yahoo Sports) The U.S. goalkeeper criticized the Swedes for the way they played Friday in beating the Americans in a penalty shootout - a result that means the world's top-ranked team will miss out on a medal in women's soccer for the first time. The Swedes beat the U.S. 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the quarterfinals. … [Read more...]