Argentine soccer reeling again with ouster from men's play (Yahoo Sports) The South American power has won two Olympic gold medals in soccer, but it failed to advance from the group stage after a 1-1 draw against Honduras. The result follows the senior team's loss in the Copa America final in June and added to the crisis enveloping the sport at home. Playing without any of its stars from … [Read more...]

Rain, rain, go away: 20 of 26 Rio tennis matches postponed (Yahoo Sports) Rafael Nadal went from being scheduled for a busy-as-can-be day to a day off at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, thanks to rain that forced postponement of 20 of 26 matches. After waiting and waiting in the hope of getting in matches, organizers eventually decided to take all but a half-dozen off the day's schedule. … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Men's light flyweight quarterfinal results (Reuters) Aug 10 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing men's light flyweight quarterfinal results in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Nico Miguel Hernandez (U.S.) beat Carlos Quipo (Ecuador) 3-0 Hasanboy Dusmatov (Uzbekistan) beat Birzhan Zhakypov (Kazakhstan) 3-0 Yuberjen Martinez Rivas (Colombia) beat Samuel Carmona Heredia (Spain) 2-1 Joahnys … [Read more...]

Zach Johnson doesn't expect run of 58s (or even better) to continue Zach Johnson has been dominant at the John Deere Classic. (Getty Images) In the last two weeks, two players — Stephan Jaeger on the Web.com Tour and Jim Furyk on the PGA Tour — have shot 58 in a PGA Tour-sanctioned tournament. That had never happened previously. Zach Johnson isn’t sure anything like that is going to … [Read more...]

IndyCar, Pocono Raceway reach 2-year extension through '18 (The Associated Press) IndyCar and Pocono Raceway have reached a two-year extension that will keep the open-wheel series at the track through 2018. IndyCar returned to Pocono in 2013 following a 24-year absence and gives the series a needed oval on the schedule. Last year's race was marred by the accident that killed driver Justin … [Read more...]

Cancellara denies Froome time trial gold at Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports) Fabian Cancellara bounced onto the Olympic podium with a little extra hop on top, for a fleeting moment making everyone forget the 35-year-old cyclist is on the brink of retirement. Cancellara powered over a hilly, rain-slicked course at the Rio de Janeiro Games on Wednesday to win his second Olympic time trial, denying … [Read more...]

Alba Torrens scores 32 points as Spain routs China 89-68 (Yahoo Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Alba Torrens scored 32 points to lead Spain to an 89-68 win over China Wednesday as the Spaniards improved their position in women's basketball group play behind the undefeated U.S. and Canada. … [Read more...]

HIGHLIGHTS-Olympics-Day five at the Rio Olympics (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO Aug 10 (Reuters) - Latest news from the fifth day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday (all times GMT): 1639 SOUTH KOREA'S JIN JONG-OH ON CLIMBING FROM SEVENTH PLACE TO WIN THE GOLD IN THE MEN'S 50M PISTOL EVENT: "I told myself don't give up, don't give up. I wanted to give up I was doing badly, but I said … [Read more...]

Rowing canceled as skies darken over Rio Olympics (Yahoo Sports) Rowers packed up their oars for the day while cyclists hit slippery roads on skinny time-trial bikes unsuited to harsh weather conditions as sun-drenched Rio turned blustery, wet and gray on Wednesday. Strong winds rattled palm trees along the coast and whipped up waves on the scenic lagoon where rowing was canceled for a full … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Road-Men's individual time trial results (Reuters) Aug 10 (Gracenote) - Olympic cycling-road men's individual time trial result in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. 1. Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) 1 hour 12 minutes 15.42 seconds 2. Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands) 1:13:02.83 3. Chris Froome (Britain) 1:13:17.54 4. Jonathan Castroviejo (Spain) 1:13:21.50 5. Rohan Dennis (Australia) … [Read more...]