Armstrong wins third straight Olympic women's time trial (Yahoo Sports) Kristin Armstrong had just put together another golden effort in an Olympic time trial, this time slicing through driving wind and rain, when her 5-year-old son approached her at the finish. The American cyclist made it three consecutive gold medals on Wednesday, the ageless wonder conquering a brutal course at the Rio … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Road-Women's individual time trial results (Reuters) Aug 10 (Gracenote) - Olympic cycling-road women's individual time trial result in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. 1. Kristin Armstrong (U.S.) 44 minutes 26.42 seconds 2. Olga Zabelinskaya (Russia) 44:31.97 3. Anna van der Breggen (Netherlands) 44:37.80 4. Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands) 44:48.74 5. Elisa Longo Borghini (Italy) … [Read more...]

Armstrong wins third straight Olympic women's time trial (The Associated Press) Kristin Armstrong of the United States won her third straight Olympic time trial Wednesday, a golden effort through wind and rain over a brutal course that left her in an exhausted heap at the finish. Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands added a bronze medal to her gold from the road race. Armstrong, who … [Read more...]

Day four at the Rio Olympics (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Latest news from the fourth day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday (all times GMT): 2122 CHINA’S CHEN RUOLIN SPEAKS ON HER PERSONAL STRUGGLES WITH DIVING AFTER WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL IN THE WOMEN’S SYNCHRONISED 10M PLATFORM “Over the past two years, I have struggled a lot and it has not been easy. I have even … [Read more...]

Pacquiao comeback fight vs Vargas is on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas (The Associated Press) Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao confirmed Wednesday that he will come out of retirement to fight WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas on Nov. 5 in Las Vegas. The 37-year-old Pacquiao said he was excited to return to the ring and said he has to fight again to earn a living. During the campaign for the … [Read more...]

Ledecky wins most challenging event with gritty performance (Yahoo Sports) Katie Ledecky has never felt such pain. Ledecky took the most challenging step toward a feat that's only been done one other time, holding off Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom to win the 200-meter freestyle Tuesday and give the American star her second gold of the Olympics. Debbie Meyer is the only female swimmer to capture … [Read more...]

Phelps wins Olympic gold medals No. 20 and 21 in Rio (Yahoo Sports) Michael Phelps sat alone, thoroughly exhausted. ''That was probably one of my most challenging doubles,'' the 31-year-old Phelps said. It was another performance for the ages, but Phelps has done it so many times that nothing else would have been fitting. … [Read more...]

Out of sorts, Serena Williams upset at Olympics by Svitolina (Yahoo Sports) Out of sorts and out of answers, defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Shanking shots of all sorts, including five - yes, five! - double-faults in one game alone, Williams lost to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-4, 6-3 in the third round in a real shocker Tuesday, ending the No. … [Read more...]

Usme scores 2 goals in Colombia's 2-2 draw with US (Yahoo Sports) With time running out, Catalina Usme beat Hope Solo with a free kick from a tight angle to give Colombia a 2-2 draw against the United States on Tuesday at the Olympics. Usme also scored in the 26th minute to give the Colombians an early 1-0 lead. It was the team's first-ever Olympic goal, and first-ever goal against the … [Read more...]

Olympics-Rugby-Sonny Bill's midas touch betrays him in Rio (Reuters) By Nick Mulvenney RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Dual rugby international, heavyweight boxing champion and rugby sevens Olympian - Sonny Bill Williams has always forged his own particular path through the sporting landscape and it has nearly always ended up in success. In a career that has taken him back and forth from … [Read more...]