Olympics-Golf-IOC clears Russia's Verchenova to compete at Rio - IGF (Reuters) RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed the eligibility of Russian golfer Maria Verchenova to compete at the Rio Olympic Games, the International Golf Federation (IGF) said on Thursday. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Ed Osmond) … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-All 11 Russian boxers cleared to compete in Rio (Reuters) * All 11 Russian boxers cleared (Adds details) RIO DE JANEIRO Aug 4 (Reuters) - All 11 Russian boxers who qualified for the Rio Olympics have been given the all clear to compete at the Games, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said on Thursday. "AIBA has carried out an individual analysis of the anti-doping … [Read more...]

US men, women's basketball teams ready to get to work in Rio (Yahoo Sports) The U.S. men and women's basketball teams arrived in Rio, spent some time on their luxury cruise ship that will house them for the next 20 days and then the ladies went to work. ''The boatel,'' a laughing Diana Taurasi said Wednesday. … [Read more...]

All 11 Russian boxers cleared to compete in Rio (Reuters) All 11 Russian boxers who qualified for the Rio Olympics have been given the all clear to compete at the Games, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) said on Thursday. "AIBA has carried out an individual analysis of the anti-doping record of each of the 11 Russian boxers qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games..." AIBA said in … [Read more...]

Pacquiao to make ring return against Vargas - report (Reuters) (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao will take on American World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jessie Vargas when he returns to the ring on Nov. 5, according to the Filipino boxer's manager Michael Koncz. "Retirement doesn't suit Manny right now," Koncz told the Los Angeles Times of the former eight-division world champion. … [Read more...]

Olympics-Canoeing-Russian Andrey Kraitor allowed to compete at Rio - R-Sport cites lawyer (Reuters) MOSCOW, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The International Canoe Federation (ICF) has allowed Andrey Kraitor, twice Europe and world champion, to compete at the Rio Olympics, R-Sport news agency cited his lawyer Yuri Zaitsev as saying on Thursday. (Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov) … [Read more...]

Boxing-Pacquiao to make ring return against Vargas - report (Reuters) Manny Pacquiao will take on American World Boxing Organisation welterweight champion Jessie Vargas when he returns to the ring on Nov. 5, according to the Filipino boxer's manager Michael Koncz. "Retirement doesn't suit Manny right now," Koncz told the Los Angeles Times of the former eight-division world champion. It's … [Read more...]

US women beats New Zealand 2-0 in Olympic soccer tournament (Yahoo Sports) Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan scored a goal in each half as the U.S. women's soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-0 in its debut at the Rio Games on Wednesday, getting off to a solid start in its attempt to win a fourth straight Olympic gold medal. Lloyd put the Americans ahead with a header in the ninth minute and … [Read more...]

Brazil soccer players give hosts a winning start to Olympics (Yahoo Sports) The first Olympics in Brazil are underway - aptly with soccer games in the sport's spiritual home and a win for the hosts. In Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Stadium, the Brazilian women's team eased to a 3-0 victory at the start of its quest for a first Olympic gold. It's an early sporting high for Brazil, where … [Read more...]

Rio organizers get grilled by IOC with games set to open (Yahoo Sports) With the Rio de Janeiro Olympics set to open, worried IOC members grilled top organizing officials about traffic jams, water pollution, security, and the absence of signage that gives the games its own distinct look. International Olympic President Thomas Bach also turned up the pressure Wednesday by talking straight to … [Read more...]