HIGHLIGHTS-Olympics-Day 15 at the Rio Olympics (Reuters) Latest news from the 15th day of competition at the Rio Olympics on Saturday (all times GMT): 0127 FARAH CAN'T WAIT TO GO HOME AFTER 5,000M WIN "It's every athlete's dream but I can't believe it. 0121 CHINA TAKES GOLD IN WOMEN'S 67KG TAEKWONDO China's Shuyin Zheng beat Mexico's Maria Espinoza 5-1 to grab a gold medal in the women's … [Read more...]

With penalty kick, Brazil wins 1st soccer Olympic gold (Yahoo Sports) With a kiss of the ball and an unforgettable kick, Brazil's biggest soccer star gave the Olympic host nation its biggest moment of the games. Brazil won its first Olympic gold medal in soccer Saturday with a dramatic penalty kick by Neymar to defeat Germany, sending the nation into a frenzy. Before the decisive shot, … [Read more...]

Inbee Park runs away with women's golf gold while Ko finishes in a close second Inbee Park locked up the women’s golf gold medal in a rout. (Getty Images) It was a coronation on Saturday for Inbee Park, the seven-time major winner, who won the first Olympic gold medal in women’s golf in 116 years in a runaway at the Olympic Golf Course in Rio de Janeiro. The South Korean won the … [Read more...]

Olympics--Boxing-Lopez completes Cuba's golden hat-trick (Reuters) (Adds codes, text unchanged) * Lopez takes Cuba's third gold of boxing tournament * Silver medal for Uzbekistan By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - World champion Arlen Lopez beat Uzbekistan's Bektemir Melikuziev on a unanimous points decision to win the Olympic middleweight title on Saturday, Cuba's third … [Read more...]

Froome's Sky wins Vuelta opener, Contador's Tinkoff labors (The Associated Press) OURENSE, Spain (AP) -- Chris Froome had a successful start to the Spanish Vuelta with Sky winning the team time trial as the grand tour started Saturday. … [Read more...]

Mikhail Aleshin wins pole at Pocono; Josef Newgarden 2nd (The Associated Press) After the last car sped past the finish line at Pocono Raceway, Mikhail Aleshin raised his arms in triumph. Fastest in morning practice on the tricky 2.5-mile triangular track, Aleshin was fastest in qualifying to win the IndyCar pole on Saturday. It's the first career pole for the Russian, who drives for … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Women's flyweight final results (Reuters) Aug 20 (Gracenote) - Olympic boxing women's flyweight final result in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Nicola Adams (Britain) beat Sarah Ourahmoune (France) 3-0 … [Read more...]

Sage Karam returns to Pocono, site of crash last year (The Associated Press) It's been a year since a freak accident claimed the life of fellow driver Justin Wilson. Karam was leading the IndyCar race a year ago at the 2.5-mile track in rural Pennsylvania when he spun and crashed in the closing laps. Wilson was fatally struck in the helmet by debris from Karam's car. … [Read more...]

Olympics-Triathlon-Jorgensen set to be her sport's first crossover star (Reuters) By Mitch Phillips RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Gwen Jorgensen is poised to become triathlon's first real crossover star after her Olympic victory on Saturday propelled the American from the sporting backwaters to front-cover status. Jorgensen has been the dominant force in women's triathlon for two … [Read more...]

Olympics-Boxing-Cuba's Ramirez wins bantamweight gold (Reuters) * Ramirez takes his second career gold * Cuban won flyweight gold in 2012 * Stevenson distraught at defeat * U.S. men's gold drought continues (Adds quotes and details) By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Cuba's Robeisy Ramirez beat U.S. hope Shakur Stevenson on a 2-1 split decision to add the Olympic … [Read more...]