Robeisy Ramirez edges Stevenson for bantamweight boxing gold (The Associated Press) Robeisy Ramirez of Cuba won his second Olympic boxing gold medal Saturday, claiming a split decision over U.S. bantamweight Shakur Stevenson in a tremendously competitive bout. Nicola Adams also claimed her second Olympic gold for Britain, defending her London flyweight title with a unanimous decision over … [Read more...]

Olympics-Mountain bike-Women's cross country results (Reuters) Aug 20 (Gracenote) - Olympic mountain bike women's cross country result in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. 1. Jenny Rissveds (Sweden) 1 hour 30 minutes 15 seconds 2. Maja Wloszczowska (Poland) 1:30:52 3. Catharine Pendrel (Canada) 1:31:41 4. Emily Batty (Canada) 1:31:43 5. Katerina Nash (Czech Republic) 1:32:25 6. Jolanda Neff … [Read more...]

Olympics-Triathlon-Jorgensen takes gold with perfect race (Reuters) * American favourite too strong all round * Defending champion Spirig-Hug takes silver * Holland earns Britain's third triathlon medal of Games (Adds background, details) By Mitch Phillips RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Hot favourite Gwen Jorgensen produced the perfect race to win the Olympic women's triathlon gold … [Read more...]

Olympics-Cycling-Sweden's Rissveds wins gold in women's cross-country (Reuters) Sweden's Jenny Rissveds raced away to gold in the Olympic women's cross-country cycling event on Saturday. The 22-year-old former European champion pulled away quickly, safely tackling the hazardous Rio Rocks and Flip Flop sections of the layout before sprinting to the finish line. Wloszczowska hung on for the … [Read more...]

US women could be on verge of water polo dynasty (Yahoo Sports) Maggie Steffens and the U.S. women's water polo team stood on the top step of the podium and belted out the national anthem through a mixture of smiles and tears. Italy and Russia stood on each side of the Americans, and they might as well have been miles away. The women's water polo team, hailing almost exclusively from … [Read more...]

Unbeatable Bolt signs off with triple-triple (Reuters) By Nick Mulvenney RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Usain Bolt drew down the curtain on his brilliant Olympic career by securing a sweep of the sprint titles for a third successive Games when Jamaica successfully defended the 4x100 meters relay crown in Rio on Friday. … [Read more...]

After apology, questions about future loom for Lochte (Yahoo Sports) U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte apologized Friday for his behavior surrounding an incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more ''careful and candid'' about how he described what happened after a night of partying with his teammates. ''Regardless of the behavior of anyone else that night, I … [Read more...]

Anchor leg: Bolt gets gold No. 9 with another runaway win (Yahoo Sports) Usain Bolt kneeled down and gave the track one final kiss, then flattened his hand, reached to the ground and slapped the white number ''3'' painted at the finish line. Three Olympics, three races at each, three gold medals every time. The man who transcended track and became a world-class celebrity bid a blazing-fast … [Read more...]

Si Woo Kim shoots 60 in Greensboro, takes Wyndham Championship lead Si Woo Kim of South Korea reacts after nearly making his birdie putt on the ninth green during the second round of the Wyndham Championship. (Getty Images) The PGA Tour almost saw the second sub-60 round of August on Friday, with Si Woo Kim coming up one shot shy of a 59 in the second round of the Wyndham Championship. … [Read more...]

Bronze gone? Another race, another miscue for US relay team (Yahoo Sports) Rodgers and Gatlin were ruled to have passed the baton before the start of the first passing zone in the men's 4x100 relay won Friday night by Usain Bolt and Jamaica. Tyson Bromell ran the anchor leg and finished third behind Jamaica and surprising Japan. … [Read more...]