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South Korea win eighth consecutive women's team archery Olympic title

She won double gold at her Olympic debut in London in 2012 - and has the chance to become the first ever archer to successfully defend her title in Rio, if she ...

Barcelona Grant Thomas Vermaelen Permission to Attend Roma Medical

Former Arsenal captain Vermaelen has struggled for playing time at Camp Nou ever since he left the Gunners for a reported €20million fee in 2014. Given his co...

Pogba's United medical expected today

He said: 'United is the ideal club to bring him (Pogba) to the level he wants to be. Speaking after the Wembley win on Sunday, the Man United boss described t...

Hall of Fame game cancelled for poor field conditions

David Baker, the executive director of the Hall of Fame , eventually joined the group, and the smattering of special teams players warming up were told to leav...

NBC says negative Olympic stories helped ad sales

Once again, the NBC Olympics website offers live streams of every competition. You have to wait until 7:30 Pacific to start snarking. MSNBC will featur...

Magica Pellegrini! Trascina la staffetta azzurra in finale con record italiano

Comincia bene l'avventura di Federica Pellegrini ai Giochi di Rio. Chiude al sesto posto l'Italia di Federica Pellegrini la finale della staffetta 4x100...

Pablo zabaleta confirms he will remain with manchester city

Wilfried Bony and Eliaquim Mangala's Manchester City futures are in doubt after the duo were left out of the squad for the friendly against Arsenal . "There w...

Lincolnshire coach leads Adam Peaty to Olympic swimming glory

He could not quite match that in the evening but was scintillating once again, clocking 57.62 as he came within 0.07secs of setting two world records in a day. ...

Novak Djokovic in tears after early Olympic exit

World number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic was sent packing in the first round of the 2016 Olympics by Juan Martin del Potro on Monday. Its Olympics i...

On the air for August 8

Puerto Rico, 8 a.m., NBC; Beach Volleyball , Women's Handball, Table Tennis , Men's Archery , 9 a.m., MSNBC; Equestrian , Women's Field Hockey, U.S. Women...

Efimova's doping past stirs up waves in Olympic pool

US swimmer Lilly King gets set for the semifinals in the women's 100-meter breaststroke on Sunday. USA teammate Katie Meili had the third fastest time of ...

Benintendi gets 2 hits but Red Sox lose to Mariners 3-1

The last player the Red Sox called up directly from double-A was all-star Jackie Bradley Jr. Only one runner reached second base in the first seven innings agai...

Denny Hamlin makes most of messy day at Watkins Glen

He and Kyle Busch went wide on a turn later and Denny Hamlin overtook them. Although the yellow flag waved only once in the first half of the 90-lap race, by ...

Early burst costs Perez, Rangers in 5-0 loss to Astros

The Rangers improved to 10-2 against the Astros this season and pulled 6½ games ahead of Houston in the AL West. Ian Desmond singled in Shin-Soo Choo, who sta...

Jimmy Walker wins PGA marathon to cap year of firsts

The Aussie first achieved the No. 1 ranking in September 2015. But when he shared 21st at the Canadian Open between the British Open and PGA, Walker had an epip...

'Pogback': United says Pogba to have medical ahead of return

United added that the medical would take place at their AON training complex. Assuming the formalities progress without a hitch, an announcement could be immi...

Hall of Fame Game canceled due to poor field conditions

The decision was certainly the correct one even if it was made too late and ruined the plans of thousands of fans who arrived unaware that there was an issue si...

Rio 2016 : "Produnova" fetches Dipa Karmakar qualification for vault final in gymnastics

We give our best wishes to Dipa and hope she rocks the finals as she did it yesterday. "My hip touched the mat today which wasn't in the plans". Best of luck fo...

CBB: Christopher Biggins removed after calling AIDS a 'bisexual disease'

You'll probably know by now that Christopher Biggins has been removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house. Admitting that the remark was about the Nazis an...

Ticket prices surge 500% for Alex Rodriguez's final game

Rodriguez's 22-year career has been stained by the use of performance-enhancing substances. But the three-time MVP has been locked in the jaws of an ugly prod...

Springfield, IL swimmer earns gold medal in 400 freestyle relay

Yet the US swim team would not give up one of its greatest sources of pride, its relay prowess, without a fight. Djokovic 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) setback Sunday nigh...

American fencers Zagunis and Muhammad eliminated from women's tournament

She'll participate in the team fencing quarterfinals on Saturday, against Poland. "I feel like I owe it to people who look like me to speak out", Muhammad ...

Inter Milan manager Mancini set to leave Inter Milan

With only two weeks left to Serie A kick-off, Inter club delegates are now thinking of appointing former Ajax boss, Frank de Boer , as head coach. Former Man...

Dutch rider van der Breggen wins Olympic gold in road race

Rain had just started falling in Rio when the 33-year-old flew off her bike head first, hit a gutter on the course and did not move. Her team mate Annemiek v...

Rio 2016 French Gymnast Suffers Brutal Leg Break

Television cameras cut away quickly, as the seriousness of the injury became apparent. The break in Ait Said's leg was audible throughout the arena, stunning ...

First refugee Olympic team makes history

Her young sister and three brothers are looking forward to a better life when she returns. Mardini helped tow the boat to safety in the Aegean Sea for three h...

ANC Hit By Biggest Election Setback For 22 Years

Pending final returns from several Johannesburg polling stations the electoral commission was set to announce final results around 1600 GMT. In Tshwane, the...

Olympics: U.S. women win silver in 400-meter freestyle relay

Ledecky finished with a world-record time of three minutes, 56.46 seconds, while Great Britain's Jazz Carlin (4:01.23) and American Leah Smith (4:01.92) took ho...

Yankees trade Aroldis Chapman to Cubs, per report

He is 3-0 with a 2.01 ERA and 20 saves this season, and his arrival in Chicago not only pushes Hector Rondon to a set-up role but also signals a World Series ...

The Australian Olympic Team Is Having A Rough Week

The Australian team said they had evacuated their building at the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro because of a fire in the basement on Friday, one week befor...

Smiles all round as Murray fumbles Union Flag at photo call

Rio de Janeiro: Andy Murray came perilously close to "poking out the eye" of Britain´s Princess Anne in a botched dress rehearsal for Friday´s Olympic Games ope...

Rio Olympics 2016: Ibtihaj Muhammad wins historic first fencing match

A volunteer at South by Southwest reportedly told Muhammad that she had to remove her hijab in order to complete here registration in March. "I am excited...

Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend ends with a dud

Both the Packers and the Colts had executives examining the field shortly before the game once the issue was discovered. "It passed the test when it was first...

Rodriguez to play final game with Yankees on Friday

Rodriguez will continue on. Despite the controversy A-Rod has generated over two decades - or maybe because of it - people who hold tickets to his final game ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Vows To Get Even Better For Manchester United

Under Louis van Gaal, United were criticised for their sterile domination and lateral passing and, although Mourinho paid a honest tribute to Van Gaal , he was...