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Olympic gold for Adam Peaty

The time he set in the heats was around 1.5 seconds faster than the previous World Record he held. The Welsh swimmer was always going to be aiming for secon...

Megan Rapinoe back in the starting lineup for US

It was Solo's handiwork in goal that conserved a 1-0 win against France on Saturday that clinched the Americans' spot in the quarterfinals in their quest to w...

Parliament Clears GST, PM Says Will Empower States, End Corruption

In the Rajya Sabha however, 60 of the 250 members are from the Congress. "The introduction of the GST will bring to an end the exemption regime creating a level...

Novak hurt by Del Potro defeat

But this is the second time that del Potro came out ahead at an Olympics: He beat Djokovic to take the bronze medal in London four years ago. "He's a grea...

Rio Olympics 2016: Athletes disqualified for drugs test fail

China topped the 2008 Beijing Olympics with 51 gold medals and 38 golds in London in 2012 behind the US. With New Zealand, their best-ever Olympic showing...

Post-injury, Nadal wins first Olympic match since 2008 Beijing gold

Andy Murry and Rafael Nadal have been on divergent paths of late, but both are moving on at the Olympics in Rio. Serena Williams, of the United States, line...

Stones delighted to finally become a Man City player

The 22-year-old English center-back is rated as one of the most promising players in the Premier League , and after two very impressive seasons in the top flig...

Teenage American girl wins first medal of the Olympics

As a freshman last season, Thrasher won both the individual small-bore and air rifle titles, vaulting her onto the Olympic radar. USA women stun Argentina • ...

Djokovic to skip mixed doubles

Del Potro was just 20 when he rallied from a two-sets-to-one deficit to stun five-time defending champion Roger Federer in the U.S. Open final. "I think I am ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's first goal for Manchester United was a stunner

Rashford's rise might have come at a dizzying pace earlier this year, but he is happy to slow things down again as he looks to establish himself in the Old Tra...

Fowler tries to make American absentees jealous

He repeated as British Open champion that year, and then won the PGA Championship to become the first European to win back-to-back majors in the modern lineup o...

Major GOP Donor Will Back Clinton Over Trump

A Republican congressional aide said there was deep frustration on Capitol Hill that Trump keeps engaging in "petty spats". "I always wanted to get the Purple...

Van Vleuten hoping to leave hospital on Monday

She stayed in intensive care for at least 24 hours. "After she crashed, she was on her own in a Brazilian hospital", Vos tells Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf ....

Jose Mourinho showed a touch of class with his Community Shield dedication

However, just recently he admitted that his players would take time to shake off the mould and playing style of Louis van Gaal's tenure. "Forty points [is the...

Nate Ebner Adds Olympic Appearance to Bucket List

Rugby sevens is making its Olympic debut in Rio. In that competition, the United States won gold. Carlin Isles, who is considered the fastest man in rugby, sc...

Adam Peaty's #OlympicNan swimming at fast pace on Twitter

Adam Peaty is the country's first male Olympic swimming gold medallist for 28 years and only the fourth in last 100 years. The last time a United Kingdom male ...

Missy Franklin out of 200m freestyle final, 13th in semifinal

She was also the gold medalist in the Summer Youth Games and Asian Championships two years ago. Then the women's 200 meter individual medley gets underway wit...

West Ham complete signing of Swansea forward Andre Ayew for £20.5m

West Ham have also agreed a deal to sign Argentina striker Jonathan Calleri, 22, who is now on Olympic duty, on loan from Deportivo Maldonado. Speaking to th...

Gold awarded in women's gymnastics team final

Russian state TV, after watching more than 100 of its athletes become embroiled in a doping investigation that excluded them from the Rio Games, took a dig at P...

NYC woman visiting mom in Massachusetts found slain in woods

A Mass. State Police K-9 unit discovered Marcotte's body around 8:20 p.m. last night, in a wooded area about one half mile from the family home on Brooks Statio...

Serena, Nadal advance into singles events' next round at Rio Olympics

At one point during that game, which ended with her getting broken to trail 4-3, Williams leaned forward and tapped her racket twice against the court. Nishikor...

Paul Pogba to Manchester United

When he left I asked him why and he said: 'I want to be the best player in the world.' He's on the right track. The Portuguese manager said that he arrived to...

AD Mike Bobinski leaving Georgia Tech for Purdue

Bobinski's tenure featured many highs for the football program he inherited but very little from the basketball program which was supposed to be his specialty. ...

Dutchwoman Van Vleuten hurt in horror crash

Van Vleuten suffered concussion and three spinal fractures as a result of the crash, but tests gave her some shred of good news. Van Vleuten was taken from th...

Brazilian government happy that Rio Olympics "have begun very well"

Despite the resentful undercurrent, and protests against the Games just hours earlier, spirits were high among the thousands of athletes, performers, fans and o...

#PhelpsFace arises from Rio de Janeiro and US swimmer

Michael Phelps won his latest gold medal as a member of the 4x100-meter relay on Sunday. Meantime, the Twitterverse will continue to have its fun with #Phelp...

Bochy released from hospital, expected to manage Tuesday

Crawford entered the San Francisco Giants' game against the Miami Marlins in a bit of a funk, with just three hits in his last five games. Christian Yelich smok...

Ibrahimovic wins Community Shield for Man Utd

The Swedish striker who started and played the entire 90 minutes, was relatively uninvolved before he scored the victor that gave Jose Mourinho his first piece ...

Manchester United hope record Paul Pogba deal is a watershed moment

Pogba will be given the vacant number six shirt after sealing the £89million move from Juventus on a five-year deal. He joined Juventus , which reportedly had ...

Climate Change Takes Center Stage in the Rio Olympics

Apart from the enormous responses from the social media engagement, the attention was more of an average level. Leonardo DiCaprio's doppelgängers are everywhe...

Rio 2016: Boomers Smash France 87-66, Raising Hope Of Medal Prospects

Kevin Durant gave US the offensive boost they needed after a slow start, hitting 10 of his 14 field-goal attempts to finish with 25 points. He said he was up...

Michael Phelps advances to 200 fly final, renews rivalry with le Clos

The two were friendly then, with the American saying he wanted to visit South Africa and go shark-diving with Le Clos's help. Popular among swimmers and oth...

Rafaela Silva earns Brazil's first gold medal by winning judo division

SWIMMING SENSATIONS: A day after adding a record 19th gold medal to his collection, Michael Phelps is swimming the 200 meter butterfly semifinal Monday night a...

Prince Fielder done playing after 2nd surgery

Fielder underwent the first neck surgery in May 2014 and missed the rest of that season. Fox Sports MLB insider Ken Rosenthal tweeted the news that, accordi...

Orioles' Manny Machado blasts three home runs in as many innings

This made Machado the first player since Mike Cameron to hit three home runs in the first three innings. As a result of the Orioles' power on Sunday, Shields ...