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Claudio Ranieri agrees new deal with champions Leicester

My outlook on this coming season is mostly positive, with the likes of Marko Arnautovic signing lengthy new deals at the club, and the likes of Giannelli Imbula...

Pakistan's Aslam and Azhar make England suffer

And it was not until the final ball of the day that England were finally able to send Azhar packing when he edged Chris Woakes to Alastair Cook at first slip....

'Final Five' win one more gymnastics gold for Karolyi

When she completed her final landing, it was not a case of if the US were champions but by how much. Simone Biles, Aly Raisman , Laurie Hernandez, Madison Koci...

Team USA volleyball rallies past upstart Netherlands

The USA men's volleyball team, with team member Taylor Sander, former BYU men's volleyball player, fell to Italy in the second preliminary stage at the Olympics...

United will adapt to Ibrahimovic - Mourinho

However, Souness - victor of five league titles with Liverpool - believes Ibrahimovic will steal the headlines at United in 2016-17. He told manutd.com that "...

New England Patriots' Nate Ebner scores try for USA Rugby in Olympics

At the 2012 Olympics, Marquise Goodwin competed for the U.S.as a long jumper before lining up for the Buffalo Bills as a wide receiver. Then Ebner, who is takin...

Hope Solo not bothered by jeers from crowd in Brazil

And it's not something I just spoke about without getting educated on. But with all of the allegations that stemmed from Solo's very public personal life, some ...

Celebration of Brazil opens Olympics

The opening ceremony began at 03:00 by Baku time at the Maracana stadium. Despite several incidents in which shuttle bus drivers got lost, the Rio Olympics or...

USA Opens Olympics with a Bang

Only he and Carmelo Anthony have returned from that team, but the new guys were plenty ready for their Olympic moment. China played the US NBA stars about l...

Olympics-Rugby-Olympics a "game-changer" for growth of game

The fundamentals are still the same - pass, catch, tackle - but the physical side is tough. "We want to expand sensibly, we want it to be sustainable", Beaumo...

Phelps wins 20th Olympic gold with redemption win in 200 fly

Phelps will be trying to win gold medal No. 20 when he swims in the 200-meter butterfly against South African Chad le Clos, who beat Phelps in London. after S...

New York Mets Acquire Jon Niese Minutes Before Deadline

Here's a team that's barely treading water at 54-50 on the season. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said the success of the Yoenis Cespedes deal could h...

Jose Mourinho dedicates Community Shield win to Louis van Gaal

Substitute Juan Mata was replaced in Manchester United's Community Shield win "because he was the smallest player", boss Jose Mourinho said. Ibrahimovic is ...

Olympic gold medalist Serena Williams ousted in Rio

Late in the second set, Williams served five double faults in a single game, which drew gasps from a shocked audience. Serena Williams has been dumped out o...

Gymnastics: Team USA and Simone Biles take team gold

America's famous five of Biles, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian proved that they are an untouchable force in gymnastics as the...

Koehler pitches 7 innings, Marlins win 2-0 against Giants

And the final hit, a line drive up the middle with two out in the 14th inning, drove in the tiebreaking run at Marlins Park. He struck out six and walked three....

Boston Red Sox: West Coast woes

The lineup did feature David Ortiz at first base who went 0-for-3. The Red Sox returned the favor the following night, presenting Scully with a framed picture o...

Grieving Krikorian coaches US women to 11-4 win over Spain

Maggie Steffens (Danville, CA/Stanford/NYAC), Courtney Mathewson (Anaheim Hills, CA/UCLA/NYAC) and Kiley Neushul (Goleta, CA/Stanford/Santa Barbara) all scored ...

Phelps and Ledecky wins gold again

Perhaps the most celebrated name in swimming and decorated Olympian of all time , Michael Phelps will look to enter the Olympic waters for the last time...

Biles and the 'Final Five' have more show left

USA swimmer Lilly King, whether the 19-year-old meant to or not, is spearheading the anti-doping contingency at the Olympics. According to the Gold Coast Bul...

Porcello strong again at home, Red Sox hold off Yankees 5-3

On August 7th, New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez announced that he will be released from the team following the game against the Tampa Bay Rays...

Ko well back, Jutanugarn leads

Jutanugarn, who removed the driver from her bag for the week, began the final round with a two stroke lead over South Korean Mirim Lee and it looked set to beco...

USA women's gymnastics team wins gold in Rio

She's molded the US program into a ponytailed juggernaut. The team, named the Final Five because this will be the last Olympics to have five-person gymnasti...

Edwards captures Sprint Cup pole

Track history shows the pole victor has won nine times in 33 Cup races. It seems Martin Truex Jr . Five-time Glen victor Tony Stewart clocked in third fol...

Olympics: Judoka Rafaela Silva wins Brazil's first Rio gold

Silva was eliminated at the London 2012 Olympics after trying an irregular move, an episode that almost finished her career. Now all of Brazil is at her feet. "...

19-year-old American bags first gold at Rio 2016 games

Instead it was a display of the near-perfect recitation of stock answers _ don't reveal anything, proud to represent your country , focus, focus, focus. The ye...

Jim Furyk celebrates after final round of the Travelers Championship

Jim Furyk was like a mimosa in the morning yesterday, a tasty eye-opener for early risers with low expectations at TPC River Highlands. Overall, the 31-year-ol...

These Michael Phelps Game Face Memes Are as Amazing as You'd Expect

Michael Phelps has claimed the 21st gold medal of his career, anchoring the United States to a dominating victory in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay. Le Clos...

Serena Williams loses in 3rd round of Olympics

SOUR SERENA: Williams shanked shots all over the court in getting upset by Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. She had 26 winners but 37 unforced errors. It was a g...

Out of sorts, Serena Williams upset at Olympics by Svitolina

She managed the match well, allowing Williams the opportunity to defeat herself. Second seed Angelique Kerber faced former world No.5 Eugenie Bouchard and w...

USA add to Venezuela's misery with a Rio rout

Venezuela tied the score at 18 to end the first quarter. Venezuela were back in the Olympics for the first time since 1992 and they were given no chance of ...

Aly Raisman and Team USA Strike Gold in Olympic Gymnastics Final

Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas , Laurie Hernandez , Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman dubbed themselves " The Final Five ". They were part of the Fierce Five that...

Social Media Olympics: Internet Explodes After Phelps Wins 19th Gold

In what she called the hardest swim of the week, Ledecky swam a preliminary time of 1 minute, 55.01 seconds but improved her time with a 1:54.81 night swim....

Michael Phelps wins 20th gold medal in 200m butterfly

Of course, as you probably know, Phelps did not win his semifinal heat. Le Clos has lobbed taunts at Phelps since coming from behind to beat Phelps in London ...

Orioles' Machado hits three home runs in win over White Sox

They have worked out together, and the veteran has tutored the 24-year-old. "He's pitching well and giving us a good potential to win on the day he pitches", ...