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Froome Already Thinking About Tour Number Four

Sagan, typically finished fastest but he left his push a fraction too late and failed to add to his three stage wins this year - his best return at the Tour. Fr...

Teen shooter Ginny Thrasher wins USA's first gold medal of Rio Olympics

Yi Siling of China took bronze as the first medals in Rio were awarded. "It's been a whirlwind of a summer". "They didn't think I was going to pull the tri...

Pakistan 72-1 against England in second Test

Assured 20-year-old opener Aslam, playing only his third Test, missed out on a first global hundred when he was run out, but Azhar took his tally of Test centur...

Top shooting athletes to watch in Rio

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Rio 2016: Ginny Thrasher talks gun laws after gold medal win

China's Li Du and Siling Yu earned the silver and the bronze. Former WVU Shooters Petra Zublasing of Italy and Ziva Dvorsak of Slovenia also competed. She the...

Edmonton's Jen Kish leads Canada's rugby sevens team at Rio Olympics

I saw them on TV, and I was so inspired and that's what I saw myself doing. "The Team GB spirit has come together really well". "Now that I'm going to the O...

Hills operating profit down as group implements overhaul

But William Hill's interim chief executive, Philip Bowcock , said the first half of 2016 had been "challenging" as it battled to sort out issues with its onl...

Earnhardt to miss 2+ more races because of concussion

Earnhardt has missed the past three races since he began experiencing concussion-like symptoms following the July 2 race at Daytona International Speedway. Ther...

Southampton political group backs Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader

Blanchflower, who is advocating a five per cent cut in Value-Added Tax, said Smith had been better at consulting businesses and economists in three weeks than C...

Stopwatch failure to blame for Rosberg's slow stop

So, I really owe it to them. "And I was very happy to get the position because that meant I would have got second place at least - it was damage limitation". ...

Dungy: Rooney Rule not being used as intended

So (he's) just special", Irsay said. As for Dungy, the Colts owner knew he wanted to hire after it was decided that the franchise would move on after firing f...

Lewis Hamilton: The start was key to me winning Hungarian Grand Prix

Reigning champion Hamilton is now six points clear of Mercedes team-mate Rosberg at the top of the standings, having overtaken the German pole-sitter early in p...

Hamilton edges ahead of Rosberg in battle for Formula One title

Reigning champion Hamilton is now six points clear of Mercedes team-mate Rosberg at the top of the standings, having overtaken the German pole-sitter early in...

Refugee Olympic team gets huge Opening Ceremony ovation in Rio

But Brazil also packaged its party with solemnity, lacing the fun and frivolous show with sobering messages about global warming and conservation. The ceremon...

Trump endorses House Speaker Paul Ryan

Speaking at a rally in Green Bay on Friday, Trump also backed Republican Sens. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at the 2016 National ...

Refugee Swimmer Yusra Mardini Wins First Heat at Rio

Five of the athletes originally are from South Sudan , two are from Syria, two are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and one is from Ethiopia. Presiden...

Earl weakening; new areas of tropical activity developing

And depending on the persistence of storms, there is the distinct possibility of a tropical depression possibly forming in this region at some point by mid-late...

José Mourinho hits out at Wenger and Klopp over United transfer talk

Eric Bailly represents a glimpse into the future, but he fits the Mourinho type of a strong, pacy, no-nonsense centre-back, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan will add gu...

Rio Olympics: India beat Ireland 3-2 in opener

The Irish, on the other hand, were happy to fall back and defend in numbers, depending mainly on counter attacks to stun their opponents. The 11-time medal wi...

Europa League play-offs in depth - News

Nordtveit, who can also operate as a defender, signed a five-year contract with the Hammers and spoke at the time the deal was announced of his excitement abo...

Mariners make two trades, get relievers Caminero, Venditte

Although August 1 was the non-waiver trade deadline, trades in August are allowed as long as players have passed through trade assignment waivers. The Mariners ...

Solo comes up big for 200th cap, US beats France 1-0

The 35-year-old Solo has spoken publicly about her concerns over the Zika virus for months, going as far as to say that she might not partake in the Olympics ba...

JoJo Fletcher & Jordan Rodgers Bet They'll Be Together in One Year!

She adds, "that's the problem". Jojo Fletcher and husband-to-be Jordan Rodgers revealed that they are in the first stage of wedding planning. "It's toug...

I Don't See Jarryd Hayne As A Mercenary: Neil Henry

Four months on and the Eels' off-field woes have now played a significant role in the Titans landing dual Dally M medallist Hayne on a lucrative two-year deal. ...

Russia's Efimova says she's cleared to swim in Rio

But Ukrainian Sport Minister Igor Zhdanov said he was unhappy to see some Kiev athletes criticise the International Olympic Committee for banning some Russian...

Mookie Betts Named AL Player Of The Month For July

This is the first Player of the Month award for Betts; he is the second Sox player to receive the honor this season, after fellow outfielder Jackie Bradley , J...

Murray named Team GB flag bearer

The 29-year-old Scot was selected over Sir Bradley Wiggins, who was the bookmakers' favourite to land the honour. At one stage Murray appeared in danger of sp...

Pakistan leads England by 39 runs at lunch

Pakistan struggled to threaten either of the duo as they each eased to half-centuries with little difficulty in a stand in which both displayed impressive flue...

Defends decision on Russian doping crisis

The two global sports bodies are at odds over an investigation that revealed state-orchestrated Russian doping which left the International Olympic Committee ...

Pacquiao plans to fight Vargas in November, report

Then, his promoter Bob Arum made a statement just two months after that Manny is not really leaving boxing but will again fight within the year. Michael Koncz, ...

Russian doping whistleblower Yuliya Stepanova won't appeal her Rio 2016 ban

Efimova was provisionally suspended by swimming governing body FINA in March after a positive test for meldonium, the endurance-boosting drug banned from Ja...

49ers' Bowman says contract extension motivating teammates

Bowman - A Pro-Bowler in 2012, 2013 and 2015 - had three years remaining on his contract but he will now stay with the National Football League franchise thr...

India extends steel floor prices for two months to curb cheap imports

Beijing has not been slow to respond to what it sees as unfair measures and late last month imposed anti-dumping tariffs on some steel imports from the EU, Japa...