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Two More Golds for Phelps, Hosszu and Ledecky March On

Le Clos , who bagged the 200m butterfly gold and 100m butterfly silver at the London Games in 2012, added his latest trophy on Monday in the 200m freestyl...

Everton midfielder Ross Barkley "gutted" about John Stones move to Man City

Their first Premier League fixture is at home to Sunderland on Saturday. Barcelona's Pique, who knows what Guardiola expects from his defenders, said past yea...

Olympics: Murray flies through Monaco in Rio Games

Murray started with a double fault, serving into the noonday sun, and finished the job from the same end 69 minutes later when Monaco plugged his final backh...

Women's 200-meter Individual Medley - 8/9/16 Rio Summer Olympics Odds

Phelps' relay leg gave the US a lead it wouldn't relinquish in a pulsating race. The Americans led throughout, with Conor Dwyer handing over to Townley Haas...

Kohei Uchimura dominates all-around gymnastics final to win gold again for Japan

And it delivered thrilling gymnastics in the Rio Olympic Arena, with reigning six-time world champion Uchimura scoring highest on the floor, vault and the horiz...

Giants receiver Victor Cruz may miss preseason opener

A couple of guys sat out some plays due to slight injuries including defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, safety Landon Collins and wide receiver Victor Cruz . He ...

Olympics-Rugby-Powerhouse New Zealand knocked out by Fiji in quarter-finals

No. 2-ranked South Africa had a more conventional run, overturning an earlier loss to Australia in a 22-5 quarterfinal win Wednesday night to set up a semifinal...

Olympics-Swimming-Adrian cuts it fine in 100m freestyle heats

Australia's Kyle Chalmers, racing in the second semifinal, had the second-best time of 47.88. I faded towards the end there especially when I got under the flag...

US Olympians voice outrage as doping controversy makes waves in Rio

Efinova used Gatlin as an example as to why she should be allowed to compete, and claimed that she was not at fault for the second failed test and has a right t...

Hall of Fame game canceled because of poor field conditions

But it was still a major screw-up by the National Football League, which should have been able to not only apply paint that would have worked but had some kind ...

Simone Biles, Team USA Take Gold in Rio

It was the second consecutive Olympic team gold for Raisman and the USA, whose team members nicknamed themselves the "Final Five". The US women's gymnastics ...

Gymnast Simone Biles poised to put on show at Rio Olympics

The U.S. Men's Basketball Team, featuring the Warriors' Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and newly-added Kevin Durant, will battle former Warrior Andrew Bogut and ...

Hamilton gets 3 hits, scores 3, steals 4, Reds beat Pirates

Cole's day began with a costly mistake: a leadoff walk to Hamilton. That said, Price pointed out that Hamilton's ticket to the big leagues and reason for stic...

Greek competitor tests positive for drugs - team

An unnamed Greek athlete has tested positive and been expelled from the Rio Games, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced Friday, hours before the Games...

Park rally lands fencing gold for Korea

Yonhap News reported that Park won over Hungary's Geza Imre 15-14 in the exciting final match at Carioca Arena 3. "The Olympics are one of the biggest sportin...

Ichiro Suzuki hits 3000 mark in major leagues

But whatever you make of his 1,278 hits in Japan from 1992-2000, that chapter of his career undoubtedly plays a role in determining his place in baseball histor...

Real Madrid beat Sevilla to win 2nd Super Cup in 3 years

The Spanish player also wanted to explain how they won the game at the very last minute: "Real Madrid essence is that the club never give up". Real Madrid h...

Katie Ledecky wins women's 200m freestyle, on track for treble

After winning that gold medal in the 800-meter at the age of 15, she went on to break 11 world records between her 2012 Olympics debut and her appearance at t...

The murky tale of the Water Polo pool

Britain's Tom Daley, who won a bronze medal in the 10m synchronised diving on Monday, told Press Association Sport: "It's slightly odd to look at.but it actuall...

Cate Campbell sets new Olympic record in 100m freestyle semifinals

Cate Campbell and her younger sister Bronte have done a nice job fooling people as to who is who, but Cate stood out on Wednesday. "It never feels as effor...

Ibrahimovic: I'll only get better for Man Utd

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Manchester United lifts the Community Shield trophy after the FA Community Shield match between Leicester City and Manchester Uni...

Santiago loses home debut with Twins, 7-5 to Astros

Minnesota has won seven of its last 10 games behind the red-hot Brian Dozier, whose solo shot and two RBIs on Tuesday gave him six homers and 13 RBIs during the...

Edward Ling claimed a bronze medal for Great Britain in trap shooting

Ling sat out the opening ceremony and is not expected to hang around for the closing one either, preferring to get back to work on the farm. Every day I've spok...

After the Olympics, athletes get chance to finally unwind

Two people suffered minor lacerations in the incident. Two windows were smashed as the bus travelled between the Deodoro zone and the main transport mall in R...

U.S. swimmer King apologises for rude behaviour towards Russia's Efimova

The streak was kept intact on Monday when Ryan Murphy won the gold for the event at the Rio Olympics . "I think majority have withstood this test", he said. ...

Bryan Clauson Dead at 27

Clauson's death was announced Monday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Our Bryan fought to the end with the same desire he demonstrated behind the wheel of ...

Gabriel Paulista Injured In Man City Friendly

If so, who will Le Prof bring to the Gunners are questions only Arsene Wenger has the answers to. Gabriel went down in pain in stoppage time, having rolle...

Manchester United sign Paul Pogba for world record fee

He won four Serie A titles and two Coppa Italia trophies in a successful spell with the Turin club but was criticised after failing to shine in the 2015 Champio...

Crawford has 7 hits as Giants win in 14

It starts with Crawford, who became the first Giant to have seven hits in a game, the first player overall since Rennie Stennett in 1975 and the fifth maj...

Olympics: USA women roll to 40-point basketball victory over Spain

She ended up finishing with 15 points, however, as the US cruised to a 121-56 win. They also won their 42nd straight Olympic game, easily handling an African ...

Green, not gold, color of day at Olympic diving pool

There's something in the water at the Olympic diving pool, and ― after a day of hemming and hawing ― officials said Wednesday it's probably just algae. "Algae...

Michael Phelps wins Olympic gold medals No. 20 and 21 in Rio

He gets a great view of it from watching Phelps soar through the pool ahead of him. Phelps has won more golds in the pool than China's men and women combi...

Andy Murray to carry Great Britain flag in Rio

The British Olympic Association is delighted to announce that defending Olympic champion Andy Murray has been selected as the Team GB Flagbearer for Friday's Op...

Katie Ledecky holds off Sweden's Sjostrom to win 200 free

Lochte and Phelps , who won gold in the 800-meter freestyle relay on Tuesday, will have to overthrown Japan's Kosuke Hagino for the top spot in the world thi...

Olympics-Move over Leonidas, here comes Michael Phelps

He is the most decorated Olympian in history. The medal machine that is Phelps on Tuesday matched what must surely rank as the oldest record in sport when he ...