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Russian long jumper blocked from taking part in Olympics

The U.S. -based Klishina, 25, had been the sole athlete from Russia's track team to successfully appeal a ban placed on the entire team in November from competi...

Rio Olympics 2016: Joseph Schooling beats Michael Phelps in 100m butterfly

United States' Michael Phelps, left, congratulates Singapore's Joseph Schooling for his gold in the men's 100-meter butterfly final during the swimming compet...

Rio Olympics 2016: Bolt and Gatlin storms in their 100 m event

I'm happy". "It's definitely going to be a good semifinal". So now it's all about execution and getting it right when it comes to the finals. Gatlin, one of t...

Bradley Wiggins: Cyclist wins gold to become Britain's most-decorated Olympian

We won the world Madison title and I have to go back to my next historical base, the Ghent Six Day, which is where I want to end it. "Those next two years wou...

Refugee Olympic Team Now Being Cheered On In Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp

This is the tale of the first-ever All-Refugee Olympic team and, without question, their journeys are remarkable. Cohen rightly worries that "after the fanfar...

US sweep five golds to top medals table at Rio Olympics

Police arrested two people on Thursday suspected of supporting Islamic State in planning a possible attack during the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "I will n...

Hamlin wins NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen

The race, which featured seven cautions and two red flag stoppages, was shaping up as another duel between Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch in the closing laps. "...

U.S. ousted, Sweden wins 4-3 on penalties after 1-1 draw

Full Hope Solo quote on Sweden after United States was eliminated from the Olympics today. The United States women's soccer team was eliminated by Sweden in a...

Chinese swimmer tests positive at Rio Games

Chen , who was still on the official start sheets for the women's 50m freestyle, Friday, was recorded as did-not-start (DNS) in the results column. "The CSA...

Swimming: Schooling wins first gold for Singapore

Phelps qualified for the 100m butterfly finals in awesome fashion Thursday night, swimming in the semifinals a little more than a half hour after winning gold...

Olympics-Ledecky smashes record in 800m to take freestyle treble

Schooling posted an Olympic-record time of 50.39 seconds, finishing way ahead of the rest of the field, with the unprecedented three-way tie for second. Her wor...

David Ortiz Reaches Another Red Sox Milestone With 1000th Extra-Base Hit

Steinbrenner told him on August 3 the end was at hand, and Rodriguez said last Sunday he had accepted an offer to play one final home game and then become a tea...

Katie Ledecky completes a golden triple not seen since 1968

Katie Ledecky of the United States finally succumbed to her emotions on the podium after destroying the field in the 800 meters freestyle on Friday and smashin...

Ryan Lochte follows Michael Phelps, probably for the last time

In a race billed as one last showdown against longtime rival Ryan Lochte, Phelps demolished him and the rest of the field to win by almost two seconds. Will Loc...

Chawrasia tied 22nd, Lahiri joint 57th at Olympics

Chawrasia, who took his three-day total to two-under 211, was looking set for a top-15 finish but two closing bogeys ensured he settles for a 69. Lahiri conti...

Fan Exits Citizens Bank Park After Incident With Umpire Bob Davidson

Bumgarner retired the next two hitters, but could not slam shut the filing cabinet. "It's big to come out of here with at least one". The Giants went to Romo ...

Tough return to EPL as Burnley loses 1-0 to Swansea

Modou Barrow's pace caused problems for Burnley left-back Stephen Ward early on, before Llorente stung Heaton's gloves with a 25-metre effort just after the 20-...

Arsene Wenger's squad in full to face Liverpool

Gabriel suffered an ankle injury in the friendly win over Manchester City after a clash with Kelechi Iheanacho and Arsenal initially expected the 25-year-old to...

Per Mertesacker named Arsenal club captain - despite facing four months out injured

For tomorrow, however, the armband will be worn by Cazorla and hopefully the qualities that I think should have made him our club captain will help us get off t...

Martin hits 3-run HR, Blue Jays beat Astros 4-2

But Hernandez jumped all over a full count Liriano slider and hammered it into the left-field seats for a solo shot, his first major league hit. Saunders' previ...

Hull City stuns reigning champ Leicester

Adama Diomande's overhead kick and Robert Snodgrass' clinical finish sealed a 2-1 win either side of Riyad Mahrez's penalty. It was a clever play on them winnin...

Olympics: Nadal loses to del Potro in tennis semifinals

This is the Argentine's second big scalp of the tournament after knocking out Novak Djokovic in the very first round. Del Potro looks as healthy as he has in ...

More rain expected to drop on soggy Louisiana, Mississippi

Heavy rains drenched parts of southeast Louisiana and southern MS on Friday, causing risky floods that killed at least three people, cut off an entire town, shu...

West Brom enter race to sign Liverpool striker Christian Benteke

Lai, who made his fortune through a landscape design and construction firm, spoke of West Brom's "strong squad, loyal fans and a unique culture", upon complet...

Rio Olympics: Usain Bolt strolls into 100m semi-finals

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Usain Bolt finally got his party started at the Olympics on Saturday. His time of 10.07 seconds trailed that of his longtime rival Justi...

Rio 2016: Nadal, Lopez claim doubles gold

Before Nadal can begin to think about this match, the world no.5 has a busy evening of play ahead. Nadal, Lopez win men´s doubles gold was posted in Sports of...

Barry Bonds got ejected in a game against the Giants

The team will be responsible for the remainder of the $62.5 million, six-year contract he signed with the Dodgers in early 2015. "He didn't think it was a str...

Upset for Leicester, Tottenham draws as EPL season starts

It is back! The first game of the new Premier League season is upon us, and the first action for us to get our teeth into is Hull City v Leicester City, the new...

Olympics: Uchimura defends gold in men's all-around gymnastics at Rio

Kohei Uchimura of Japan acts during the horizontal bar competition of men's individual all-around final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro , Bra...

Sole Russian track athlete banned from Rio, quickly appeals

The long jumper Darya Klishina was the only Russian athlete to receive special dispensation from the IAAF to compete after the rest of the country's track and f...

Great Britain storm into team pursuit final with world record

After trailing early on the quartet of Laura Trott, Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell-Shand cranked up the pace to devastating effect, winning i...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Nationals have released former closer Jonathan Papelbon

Papelbon's time in Washington , though, will not be remembered for what he did on the mound. A release would end Papelbon's tumultuous tenure in D.C. Papelbo...

Duke Blue Devils: Kyrie Irving thriving as point guard for Team USA

The team is made up of talented basketball players like; Jimmy Butler, Carmelo Anthony , DeMarcus Cousins , Harrison Barnes, Kevin Durant , DeMar DeRozan, Dray...

No Man's Sky Dev "Working Hard" to Resolve PC Issues

The post, released late last night, also mentions that Hello Games is "pulling an allnighter" to fix as many issues as soon as possible. It's one of the most ...

Rio 2016: Anna Meares takes out bronze in women's keiran final

That's brutally heartbreaking to finish that close to an Olympic medal. "But I didn't hit the panic button, which is what I'd normally do in competition". The...