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Swimming: Manuel sees gold as boost for black community

They have been making history - and here's how. According to Vox, the battle for integration ensued well into the 1950's, as the NAACP was involved in a numbe...

Nadal and Lopez win men's doubles gold

In a rollercoaster of a semi-final, Nadal saved eight break points in the final set before del Potro raced through the tiebreaker. It's been a tough road back...

Trampoline: Belarussian Hancharou wins men's gold

Dong's compatriot Gao, who had himself harboured high hopes of gold after posting the best score in qualifying, had to settle for the bronze. Belarussian Ulad...

Manuel swims for United States in women's 100-meter freestyle

The final time of 52.70 seconds by Manuel and Oleksiak was an Olympic record. "She asked me a question about why she didn't see many others like herself in ...

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Michael Phelps is as great as ever. Martha's husband, Bela Karolyi, didn't disagree. Biles is overwhelming favourite after snapping up every individual titl...

Gold medalist Simone Manuel speaks out against United States police brutality

Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray reached a step closer in their quest to become the first tennis player in history to win two Olympic gold medals in the singles. Th...

Justin Rose holes first Olympics hole-in-one

The 27-year-old former LSU player was facing a 6-foot par putt on the par-4 15th hole when play was called for the day. After briefly losing his lead Friday, ...

Best Of The 2016 Olympics In Rio de Janeiro

During the competition, she didn't have to worry about anyone being on her heels. She hasn't lost a single one. How about: Simone, the Olympic champion. That ...

Jeremy Mathieu targeted by Gunners, Barcelona approached

Arsenal have reportedly made an enquiry over the availability of Barcelona's defender Jeremy Mathieu, according to French media outlet SFR Sport . The Gunner...

Rio Olympics 2016: Michael Phelps wins 19th Olympic gold

We'll see when the men's 100 meter butterfly finals are held Friday at 10:12 p.m. Phelps has the world and Olympic (Beijing) records in the event and qualified ...

Rival Lochte wants retiring Phelps to continue till 2020 Olympics

Phelps, amazingly, tied with both Chad le Clos and Laszlo Cseh for the silver. For American athletes, this works under the U.S. Olympic Committee's Operation ...

'Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox

Three runs were far from a death sentence going into this road trip, but too often lately, run support has doomed the Red Sox, who have put up two or fewer runs...

Rio Olympics 2016: Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez win men's doubles gold

The world number 141 del Potro, whose career was nearly ended by a series of wrist operations, triumphed after three hours and eight minutes of compelling centr...

Katie Ledecky breaks 800 free mark, wins 4th gold of Rio Games

The 25-year-old was so devastated after she failed to qualify that she considered turning her back on the pool for good. But no one budged as soon as Ledecky ...

Manuel celebrates historic swimming gold

This is an event the US has owned: the Americans have set the past 10 world records in this relay, dating back to 1984 at the Los Angeles Summer Olympics. The 1...

England take series lead

We could not handle it. England team's all-rounder Ben Stokes is facing injury and is dropped from the 3rd test match whereas James Anderson's presence seem...

US Wins Gold In Women's Eight

The U.S. has dominated the event since 2006 and now has 11 straight world and Olympic titles, an outstanding dynasty in team sports. Ryan Murphy led off by s...

Simone Manuel makes history in sharing gold with Canadian swimmer

Simone Manuel followed her older brothers' footsteps from swim lessons to recreational summer leagues. And while they played the USA anthem first, and raised...

Leicester's setback at Hull a reality check for Ranieri

Sergio Aguero gave City a fourth-minute lead before Jermain Defoe equalised. Manchester City , seen as title favourites this season under new manager Pep Gua...

Hull V Leicester: Confirmed Lineups, Ahmed Musa Starts

It's going to be exciting for the neutrals and I can't wait for it to begin. Favourites City and United have each spent over £150m on transfers this summer an...

Olympics-Swimming-China's Sun Yang fails to qualify for 1500m final

Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri qualified fastest and has the world's best time this year, with his 14:34.04s substantially faster than Horton's Australian trials ...

Duffy throws complete game, Royals beat White Sox 2-1

I'm frustrated with myself. "Again, we're going to match up with who we've got and go get 'em, but I like the fact that we have that feeling, that he does". His...

Upset for the foxes, Tottenham draws as EPL season starts

In a lot of ways, 2015-16 was the impossible season in the Barclays Premier League. Arsenal is nearly always the team pundits suggest will drop out of the top f...

Summer Olympics: Here's the medal count after Day Seven in Rio

On the water, the smallest sculls (singles) and the largest (eights) are fighting for gold for both the men and the women. She slid off the road and got tangled...

Pogba and Ibrahimovic battle to be more famous

Mourinho's appointment to the hot seat heralded a return of the 20-time English champions to the swashbuckling football they were once famous for. He added, "...

Rio 2016: Shoo-in Diro overcomes major obstacle

Diro was at the front of the field when the shoe on her right foot became loose after a collision with other athletes in the third heat at the Olympic Stadium i...

Ryan Lochte: 'I'm kind of bummed'

Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will be back in the water as well, in qualifying heats with no medal at stake. "But I won't be competing in Tokyo". But I'm not ...

Paul McGrath, Ian Taylor react to Aston Villa win

However there was some hope that they could get a first win under new manager Stubbs as Villa have also had a poor start to the season after losing to Sheffield...

Nationals' Bryce Harper not in starting lineup

Bumgarner's shutout would end in the bottom of the seventh when Ramos hit a 0-1 slider over the wall in right field for his 18 home run of the season, which put...

I'm ready to retire, says Phelps

Schooling shot out into a lead that he would not relinquish as he recorded a new Olympic record of 50.39 seconds, with Phelps , Le Clos and Cseh all clocking 5...

Fires ravage southern France, Portugal, 4 dead, 1000s flee

Three people have been killed on the holiday island and more than 1,000 have been forced from their homes. He said the city was setting up firewalls on the corr...

Canada's Theisen-Eaton wins heptathlon bronze

She then cleared a season's best 1.86 metres in the high jump to move up a spot, and remained in fifth place after the shot put. Theisen-Eaton finished third ...

Messi wants to return to Argentina squad

I thank all those people who want me to continue playing with Argentina . Hopefully we can give some joy soon. Messi had spoken out against the AFA, Argenti...

Rio Olympics 2016: Michael Phelps suffers first Olympic defeat in 100m butterfly

They were friends. And rivals. "You good have given odds of a million to one". Phelps finished a full body-length ahead of the field after dominating the br...

So much for the dire predictions of US swimming flop in Rio

But this one was silver. Carlin, who also finished second behind Ledecky in the 400m earlier this week, struggled with illness in 2011 and missed out on quali...