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Ledecky smashes 800m record to win freestyle treble

During her last 800-meter Olympic race in London as a 15-year-old - yes, she won gold there, too - she couldn't help but think, "Wow, I'm at the Olympics", with...

Ezekiel Elliott likely to miss preseason opener

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Case Keenum heads tot the locker room after practice at the NFL football team's training camp, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, in Irvine, ...

Death Toll From Silver Spring Apartment Block Fire Rises to 3

About 160 firefighters and medics were on the scene at the 8,600-block of Piney Branch Road, during what was eventually declared a mass casualty incident. In al...

Blue Jays plan to occasionally skip Aaron Sanchez in pitching rotation

Toronto originally planned to shift Sanchez to the bullpen to preserve his arm. The Blue Jays will counter with right-hander Marcus Stroman (8-5, 4.76 ERA) ...

Messi in, Higuain out as Argentina announce World Cup qualifying squad

Five-time world player of the year Lionel Messi has reportedly chose to come out of retirement " for the love of Argentina" to the relief of millions of footb...

Sonny Bill Williams declines Australian media at Rio Olympics

Not only are they bent on Olympic glory but the players realise they are sitting on a gold mine in terms of exploding the game in their home country. And they...

Rams make return to LA to face Cowboys

It was a long, long awaited return to the Coliseum for the Rams. "The NFL security policies are more strict than USC home game policies, but USC Athletics and...

Wentz displays good and bad in National Football League preseason debut

He then avoided the defender barreling down on him and after checking to see if anyone was open, wisely threw the ball out of bounds. Then he came out of the ga...

Cubs 13, Cardinals 2

The Cubs nailed five home runs as they hammered the St. Louis Cardinals, 13-2, at Wrigley Field. Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge became the first teammates to hi...

Howard's grand slam, 5 RBIs leads Phillies over Rockies

Ryan Howard helped bring back fond memories for the Philadelphia faithful hitting his franchise record 14th career grand slam in the fifth inning as Thome stood...

Say Want You Want About Sweden's Strategy

Lisa Dahlkvist netted the winning penalty for the Swedes after Christian Press fired high over the bar with America's fifth kick. That led to the dramatic sh...

Houston coach relives teaching gold medalist Simone Manuel how to swim

She is 18 years old, the first female Olympic swimmer for United Arab Emirates and was her country's flag bearer in the Opening Ceremonies. "I'm not the next ...

Michael Phelps loses final individual Olympic race to Singapore's Joseph Schooling

The great Olympian, who was known for his stoic reaction to success in the past, has painted a more emotional figure at these games, something he puts down to c...

PGA of America gambled at Baltusrol - and lost

Despite all that was going on, the loudest noise may have been made by the defending champion . The two-time champion got back on track when his approach to ...

Prince Fielder to Announce Retirement at Rangers Press Conference?

Fielder was a first-round draft pick of the Brewers in 2002 and played for the team from 2005 through 2011. Fielder said he doesn't plan to remain in the g...

Rangers acquire Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress from Brewers

Texas got All-Star left-hander Cole Hamels at the non-waiver deadline last season after the pitcher voided a proposed trade that would have sent him from Phil...

China's Sun vows to work harder after shock 1500m exit

Sun, who set his record of 14:31.02 at the London 2012 Olympics, laboured through the heat and touched the wall in 15:01.97 - more than 30 seconds off his best....

Jose Mourinho Key To Making Paul Pogba Settle - Gerard Houllier

Watching him as a youngster at United and more so at Juventus, you can see he gets up and down the football pitch. So if he needs protection, I am here to pro...

Former NFL quarterback Tebow trying hand at baseball

Tebow was an All-State baseball player in Florida, and as a junior in 2005 he helped Nease High School reach the final four of the state playoffs by hitting.494...

Several airlines cancel Dubai flights on Thursday

The accident occurred Wednesday was the most unsafe ever for Emirates, which has grown at a breakneck pace over the last three decades and turned its hometown...

Younis, Yasir put Pakistan in control

Younis Khan was the star-performer for Pakistan as he scored his career s sixth double-century. If the four-match series ends 2-2, Pakistan could go top o...

Swimmers go for more gold on Friday

While Biles became the first woman in 20 years to win back-to-back world and Olympic all around titles, Comaneci also felt the gap between the American and the ...

Olympics: Defending champion Murray into men's tennis singles final

Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro will meet in Saturday's other semi-final. In the Olympic women's singles final, Puerto Rico's Puig defeated Kerber in t...

Rio Olympics: Okagbare qualifies for semi finals of women's 100 metres

Running from Lane 5, Okagbare effortlessly raced to a second place finish which guaranteed her a place in the next round while also conserving energy for the po...

Premier League 2016-17: Season Begins With a Few Surprises

Three months on from their 5,000-1 fairytale title triumph, Leicester fell to Scottish winger Robert Snodgrass's 57th-minute strike after Riyad Mahrez had cance...

Rio 2016 Olympics: Andy Murray beats Juan Monaco in round two

Fresh from his Wimbledon triumph last month and unbeaten in 14 since losing the French Open final, Murray is strongly tipped for gold with Djokovic gone. The ...

Rugby sevens star inspired by mum's cancer battle

A fitting reminder given that Kish, her 11 team mates and coach John Tait are steeled with the belief that an Olympic medal is their destiny. Fiji , who have...

Olympic Gymnastics Results: Japan's Kohei Uchimura Wins All-Around Gold

It came down to both men's performances on the horizontal bar. However, Uchimura then nailed his vault despite a small hop back on landing, scoring a competit...

Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz might miss preseason week three game vs. Colts

Wentz made a best-of-preseason-opener throw to rookie receiver Paul Turner on the first series of the second half. With that, the "We Want Wentz " chants ...

Hull squad cannot compete at present - Phelan

So who will get off to a flyer? They can't permit to lose the title for the second year, Now it is important to forget everything and start the new season. Win ...

Rio Olympics 2016 medal table: Team USA adds to count

Ryan Lochte was left in his wake every time. "I thought about it the last 50 and that's what got me home", he said. "It's been a hell of a career". This tim...

Vikings Want to Represent Zimmer Well in Practices with Bengals

Waynes left the practice field with a heat-related illness Wednesday, according to the Star Tribune, replaced by Jabari Price - who finished out the session. Th...

Marks wins NASCAR Xfinity race at rainy Mid

Despite a dry start, Saturday's race was plagued by rain. From Defiance, Ohio, Hornish is driving Richard Childress Racing's No. 2 Chevrolet Camaro, teaming...

Actor Venkatesh Funny Behaviour On Sets, Babu Bangaram Movie Bloopers

The movie opened up with the 40% occupancy in very first day of release and collected more than 8.00 Crore from the box office. Nayanthara has done justice to h...

Manchester City 2 - 1 Sunderland: Pep Guardiola Gets Difficult EPL Welcome

However, it was City who had the last laugh after Black Cats' new signing Patrick McNair scored an own goal to give Guardiola his first win in the Premier Lea...