Sports
Felix sets up golden night for US
Allyson Felix finally won an individual Olympic gold medal, gliding home with her effortless stride to take the 200 meters and end the stranglehold of Veronica Campbell-Brown on the event.
China sweeps all 4 table tennis golds
China again swept all four Olympic gold medals in table tennis, just like it did four years ago at home in Beijing.
Phelps admits to peeing in the pool
Olympic great Michael Phelps admits to a different sort of gold run —his habit of peeing in the pool.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
The World Anti-Doping Agency has urged cycling’s governing body to support United States anti-doping officials and provide documents to help their case against Lance Armstrong.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
One match to go for Brazil. Only Mexico stands in the way of its first Olympic gold in football.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Separated by a mere 1.25 points, the gold medal all came down to the last dive between Qin Kai and Ilya Zakharov at the London Olympics.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Canada’s Milos Raonic defeated Serbia’s Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-4 at the Toronto Masters Tuesday to set up a potential third-round showdown with Olympic champion Andy Murray, while eighth seed John Isner survived a tough test.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
World No. 2 Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Montreal Cup because of a bad stomach virus that has been bothering the Olympic silver medalist since the London Games, Tennis Canada said Wednesday.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Detroit notched its sixth straight win Tuesday as Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs, giving the Tigers a 6-5 win over the New York Yankees.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Watching the British capture 22 gold medals and counting at the London Olympics has inspired Luke Donald.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Scottish club Dundee United has said it will investigate the crowd trouble that marred the first leg of its Europa League third qualifying round tie against Russian club Dynamo Moscow last Thursday.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Australia’s Rory Sutherland survived four rugged mountain climbs and blistering heat to win the first stage of the Tour of Utah Tuesday.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Rangers have signed experienced striker Francisco Sandaza from St Johnstone after he turned down a new deal with the Perth side.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Hard-hitting batsman Kevin Pietersen is holding England to ransom by threatening to quit Test cricket, according to former captain Bob Willis.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Saudi Arabia’s Sarah Attar (R) starts her women’s 800m round 1 heat during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium Wednesday.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
A month ago, India’s diminutive female boxer Mary Kom was just an occasional story on the sports pages. With an Olympic medal in hand, she has become the nation’s newest sports star and the “Magnificent Mary” seized the front pages.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Seven steps, five more than in Beijing. But the outcome was identical: Liu Xiang’s Olympics were over, yet again, before they really began.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
China’s Deng Linlin won the gold on balance beam Tuesday, upstaging teammate and reigning world champion Sui Lu.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Spanish international midfielder Santi Cazorla has set his sights on helping Arsenal end its trophy drought after completing his transfer to the London club from troubled Malaga on a long-term deal.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Mohammed Ben Sulayem said Wednesday that the restructuring of the Arab Motorcycle Federation (AMF), a process driven by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees (UANOC), can take competitive bike racing in the region to a new level.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Arizona’s Chris Johnson homered in the eighth and ninth innings, giving him five in eight games since arriving from Houston, and leading the Diamondbacks to a 10-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Tuesday.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Erfan Hospital beat Saudia Catering 54-44 to record back-to-back wins in 2012 JBL 2nd Conference Non-Rated Basketball Tournament at Bin Mahfouz basketball court here recently.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
Former South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher says he lost the lens, iris and pupil of his left eye in the accident that forced him to retire early.
Thursday, 09 - August 2012
FIFA is considering disciplinary action over blistering comments by Canada’s coach and players about the referee after their semifinals loss to the US in the Olympic women’s football tournament.
