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Aug. 5 2012, 9:31 am
Phelps collects 18th gold medal in final race
This time, he received a trophy rather than a medal, an award that sought to sum up a career like no other. “To Michael Phelps,” it said, “the …
Associated Press
Aug. 4 2012, 7:11 pm
British women set another world record
The team of Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell improved on the mark of 3:15.669 they had set the previous day in qualifying. The British team …
Associated Press
Aug. 4 2012, 6:45 pm
Top Russian pair of weightlifters withdrawn
Dimitriy Klokov, who won silver at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, left the competition because of an unspecified medical condition according to the …
Reuters
Aug. 4 2012, 5:35 pm
Serena Williams beats Sharapova for Olympic gold
The victory completed a remarkable run of domination by the No. 4-seeded Williams, who lost only 17 games in her six matches. She went 13-0 this …
Associated Press
Aug. 4 2012, 4:45 pm
Russia beats Spain 77-74 in men’s Olympic hoops
Thanks to a stunning comeback, it’s Russia, not the Spanish, who won Group B and earned the right to avoid the Americans until the final. Timofey …
Associated Press
Aug. 4 2012, 3:18 pm
Britain tops rowing medals table with 4 golds
The British finished with nine medals — four golds, two silvers and three bronzes — to surpass the country’s record total of eight from the 1908 …
Associated Press
Aug. 4 2012, 10:51 am
Serena, Sharapova play for Olympic gold, and more
The winner of their final at Wimbledon on Saturday can claim that accolade, which entails extra prestige rather than just prize money or ranking …
Associated Press
Aug. 3 2012, 8:00 pm
Russian Baranova failed dope test, sent home
“It is the result of a test carried out by the IOC before the Games. She has admitted to taking a banned substance and was sent home two or three days …
Reuters
Aug. 3 2012, 7:39 pm
Kazakh claims dramatic gold on bodyweight
Podobedova’s total of 291 kg, sealed with the last lift of the competition, put her level with Zabolotnaya but because the Kazakh weighed in with a …
Reuters
Aug. 3 2012, 6:49 pm
Cuban shooter Pupo wins Olympic gold
Pupo scored 34 shots in the final, beating silver medalist Vijay Kumar of India by four shots. Ding Feng of China won bronze with 27 points. “I …
Associated Press
Aug. 3 2012, 6:13 pm
Sharapova to play for Olympic gold
Sharapova, seeded No. 3, defeated another Russian, Maria Kirilenko, 6-2, 6-3, in the semifinals at Wimbledon on Friday. She hit a forehand drive …
Associated Press
Aug. 3 2012, 6:01 pm
Belarus hammer thrower out of Olympics for doping
Ivan Tsikhan, who won the silver medal in Athens, had been expected to start qualifying for the hammer throw final but was instead sent home by the …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 3 2012, 5:09 pm
Ukraine to continue fighting to overturn results of Khytrov-Ogogo boxing match
President of the National Olympic Committee Serhiy Bubka, together with the President of Boxing Federation of Ukraine Volodymur Prodyvus are to meet …
Interfax-Ukraine
Aug. 3 2012, 4:04 pm
Martynov wins rifle prone gold with world record
Martynov became the second shooter in Olympic history to score the maximum 600 points in qualification, and went on to score a total of 705.5 points, …
Associated Press
Aug. 3 2012, 3:57 pm
Shooter Klimov sets world record at Olympics
That total beat his own mark from 2006 by one point. Earlier, Sergei Martynov of Belarus beat the 12-year-old world record in 50-meter rifle prone by …
Associated Press
Aug. 3 2012, 3:48 pm
Belarusian out of Olympics for doping
Tsikhan did not take part in the hammer throw on Friday at the London Olympics. An Olympic official with direct knowledge of the case says Tsikhan …
Associated Press
Aug. 3 2012, 3:22 pm
And the gold for dramatic gesture goes to…
The 2012 Games have been peppered with debatable refereeing, a technical glitch in fencing, post-race relegation and – this one a first – the …
Reuters
Aug. 3 2012, 9:28 am
Olympics: Russia, Spain made to sweat as US amass 156 points
Russia squeezed past Brazil 75-74 to maintain their unbeaten record at the summit of Group B along with 2008 silver medallists Spain (3-0) who …
Reuters
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