- Volleyball: Hooker's hammers firing U.S. towards gold Reuters - 13 mins agoLONDON (Reuters) - Destinee Hooker could have competed at the London Olympics in high jump or even basketball. Luckily for her U.S. team mates, the 24-year-old chose volleyball. The U.S. women's team moved … More »
- Handball: Norway beat South Koreans to make final Reuters - 15 mins agoLONDON (Reuters) - Olympic champions Norway continued their dominance of the women's handball when they came alive in the London Olympics semi-finals to beat South Korea 31-25 on Thursday. Marshalled by … More »
- Semenya advances to 800-meter final at Olympics AP - 17 mins agoClosing in on an Olympic medal three years after being forced to undergo gender tests, Caster Semenya of South Africa won her 800-meter semifinal heat in 1 minute, 57.67 seconds on Thursday night. More »
- Murray withdraws from Toronto Masters with knee injury Reuters - 17 mins agoTORONTO (Reuters) - Olympic champion Andy Murray has withdrawn from the Toronto Masters with a left knee injury, the Briton said on Thursday. Murray, who suffered the injury while chasing down a forehand … More »
- Athletics: Rudisha wins 800m gold in world record time Reuters - 21 mins agoLONDON (Reuters) - Kenya's David Rudisha stormed to 800 meters gold in a world record time at the London Olympics on Thursday to cap four years of dominance of the two-lap event. The 23-year-old world … More »
- Olympics 2012: Live Report AFP - 24 mins ago1905 GMT: Rudisha powered home in 1:40:01, smashing his own world record of 1:41:04 in an incredible race. More »
- Manchester United lines up stock market debut AP - 26 mins agoThe world's most popular sports team is getting ready to list its stock on the world's largest exchange. More »
- Semenya fires broadside with progression to 800m final AFP - 32 mins agoSouth African Caster Semenya fired out a broadside at Kenya's defending Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo with a season's best of 1min 57.67sec in the semi-finals of the women's 800m on Thursday. More »
- Boxing: Taylor strikes blow for her country and sport Reuters - 34 mins agoLONDON (Reuters) - Katie Taylor struck a blow for herself, her country and her sport with victory in the women's lightweight boxing final at the London Olympics on Thursday. Women's boxing, a demonstration … More »
- Irish town in rapture as boxer brings home gold Reuters - 46 mins agoBRAY, Ireland (Reuters) - Thousands of fans erupted with joy in the seaside town of Bray as their local hero Katie Taylor was crowned boxing lightweight champion in London's ExCel Centre, bringing home … More »
- McIlroy impresses early at PGA Championship AFP - 49 mins agoRory McIlroy got his 2012 PGA Championship off to a solid start Thursday as he rolled in five birdies in a bogey-free round of five-under 67 to climb to near the top of the leaderboard. More »
- Cycling: Hamilton to lose 2004 gold on Friday-IOC source Reuters - 49 mins agoLONDON (Reuters) - American cyclist Tyler Hamilton will officially be stripped of his Athens 2004 Olympic gold medal on Friday as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) moves to close the case before … More »
- McIlroy and Woodland share early lead at Kiawah Reuters - 58 mins agoKIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open winner Rory McIlroy spearheaded a glut of low scoring in ideal conditions to charge into a share of the early lead in Thursday's opening round … More »
- US relay runner Mitchell breaks leg in race AFP - 59 mins agoUS sprinter Manteo Mitchell suffered a broken leg when running for his team in Thursday's Olympic Games 4x400m relay semi-final, but still managed to finish his lap. More »
- Basketball: U.S. into women's final after win over Australia Reuters - 1 hr 1 min agoLONDON (Reuters) - The powerhouse U.S. women's basketball team fought off a strong challenge by rivals Australia to win their London Olympics semi-final 86-73 on Thursday, which put them in position to … More »
- Teenager Claressa Shields wins USA's only boxing gold AFP - 1 hr 2 mins agoTeenager Claressa Shields restored some pride to American boxing on Thursday when she beat Russia's Nadezda Torlopova 19-12 in the women's Olympic middleweight final.More »
- Wrestling: Japan's Yoshida wins third successive gold Reuters - 1 hr 4 mins agoLONDON (Reuters) - Japan's Saori Yoshida won a third consecutive Olympic gold in the women's 55kg freestyle wrestling at the London Games on Thursday. She beat Canada's Tonya Verbeek, who won bronze in … More »
- Women's boxing history as Bolt bid looms AFP - 1 hr 5 mins agoBritain's Nicola Adams entered the history books as the first ever women's Olympic boxing champion Thursday, as Usain Bolt seeks to become the only man to retain the 100m and 200m sprint titles. More »
- Boxing: Ireland's Taylor captures dream gold Reuters - 1 hr 19 mins agoLONDON (Reuters) - Ireland's Katie Taylor won the lightweight gold at the London Games on Thursday, capping a scintillating career that delivered four world titles and saw her lead the charge for the inclusion … More »
- Hockey: Argentina face Dutch in top-two showdown Reuters - 1 hr 22 mins agoLONDON (Reuters) - World champions Argentina will fight over Olympic women's hockey gold with title holders Netherlands on Friday in what could be a fast, thrilling and open match between the two top ranked … More »
- Pistorius, SAfrica in relay final after appeal AP - 1 hr 26 mins agoDouble-amputee Oscar Pistorius and his South African teammates are moving on to the 4x400-meter relay final at the Olympics without even finishing their heat. More »
- McIlroy moves up with 67 at PGA Championship AP - 1 hr 27 mins agoRory McIlroy began the PGA Championship in impressive fashion, taking advantage of a calm morning at Kiawah Island. More »
- Lack of wind thwarts sailing events AFP - 1 hr 30 mins agoOlympic sailing officials postponed the men's 470 medal race and cancelled classification races in the women's Elliott on Thursday because of light winds at Weymouth. More »
- Bolt out to prove lightning can strike twice Reuters - 1 hr 42 mins agoLONDON (Reuters) - Jamaican sprinter and world-record holder Usain Bolt is out to prove that lightning can strike twice on Thursday when he seeks to defend his 200 meters title, while the United States … More »
- Here's your medal - try not to lose it Reuters - 1 hr 54 mins agoLONDON (Reuters) - British tennis player Andy Murray's two dogs were photographed wearing his silver and gold Olympic medals from the London Games. Brazilian judoka Felipe Kitadai damaged his bronze medal … More »
Thursday, August 9, 2012
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