Jan 23 (Reuters) – Triple London Olympic champion Usain Bolt is injury free and eyeing three gold medals at this year’s world championships in Moscow in August. As part of his preparations, the Jamaican 100 and 200 meters world record holder will run the longer sprint at the Bislett Games Diamond League meeting in Oslo […]
Matt Grevers (USA) won with a time of 1:58.84, beating out second place Tyler Clary (USA) by 2.18 seconds. Grevers won the gold medal in the 100 meter Backstroke at the 2012 Olympics.
17-year-old Missy Franklin (USA) finished with a time of 1:57.69, beating second place Quinn Carrozza by 1.72 seconds. Franklin won 4 medals at the Olympics in London.
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Olympic champion Evan Lysacek has withdrawn from next week’s U.S. figure skating championships as he is still not fit enough to compete following surgery. “It’s disappointing because health-wise I’m fine,” Lysacek said in a statement released by U.S. Figure Skating on Friday. “Due to the long layoff from the surgery I […]
In this Saturday, Sept 30, 2000 file photo Russia’s Viacheslav Ekimov, center, winner of the gold medal in the men’s individual time trials, celebrates with Germany’s silver medal winner Jan Ullrich, left, and U.S bronze medal winner Lance Armstrong at the cycling road course in Sydney, for the Summer Olympic Games. Officials familiar with the […]
Lance Armstrong awaits the start of the 2010 Cape Argus Cycle Tour in Cape Town, in this March 14, 2010 file photo. Armstrong could be jailed and cycling could be dropped from the Olympics as a result of the disgraced American athlete’s reported admission that he had used performance-enhancing drugs during his racing career. (REUTERS/Mike […]
Russian 2002 World Champion in ice dancing Ilia Averbukh, left, and Russian Olympic Champion in ice dancing Tatyana Navka present the Olympic torch and uniform for the relay of the Olympic and Paralympic Flame for 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel) By Gennady Fyodorov MOSCOW, Jan 14 […]
Janne Ahonen of Finland in action during the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Vierschanzentournee (Four Hills Tournament) on January 1, 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (Photo by Stanko Gruden/Agence Zoom/Getty Images) ELSINKI, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Finland’s five-times world champion ski jumper Janne Ahonen has decided to come out of retirement for the second time and […]
Fan Pick: Michael Phelps Becomes Greatest Olympian of All Time Universal Sports Staff Picks: Did you miss a day of “12 in ’12″? CLICK HERE to view all previously released 2012 moments. With one final splash, Michael Phelps headed into retirement his way – with a record 18th Olympic gold medal. In a career spanning […]
By Julien Pretot PARIS, Dec 28 (Reuters) – The Lance Armstrong scandal left a huge gap in cycling’s record books and further tainted the sport in a year when Britain experienced Olympic bliss in the wake of Bradley Wiggins’ Tour de France title. Armstrong was banned for life and stripped of his record seven Tour […]
No. 12: Team USA Wins the Medal Count at the London Games Universal Sports Staff Picks: Did you miss a day of “12 in ’12″? CLICK HERE to view all previously released 2012 moments. The United States not only captured the most medals at the 2012 Olympics with 104 overall, but also won the most gold […]
LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins has targeted winning the Giro d’Italia and defending his Tour de France crown back to back next year. Britain’s first Tour de France winner was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday and immediately set his sights on emulating an incredible 12 months which also saw […]
No. 2: Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Win Back-to-Back-to-Back Gold Universal Sports Staff Picks: Did you miss a day of “12 in ’12″? CLICK HERE to view all previously released 2012 moments. Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh made Olympic history by becoming the first duo in history to win three consecutive gold medals in Women’s Beach […]
No. 6: Usain Bolt Becomes the First Man to Achieve Double Sprint Double Universal Sports Staff Picks: Did you miss a day of “12 in ’12″? CLICK HERE to view all previously released 2012 moments. The critics and skeptics were all put to rest in 9.63 seconds as Usain Bolt broke the 100m Olympic record at […]
No. 4: Missy Franklin Wins Five Olympic Medals and Becomes America’s Sweetheart Universal Sports Staff Picks: Did you miss a day of “12 in ’12″? CLICK HERE to view all previously released 2012 moments. At the age of 17, Missy Franklin stepped onto the world stage at the 2012 Summer Olympics and, after much publicity, already […]
No. 10: American Triathlete Manuel Huerta Qualifies for U.S. Olympic Team Universal Sports Staff Picks: Did you miss a day of “12 in ’12″? CLICK HERE to view all previously released 2012 moments. Chasing his dream to compete in the Olympics, Manuel Huerta gave the performance of a lifetime at the 2012 ITU World Triathlon in […]
No. 3: Oscar Pistorius Competes in London Games Universal Sports Staff Picks: Did you miss a day of “12 in ’12″? CLICK HERE to view all previously released 2012 moments. Oscar Pistorius became the first double leg amputee to participate in the Olympics during the London Games by competing in the men’s 400m as well as […]
After failing to make the finals at the London Olympics, Kazuya Kaneda (JPN) scores the win at 1:51.01 for the World title.
ISTANBUL, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Ryan Lochte of the United States smashed his own world record to win the 200 meters individual medley at the world short-course championships on Friday and then shocked the crowd by giving his medal to a fan. Lochte finished in one minute 49.63 seconds to shatter the mark of 1:50.08 […]
In this July 22, 2012 file photo, Bradley Wiggins, winner of the 2012 Tour de France cycling race, celebrates as he crosses the finish line of the last stage of the the Tour de France cycling race over 120 kilometers (74.6 miles) with start in Rambouillet and finish in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File) […]
The World Cup tour stops this week in the mountains of La Plagne, France for the final event before the holiday break. The La Plagne track was the sliding venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics, whose host city was neighboring Albertville.
After a fourth place finish at the Olympics, Lauren Boyle (NZL) claims the short course Women’s 800m freestyle title in 8:08.62, winning by 2.37 seconds.
After two years of silver medals and an unfortunate showing in the Olympics, Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) becomes the world champ in the Men’s 100m Breaststroke by .22 seconds.
Known as the most successful female ski racer in American history – and quickly gaining on “all time” status – Lindsey Vonn is one of the few world-class, four-event ski racers. She is the only American woman to have captured downhill gold at the Olympics and the only American woman with four World Cup overall […]
LA PLAGNE, France (Dec. 11, 2012)-The World Cup tour stops this week in the mountains of La Plagne, France for the final event before the holiday break. The La Plagne track was the sliding venue for the 1992 Winter Olympics, whose host city was neighboring Albertville. This is the second season in a row that […]
By Gennady Fyodorov SOCHI, Russia, Dec 11 (Reuters) – After getting their first taste of the Olympic figure skating arena in Sochi, American ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White cannot wait to return for the main event in 2014. The 2011 world champions said they have only positive memories from their trip to the […]
By Patrick Lang VAL D’ISERE, France, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Frenchman Alexis Pinturault began to fulfill his potential when the exciting young alpine skiing all-rounder won a men’s World Cup slalom in Val d’Isere on Saturday. The 21-year-old had claimed his first World Cup win in a city event in Moscow last winter but it […]
Viacheslav Ekimov of Russia celebrates gold in the Men’s Road Cycling Individual Time Trial alongside silver winner Jan Ullrich of Germany and bronze medalist Lance Armstrong of the USA at Moore Park on day 15 of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. (Mike Powell /Allsport) By Karolos Grohmann LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec 5 (Reuters) […]
Gold medalist Yuriy Bilonog of Ukraine, silver medalist Adam Nelson of USA (L) and bronze medalist Joachim Olsen of Denmark celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony of the men’s shot put event on August 20, 2004 during the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in the Sports Complex in Athens, […]
Ryan Lochte of USA poses with his Gold medal after winning the Men’s 200m Individual Medley on day three of the 10th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex on December 17, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) Courtesy of http://www.fina.org Ryan Lochte […]
By Patrick Lang LAKE LOUISE, Alberta, Nov 24 – Aksel Lund Svindal made the most of his experience and terrain knowledge to clinch his fourth World Cup victory in Lake Louise, this time in a downhill, on Saturday. “To me, it’s like home here. The snow, the cold, the landscape, it’s very similar to Norway […]
In a year highlighted by the London Summer Olympics, 2012 went down as one of the greatest and most exciting years that track & field has ever seen.
Nov 12 (Reuters) – Multiple Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix and double world record holder Ashton Eaton have won Jesse Owens Awards as U.S. athletes of the year, USA Track & Field (USATF) announced on Monday. Felix, the three-time world 200 metres champion, won Olympic gold at the 2012 London Games in the 200m, the […]
Winner Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany competes in the women’s slalom at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Levi in Kittila, November 10, 2012. (REUTERS/Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva) By Patrick Lang LEVI, Finland, Nov 10 (Reuters) – – Germany’s Maria Hoefl-Riesch battled through the pain barrier to secure her 24th World Cup victory in the Levi slalom on […]
Elana Meyers and track and field star Tianna Madison, who won gold at the London Olympics in the 4 x 100 relay, won the bronze, just 0.01 behind their teammates at Mount Van Hoevenberg.
Gold medalist Sandra Perkovic (CRO),center, silver medalist Darya Pishchalnikova (RUS), left, and bronze medalist Yanfeng Lion the podium for the women’s discus during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) MOSCOW, Nov 8 (Reuters) – World discus champion Darya Pishchalnikova could face a life ban from the sport if she […]
Rescue workers tend to British skier Chemmy Alcott after she crashed in the Women’s Downhill thrid training of the FIS Ski World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada, December 2, 2010. (BILL HALLIWELL/AFP/Getty Images) Courtesy of fisalpine.com Fearless British alpine racer Chemmy Alcott has revealed she will make her comeback to competitive skiing at the scene […]
American Lance Armstrong races to win the bronze medal in the men’s individual time trial of the Sydney Olympic Games, September 30, 2000. Russian Viacheslav Ekimov took the gold medal and German Jan Ullrich took the bronze. (PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images) By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN, Nov 1 (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will investigate […]
Mo Farah (GBR), right, and Galen Rupp (USA) pose after finishing first and second in the mens 10,000m final, 27:30.42 to 27:30.90, during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY) London, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Britain’s double Olympic champion Mo Farah could attempt a 10,000 meters-marathon double at the 2016 Rio […]
This Oct. 5, 2012 file photo shows Lolo Jones competing in the U.S. women’s bobsled push championships n Lake Placid, N.Y. Jones says she’s still planning to compete in hurdles at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Only now, a trip to the 2014 Sochi Games may come first. Jones was one of 24 athletes […]
Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme speaks to the media at the A.S.O. (Amaury Sport Organisation) headquarters in Issy-Les-Moulineaux near Paris, October 22, 2012. Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life on Monday after the International Cycling Union (UCI) ratified the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s (USADA) sanctions […]
Team Radioshack Nissan Trek’s Luxembourg’s cyclist Andy (L) and Frank Schleck attends a team press conference in Francorchamps on April 20, 2012, ahead of the 98th edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege, also called, “Doyenne des classique”, a 257,5 km of race on April 22. (ERIC LALMAND/AFP/Getty Images) PARIS, Oct 21 (Reuters) – The Schleck brothers have been […]
British athlete Paula Radcliffe competes in the half-marathon challenge of the Vienna City Marathon on April 15, 2012 in Vienna. (DIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images) LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Paula Radcliffe has had her funding cut by UK Athletics after she missed the London Olympics and last year’s World Championships because of injury. The 38-year-old marathon […]
Tour winner Tony Martin of Germany, center, second place Francesco Gavazzi of Italy, left, and third place Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway, right, spray champagne to celebrate during an award ceremony for the 2012 Tour of Beijing cycling competitions on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan) Courtesy of […]
By Mike Tierney, Special to Universal Sports In the sport of triathlon, there are ironman competitions and there is (begin ital) the (end ital) Ironman. The original swim/bike/run test of stamina remains the gold standard, the first still widely considered the best. This year’s Ironman World Championship unfolds Oct. 13 in the Kona District of […]
Shawn Johnson (L) and Derek Hough attend the Premiere Of Summit Entertainment’s “The Perks Of Being A Wallflower” at the Arclight Cinerama Dome on September 10, 2012, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 8, 2012— Four-time 2008 Olympic-medalist Shawn Johnson of West Des Moines, Iowa, and Dancing with the Stars […]
Champion Germany’s Tony Martin of HTC-Highroad team (R) sprays champagne with third-placed David Millar (L) of Garmin-Cervelo team on the podium during the award ceremony for the inaugural Tour of Beijing cycling race in Beijing on October 9, 2011. Tony Martin claimed his first stage race victory as world time trial champion when he won […]
LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) – Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis has been named the women’s European athlete of 2012, European Athletics said in a statement on Thursday. Briton Ennis, whose image adorned posters promoting the London Games, fell narrowly short of the 7,000 point barrier while claiming the gold medal. She still notched 6,955 points […]
Radioshack Nissan Trek rider Frank Schleck of Luxembourg reacts after crossing the finish line of the 166 km ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia from San Giorgio del Sannio to Frosinone, May 14, 2012. (REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo) Courtesy of http://www.tourofbeijing.net Two-time Tour de France runner up Andy Schleck will make the trip to China for the […]
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu (L) shakes hands with New Zealand’s Melissa Ingram after the women’s 400m freestyle final during the FINA Swimming World Cup 2012 in Dubai, October 3, 2012. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah) Courtesy of FINA.org October 3, 2012 DUBAI – Chad Le Clos may have been king of the pool with his six golds in Dubai […]
Sweden’s Therese Alshammar competes in the women’s 100m butterfly final during the FINA Swimming World Cup 2012 in Dubai, October 2, 2012. (REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah) Courtesy of FINA.org October 2, 2012 DUBAI – Post-Olympic holidays from swimming were a thing of the past tonight as the big names returned to the pool tonight for their first […]
Kenyan Riders’ team members pose for a photograph at their camp in Iten, Rift Valley province of Kenya April 2012. Fascinated by the notion of turning the world’s most gifted long distance runners into kings of the saddle, Nicholas Leong packed up his life in Singapore and moved to Kenya’s Rift Valley. It mattered little […]
Geoffrey Mutai, left, of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the 39th Berlin Marathon ahead of his second placed fellow countryman Dennis Kimetto, right, in Berlin, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Kenyan favorite Geoffrey Mutai survived a brave challenge by compatriot and marathon debutant […]
Philippe Gilbert of Belgium shows his gold medal on the podium after winning the Men’s Elite Road Race at the UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg, September 23, 2012. (REUTERS/Michael Kooren) By Julien Pretot VALKENBURG, Netherlands, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Philippe Gilbert never lost faith in his own ability to eventually achieve one of his […]
Marianne Vos of The Netherlands crosses the finish line to win the Women’s Elite Road Race at the UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg, September 22, 2012. (REUTERS/Michael Kooren) VALKENBURG, Netherlands, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Marianne Vos claimed her 11th gold medal at senior level when a brutal attack in the last climb earned the […]
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