In this Saturday, July 7, 2012 file photo, Bradley Wiggins of England speeds in the last meters of the prologue of the 94th Tour de France cycling race, a 7.9-kilometer (4.9-mile) individual time trial, in central London. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File) By Julien Pretot VALKENBURG, Netherlands, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Life has been such a […]
Toni Martin of Germany shows his gold medal on the podium after winning the men’s time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Valkenburg, September 19, 2012. (REUTERS/Michael Kooren) By Julien Pretot VALKENBURG, Netherlands, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Germany’s Tony Martin lived up to expectations when he edged out American Taylor Phinney to retain […]
Alpine Skiier Bode Miller (L) and Morgan Beck arrive at the 2012 ESPY Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on July 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) LITTLETON, N.H., Sept 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Olympic gold medal skier Bode Miller is engaged to marry pro beach volleyball player and model […]
Bradley Wiggins (GBR) races at Box Hill during the men’s cycling race. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins could be a doubt for the world championships next week after pulling out before the sixth stage of the Tour of Britain with illness on Friday. Team […]
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt poses with supporters after he won the men’s 200m race during the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting in Zurich, August 30, 2012. (REUTERS/Michael Buholzer) By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON, Jamaica Sept 11 (Reuters) – Usain Bolt will not seek a wild card entry in the 100 meters at next year’s world championships, hoping instead […]
A general view as fireworks explode during the closing ceremony for the London 2012 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Paul Cunningham-US PRESSWIRE) By Tom Pilcher LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s spectacular summer of sport ended on Sunday with the Paralympic Games closing ceremony led by British band Coldplay as the Olympic Stadium once again […]
Aries Merritt of the U.S. competes in the men’s 110m hurdles event at the IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting, also known as Memorial Van Damme in Brussels September 7, 2012. Merritt sets a new world record of 12.80 seconds (REUTERS/Laurent Dubrule) By Robert-Jan Bartunek BRUSSELS, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Olympic champion Aries Merritt of the […]
Brazil’s Alan Oliveira (L) celebrates in front of South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius after winning the men’s 200m T44 classification at the Olympic Stadium during the London 2012 Paralympic Games September 2, 2012. This classification is for athletes with an impairment that affects their arms or legs, including amputees. (REUTERS/Eddie Keogh) By Toby Davis LONDON, Sept […]
Oscar Pistorius pushes off from the starting blocks during his men’s 200m T44 classification heat at the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, September 1, 2012. (REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett) LONDON, Sept 1 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius began his London Paralympic campaign in scintillating fashion as he smashed the 200 meters T44 world […]
BMC Racing Team rider Stephen Cummings (R) of Britain cycles during the 13th stage of the Tour of Spain “La Vuelta” cycling race between Santiago de Compostela and Ferrol, August 31, 2012. (REUTERS/Miguel Vidal) By Alasdair Fotheringham FERROL, Spain, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Britain’s Steven Cummings, who has had a season full of thrills and […]
Ethiopia’s Mohammed Aman (C) celebrates as he won the men’s 800m race in front of David Rudisha of Kenya (R) during the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting in Zurich, August 30, 2012. (REUTERS/Ruben Sprich) By Brian Homewood ZURICH, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Olympic 800 meters champion David Rudisha suffered a shock defeat at the Weltklasse diamond […]
A general view of the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, August 29, 2012. (REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth) By Tom Pilcher LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Wheelchair-bound physicist Stephen Hawking and South Africa’s ‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius were among the luminaries on hand for the opening on Wednesday night of the […]
Oscar Pistorius, the first double amputee to compete against able bodied athletes in the Olympics, failed to make it to the finals. After taking 2nd in his heat, at 44.94 seconds, he placed last in the Men’s 400m semi-final with a time of 46.54.
Oscar Pistorius (RSA), middle, competes in the men’s 400m semifinals during the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) By Tom Pilcher LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius has learned from his Olympic experience at the London Games and will use it to his advantage at the Paralympics, the South […]
For the second time since the conclusion of the 2012 Olympics, Carmelita Jeter (USA) has given Olympic Champ Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) a run for her money.
Tyson Gay (USA), right, celebrates with fans in the stands after winning the men’s 4x100m relay final during the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Andrew P. Scott-USA TODAY Sports) LONDON, Aug 25 (Reuters) – American sprinter Tyson Gay, fourth in the 100 meters at the London Olympics, will race over 200 for the […]
Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis ride together doing a practice session in Luz-Ardiden in this July 22, 2003 file photo. (REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Files) By Dan Whitcomb and Steve Keating Aug 24 (Reuters) – Lance Armstrong was stripped of his record seven Tour de France wins and handed a lifetime ban by the United States Anti-Doping Agency […]
Radioshack team rider Lance Armstrong of the U.S. poses on the Champs Elysees in Paris during the final parade of the 97th Tour de France cycling race in this July 25, 2010 file photo. Lance Armstrong said August 23, 2012 he would not fight doping accusations by the U.S. Anti-Doping agency, a move that appears […]
Yohan Blake (JAM) and Jared Connaughton (CAN) and Bruno De Barros (BRA) compete in the men’s 200m semifinals during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Courtesy of Sportcal Yohan Blake, the Jamaican sprinter who won three medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games, will not compete at athletics’ Aviva […]
Usain Bolt (JAM) holds his shoes up after winning the gold in the men’s 4x100m relay final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) Aug 22 (Reuters) – Usain Bolt is a definite starter for another Olympic Games in four years’ time, opening up the possibility of more sprint […]
Justin Gatlin (USA) reacts after running the anchor in the men’s 4x100m relay heats during the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Organizers of the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne say United States sprinter Justin Gatlin has ended his season early because of illness. Gatlin, the 100-meter […]
Mohamed Farah (GBR) celebrates after winning the gold in the men’s 5000m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Britain’s double gold medalist Mo Farah will lead a glittering cast of 42 London Olympic medal winners, including 16 champions, when he races over […]
Bradley Wiggins (GBR) races at Box Hill during the men’s cycling race. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Tour de France winner and Olympic time trial champion Bradley Wiggins will race in his home Tour of Britain next month. The Tour of Britain has long been viewed as a minor stage […]
Spanish cyclists Movistar Team celebrate on the podium after winning the 16.5 kilometer (10.25 mile) first special chrono stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race that finished in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos) By Alasdair Fotheringham PAMPLONA, Spain, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Local favorites Movistar got a rousing reception after […]
Bradley Wiggins (GBR) leads teammate Christopher Froome at Box Hill during the men’s cycling race. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports) By Alasdair Fotheringham PAMPLONA, Spain, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Britain’s Chris Froome was the strongest rider at the Tour de France and is Alberto Contador’s biggest rival for the upcoming Vuelta a Espana, the Spanish […]
British Christopher Froome of Sky Procycling rides during the tenth stage of the Vuelta cycling tour of Spain in Salamanca on August 20, 2011. The stage was a 47 kms team trial race from Salamanca to Salamanca. (JOSE JORDAN/AFP/Getty Images) By Alasdair Fotheringham PAMPLONA, Spain, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Britain’s Tour de France runner up […]
Xiang Liu (CHN) kisses a hurdle after competing the men’s 110m hurdles heats during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Former Olympic champion Liu Xiang wants to return to competition after crashing out of the 110 meters hurdles heats at the London Games last […]
As the 2012 London Games come to an end, the Summer Olympics torch is extinguished for another four years.
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Emotional Russian Anna Chicherova banished the pain of an injury-marred season to soar to gold in the women’s high jump at the London Olympics.
Spain forward Pau Gasol (4) is trapped between USA forward LeBron James (6) and guard Kevin Durant (5) during the men’s basketball gold medal game in the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) By Larry Fine LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The United States were pushed to the limit […]
Usain Bolt (JAM) wins the gold in the men’s 200m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) By Alan Baldwin LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The London Olympics were packed with sporting highlights, personal dramas and emotional highs and lows. Here are 20 golden moments from the Games. […]
U.S. gymnasts,from left, Jordyn Wieber, Gabrielle Douglas, McKayla Maroney, Alexandra Raisman, Kyla Ross raise their hands on the podium during the medal ceremony during the Artistic Gymnastic women’s team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. With the gymnastics competition over, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team is beginning to realize […]
Francena McCorory (USA), left, takes the hand off from Allyson Felix (USA) in the women’s 4x400m relay final during the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) By Nick Mulvenney LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Allyson Felix claimed her third gold medal of the Games as the United States outclassed their […]
Usain Bolt (JAM), Yohan Blake (JAM), Michael Frater (JAM) and Nesto Carter (JAM) pose with their new world record after winning the gold in the men’s 4x100m relay final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) By Alison Wildey LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Usain Bolt ended his London […]
Usain Bolt again sweeps the sprints in his second Olympics, winning the 200m at 19.32 seconds — leading a Jamaican sweep by .12 seconds over by Yohan Blake and Warren Weir.
Mohamed Farah (GBR) celebrates after winning the men’s 5000m final during the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (James Lang-USA TODAY Sports) By Neil Maidment LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – World champion Mo Farah secured Britain’s first Olympic gold medal in the men’s 5,000 metres on Saturday to deafening cheers, a week after winning […]
Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi (IRI) and Jordan Burroughs (USA), in blue, compete in the men’s freestyle 74 kg gold medal match during the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL – North Arena 2. (Richard Mackson-USA TODAY Sports) By Steve Keating LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – For many Americans wrestling still conjures thoughts of Hulk Hogan but […]
Carmelita Jeter (USA), Tianna Madison (USA) and Allyson Felix (USA) and Bianca Knight (USA) pose with their world record after winning the gold for the women’s 4x100m relay final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Matt Kryger-USA TODAY Sports) By Nick Mulvenney LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) – The United States smashed a […]
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Kenya’s David Lekuta Rudisha celebrates his win in the men’s 800-meter final during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Rudisha set a new world record with a time of 1:40.91. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) By Nick Mulvenney LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – David Rudisha lit up […]
USA celebrates with their gold medals after defeating Japan in the gold medal match during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Wembley Stadium. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) By Mike Collett LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – The United States won their third successive women’s Olympic soccer title by beating Japan 2-1 in a superb gold medal […]
United States’ Ashton Eaton leads in the men’s decathlon 1500-meter during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Eaton won the gold medal for the event. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus) By Alison Wildey LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Ashton Eaton deservedly took the unofficial title of the […]
David Lekuta Rudisha (KEN) poses with his world record time of 1:40.91 after the men’s 800m final during the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) By Nick Mulvenney LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Kenya’s David Rudisha capped four years of dominance in the 800 meters by storming to gold in […]
Usain Bolt (JAM) and Wallace Spearmon (USA) react after competing in the men’s 200m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) By Justin Palmer LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Jamaican Usain Bolt etched his name deeper into Olympic folklore by completing an unprecedented sprint double in successive Games […]
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings win their 3rd straight Beach Volleyball Gold medal in the Olympics. After being the Chinese in a tough semi-final, they defeat the other American team in the Final 21-16, 21-16.
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U.S. gymnast and gold medalist Gabrielle Douglas concentrates before a performance during the artistic gymnastics women’s individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson) By Avril Ormsby LONDON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Gabby Douglas said she just wanted to go home to the United States to […]
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh (left) celebrate winning the gold medal after defeating April Ross and Jennifer Kessy (USA) in the women’s beach volleyball gold medal match during the 2012 London Olympic Games at Horse Guards Parade. (Chris Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports) By Estelle Shirbon LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – United States pair Misty May-Treanor and […]
Allyson Felix (USA) competes in the women’s 200m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Greenwich Park. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) By Alison Wildey LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – It was third time lucky for American Allyson Felix who won Olympic 200 meters gold on Wednesday after taking silver at the previous two Games. […]
Aries Merritt (USA), right, races Hansle Parchment (JAM) in the men’s 110m hurdles final during the 2012 London Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. (Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports) By Nick Mulvenney LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Aries Merritt capped a phenomenal two months by storming to gold in the 110 meters hurdles at the London Olympics […]
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Jamaica’s Asafa Powell kneels and rests his head on his hand after the men’s 100-meter during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) By Gene Cherry LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Jamaican former 100 meters world record holder Asafa Powell’s season is […]
Alexandra Raisman (USA) competes in the women’s floor exercise final during the 2012 London Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena. (Jerry Lai-USA TODAY Sports) By Clare Fallon LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – American Aly Raisman won the women’s floor exercise title in the final artistic gymnastics event at the London Games on Tuesday after defending […]
Britain’s Alistair Brownlee celebrates after winning in the men’s triathlon final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Hyde Park August 7, 2012. (REUTERS/Jorge Silva) By Steve Downes LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Alistair Brownlee became the first Briton to win a medal in an Olympic triathlon when he took gold with an emphatic front-running […]
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