London bids adieu with musical madness, U.S. tops table
(Reuters) – London bade a flamboyant and madcap farewell to the Olympic Games with a romp through British pop and fashion, bringing the curtain down...
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Keitany ready to deliver marathon gold
By Justin Palmer LONDON (Reuters) – Successive London marathon victories have given Mary Keitany the belief that she can beat off a strong field and...
I’ll run for world – South Sudanese
By Tom Bartlett LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – South Sudan marathon runner Guor Marial will represent people all over the world when he competes at...
Saudi’s first woman bows out after symbolic show
By Mohammed Abbas and Michael Holden LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The first Saudi woman to compete at the Olympics may have bowed out after...
Federer wins epic to reach Olympic final
lling the last space in his creaking trophy cabinet after beating Argentine Juan Martin del Potro in a four hour 25 minute epic to reach...
Analysis: NBC offers peek of future Olympics biz model, coverage
(Reuters) – NBC briefly tore down the digital wall protecting its Olympics coverage on Thursday and permitted consumers without a pay TV subscription to watch...
Brazil’s golden boys have tangled past
By Estelle Shirbon LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – In their heyday, Brazilians Emanuel Rego and Ricardo Santos were the most successful men’s beach volleyball pair...
Chinese shuttler quits, Games host judo diplomacy
By Ossian Shine LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The Olympic play-to-lose badminton fiasco took a fresh twist when China’s Yu Yang quit the sport in...
Women wear bikinis with pride in beach volleyball
(Reuters) – Say the words “beach volleyball” and you can be sure that someone will make a joke about scantily clad women. British media coverage...
Swimming: Phelps and Lochte to clash for last time
(Reuters) – Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte will square off for the last time when they line up against each other in the final of...