Olympics
Mexico celebrating surprising soccer gold
Mexico was without one of its top stars. It was a long way from home. It lacked the rich tradition of the main contenders.
Russia's Mekhontsev wins light heavyweight gold
Egor Mekhontsev won the light heavyweight gold medal on the second tiebreaker Sunday, squeaking past Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov in the Olympic boxing tournament.
What's next? Retiring athletes face quandary
Most-decorated Olympian Michael Phelps, 27, is thinking about improving his golf game and traveling. Gold medalist Victoria Pendleton, 31, is looking forward to getting married and doing "normal stuff." Misty Elizabeth May-Treanor, 35, is carting her beach volleyball gold medal home to focus on family.
Varner of US wins Olympic wrestling gold
Jake Varner of the United States won the Olympic wrestling gold in men's 96-kilogram freestyle, beating Valerii Andriitsev of Ukraine 1-0, 1-0 Sunday.
Kazakhstan's Sapiyev wins welterweight gold medal
Serik Sapiyev of Kazakhstan won the gold medal in the men's welterweight division Sunday at the Olympic boxing tournament, overcoming Freddie Evans' home-crowd support in a 17-9 victory.
Olympics head: Bolt an 'active performance legend'
IOC President Jacques Rogge wants to set the record straight: Usain Bolt is an "active" legend and the best sprinter ever.
5 Olympic things to know for Sunday
Here are five things to look out for at the London Olympics on Sunday:
Canoeing chief vows to address issue of equality
Packed crowds. A popular, explosive new discipline. Increased competition from across the globe. Plus a compelling story in British kayaker Ed McKeever, the so-called "Usain Bolt on water."
Yonemitsu of Japan wins Olympic wrestling gold
Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu of Japan won a wrestling gold medal in men's 66-kilogram freestyle Sunday, beating Sushil Kumar of India to give the Japanese their first Olympic title in the sport in 24 years.
Lomachenko wins 2nd straight Olympic boxing gold
Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine won his second straight Olympic boxing gold medal on Sunday, completing his domination of the London lightweights with a 19-9 victory over South Korea's Han Soon-chul.
IOC excludes Olympic runner for doping
The IOC has formally excluded Colombian runner Diego Palomeque from the London Olympics for doping, and told team officials to investigate his coach.
Cuba's Ramirez wins flyweight Olympic boxing gold
Flyweight Robeisy Ramirez won Cuba's second Olympic boxing gold medal of the games Sunday, capping a stellar run through the tournament with a 17-14 victory over Mongolia's Tugstsogt Nyambayar.
For US men's water polo, bad end to bleak Olympics
The U.S. men's water polo team ended its dismal Olympic campaign with a thud.
IOC puts Olympic athletes election result on hold
The IOC has put on hold its athletes' election after Japan appealed the expulsion of its candidate.
Russian sports minister questions Olympics scoring
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has questioned some of the judging at the London Olympics, specifically in boxing and weightlifting.
Onya, mates: Aussies golden on the Olympic waves
"God Save the Queen" wasn't as big a hit down by the seashore as a lot of people thought it would be.
Italy beats Bulgaria for Olympic volleyball bronze
Italy won its fourth men's volleyball medal in the last five Olympics by beating Bulgaria for the bronze on Sunday.
US wrestler Varner to go for Olympic gold
American wrestler Jake Varner will wrestle go for the gold medal Sunday in the men's 96-kilogram freestyle division.
Egyptian wrestlers skip their Olympic matches
A pair of Egyptian wrestlers forfeited their Olympic matches on Sunday after failing to show up at ExCel.
Olympic athletes could face illness upon returning home
The London Summer Olympics come to an end Sunday but the athletes may have a harder return home than they anticipate.
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