Olympics
Danish rider loosens British grasp at Olympics
Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark finally ended Britain's dominance of the Olympic velodrome.
Hansen wins gold medal in men's omnium
Lasse Norman Hansen of Denmark won the gold medal in the men's omnium at the London Velodrome on Sunday after surviving a crash in one of the six races of the event.
Column: Some sweet redemption for Murray
Up on Murray Mount, the crowd was in a festive mood long before the rain stopped and the roof over Wimbledon parted to reveal a Centre Court sparkling brilliantly in the sunlight.
Team: Sprinter was missing for several days
Former 100-meter world champion Kim Collins of St. Kitts and Nevis was missing for several days before he was expelled by his team from the London Olympics, a team official said Sunday.
Iran's Soryan wins Olympic gold at men's 55K
Hamid Soryan of Iran won an Olympic gold medal Sunday in men's 55-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling.
Gabby Douglas confused over hair comments
Women's gymnastics all-around champion Gabby Douglas likes her hairstyle just fine, thanks.
Azarenka and Mirnyi win Olympic gold in mixed
Andy Murray will have to settle for one Olympic gold medal.
Badminton open to Olympic changes after scandal
The format of Olympic badminton will be reviewed to avoid a repeat of the match-throwing scandal that blighted the London Games, but the governing body of the sport said Sunday no changes were guaranteed.
Britain awakes to an unfamiliar sensation: winning
Britain awoke, afraid it might all have been a dream.
Correction: Olympic Swimming Prelims
In an Aug. 3 story about the preliminaries in the Olympic women's 50-meter freestyle, The Associated Press erroneously reported the country of qualifier Sarah Blake Bateman. She is from Iceland, not Israel.
Athletes, tourists get Olympic tattoos in London
LONDON _ The British capital is awash in Olympic ink _ tattoo ink, that is.
Lin leads Chinese badminton sweep at Olympics
Lin Dan lived up to the hype, and China lived up to the expectations.
Russian weightlifter sets snatch world record
Weightlifter Tatiana Kashirina of Russia broke the world record twice in the snatch portion of the women's super heavyweight competition.
Who's got time for sports at the Olympics?
Watching the greatest athletes on earth compete in a quadrennial bonanza of sport is nice, but it's evidently not enough to satisfy the goldfish-like attention span of 21st-century spectators.
Del Potro beats Djokovic for Olympic bronze
Juan Martin del Potro won the bronze medal in Olympic tennis Sunday, beating Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 in a rain-delayed match at Wimbledon.
Cai-Fu win men's doubles, China sweeps badminton
Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng won the men's Olympic doubles final Sunday, giving China a sweep of the badminton gold medals.
3 leaks in roof of Olympic track cycling venue
Officials at the London Velodrome, the venue for Olympic track cycling, say there are three leaks in the roof.
2 Ukranian weightlifters withdraw from Olympics
Two Ukrainian super heavyweights have joined the swelling ranks of weightlifters dropping out of the London Olympics.
Britain makes history on Olympic 'Super Saturday'
In one unforgettable night for a nation, the Olympic Games and host Britain were the best they can be.
Britain's Ainslie becomes top Olympic sailor
Britain's Ben Ainslie crossed the finish line and pumped both fists, then stood up in his Finn dinghy and did it again.
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