Sports & Competitions

RIO DE JANEIRO — American Claressa Shields made history Sunday afternoon, becoming the first U.S. boxer to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals, defeating the Netherland’s Nouchka Fontijn in the women’s middleweight (75 kg). This is gold medal story of survival, escaping from poverty and a difficult childhood, bouncing between 11 homes by the time she

RIO DE JANEIRO — After Kevin Durant hit a 3-pointer early in the second quarter, he walked back down the court while pounding his fist on his chest and yelling at his teammates on the bench nearby. Turns out he was just clearing his throat. It was Durant’s monster second quarter that ended any notion

AKUMAL, Mexico–As luck would have it, my family and I have been watching that feast of American greatness called the Olympics while in vacation here in Mexico. Our routine is pretty simple: we do some combination of hitting the beach, visiting Maya ruins or reading, and then have dinner at our hideaway before huddling in

RIO DE JANEIRO — It was a picture-perfect Monday morning at Copacabana Beach, the kind that graces postcards and fills travel brochures. Blue water lapping on the white sand beneath palm trees and a warm cloudless sky. “It is a really nice day,” marveled Haley Anderson of Manhattan Beach, Calif., who decided to celebrate with

Brazilian players celebrate after winning the gold medal in men’s soccer in Rio de Janeiro on Aug 20, 2016. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn] RIO DE JANEIRO — Neymar converted the decisive spot-kick as Brazil ended their long wait for Olympic soccer glory with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over their 2014 World Cup tormentors Germany

RIO DE JANEIRO – Usain Bolt is the fastest man alive and the only man ever to win three Olympic gold medals in the 100 metres. NBC may have called him ‘Andre de Grasse of France,’ but no one will forget Canadian now But the Jamaican superstar felt a tad, um, sluggish in the final

Washington (dpa) – US swimmer Ryan Lochte has taken “full responsibility” for the incident in Rio de Janeiro that landed him and three other American swimmers in trouble with authorities. Speaking in a TV interview with US broadcaster NBC, the 12-time Olympic medallist also admitted that what he had initially told Brazilian authorities – that

Rio de Janeiro (dpa) – Wrestler Hassan Yazdanicharati on Friday took gold for Iran in the men’s 74-kilogram freestyle competition at the Rio Olympics, after US favourite Jordan Burroughs crashed out of the event. Burroughs, who won gold in London four years ago and is ranked first in the world, was stopped in his tracks

RIO DE JANEIRO — Entering the Olympic women’s triathlon Saturday, Gwen Jorgensen took nothing for granted. Even though she had won a race over the Rio Games course last summer, she cautioned that her sport’s unpredictable nature meant anything could happen. “How the race played out last year isn’t necessarily how it’s going to play

RIO DE JANEIRO – This time, the Canadians came out on the right side of the disqualification. Or did they? Canada won a bronze medal in the 4×100-metre relay Friday night at the Olympic Games, four years after being disqualified in the same race for the same medal because of a lane violation. On that