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Beach volleyball: Brazil overcome gutsy Germans
Tue,31 Jul 2012 06:22 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Brazil's Talita Da Rocha Antunes and Maria Antonelli needed 11 match points to overcome German resistance 2-1 at the Olympic women's beach volleyball tournament on Tuesday to go through to the knockout phase. Britain's duo surrendered tamely against the European champions from Italy, losing 2-0, while in the day's finale Americans Jennifer Kessy and April Ross secured a hard-fought 2-1 win over Dutch pair Marleen van Iersel and Sanne Keizer. ...
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Shameless shuttlers lose for gains
Tue,31 Jul 2012 06:00 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - The London Olympics badminton tournament descended into chaos on Tuesday as opposing players in two women's doubles matches attempted to throw their final preliminary round matches to secure a more favorable draw in the knockout rounds. Spectators at the Wembley Arena shouted abuse and jeered at players from China, South Korea and Indonesia when they deliberately sprayed shots and duffed serves into the net to concede points in attempts to lose on purpose. ...
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More drama ahead in pool after Phelps record
Tue,31 Jul 2012 05:58 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - An Australian, an American and a Brazilian vie for the title of world's fastest swimmer in the men's Olympic 100 meters freestyle final on Wednesday, a day after Michael Phelps won a record 19th Games medal. James Magnussen, Nathan Adrian and Cesar Cielo, the world record holder, will thrash it out in the Blue Riband event of the swimming competition which has provided the outstanding highlights of London 2012's first four days. ...
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U.S. find supersonic mode to crush Tunisia
Tue,31 Jul 2012 05:35 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Tunisia slowed down the dazzling U.S. men's basketball team in the first half before the Olympic champions found supersonic mode to record a 110-63 win on Tuesday that ended the second batch of games in Group A. The Africans led 15-12 with less than three minutes to go in the first quarter when American coach Mike Krzyzewski sent a fresh crew of Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams and Andre Iguodala on to the court. The new lineup then reeled off the last nine points of the quarter to turn the deficit into a 21-15 advantage. ...
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Soccer: Dominant U.S. beat North Korea to top group
Tue,31 Jul 2012 05:24 PM PDT
Reuters - MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - The United States women's soccer team clinched top spot in Group G after Abby Wambach's 25th minute goal gave them a 1-0 win over North Korea and a 100 percent record at Old Trafford on Monday. The three-time gold medal winners are on nine points, having also beaten France and Colombia, and will play on Friday against New Zealand, who took one of the two best third-placed berths. "Abby scored a great goal, which feels good for all of us," said U.S. coach Pia Sundhage. "She has been playing well and just shows how important she is for the team. ... Full Story | Top |
Cyberbullies targeting athletes told to back off
Tue,31 Jul 2012 05:10 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Cyberbullies targeting Olympic athletes received a clear message on Tuesday to back off following the arrest of a suspected Internet troll but the issue highlighted a divide on how to deal with Twitter abuse. Police arrested a 17-year-old man on suspicion of malicious communication after British diver Tom Daley received tweets saying he had let down his deceased father by finishing fourth and failing to win a medal. ...
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Women athletes aim to keep the spotlight post-Games
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:58 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Hailed as the Women's Games, the London Olympics have set new records for female participation but athletes fear that once the event comes to an end so will the interest in ladies sport yet again. London is the first Olympics where women are competing in all 26 sports with female boxers making their debuts and the first Games where every country has female athletes with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei now on board. ...
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London trick is to keep up investment - mayor
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:47 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Boris Johnson, the most colourful cheerleader for the 2012 Games, said on Tuesday that the trick will be to maintain momentum once the Olympics are over and the world's attention has moved on. The Mayor of London, who was first spotted on the world stage, hand in pocket, taking the Olympic flag from the host city Beijing four years ago, is attempting to schmooze international businesses and persuade them to invest in the capital. "This is the summer to be in London," Johnson told Reuters in an interview. "It's all getting better and better. ...
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Rangers' Feliz faces long layoff after elbow surgery
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:44 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Texas Rangers starting pitcher Neftali Feliz will miss the rest of the Major League Baseball (MLB) season and most of next year's campaign to recover from elbow reconstruction surgery, the team said on Tuesday. The right-hander, who served as the Rangers' closer for the past two seasons before moving into the starting rotation this campaign, has a torn ulnar collateral ligament and will undergo Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery on Wednesday. ...
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Soccer: U.S. and Britain qualify with perfect records
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:33 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Reigning Olympic champions the United States will take on a revitalized New Zealand while hosts Britain face Canada in the quarter-finals of the women's soccer competition after the completion of the group stage on Tuesday. The U.S. and Britain were the only teams to qualify with maximum points while the other last eight-matches will see pre-tournament favorites Brazil play world champions Japan while Sweden and France meet in the opening quarter-final in Glasgow. ...
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Swimming: Le Clos beat Phelps at own game
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:20 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Sobbing on the top of the podium, South Africa's Chad Le Clos looked like he could hardly believe that he had not only won a gold medal but beaten his hero Michael Phelps to do so. Le Clos stole the 200 meters butterfly title from Phelps in the dying seconds, just getting to the wall 0.05 seconds before the American on Tuesday and the outcome was ironic, given Phelps' famous ability to execute masterful finishes. "I felt like him, swimming that last 50 I felt like I was Phelps," said Le Clos. "I always wanted to swim in an Olympic Games and I wanted to be like him. ...
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Beach volleyball: Dutch humble Germans
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:18 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - The intense sporting rivalry between the Netherlands and Germany hit the beach on Tuesday, with the Dutch celebrating a 2-0 victory in the Olympic beach volleyball tournament at Horse Guards Parade. The normal party atmosphere of the sport was set aside for 35 minutes as the Dutch tore their opponents apart in heavy rainfall. "It was especially fantastic to keep them under 10 points (in the first set). In beach volleyball that is a big thing. ...
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London anti-doping lab to become drug research centre
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:11 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The London 2012 Olympic anti-doping laboratory will be developed after the Games into what officials say will be a world-class research facility that could help revolutionize healthcare. The lab, which was provided and kitted out by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to carry out more than 6,000 drug tests during the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, is to become a so-called Phenome Centre for scientists seeking to develop better and more targeted medical treatments. ... Full Story | Top |
Volleyball: Bulgaria steal the show, U.S. win
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:09 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Favorites Brazil and holders the United States won as expected on Tuesday but Bulgaria's Tsvetan Sokolov sent mini-shockwaves through the men's Olympic volleyball with a booming serve that floored fancied Poland 3-1. At a rocking Earl's Court Arena decked out with the flags of the competing nations, the second round of six pool matches came and went in a blur of blocks and spikes with only Sokolov's prodigious leap and Pete Sampras-like serve standing out. The U.S. ...
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Gymnastics: Fierce Five leave rivals sobbing
Tue,31 Jul 2012 04:06 PM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Needing to surpass 10.234 points with her final floor routine, Aly Raisman could have fallen over, skidded out of bounds or both, and still scooped gold for United States's newest gymnastics heroes - the Fierce Five. As it was, she soared high in her tumbles, stuck her landings with a thud and flashed a smile as wide as the nearby Thames River as she finished with a flourish to cap a jaw-dropping night for the Americans. ...
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