I almost lost faith, says Japan's Hashimoto after snatching gymnastics team gold
PARIS: Japan's reigning Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Daiki Hashimoto had been on an emotional roller-coaster for months.
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Surfing-Competition off as storm wrecks perfect Tahitian surf
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : Surfing in the Olympics was called off after the men's third round on Monday, after the arrival of a storm wrecked a morning of phenomenal waves at Tahiti's Teahupo'o.
Surfing-Florence and Robinson to meet in heavyweight round three clash
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : John John Florence of the United States will take on Australia's Jack Robinson in the third round of the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti on Monday, in a heavyweight clash worthy of a final.
Japan surges past China for Olympics men's gymnastics team gold
Japan surged past its longtime rival China to win gold in the Paris Olympics men's gymnastics competition Monday, and the Americans earned bronze for their first medal since 2008.
Olympics superfan spends $10,000 on Paris tickets
PARIS : Vivianne Robinson was first bitten by the Olympics bug at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. Four decades on, the Santa Monica native is soaking up the sporting extravaganza at her seventh Games, in Paris.
France's Aubry relieved to make cut for 800m finals at home Games
PARIS: France's David Aubry felt a wave of relief wash over him after he scraped through to the Olympics men's 800 metres freestyle final at La Defense Arena on Monday (Jul 29) in a brutal heats session where some of the favourites were eliminated.
MLB trade deadline: Teams desperate to make a move - ESPN
The trade market this year is a little like grocery store shelves just before a major snowstorm: mostly empty, with buyers frantically grabbing something that looks good rather than leaving empty-handed. There are very few teams unloading players, and even some of the available ones, executives say, are complicated by injury history.
Surfing underway in Tahiti in clean overhead waves
TEAHUPO'O, Tahiti : The Olympic surfing competition got underway in Tahiti on Saturday, with Australian medal hope Jack Robinson and Brazil's reigning world champion Filipe Toledo relegated to the second round in clean overhead waves at Teahupo'o.