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Cold War rivalry could heat up in hoops finals
Aug 07, 2012 19:33 EDT
The United States NBA Dream Team and Russia's top basketball talent could be headed for an Olympic gold medal showdown of ex-Cold War rivals 40 years in the making, or possibly even two of them.
Harting ends German discus gold drought
Aug 07, 2012 16:17 EDT
Robert Harting won the men's discus Olympic title here on Tuesday with a throw of 68.27 metres to give Germany their first gold in athletics and first in the discipline for 16 years.
US NBA stars, rivalries spice quarter-finals
Aug 07, 2012 09:44 EDT
Three intense match-ups and the US NBA Olympic Dream Team's first win-or-go-home game in their quest for gold in London promise a passionate set of men's basketball quarter-finals on Wednesday.
Joshua leads Brit pack into boxing semis
Aug 06, 2012 22:41 EDT
Super heavyweight Anthony Joshua became the fourth British boxer to reach the Olympic boxing semi-finals and said the hunger for medals in London is driving on the home team.
US NBA stars deliver Olympic blowout vs Argentina
Aug 06, 2012 22:11 EDT
The US Olympic Dream Team took a blow and responded with a blowout, answering a "cheap shot" with a scoring blitz Monday in a 126-97 rout of Argentina to remain unbeaten entering the basketball medal playoffs.
Dream Team romp sets up rivalry quarter-finals
Aug 06, 2012 20:06 EDT
US NBA stars routed Argentina 126-97 Monday to remain unbeaten and set up showdowns in Wednesday's Olympic quarter-finals, with the alluring chance of a US-Russia gold medal final on Sunday.
US NBA stars rout Argentina to stay unbeaten
Aug 06, 2012 19:08 EDT
Kevin Durant scored 28 points and the US NBA Dream Team defeated Argentina 126-97 on Monday to remain undefeated and book an Olympic quarter-final date Wednesday against Australia.
Beijing medallists, plus Vogel, into sprint semis
Aug 06, 2012 13:45 EDT
Beijing Olympic podium finishers Victoria Pendleton, Anna Meares and Guo Shuang qualified for the semi-finals of the women's match sprint tournament at the London velodrome on Monday.
US Dream Team set for test from Argentina
Aug 05, 2012 18:57 EDT
Coming off their toughest challenge of the Olympics, the US NBA Dream Team will face Argentina on Monday to decide a top seeding for the medal playoff quarter-finals that begin on Wednesday.
Vlasov and Soryan claim wrestling gold
Aug 05, 2012 17:33 EDT
Russia's Roman Vlasov and Hamid Soryan Reihanpour of Iran won Olympic gold medals on the opening day of the Greco-Roman wrestling on Sunday.
Pendleton, Meares into sprint quarters
Aug 05, 2012 13:46 EDT
Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton and Beijing silver medallist Anna Meares remained on collision course for sprint gold at the Velodrome after coasting into the quarter-finals on Sunday.
US passes Lithuanian test thanks to LeBron
Aug 04, 2012 13:39 EDT
LeBron James answered the challenge of the toughest Olympic opponent yet for the US NBA Dream Team, sparking a late rally to give the Americans a 99-94 victory over Lithuania and a quarter-final berth.
US scrape into Olympic basketball medal phase
Aug 04, 2012 12:02 EDT
LeBron James seized command with the game up for grabs and the United States defeated Lithuania 99-94 on Saturday to clinch a berth in the medal playoffs at the Olympic men's basketball tournament.
Bolt, Blake take to track as Phelps leaves pool
Aug 04, 2012 04:51 EDT
American swimming icon Michael Phelps will bring the curtain down on his glittering Olympic career Saturday as attention turns to track and field and the most eagerly anticipated 100m in history.
Phelps set for farewell as Bolt, Blake take to track
Aug 04, 2012 01:34 EDT
American swimming icon Michael Phelps will bring the curtain down on his glittering Olympic career Saturday as attention turns to track and field and the most eagerly anticipated 100m in history.
Historic US NBA squad not even peaking yet
Aug 03, 2012 13:13 EDT
A record-shattering scoring binge for the US NBA Olympic Dream Team is bad enough, but what is even worse for the Americans' rivals is the idea that the multi-millionaire superstars have not yet peaked.
Spain, Russia book basketball playoff berths
Aug 02, 2012 18:04 EDT
Spain and Russia clinched berths in the Olympic men's basketball medal playoffs with thrilling victories Thursday while France and Argentina took big steps toward reaching the quarter-finals with triumphs.
France, Australia win to boost basketball playoff bids
Aug 02, 2012 10:46 EDT
France took a major step toward reaching the medal playoffs in the Olympic men's basketball tournament by beating Lithuania 82-74 on Thursday and Australia boosted playoff hopes by ripping China 81-61.
French take big step by beating Lithuania
Aug 02, 2012 06:47 EDT
NBA star guard Tony Parker scored 27 points and France took a big step toward reaching the medal playoffs in the Olympic men's basketball tournament by defeating Lithuania 82-74 on Thursday.
'Adopted Brit' Meilutyte's life turned upside down by gold
Aug 01, 2012 07:23 EDT
The young life of "adopted Brit" Ruta Meilutyte has been turned upside down since her career-changing Olympic gold medal triumph.
