RIO DE JANEIRO - Michael Phelps captured his 20th Olympic gold medal in dramatic fashion Tuesday, sealing victory with a kiss from baby son Boomer, before adding a staggering 21st before the night was over.The American crushed fierce rival...
MANILA - Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao confirmed on Wednesday that he is coming out of retirement to fight World Boxing Organisation (WBO) welterweight champion Jessie Vargas in November.The 37-year-old, who has won world titles in eight weight divisions,...
As the nation toasted 51 years of progress back home, Singapore athletes competing in the Olympics halfway across the world also wanted to celebrate how far their small nation has come in the world of sport.But despite a fine...
RIO DE JANEIRO - China's Chen Ruolin shrugged off an inexplicably green Rio diving pool to tie team-mate Wu Minxia's two-day-old record of five career diving gold medals on Tuesday.China's magnificent divers stayed unbeaten in the Olympics as Chen...
This year's Olympics might possibly be one that's hard to forget, and it's all because of some unusual, funny and quirky happenings that have taken place in Rio in the first week alone.Here are five things about the sports...
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RIO DE JANEIRO - A bus carrying Rio Olympics journalists came under attack Tuesday but it was not immediately clear whether two shattered windows were caused by bullets or stones, a reporter on the vehicle said.A Belarus journalist suffered...
Rio de Janeiro - Belgian Olympic judo medallist Dirk Van Tichelt suffered a black eye in a late-night assault on Copacabana beach in Rio, the Belgian Olympic Committee confirmed on Tuesday.Just hours after winning under-73kg bronze in the dojo...
RIO DE JANEIRO - Olympic champion and world number one Serena Williams tumbled out of the Rio de Janeiro singles competition in the third round on Tuesday after a shock defeat to Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.Svitolina, who is ranked 20th...
SINGAPORE - Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling has qualified for the 100m freestyle semi-finals, after placing second among eight swimmers in Heat 6 of the event, which was held just past midnight Singapore time on Aug 10.He clocked in at...
China's women's swimmer Fu Yuanhui has created a sensation online not just by winning the bronze medal in the 100m backstroke competition, but also by her facial expressions during the post-semifinal interview with China Central Television (CCTV) on Monday.Fu...
