Olympics
Molfetta wins Olympic gold in men's plus-80K
Carlo Molfetta of Italy won the Olympic taekwondo gold medal in the men's heavyweight division Saturday.
Lashmanova of Russia wins Olympic gold in 20K walk
Elena Lashmanova of Russia set a world record in the 20-kilometer race walk on Saturday, overtaking defending champion Olga Kaniskina to win the gold medal at the London Olympics.
Ukraine's Usyk wins Olympic heavyweight gold
Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine won the heavyweight gold medal in the Olympic boxing tournament on Saturday night, edging Italy's Clemente Russo 14-11.
Milica Mandic wins Olympic taekwondo gold
Milica Mandic has won Serbia's first Olympic gold of the London Games by taking the taekwondo title in the women's 67-kilogram plus division.
Murata edges Falcao for Japan's 2nd boxing gold
Middleweight Ryota Murata won the second boxing gold medal in Japan's Olympic history Saturday night, edging Brazil's Esquiva Falcao 14-13.
Germany wins 2nd straight Olympic hockey gold
Germany defeated the Netherlands 2-1 Saturday to win its second straight Olympic field hockey title and spoil a bid for a Dutch double in the sport.
NBC to stream closing ceremony live
NBC acknowledged some critics Saturday in announcing it changed plans and will stream Sunday's Olympic closing ceremony live online.
Krzyzewski set for final game as US coach
Mike Krzyzewski's job is nearly finished.
Iglesias gets gold for Cuba at light welterweight
Light welterweight Roniel Iglesias of Cuba won the gold medal in the Olympic boxing tournament Saturday night, outboxing tough Ukrainian challenger Denys Berinchyk for a 22-15 victory.
Germany wins 2nd straight Olympic hockey gold
Germany defeated the Netherlands 2-1 Saturday to win its second straight Olympic field hockey title and spoil a bid for a Dutch double in the sport.
Svoboda wins Olympic gold at modern pentathlon
Great start, better finish.
China's Zou wins 2nd straight Olympic boxing gold
Light flyweight Zou Shiming of China won his second straight Olympic boxing gold medal on Saturday night, beating Thailand's Kaeo Pongprayoon 13-10.
Britain's Campbell edges Nevin for boxing gold
Luke Campbell of Britain won the bantamweight gold medal in the Olympic boxing tournament Saturday night, knocking down John Joe Nevin of Ireland midway through the third round of a 14-11 victory.
Bolt leads Jamaica to relay world record
Usain Bolt got the gold medal and another world record, too, anchoring the Jamaicans to victory in 36.84 seconds Saturday night to cap off his second straight 3-for-3 Olympics.
British diver Daley gets 2nd chance at first dive
Thomas Daley of Britain got a diving do-over in the opening round of the men's 10-meter platform final.
Chicherova wins Olympic women's high jump gold
Anna Chicherova of Russia won the women's Olympic high jump gold medal Saturday.
Taymazov of Uzbekistan wins 3rd straight gold
Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan has won his third straight Olympic wrestling gold in the men's 120-kilogram division, beating Georgia's Davit Modzmanashvili in the final.
Russian Kirdyapkin wins gold in Olympic 50K race
Sergei Kirdyapkin won the 50-kilometer walk at the London Games on Saturday, breaking the Olympic record by more than a minute and giving Russia its first gold medal in the event in 20 years.
It's official: Track boss says Bolt a legend
It's official: World athletics head Lamine Diack says Usain Bolt is, indeed, a legend.
Savinova wins 800 ahead of Semenya
World champion Mariya Savinova of Russia won the Olympic 800-meter title on Saturday, beating Caster Semenya of South Africa.



