Olympics
Mexico beats Japan to reach Olympic soccer final
Oribe Peralta scored with a swerving long-range strike, then set up another goal with a stunning back-heel to help Mexico beat Japan 3-1 on Tuesday and secure a spot in the final of the men's Olympic soccer tournament.
Britain wins 1st Olympic team dressage medal: gold
Britain ended Germany's decades-long domination of equestrian team dressage by winning Olympic gold Tuesday, with a boost from a hometown crowd still buzzing from a win in team show jumping a day earlier.
Esparza, Shields chase gold in women's boxing
Marlen Esparza already knows she'll stand on a podium Thursday with a medal around her neck from the first Olympic women's boxing tournament.
Brazil reaches men's Olympic soccer final
Leandro Damiao scored two second-half goals Tuesday to help Brazil beat South Korea 3-0 and reach its first Olympic men's soccer final in 24 years.
Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi wins 1,500 gold medal
Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi won the 1,500-meter gold medal at the London Olympics on Tuesday night, only a day after being reinstated to the final.
Mini car takes the stage at Olympic Stadium
Olympic venues are supposed to be free of sponsor ads, but night after night BMW's iconic Mini car is right there in the middle of the main stadium at the London Games.
Hoy sets British record with 6th Olympic gold
Six times track cyclist Chris Hoy has stood atop the podium at the Olympics, more than any other athlete from Britain.
Ivan Ukhov of Russia wins Olympic high jump
Ivan Ukhov of Russia won the high jump in cold conditions and a light drizzle at the London Olympics on Tuesday.
China wins another gold in Olympic table tennis
China won another gold medal in a sport it dominates like no other, taking the women's team table tennis title Tuesday with a 3-0 victory against Japan.
Leg injury slows Wieber as Olympic run ends
Jordyn Wieber came to the Olympics with her eye on a fistful of medals.
Trott overtakes Hammer for omnium gold medal
She's had a Beatle bow before her, and royalty seeking her time.
Berg sits out Olympic volleyball match for US
U.S. women's volleyball team captain Lindsey Berg did not play in the team's Olympic quarterfinal match against the Dominican Republic on Tuesday after a left ankle injury in a preliminary round game.
Column: China's Liu epitomizes Olympic bitterness
Seven steps, five more than in Beijing. But the outcome was identical: Liu Xiang's Olympics were over, yet again, before they really began.
German Olympic weightlifter hit by barbell
Defending Olympic weightlifting champion Matthias Steiner of Germany was hit in the neck by the barbell Tuesday and withdrew from the men's super heavyweight competition.
Olympic soccer thriller has US glad, Canada bitter
Abby Wambach was counting. Out loud. Within earshot of the referee.
Rezaei of Iran wins Olympic gold in Greco-Roman
Ghasem Gholamreza Rezaei of Iran won the Olympic gold medal Tuesday in 96-kg Greco-Roman wrestling.
Australia's Meares wins Olympic sprint cycling
Anna Meares of Australia spoiled the British party at the London Velodrome by winning the Olympic gold medal in the women's sprint with a 2-0 victory Tuesday over defending champion Victoria Pendleton.
Kim Hyeon-woo of South Korea wins Olympic gold
Kim Hyeon-woo of South Korea has won the Olympic gold medal in men's 66-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling.
Defending champion Brazil defeats Russia 3-2
Defending champion Brazil denied Russia match point six times before winning 3-2 Tuesday and advancing to the women's volleyball semifinals at the London Games.
China's Liu out again in Olympic 110 hurdles
Liu Xiang slowly, awkwardly made his way alongside the track he was supposed to be racing on Tuesday, forced instead to hop on his good leg while straining to keep his injured one elevated.
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