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Russia beats Spain 77-74 in men’s Olympic hoops

Thanks to a stunning comeback, it’s Russia, not the Spanish, who won Group B and earned the right to avoid the Americans until the final. Timofey …
Associated Press

Britain tops rowing medals table with 4 golds

The British finished with nine medals — four golds, two silvers and three bronzes — to surpass the country’s record total of eight from the 1908 …
Associated Press

Battle heats up for nation’s chess championship

Korobov couldn’t make anything happen with white against Serhiy Fedorchuk. He reached an ending with two bishops against Fedorchuk’s bishop-knight …
Mark Rachkevych

Serena, Sharapova play for Olympic gold, and more

The winner of their final at Wimbledon on Saturday can claim that accolade, which entails extra prestige rather than just prize money or ranking …
Associated Press

Kazakh claims dramatic gold on bodyweight

Podobedova’s total of 291 kg, sealed with the last lift of the competition, put her level with Zabolotnaya but because the Kazakh weighed in with a …
Reuters

Cuban shooter Pupo wins Olympic gold

Pupo scored 34 shots in the final, beating silver medalist Vijay Kumar of India by four shots. Ding Feng of China won bronze with 27 points. “I …
Associated Press

Sharapova to play for Olympic gold

Sharapova, seeded No. 3, defeated another Russian, Maria Kirilenko, 6-2, 6-3, in the semifinals at Wimbledon on Friday. She hit a forehand drive …
Associated Press

Belarus hammer thrower out of Olympics for doping

Ivan Tsikhan, who won the silver medal in Athens, had been expected to start qualifying for the hammer throw final but was instead sent home by the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Ukraine to continue fighting to overturn results of Khytrov-Ogogo boxing match

President of the National Olympic Committee Serhiy Bubka, together with the President of Boxing Federation of Ukraine Volodymur Prodyvus are to meet …
Interfax-Ukraine

Martynov wins rifle prone gold with world record

Martynov became the second shooter in Olympic history to score the maximum 600 points in qualification, and went on to score a total of 705.5 points, …
Associated Press

Shooter Klimov sets world record at Olympics

That total beat his own mark from 2006 by one point. Earlier, Sergei Martynov of Belarus beat the 12-year-old world record in 50-meter rifle prone by …
Associated Press

Belarusian out of Olympics for doping

Tsikhan did not take part in the hammer throw on Friday at the London Olympics. An Olympic official with direct knowledge of the case says Tsikhan …
Associated Press

And the gold for dramatic gesture goes to…

The 2012 Games have been peppered with debatable refereeing, a technical glitch in fencing, post-race relegation and – this one a first – the …
Reuters

Media: Klitschko junior to face Polish giant Wach

The date of the match has not been announced yet. It is most likely to be held in late November or early December. The boxers will meet at the Imtech …
Interfax-Ukraine

The Independent: Britain’s Ennis aiming for heptathlon gold; Dobrynska of Ukraine serious threat

The vast majority of people have been quick to hang the gold medal around the neck of Jessica Ennis, a 26-year-old psychology graduate. Only those …
The Independent

Olympics: Russia, Spain made to sweat as US amass 156 points

Russia squeezed past Brazil 75-74 to maintain their unbeaten record at the summit of Group B along with 2008 silver medallists Spain (3-0) who …
Reuters

Russia’s Khaibulaev delights Putin with gold

The world champion, 28, who has not lost an international match since August last year, defeated the champion of four years ago, Mongolia’s …
Reuters

Lviv’s Volokytin in front midway through national chess championship

Rated 2704, Volokytin beat 2693-rated Pavlo Eljanov of Kharkiv with the white pieces in a sharply played Sicilian Defense. Eljanov sacrificed the …
Mark Rachkevych
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