Wiggins becomes Britain’s first Tour de France winner
(Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins was greeted by thousands of Union Jack-waving fans on the Champs Elysees when he claimed the 99th edition of the Tour...
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U.S. learn from narrow win over Argentina
(Reuters) – It was the narrowest winning margin yet for the U.S. basketball team in the run-up to defending their Olympic title, but coach Mike...
Cycling: Bring on London, says fired up Cavendish
(Reuters) – Mark Cavendish went off the radar for two weeks during the Tour de France, only for the Briton to re-emerge with victories in...
Cox loses Athens gold, U.S. lose Sydney medal
(Reuters) – American Crystal Cox, who won 4×400 meters relay gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, was stripped of her medal on Saturday, the International...
Basketball team to go at full speed in Barcelona
(Reuters) – Kobe Bryant, who has said the 2012 U.S. Olympic basketball team could beat the 1992 Dream Team, issued a safer guarantee when the...
Groff out to put U.S. on triathlon map
(Reuters) – While the United States’ swimmers and track athletes have had to endure cut-throat qualifying competitions to secure their places in the Olympic Games,...
Scott sets pace with 64, Woods lurks ominously
(Reuters) – Australian Adam Scott set the pace with a course record-equaling 64 while a steely-looking Tiger Woods rattled off four early birdies in a...
Tour de France: Wiggins closes in on maiden title
(Reuters) – Bradley Wiggins closed in on a maiden Tour de France title on Thursday but had to deal with controversial behavior from team mate...