BREAKING: Irish Olympic members have passports seized by officials
THE Olympic Council of Ireland has revealed its members have had their passports confiscated. Daily Express :: World Feed
Rio 2016: Olympic tennis final played on giant green screen… the internet did THIS
OLYMPIC officials didn’t know what they were getting themselves in for when they painted the tennis arena green. Daily Express :: Tech Feed
Olympics-Bulgarian competitor charged with assaulting Olympic maids (Reuters)
A Bulgarian competitor has been charged with assaulting four maids in the Rio Olympic Village, police said on Tuesday. Police said the Bulgarian had attacked the maids using a broomstick and with punches and that he had also choked one woman. Mario Andrada, spokesman for the local Olympic organisers, confirmed the reported assault and said […]
Rio 2016: Usain Bolt wins third straight Olympic gold medal in men’s 100m
THREE Olympic 100m finals. Three Olympic 100m gold medals. Daily Express :: Sport Feed
SUPER SUNDAY: Team GB in Rio Olympic gold rush as Britons take FIVE gold medals
FORGET super Saturday – in Rio – it is all about Sunday. Daily Express :: News Feed
Kaymer learns the value of Olympic gold over green cash (The Associated Press)
Martin Kaymer is tired of talking about the golfers who aren’t at the Olympics. The most inspiring moment was meeting Andreas Toba in the elevator at the Olympic Village after the German gymnast’s brave performance. Toba badly injured his knee during the floor exercise in team competition. Yahoo Sports – Golf News
With a new scoring system, boxing ready for an Olympic fight (The Associated Press)
After Roy Jones Jr. was infamously robbed of a gold medal by horrific judging in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, amateur boxing began a 25-year search for a better way to determine a winner. Rio de Janeiro is hosting the first Olympic tournament since the sport abandoned its derided punch-counting system three years ago and went […]
US men romp past China 119-62 in Olympic basketball opener (Yahoo Sports)
Kevin Durant looks ready to lead a new group of Americans to the gold-medal podium. Durant picked up right where he left off in the 2012 Olympics with 25 points, and the U.S. men’s basketball team routed China 119-62 on Saturday night in its opening game. The new Golden State Warriors star scored 30 points […]
Smooth sailing? US men’s basketball seeks more Olympic gold (Yahoo Sports)
Yes, the U.S. men’s basketball team is staying on a cruise ship, with gorgeous views of Brazil’s beautiful beaches. ”We know what’s our task at hand,” veteran Carmelo Anthony said. The U.S. team had its international introduction Thursday with its Olympic news conference, answering plenty of questions about where they’re staying (the luxury yacht) and […]
US Olympic men’s basketball team tops Nigeria in last tuneup (Yahoo Sports)
Next up for the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team is the trip to Brazil, where the Americans think they can play even better now that they’re done having to go place to place. ”As a team, I think you’re going to see a much different team over there,” Carmelo Anthony said. Anthony scored 19 points […]