The world's fastest man electrified Rio by winning a third consecutive gold in the 100m, the first leg of his bid for an fantastic " triple triple ". "Usain Bolt will be retiring soon, but this could be the next star of the sport", Johnson said dur...
That dream began one day at swimming clinic when Simone was about 9 or 10 years old, her mother remembered. The relay win was the 23rd U.S. gold of the Rio Games and, according to the U.S. Here's a youthful (Sir) Bradley Wiggins doing it with his c...
Raheem Sterling won an early penalty for City, just as he did in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League victory at home to Sunderland, when he was clattered by Muniru Sulley inside the area. City have travelled without Yaya Touré and Jason Denayer with th...
The original Perry Mason was a legal drama that was broadcast on CBS from 1957 to 1962. Read the article in full here. True Detective may be in flux at HBO, but creator/writer Nic Pizzolatto has another project brewing with the network, and h...
Harris County Flood Control District spokeswoman Kim Jackson said some areas of northwest Harris County saw more than 10 inches of rain over the weekend, with some breaks in the weather on Monday. Obviously if roads are closed you should not drive pa...
The centre back called his team together after helping guide the crisis club to a deserved win that came even with caretaker manager Mike Phelan declining to make a single substitute due to his threadbare squad. "The match was decided on this because...
The 24-year-old dominated the six-race event from start to finish to retain the title she won at London 2012, picking up her fourth Olympic gold medal in the process. The London 2012 bronze medallist came into the points race in fourth position ove...
Germany progressed to the semi-finals of the Olympic Games, after they recorded a 1-0 win over China in their quarterfinal tie. Sweden has now won two straight penalty shootouts. Brazil will look for inspiration from playing at the historic Maracan...
The GB swimmer appeared to finish fifth in the race and just miss out on bronze, but it was then revealed that he had been disqualified. The whole thing was an absolute joke. "There was nobody either side of me and the guy pulls out a yellow card". ...
Mayer: Miller limited in return to practice - ChicagoBears.com - After missing almost two weeks with a concussion, Bears tight end Zach Miller returned to practice Saturday at Halas Hall on a limited basis. From a bears quarterback in who was tha...
But what Abby D'Agostino did Tuesday during the women's 5,000 meter event required something more than muscle or skill. New Zealander Nikki Hamblin was stunned by Abbey D'Agostino's gesture during their 5000 metres heat in Rio. "She could hardly ...
From pre-season it's become clear that they can both be caught out on their positioning on the pitch and against a fast paced Liverpool side this may cause a bit of trouble. The Arsenal manager was quoted in Wednesday's Daily Express after Wilsher...
Michael Phelps has vowed never to reveal the place where he keeps all of his Olympic medals. "I walked to the pool tonight and I nearly felt myself starting to cry - the last warm-up, the last time putting on a suit, the last time walking out in fr...
We couldn't be prouder of Simone [Biles] and the women's team after all of their incredible achievements here in Rio representing Team USA. United States Olympic Committee head, Scott Blackmun, said: "One thousand gold medals is a remarkable achiev...
The result also means Australia will head to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics having not won a Games medal since their gold at Sydney in 2000. After half-time, Valentin Verga perfectly met Jeroen Hertzberger's cross for 3-0, then Mink van der Weerden, whose...
Tenui's valiant effort was rewarded with a silver medal, with Tola taking the bronze medal. "When I went down, I thought, 'Oh my God, that is it". That is why I was quite emotional at the end because it nearly went. "I thought I had it, but he took...
The loss dropped Sox left-hander Chris Sale's record to 0-4 since July 2. "We're putting our list together of options and he's an available player, so he'll be on that list and we'll see where it goes", said Hill of Rodriguez, who was released b...
Australia claimed bronze, but the memory of sharing the pool with Phelps in his final race could last longer than the glow of their relay gongs. I don't want to miss a thing. With five golds and a silver in Rio, Phelps has looked remarkably sharp whi...
A new Elder Scrolls is a safe bet considering they've been alternating between the two massively popular RPG franchises for years now. Despite Fallout 4 coming out previous year and with the upcoming Skyrim: Remastered Edition, it seems like fans...
Quite naturally, the boss was happy with his man. " With Fellaini I always have the feeling that he was not loved by the general Red people ", Mourinho said . Jose Mourinho has insisted that he has great belief in Memphis Depay following his mixed ...
The back pay will cover all dates since May 2012, some workers are expected to receive up to one thousand pounds. "Deep-seated problems still remain regarding the use of agency workers with the behaviour of both Transline and The Best Connection ...
Conte, in his first season with Chelsea , new Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, Arsenal's Arsene Wenger and Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp must have been prominent in Mourinho's thoughts when he made the jibe. "Diego is a forward", said Conte, laying...
Carlin knows silver was the best she could ever get against Ledecky, who also beat her in the 400m and whose 800m time of eight minutes 4.79 seconds nearly knocked two seconds off her own world record. Four years later, Ledecky raced in three indiv...
The American duo topped Australian pair Louise Bawden and Taliqua Clancy, 21-14, 21-16, to move on to the semifinals. Beach volleyball has always been ruled by the American, who along with Misty May-Treanir, formed the greatest duo the sport has ...
Chapman wasn't convicted of a crime following the incident, but he was suspended for 30 games at the start of the 2016 Major League Baseball season. The Chicago Cubs promised a "strong response" to their stadium DJ playing a shockingly inappropria...
Cam Newton's views on race don't surprise me. It's not. Like, we're beyond that. McCrory's controversial House Bill 2, which eliminated anti-discrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, has brought scrutiny to North ...
Defending champion Denmark's Lasse Norman Hansen made a huge comeback to finish in third. A dramatic collision involving Cavendish and Sanghoon Park, Glenn O'Shea and Viviani saw the race neutralised with 99 laps remaining. Points are awarded depen...
The judges pondered over her score for several minutes and when it was confirmed, Biles rolled her eyes skywards as the mark was nearly a point lower than her qualifying effort of 15.633. Biles will get another shot at gold on Tuesday in the floor ex...
Merritt got up on James's shoulder as they entered the second bend level with Van Niekerk, but the key part of the race came between 250m and 300m when Van Niekerk started to gain ground and entered the home straight just in front of his two rivals.
If the Tigers were to acquire Lucroy , they'd option James McCann to the minor leagues for the remainder of the season and head into next season with Lucroy as the starter and McCann the backup giving him (i.e. He was a part of the deal that broug...
The Ghana global won the BBC African Player of the Year in 2011 and signs a four-year deal to become West Ham's record signing. A late Simone Zaza victor saw Juventus past West Ham United, as Gonzalo Higuain made his debut. Andy Carroll insists tha...
She took two seconds off her previous world record set earlier this year. Nesty won gold in the 100m butterfly for Suriname at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. NBC didn't air Manuel's medal ceremony until an hour after it happened. Manuel grew up in Tex...
The victor of six gold medals at Athens 2004, eight at Beijing 2008 and four at London 2012 was unable to select any particular highlight. "Thank you everyone for coming". " A lot of this is because of Michael", Schooling said after his victory. "...
Gatlin, who had been booed by the Rio crowd as he was introduced, crossed in 9.89sec with De Grasse just behind in 9.91. Bolt, who wrapped up the Olympic sprint treble in Beijing and London, has signalled his intentions to retire after the 2017 Wor...
Khan was known to participate in attacks against United States and coalition forces, with his leadership in ISIS resulting in terrorizing Afghans in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. He added that the branch that Khan led was using the Nangarhar...
Whatever happened, it sure made for a unusual situation at Busch Stadium. The 24-year-old outfielder is officially back after hitting a three-run bomb against the St. Aledmys Di...
By the time the music had stopped shortly before 9.40pm, Hull had three precious points and Boro were a step closer to a Championship return. Middlesbrough stayed next to last, s...
And boy have things changed. It's been a long time coming, for the UFC to make its way to Buffalo. Just as Tom Brady & Co. subsequently beat everyone that stood on the other ...
When they had the ball we tried, we went to pick it up. The Italian reckons that the momentum has been regained in the race for the Premier League title and went as far as saying...
The talented leggie Shahdab Khan has succeeded in securing his place in the Test team as he is expected to debut along with the relevantly experienced 30-year-old Yasir Shah. "I ha...
He has been the associate coach for the Charlotte Hornets since 2013 and was widely expected to eventually become a head coach in the National Basketball Association . He was named...
During his introductory press conference inside the Thompson Athletic Center, the 144,000 on-campus practice facility still sporting that new auto smell, the longtime National B...
Louis . The new stadium would have near Busch Stadium, home of baseball's Cardinals, and the Scottrade Center, home of the NHL's Blues. "We think this vote will reflect in no u...
The payout for her second-place finish was just over $250,000 more than $154,000 less than she would have gotten had she won the tournament. "I thought she took it with the char...
However, ahead of Wednesday's clash with West Ham , Wenger insisted that his achievement in guiding Arsenal into the top four year after year should not be underplayed. "In the se...
