LONDON (AP) — Alsi Cakir Alptekin led Gamze Bulut in a 1-2 finish for Turkey in the Olympic women’s 1,500-meters Friday night.
European champion Alptekin, who served a two-year suspension for doping after the 2004 world junior championships, won the …
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LONDON (AP) — The United States and Jamaica advanced to the Olympic final of the women’s 4×400-meter relay Friday night.
Both high-profile teams easily won their preliminary heats. With 400 bronze medalist DeeDee Trotter running the anchor leg after …
LONDON (AP) — Jose Calderon scored 14 points – 12 in the second half – and Pau Gasol added 16 as Spain rallied for a 67-59 win in the men’s Olympic basketball tournament over Russia on Friday, setting up a potential second straight final against the …
LONDON (AP) — Former world champion Mariana Pajon has won the women’s BMX competition at the London Olympics, giving Colombia its first gold of the games.
Pajon, the flagbearer for her country during the opening ceremony, led from the start on the ch…
LONDON (AP) — French runner Hassan Hirt has been sent home from the London Olympics by his team, with an official saying he tested positive for the blood-boosting hormone EPO.
A person with direct knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on Fr…
WINDSOR, England (AP) — The 200-meter canoe sprint had its Olympic debut Friday, and it made quite a splash.
Under sunny skies with a Union Jack-waving crowd roaring, Britain’s Ed McKeever proved he was the world’s fastest kayaker and a strong conten…
LONDON (AP) — There will be no taekwondo gold for the Lopez family at the London Olympics.
And for the first time since the Korean martial art became a full medal sport at the games, there might not be any medal at all – hardly the result the longtim…
LONDON (AP) — Instead of one victory lap, Ashton Eaton got four.
His Olympic gold medal in the decathlon was all but sealed when he reached the last event, the 1,500 meters, where he simply needed to finish in an average time to win the event on Thur…
WEMBLEY, England (AP) — Abby Wambach didn’t put on her “Greatness Has Been Found” T-shirt right away. She instead strayed from her teammates and knelt alone at midfield – and cried into a U.S. flag.
Yes, greatness has been found. And payback has been…
LONDON (AP) — The Germans frolicked in the sand while the Brazilians marched glumly under the net to the spot where the ball landed wide and gave Europe its first Olympic beach volleyball gold medal.
Appealing without success for referee Rui Carvalho…