May 23, 2013

Track and Field: Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia wins men’s London Marathon

Britain's Prince Harry (L) and Richard Branson (R) the CEO of Virgin pose on the podium with London Marathon winners Tsegaye Kebede of Ethiopia (2nd R) and Priscah Jeptoo (2nd L) of Kenya on the Mall in central London

LONDON – Tsegaye Kebede claimed a second London Marathon title on Sunday, cheered through the streets by thousands of spectators reassured by enhanced security at the first major race since the twin bombings at the Boston event. A race that started with tributes to the Boston victims with a moment of silence ended with a [...]

Alpine Skiing: Rolland is surprise downhill gold medalist

Nadia Fanchini of Italy, Marion Rolland of France and Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany celebrate on the podium during the flower ceremony after the women's Downhill race at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Schladming

(Reuters) – France’s Marion Rolland used her knowledge of the course to snatch a surprise downhill gold medal at the world Alpine ski championships on Sunday. Rolland, remembered for a freak crash at the 2010 Vancouver Games when her knee snapped seconds into the Olympic downhill, won by 0.16 seconds from Italy’s Nadia Fanchini with [...]

Skiing Recap: Svindal joins ski greats with second downhill win

Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway skis during the men's Downhill race at the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Schladming

(Reuters) – Aksel Lund Svindal joined an illustrious group on Saturday when he became world downhill champion for the second time after finishing third in Wednesday’s super-G. The Norwegian clocked two minutes 01.32 seconds on the Planai piste to emulate Toni Sailer, Jean-Claude Killy and Bernhard Russi with a second victory in an event no [...]

Skiing Roundup: Lindsey Vonn dominates in women’s downhill

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The four-time overall champion Lindsey Vonn, who took 27 days off recently to regain her strength from an intestinal problem, clocked 1 minute, 38.25 seconds down the Olympia delle Tofane course on Saturday. (Christophe Pallot/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Lindsey Vonn is back at full speed. That means she’s back to being half [...]

Boxing: James DeGale gives up European crown in pursuit of world title

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(PhatzRadio / BBC Sports) — James DeGale has given up his European super-middleweight title as he turns his focus to winning a world title. The Beijing 2008 Olympic champion beat Pole Piotr Wilczewski in October 2011 to win the belt, defending it twice. DeGale claimed a points win over Fulgencio Zuniga recently to win the [...]

Swimming: Lochte leaves short-course worlds with 6 golds

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Ryan Lochte of USA competes in the Men’s 100m Individual Medley semi final during day four of the 11th FINA Short Course World Championships at the Sinan Erdem Dome on December 15, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. (December 14, 2012 – Source: Clive Rose/Getty Images Europe) ISTANBUL (AP) — Ryan Lochte won two more races at [...]

Swimming: Lochte sets world mark at short-course worlds

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Ryan Lochte of USA competes in the Men’s 200m Backstroke heats during day five of the 11th FINA Short Course World Championships at the Sinan Erdem Dome on December 16, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. (December 15, 2012 – Source: Clive Rose/Getty Images Europe) ISTANBUL (AP) — Ryan Lochte broke the 100-meter individual medley world record [...]

Olympics: Karabatic denies betting on game under investigation

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Nikola Karabatic of France in action during the Men’s Handball Preliminary match between Argentina and France on Day 4 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at The Copper Box on July 31, 2012 in London, England. (July 30, 2012 – Source: Jeff Gross/Getty Images Europe) (Reuters) – France’s Olympic champion Nikola Karabatic, under formal investigation [...]

US Open 2012: Murray claims maiden grand slam title

Britain's Murray raises trophy after defeating Serbia's Djokovic in the men's singles final match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York

(Reuters) – Andy Murray became the first British man in 76 years to win a grand slam singles title on Monday, fighting off defending champion Novak Djokovic to win an epic U.S. Open final. The Scotsman, beaten in his four previous grand slam finals, made it fifth time lucky with a nerve-jangling 7-6 7-5 2-6 [...]

US Open 2012: Roddick and Federer bow out, Williams wins

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Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot during his men’s singles quarterfinal match against Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic on Day Ten of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 5, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (September 4, 2012 – [...]