Sunday, 12 August 2012
photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus
Usain Bolt of Jamaica smiles as he competes in a Men's 100m 2nd round heat at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009.
The Los Angeles Times
12 Aug 2012
LONDON -- Usain Bolt charmed the world during the Olympics and won his third gold medal Saturday by anchoring a world-record 400-meter relay performance, but still he was nearly denied one prize. It...



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Richard Gasquet of France returns a shot to Marcos Baghdatis at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon, in London, at the 2012 Summer Olympics
France24
12 Aug 2012
AFP - Novak Djokovic endured a second frustrating day of rain delays with the top seed defeating fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic 6-4, 6-1 to reach the final of the Toronto Masters. Djokovic, who came...



photo: AP / Odd Andersen
Russian gymnast and gold medalist Evgeniya Kanaeva performs with clubs during the Rythmic Gymnastics Individual at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008.
The Examiner
12 Aug 2012
Tweet 0 Email Report Advertisement Photo 1 of 17: Gold medalist Evgeniya Kanaeva of Russia poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Individual All-Around Rhythmic Gymnastics final....



The Times of India SHARE AND DISCUSS Tweet The skyline lit up with breath-taking fireworks and the swanky Olympic stadium was virtually transformed into a jukebox as some of Britain's biggest pop stars and singers performed in an engrossing 'after show party'. (Reuters Photo) LONDON: Some of Britain's greatest singers...(size: 4.4Kb)
The Tribune San Luis Obispo The luck of the throwback jerseys finally ran out for the Houston Astros. After back-to-back wins donning uniforms that paid homage to better days in the 1990s, it was back to the ugly present for the Astros, whose sloppy defense and continued lack of clutch hitting on Sunday sunk them in a 5-3 loss...(size: 5.5Kb)
The Tribune San Luis Obispo It was another weekend wipeout for Tiger Woods at a major championship. Woods shot an even-par 72 on Sunday - after finishing a third-round 74 earlier...(size: 1.0Kb)
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Star Tribune HOUSTON - The luck of the throwback jerseys finally ran out for the Houston Astros. After back-to-back wins donning uniforms that paid homage to better days in the 1990s, it was back to the ugly present for the Astros, whose sloppy defense and continued lack of clutch hitting on Sunday sunk them in...(size: 5.5Kb)
Belfast Telegraph Only a month after people were asking what had gone wrong, Rory McIlroy on Sunday night proved everything is all right by storming to his second major - and at a younger age than Tiger Woods managed it. While the flame was being put out at the London Olympics, the 23-year-old's talent shone like a...(size: 8.1Kb)
Star Tribune KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. - It was another weekend wipeout for Tiger Woods at a major championship. Woods shot an even-par 72 on Sunday —...(size: 0.9Kb)
Rocky Mount Telegram LONDON – This was no Dream Team. This was reality. The gold was in doubt for the U.S. men’s basketball team. The Americans led Spain by only one point after three quarters, a back-and-forth, impossible-to-turn-away-from game most wanted from an Olympic final. “We knew it...(size: 5.0Kb)