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Phelps wins gold in last Olympic race of his career
US great Michael Phelps bowed out of Olympic competition in golden style Saturday as Britain’s Jessica Ennis provided theLondon Games’ signature moment with a dazzling heptathlon win. As Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake made their first appearance on the track, Phelps made sure of his 18th Olympic title — and 22nd medal overall — in the 4x100m medley relay,…
Athletics center-stage as Phelps chases more gold
The first track and field medals go up for grabs at the Olympics Friday as American swimming superstar Michael Phelps chases his third gold of the Games. With swimming due to complete its programme on Saturday, the transition to athletics begins at the 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium with the women’s 10,000m…
Phelps eyes 20th Olympic medal as China scandal star quits
Michael Phelps was targetting a 20th Olympic medal on Thursday while the Games’ badminton match-fixing scandal prompted disgraced Chinese star Yu Yang to announce her shock retirement. Phelps faces a dogfight with US team-mate Ryan Lochte in the 200m individual medley. Lochte will start favourite to win his second individual…
NBC catches more online criticism as Olympic streams falter
Even though airing the London Olympics opening ceremonies on tape delay helped NBC set a ratings record, that hasn’t spared the network from being roundly criticized in media circles for its coverage. Saturday, according to Yahoo! Sports, the network’s much-vaunted live-stream coverage presented users with obstacles during the 400 meters…
Phelps survives scare, China win first gold
Swimming legend Michael Phelps suffered a nervy start in his bid to become the greatest Olympian in history on Saturday while Chinese shooter Yi Siling claimed the first gold of the Games. Phelps, the 27-year-old swimming legend, who has 16 Olympic medals, needs just three medals to surpass Soviet gymnast…
Victorious Phelps has ‘room to improve’ says coach
Michael Phelps won the 100m butterfly and was runner-up in the100m freestyle at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, but the Olympic swim star did not impress coach Bob Bowman. Nathan Adrian managed to ignore his torn swimsuit to hold off hard-charging Phelps in the 100m free final, winning in 48.62sec. Phelps was second in 48.74. Phelps bounced…
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