Liu wins 110m hurdles in Shanghai Diamond League (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 19 May 2012 08:54:06 PDT

SHANGHAI (AP) Liu Xiang defeated world champion Jason Richardson to win the men's 110-meter hurdles at the rain-soaked Shanghai Diamond League meet on Saturday.

IOC: No special tribute to slain Israelis (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:21:19 PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) Israeli officials were angry Thursday after the International Olympic Committee denied their request to hold a special tribute to the 11 Israeli team members killed by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Munich Games.

Ahmadinejad wants to attend London Olympics (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:41:17 PDT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that he is eager to attend the Olympic Games in London to support Iranian athletes but that Britain doesn't want to host him.

Rematch for Liu and Richardson in Shanghai (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 18 May 2012 03:03:59 PDT

SHANGHAI (AP) Liu Xiang's hurdles rematch with Jason Richardson is the most anticipated race of the Shanghai Diamond League meet on Saturday.

Olympic flame arrives in Britain (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 18 May 2012 16:33:18 PDT

ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION CULDROSE, England (AP) Even the wind cooperated Friday at this normally blustery naval station, remaining calm as David Beckham lit a celebratory cauldron and signaled the start of the 2012 London Olympics torch relay.

Pfeilschifter wins 3P gold in World Cup shoot (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 18 May 2012 05:03:02 PDT

MILAN (AP) Sonja Pfeilschifter of Germany turned the tables on Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic in winning the World Cup 50-meter rifle 3 positions.

American sprinters Gatlin, Jeter win at Daegu meet (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:48:02 PDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Justin Gatlin of the United States won the 100 meters in 9.93 seconds on Wednesday at a meet in Daegu, South Korea.

Esparza 1st US female boxer to qualify for London (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:05:07 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) Flyweight Marlen Esparza has become the first American female boxer to qualify for the London Olympics.

Boonen skips Tour de France to focus on Olympics (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:15:44 PDT

BRUSSELS (AP) Tom Boonen, the season's top one-day racer, has decided to skip the Tour de France to focus on Olympic gold in London.

Tan, Kostevych win World Cup 10m air pistol (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:53:40 PDT

MILAN (AP) Tan Zongliang of China won his first World Cup 10-meter air pistol title in six years on Wednesday.