McMann to wrestle for gold in women&#39;s 63kg
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - American Sara McMann will compete for gold in the 63kg (138-pound) division, this after winning her semifinal match Monday morning in the first-ever women&#39;s Olympic wrestling tournament.
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Russia&#39;s Irina Korzhanenko became the first woman to win a gold medal at the ancient site that birthed the Olympics, recording the three longest throws of the shot put competition.
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Carolina Kluft of Sweden will not turn 25 until next Saturday, but in the seven-event test in womenâs track and field, she has won the Olympic gold medal and her last 19 heptathlons.
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Gunn-Rita Dahle of Norway captured the gold medal on Friday in the women&#39;s mountain bike competition at the Summer Olympics in Athens.
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Jaana Baker is no klutz &#151; note her second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She's also an avid video gamer who puts out a Web-based comic called "Level 99" in her spare time.
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Sport: Horse racing: Trainer Paul Nicholls insists Kauto Star will be fit to defend his Gold Cup crown
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The Cobh athlete recorded a time of 16 minutes and 20.90 seconds - over one and half minutes slower than her run in Australia - to finish in 14th position.
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On Saturday, the 31-year-old can claim a piece of the world heavyweight crown with a win over Vitali Klitschko, capping a Rocky-like rise to the top.
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Masae Ueno will certainly have a tale to tell when she gets back to her Tokyo office. Ueno joined the parade of Japanese Olympic judo champions, winning the women&#39;s 70-kilogram gold medal Wednesday.
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British boxer Amir Khan goes for gold on the final day of the Athens Olympics.
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MADRID: Leggy models as ballgirls won&#39;t be a distraction to family man Alex Corretja after the veteran moved into the second round of the Madrid Masters yesterday.
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With her third-place finish Thursday night in women&#39;s 3-meter springboard diving, Yulia Pakhalina now has a matched set of Olympic medals - one gold, one silver, one bronze â-o show for trips to Sydney and Athens.
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TONY EASTLEY: While Australia won more gold overnight in the cycling as well as a silver in a thrilling finish in the women&#39;s triathlon, it&#39;s fair to say that all eyes were on the efforts of Jana Pittman this morning in the women&#39;s 400 metres hurdles.
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The United States womenâs national team advanced to the Gold medal match with a 2-1 win over Germany at Heraklio Stadium in the semifinal on Monday.
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American Shawn Johnson wins the all-around title at the World Gymnastics Championships, as she becomes the favorite to win gold in Beijing.
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Jodie Henry has become just the third Australian woman to win the Olympic 100m freestyle title thanks to a powerful second lap which took her to the wall ahead of defending champion Inge de Bruijn.
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The Material Girl is about to become a Hall of Famer.