Van Grunsven wins sixth equestrian medal
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Anky van Grunsven of the Netherlands successfully defended her Olympic title Wednesday by winning the individual dressage competition.
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France is awarded the gold medal in the three-day equestrian team event after winning an appeal with Britain and the United States against an earlier decision that gave the victory to Germany.
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After six years in the Tour de France, Robert Hunter finally won one for South Africa.
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Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Noriko Anno, four-time world champion, won Japan&#39;s sixth judo gold medal Thursday, defeating China&#39;s Liu Xia in the women&#39;s 78-kilogram class.
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Robby Albarado got the 3,000th victory of his career Thursday when he rode Isle of Silver to win the sixth race at Fair Grounds. Albarado, 31, is the defending champion jockey at Fair Grounds
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SILVER FOR SA: Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands, centre, the gold medallist, with South Africa&#39;s Roland Schoeman, silver, left, and Australia&#39;s Ian Thorpe, who took the bronze, during the medal ceremony for the 100-metre freestyle at the ...
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ATHENS, 22 August - Chantelle NEWBERY (AUS) won the gold medal in the Women&#39;s 10m Platform competition on Sunday night at the Olympic Aquatic Centre.
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The Dutch rider, who was injured in a crash in the women&#39;s road race on Saturday and was unable to defend her Olympic title from Sydney, climbed triumphantly to the top of the podium on Wednesday.
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Bode Miller added another triumph to his sparkling season on Monday, claiming his sixth World Cup win of the campaign in a slalom and a new entry in the record books.
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The United States reached the final of the Gold Cup for the sixth time with a 2-1 semi-final victory over Canada on Thursday.
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It was Ireland&#39;s only gold medal in the Athens Olympics, a victory for showjumping on a horse owned by one of the country&#39;s biggest tycoons.
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Ernie Els beat Lee Westwood 2&amp;1 in a gripping final at Wentworth on Sunday to win a record sixth World Match Play Championship and claim the biggest first Prize in golf.
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Britain celebrated another Olympic Games gold medal when they won their battle to have the topsy-turvy result of the three-day eventing equestrian competition overturned.
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Germany clinch their sixth successive team dressage gold medal as Britain fall out of contention for bronze.
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France's Hubert Bourdy and VDL Groep Eve des Etisses triumphed on home turf at the weekend, when they won the ninth leg of the FEI World Cup Jumping qualifiers in Bordeaux.
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Germany's Thomas Rupprath celebrated the second day of the European shortcourse championships by setting a new world shortcourse record almost six years to the day after first setting it.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - It was a memorable weekend for Canada&#39;s Cindy Klassen in Heerenveen, Netherlands. The 25-year-old speed skater captured a gold medal in the women&#39;s 1,500 metres in World Cup long-track action on Sunday.