Noguchi wins women&#39;s marathon gold
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ATHENS -- Conquering sweltering heat and a grueling course over steep hills, Japanese long-distance runner Mizuki Noguchi steamed ahead to win the women&#39;s marathon gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games on Sunday.
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Britain's world record holder Paula  Radcliffe won the women's New York marathon Sunday in an  unofficial two hours 23 minutes seven seconds.
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wins gold in the 3 metre women&#39;s springboard at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 26, 2004. Guo won the women&#39;s 3m springboard diving gold medal, her compatriot Wu Minxia (L) took
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Ohno takes gold: Seattle&#39;s Apolo Anton Ohno and China&#39;s Yang (A) Yang won 1,500-meter short-track races last night in Madison, Wis.
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Kosuke Kitajima won the men&#39;s 200 metres breaststroke final at the Athens Olympics on Wednesday to collect his second gold medal in four days.
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The triumphant included light heavyweight boxer Andre Ward and the first United States medal in the men&#39;s marathon since 1976, a silver by Meb Keflezighi.
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World record holder Paula Radcliffe pulled up in tears before the end of the women&#39;s marathon today as Mizuki Noguchi ensured the gold medal would be returning to Japan.
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ATHENS: Already flushed with Olympic success, Japan toasted Mizuki Noguchi on Monday after her brave marathon victory gave the country a 13th gold medal in Athens.
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Japan&#39;s Yoko Shibui overcame a run-in with an official to win the Berlin Marathon on Sunday in a race-record 2 hours, 19 minutes, 41 seconds, the fourth-best time for a woman at the distance.
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The United States broke swimming&#39;s oldest world record to win the women&#39;s 4x200 meter freestyle relay Olympic gold medal Wednesday.
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The United States won the women's 4 x  400 meters relay gold medal at the Olympics Saturday.
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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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New York, NY (Sports Network) - Great Britain&#39;s Paula Radcliffe captured the New York City marathon in the closest-ever women&#39;s finish in the history of the race, while Hendrik Ramaala of South Africa won the men&#39;s side.
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Chantelle Newbery became the first  Australian to win the Olympic women's platform diving title  with a clearcut victory in the final on Sunday.
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Paula Radcliffe wins the New York Marathon in her first race since the Olympics.
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Chantelle Newbery won Australia&#39;s first gold medal in diving since 1924 Sunday night, easily holding off China&#39;s Lao Lishi and Aussie teammate Loudy Tourky in women&#39;s 10-meter platform.
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Noguchi tamed a grueling course and ran away with the gold medal in the women&#39;s marathon at the Athens Olympics on Sunday. Noguchi, pulling away at the 25-kilometer mark, held off a late charge from Kenya&#39;s