Andrejus Zadneprovskis of Lithuania grabs silver
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ATHENS, Greece -- Andrey Moiseev of Russia won the gold medal in the men&#39;s modern pentathlon, beating out Andrejus Zadneprovskis of Lithuania.
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ATHENS, Greece - Andre Ward won the gold medal in the light heavyweight division Sunday, beating Magomed Aripgadjiev of Belarus to claim a bit of redemption for an American team that took a beating at the Olympics.    Fighting in the last bout of the games, Ward found his mark with quick inside punches in the third round to win the first boxing gold for the United States since David Reid in 1996...
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ATHENS, Greece - Redemption came from the perfect spot - the 3-point line - for Sarunas Jasikevicius. The Lithuanian guard, whose off-target 3-pointer kept his team from pulling off the biggest upset of the Sydney Olympics, didn't miss when it counted Saturday night against the Americans in a thrilling 94-90 victory...
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Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - Israel picked up its first-ever gold medal at the Olympics on Wednesday when windsurfer Gal Fridman won the men&#39;s mistral.
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ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece  -- Adam Nelson couldn&#39;t help himself. While parading with his silver medal around the ancient site that gave birth to the Olympics 28 centuries ago, he paused to look at the mark in the dirt he thought was his gold-medal spot.
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Bronze is the best the American men's basketball team can do, and the reason is simple: They were beaten by a better team, Argentina. Manu Ginobili scored 29 points to lead his nation to another victory over the country that used to dominate the sport, an 89-81 win in the Olympic semifinals Friday night.
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Argentina beat Italy 84-69 to win the  men's Olympic basketball gold Saturday, the country's first  medal in the sport.
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Belarus&#39; Yuliya Nesterenko became the fastest woman in the world, winning the 100m gold medal at the Olympic Games here Saturday evening.
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Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday congratulated double trap shooter Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on becoming the first Indian to win a silver medal in an individual event at the Olympics.
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Team GB win another rowing medal with silver in the women's quadruple sculls.
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Russia's Olga Slyusareva adds an Olympic gold medal to her collection of world championships, easily winning the points race Wednesday.
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Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus sped to an unexpected victory in the women&#39;s 100 meter final at the Athens Olympics Saturday. The high-striding Belarussian, the first woman
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Title contender Lithuania wrapped up its preliminary round matches with a 5-0 record by defeating Australia 100-85 on August 23 in the men&#39;s basketball competition.
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An Indian army major shot his way to his country&#39;s first ever individual Olympic silver medal on Tuesday, while in the same event an member of Dubai&#39;s ruling family became the first ever medallist from the United Arab Emirates.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Whether it counted as victory or just consolation, the US men&#39;s basketball team took the Olympic bronze medal with a 104-96 victory Saturday against Lithuania.
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Ultra-competitive Bevan Docherty rated himself a golden chance in the Olympic men&#39;s triathlon last night - but he had a satisfied smile as he fingered the silver round his neck shortly after the finish.
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With a different star but the same team concept, Lithuania reached the men's basketball semifinals for the fourth straight Olympics.