Murray relaxed, unburdened ahead of new season
By John Pye
People have been treating Andy Murray differently since he won his first major and ended that long, long drought for British men at tennis’ Grand Slam events.
People have been treating Andy Murray differently since he won his first major and ended that long, long drought for British men at tennis’ Grand Slam events.
Cyclist Bradley Wiggins and sailor Ben Ainslie were honored with knighthoods by Queen Elizabeth II in her New Year list after their gold medal-winning performances at the London Olympics.
THE WHOLE of Brazil and not just 2016 Olympic host city Rio de Janeiro are in a race against the clock to build the required Olympic infrastructure for the quadrennial Games.
Venus Williams has a chance to avenge her ouster from the London Olympics at the US Open, but sixth seed Angelique Kerber hopes to send the seven-time Grand Slam champion packing in the second round.
Thousands of fans have screamed, cheered and snapped photos as Japan’s Olympic medalists paraded through downtown Tokyo.
AS EXPECTED, our sports pages are teeming with postmortems of the failed Philippine London Olympics campaign and the state of sports in the country. Critiques and analyses are hot topics on the social networks. Sports associations are either vocal or mum about the whole hullabaloo.
If the trend of ignoring sports as a priority issue continues, Philippine Olympic Committee first vice president Manny Lopez believes an even smaller contingent of athletes will qualify for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
“I’m talking ’bout my generation,” sang The Who, capping a raucous, rock ‘n’ roll Olympic closing ceremony
A second-straight volleyball gold inspired summersaults from Brazil. It brought tears to the United States.
In her quest for a gold medal in women’s match racing, Australia’s Olivia Price instead found herself being swept out of the back of her boat and into the big waves on Weymouth Bay.
A South Korean football player who held up a sign with a political message after a victory over Japan did not get a bronze Sunday when the Olympic medals were handed out in a ceremony to the rest of his team.
His place in history already secure, Usain Bolt added to his legend by anchoring Jamaica’s 4×100-meter relay team to a world record and capping his second Olympics in a row with three gold medals.
On any other day and in any other situation, the Tibetan exiles who gathered excitedly in groups next to Buckingham Palace would never have come to cheer for an athlete wearing the colors of China, a country they regard as their oppressor, a country that invaded and has governed their Himalayan homeland with an iron fist for six decades.
