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World champion Cheruiyot to miss Moscow …
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan world 5,000 and 10,000 meters gold medalist Vivian Cheruiyot said on Tuesday she will not defend her titles at the Moscow world athletics More »
Reuters - 20 minutes ago
Pistorius rules out track return this …
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, will not compete in any events this year, More »
Reuters - Tue, May 21, 2013 12:21 AM PHT
Fraser-Pryce eases home, Jeter stretchered …
By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eased to victory on a damp evening at the Shanghai Diamond League meeting More »
Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013 1:25 AM PHT
Wrestling makes drastic changes to please …
By Gennady Fyodorov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Wrestling has introduced drastic changes designed to keep the ancient sport in the Olympic programme, the newly-elected More »
Reuters - Sun, May 19, 2013 1:25 AM PHT
James victorious but Merritt in Shanghai …
Olympic champion Kirani James powered to victory against his controversial predecessor and his main rivals from London 2012 in the 400m at Shanghai's Diamond League More »
AFP News - Sun, May 19, 2013 1:21 AM PHTDane Hoyer Larsen elected BWF presi …
By Angie Teo KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Badminton's world governing body (BWF) will create a separate commission to deal with match-fixing problems, Poul-Erik Hoyer More »
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013 5:41 PM PHT
Brit athletics hero faces 'biggest challenge' …
British long jump hero Greg Rutherford said he's facing his "biggest challenge" since taking London Olympics gold when he goes up against his two predecessors at More »
AFP News - Sat, May 18, 2013 11:55 AM PHT
Wrestling revamps rules in fight for …
The ancient sport of wrestling on Saturday agreed a wholesale shake-up of its rules to make the sport more attractive for spectators, in a desperate last throw of More »
AFP News - Sat, May 18, 2013 8:47 AM PHT
Ex-basketball star fighting for life …
Serbian former basketball star Predrag Danilovic was fighting for his life on Saturday after being stabbed in a Belgrade cafe overnight, police and medical sources More »
AFP News - Sat, May 18, 2013 8:16 AM PHT
Becks not short of offers as he mulls …
David Beckham will not be short of work offers after he ended a playing career that made him a globally recognised celebrity, with sponsors and sporting bodies More »
AFP News - Sat, May 18, 2013 3:20 AM PHTBoxing boss CK Wu to run for IOC pr …
By Karolos Grohmann (Reuters) - International Boxing Federation (AIBA) President C.K. Wu has decided to run for the post of the president of the International More »
Reuters - Sat, May 18, 2013 12:52 AM PHTAiling Wiggins, Hesjedal abandon Giro …
By Alasdair Fotheringham BUSSETO, Italy (Reuters) - This year's Giro d'Italia claimed two major victims when pre-race favorite Bradley Wiggins and defending More »
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013 3:44 PM PHTBeckham calls time on stellar caree …
Football megastar David Beckham announced he is to retire after a glittering 20-year playing career in which he became one of the most widely recognised figures in More »
AFP News - Fri, May 17, 2013 2:15 PM PHTNEWSMAKER: Farewell to David Beckham, …
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Even as he announced his retirement at the age of 38, four years after his 115th and last cap, David Beckham probably scoured More »
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013 2:12 AM PHTDavid Beckham bows out on a high
By Sonia Oxley MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - England's best known footballer David Beckham announced his retirement on Thursday after a career laden with trophies More »
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013 1:40 AM PHTBeckham bows out on a high
By Sonia Oxley MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - England's best known footballer David Beckham announced his retirement on Thursday after a career laden with trophies More »
Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013 1:38 AM PHTEnd it like Beckham, as footballer hangs …
Just a week after Alex Ferguson announced his decision to retire, the most famous of 'Fergie's Fledglings', David Beckham, revealed that he was to hang up his boots More »
AFP News - Thu, May 16, 2013 11:31 PM PHTSingapore's Duric fires match-fixing …
Singapore legend Aleksandar Duric has warned match-fixing poses a major threat to the development of Asian football as he prepares to wrap up one of the sport's More »
AFP News - Thu, May 16, 2013 3:23 PM PHTUS, Iran, Russia unite on the wrestling …
Call it peace through fighting, but wrestlers from the United States, Iran and Russia provided New York with an unusual vision of international harmony when they More »
AFP News - Thu, May 16, 2013 10:02 AM PHTSingapore's Ng announces IOC presidency …
International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice-president Ng Ser Miang from Singapore officially announced his candidacy for the organisation's presidency on Thursday. More »
AFP News - Thu, May 16, 2013 8:23 AM PHT
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 86 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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