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Fraser-Pryce eases home, Jeter stretchered off

By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce eased to victory on a damp evening a…

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  • Fraser-Pryce eases home, Jeter stretchered …

    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 …

    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 …

    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 PHT
  • Dane Hoyer Larsen elected BWF presi …

    Dane 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' …

    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 …

    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 …

    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 …

    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 PHT
  • Boxing boss CK Wu to run for IOC pr …

    Boxing 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 PHT
  • Ailing Wiggins, Hesjedal abandon Giro …

    Ailing 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 PHT
  • Beckham calls time on stellar caree …

    Beckham 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 PHT
  • NEWSMAKER: Farewell to David Beckham, …

    NEWSMAKER: 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 PHT
  • David Beckham bows out on a high

    David 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 PHT
  • Beckham bows out on a high

    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 1:38 AM PHT
  • End it like Beckham, as footballer hangs …

    End 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 PHT
  • Singapore's Duric fires match-fixing …

    Singapore'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 PHT
  • US, Iran, Russia unite on the wrestling …

    US, 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 PHT
  • Singapore's Ng announces IOC presidency …

    Singapore'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
  • New Singapore coach Bernd Stange: A …

    New Singapore coach Bernd Stange: A …

    Goal.com Singapore's Teng Kiat and Khalis Rifhan take a look at the colourful history of the German who has been tasked to lead the Lions to greater heights More »

    GOAL.com - Thu, May 16, 2013 6:28 AM PHT
  • India eyes return to Olympics with government …

    India eyes return to Olympics with government …

    By Karolos Grohmann REUTERS - India has assured the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Olympic movement's autonomy in the country in a first step towards More »

    Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013 10:10 PM 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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