Tag: Other Sports
Alinghi, Oracle edge towards America's Cup compromise
Swiss holders Alinghi and American challengers Oracle could be edging closer to an end to their interminable row over the staging of the next America's Cup.[MORE]
Australia II celebrates 25th reunion
The crew that brought the America's Cup to Australia launched celebrations for the 25th anniversary of its historic win in Fremantle on Saturday.[MORE]
Teenage sailor docks in Darwin on world record attempt
A Californian teenager looking to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe solo arrived in Darwin this morning. [MORE]
Record-breaking du Toit claims fourth gold
Natalie du Toit bagged her fourth gold of the Paralympics in world-record time on Friday.[MORE]
Medal-binning Swede appeals ban to CAS
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said the Swedish wrestler stripped of his Olympic bronze medal after dumping it on the floor in a protest has appealed his exclusion from the Games.[MORE]
Coach split not because he sold secrets: Schipper
Former 200 metres butterfly world record holder Jessicah Schipper has denied her split with long-time coach Ken Wood had anything to do with the fact that he sold training tips to the Chinese.[MORE]
US coach lauds volleyball victory amid grief
United States men's volleyball coach Hugh McCutcheon has celebrated a team gold medal and said it should not be overshadowed by the murder of his father-in-law during the Olympic Games.[MORE]
Hungary retains men's water polo supremacy
Men's water polo powerhouse Hungary has battled to a thrilling 14-10 victory over the United States to win its third successive Olympic gold medal.[MORE]
France downs Iceland to win men's handball gold
France has outclassed Iceland 28-23 to win the men's handball gold medal, shattering its opponent's dream of snaring its first ever Olympic gold in any sport.[MORE]
Fast, furious Spain win handball bronze in gritty game
Spain has won the Olympics men's handball bronze with a hard-fought 35-29 victory over Croatia. Both teams played a gritty game, slicing in goals and wheedling through gaps in the defence in a tussle that had no time for aesthetics. Croatia, which won Olympic gold in 2004, led 14-12 after the first half, but the tenacious Spanish players soon overtook them.[MORE]
Serbia beats Montenegro to take men's bronze
Serbia has beaten its former compatriot from Montenegro 6-4 to take the men's Olympic water polo bronze medal.[MORE]
Brazil takes out women's volleyball
Brazil has won the Olympic women's volleyball tournament, defeating the United States by three sets to one in the gold medal match.[MORE]
China's Ma wins table tennis gold
China's Ma Lin has won table tennis gold in the men's singles, defeating team-mate Wang Hao in the final.[MORE]
Aussie duo miss out on women's K2 medal
Australians Lyndsie Fogarty and Hannah Davis have missed out on a medal in the women's kayaking K2 500 metres at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
Norway's sure-shot women win handball gold
Norway's women have won Olympic handball gold after hammering Russia 34-27 thanks to a superbly synchronised defence and drill-like attack.[MORE]
Russian take second synchro gold
Russia has twirled to its second gold synchronised swimming medal of the Games with a nearly flawless free routine in the team final.[MORE]
Korean handball bronze seals another movie ending
South Korea's movie-inspiring handball women have won Olympic bronze after beating Hungary 33-28 in a seesaw tussle.[MORE]
Wallace takes gold in K1 500m
Australian kayaker Ken Wallace has won gold in the men's K1 500 metres event at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
Iceland stuns Spain to reach men's handball final
Unfancied Iceland has crushed Spain 36-30 in a major upset in the men's handball semi-final to reach its first ever Olympic gold medal decider against tournament favourite France.[MORE]
China takes clean sweep of women's table tennis
China's defending champion Zhang Yining has won gold in the women's singles table tennis, defeating team-mate Wang Nan who took the silver.[MORE]
Schoneborn wins women's modern pentathlon
Lena Schoneborn of Germany has won the Olympic women's modern pentathlon at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
Gold for Hungary in C1 1,000m
Attila Sandor Vajda of Hungary has won the gold medal in the C1 1,000m Canoe singles at the Beijing Olympics.[MORE]
Goggle trouble sinks Darby in modern pentathlon
Australia's modern pentathlete Angie Darby, who had to fight a legal battle just to get to Beijing, became the latest competitor to be blighted by goggle trouble at the Olympic Games.[MORE]
Aussie women snare K4 bronze
Australia has claimed bronze in a thrilling finish to the women's K4 500 metres.[MORE]
Wallace takes bronze in K1 1,000m
Australian kayaker Ken Wallace stormed home in the dying stages to claim bronze in the K1 1,000m.[MORE]
