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LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russia's Mariya Savinova won the Olympic gold medal in the women's athletics 800m on Saturday. South Africa's Caster Semenya won the silver and Russia's Ekaterina Poistogova won the bronze. Results Table 1. Mariya Savinova (Russia) 1 minute 56.19 seconds 2. Caster Semenya (South Africa) 1:57.23 3. Ekaterina … [Read more...] about Olympics-Women’s athletics 800m medal results

(Adds quotes) By Justin Palmer LONDON Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russian Mariya Savinova added Olympic gold to her world crown when she timed her run to perfection to secure an impressive 800 metres victory on Saturday. Savinova, the European woman Athlete of 2011, did not panic when defending champion Pamela Jelimo of Kenya kicked three metres clear down the back … [Read more...] about UPDATE 2-Olympics-Athletics-Russian Savinova storms to 800m gold

LONDON Aug 11 (Reuters) - Kevin Pietersen wants to commit to England in all three forms of cricket, ending speculation he would quit tests after the final match with South Africa starting on Thursday. The 32-year-old had retired from one-day cricket in May but said in a video released on Youtube on Saturday that he would like to be considered again for 50-over and … [Read more...] about Cricket-Pietersen commits to England

Aug 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the Montreal Cup Women's Singles matches on Saturday Quarterfinal 10-Li Na(China)beat 2-Agnieszka Radwanska(Poland)6-2 6-1 Round 3 7-Caroline Wozniacki(Denmark)beat Varvara Lepchenko(U.S.)4-6 6-3 6-4 Roberta Vinci(Italy)beat 6-Angelique Kerber(Germany)6-2 7-6(7) Tamira Paszek(Austria)beat Carla … [Read more...] about UPDATE 6-Tennis-Montreal Cup women’s singles results

Aug 11 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the PGA Championship at the par-72 course on Saturday in Kiawah Island, South Carolina holes played rounds -6 Rory McIlroy (Britain) 45 67 75 Vijay Singh (Fiji) 43 71 69 -5 Adam Scott (Australia) 45 68 75 … [Read more...] about UPDATE 2-Golf-PGA Championship scores