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Clear some more space in that pile of pretty Olympic medal boxes. Shawn Johnson and Nastia Liukin are bringing home more loot, including a gorgeous gold of Johnson's very own.

Johnson beat her friend and teammate on the balance beam, the last women's gymnastics event at the Beijing Games "I finished off the Olympic Games with, to me, the most perfect ending ever," Johnson said, beaming as she...

Usain Bolt rewrote the record books again and captured his first Olympic medal Saturday, running the 100-meter dash in a stunning 9.69 seconds for a blowout win that could have been even worse.

It was no contest as the 21-year-old Jamaican took a huge lead halfway through the race, then held his arms out wide, turned his palms up, pounded his chest and started celebrating a good 10 strides before he reached the finish line.

He broke his own record, set in May in New York, by .

Roger Federer has salvaged his bid for an Olympic medal, winning his doubles quarterfinal with fellow Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka against Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi of India.

The Swiss pair beat the Indians 6-2, 6-4 on Friday, completing a match that was suspended at 1:15 a.m. because of rain and resumed 15 hours later.

Rafael Nadal made a successful debut in Olympic singles Monday, overcoming numerous missed chances by sweeping the final four games to beat Potito Starace of Italy 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

Top-seeded Roger Federer had an easier time. He began a bid for his first Olympic medal by beating Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-2.

Team GB should exceed a target of 41 medals at the Olympics demanded by sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe, research shows.