BARCELONA (Reuters) – American teenager Missy Franklin has another shot at a record-equaling fifth gold when she starts as the hot favorite in the 200 meters backstroke at the world championships on Saturday. The 18-year-old has two relay titles and …

Flynn and his twin sister Lilly were among 150 youths that signed up for May-Treanor's Dream in Gold Juniors Clinic and Tournament series, which made a stop at the end of Riverside Boulevard in Long Beach on Friday. “She helped me to spin the ball …

Franklin won her fifth gold medal of the championships with an easy victory in the 200-meter backstroke Saturday, tying the record for most titles by a woman at the every-other-year world meet. The 18-year-old Franklin has one event remaining – the 400 …

BARCELONA (AFP) – South Africa's Chad le Clos won the men's 100m butterfly gold at swimming's world championships on Saturday with Hungary's Laszlo Cseh second and Poland's Konrad Czerniak third. The 21-year-old Le Clos, the Olympic and world …

A gang of fraudsters who helped up to 250 Bangladeshi immigrants con their way towards British citizenship and a 'gold mine' of benefits was jailed for nearly 20 years yesterday. Charging a minimum of £10,000 per person, they provided each with bogus …

Jay Z: Obama 'owes me a couple'. Jay Z and President Obama are pictured. | AP Photos. Jay Z says he'd want President Obama to induct him into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | AP Photos. Close. By HADAS GOLD | 8/3/13 11:10 AM EDT. Jay Z would want …

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — A weaker-than-expected U.S. July jobs report and a fall in the dollar helped gold rebound from a drop of more than $25 an ounce during Friday's session, but prices still marked the first weekly loss in four weeks.

He swam three races in less than two hours, coming away with two gold medals and the top time in an event he's competing in for the first time at a major international meet. Certainly, this grueling triple was worthy of a "Jeah!" – Lochte's silly …

MUMBAI: Notwithstanding a weak global scenario, gold staged a strong recovery at the domestic bullion market today reaffirming its renewed strength on back of frantic stockists buying amid robust retail as well as investment offtake. The industrial …