Michael Phelps signs off with 23 golds
RIO DE JANEIRO: A classic Michael Phelps performance ended the swimming legend's career with 23 Olympic gold medals before handing over the Rio Games centre stage to Usain Bolt.
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Olympics: Phelps upset, Nadal wins gold in men’s double
RIO DE JANEIRO: Singapore upstart Joseph Schooling stunned swimming legend Michael Phelps at the Rio Olympics as sprint great Usain Bolt set out to write his own new chapter of sporting history.
Olympics: Phelps clinches 22nd gold as China drawn into doping storm
RIO DE JANEIRO: Michael Phelps blew away the competition in the Olympic pool for the 22nd time but doping reared its ugly head again Friday when Chinese swimmer Chen Xinyi was revealed as the first major case of the Rio Games.
Michael Phelps gives ‘cupping’ a boost in China
BEIJING: Star US swimmer Michael Phelps has captured headlines in Rio's Olympic pool this week for his astonishing lifetime haul of gold medals, and for the curious red circles on his shoulder.
Olympics: Phelps clinches 21st gold, US leads table
RIO DE JANEIRO: In an unforgettable display of Olympic power, Michael Phelps won two more finals to take his historic all-time record load to 21 golds and cement his legendary status.
Olympics: Phelps bags 19th gold as records tumble on day two
RIO DE JANEIRO: US swimming legend Michael Phelps extended his record gold medal tally in a day of Olympic drama that saw world records, a first title for Kosovo and a heart-stopping crash.
Ledecky crushes 800m free world record, Phelps wins
AUSTIN: Katie Ledecky crushed her own women's 800m freestyle world record on Sunday, clocking a stunning 8min 6.68sec to win at the Pro Swim meeting in Austin, Texas.
U.S. swimmer Phelps sentenced to 18 months probation for drunken driving
BALTIMORE: American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, pleaded guilty on Friday to driving under the influence of alcohol and received 18 months of supervised probation and a one-year suspended jail sentence.