United States wins 1,000th Olympic gold medal

- Of the 1,000 gold medals, more than half have come from track and field (323) and swimming (246). IMAGE: Kathleen Baker, Lilly King, Dana Vollmer, Simone Manuel of the US pose during the medal......

Campbell sisters power Australia to record and relay gold

IMAGE: (From left to right) Cate Campbell, Bronte Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Emma McKeon pose with their gold medals. Photograph: Dominic Ebenbichler/Reuters. Australia's women, powered by......

Swede Sjostrom sets world record in 100m butterfly

Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden celebrates after breaking a new world record of 55.74 in the Women's 100m Butterfly Semi-finals on day nine of the 16th FINA World Championships at the Aquatics Palace.......

More records fall as legendary Phelps wins his 19th Olympic gold

IMAGE: Michael Phelps of USA celebrates. Photograph: David Gray/Reuters. Michael Phelps won the 19th gold medal of his Olympic swimming career on Sunday after helping the US men's team to victory......

PHOTOS: Phelps's golden era on wane as records fall

The days when everything Michael Phelps touched turned to gold have now officially gone. At the London Olympics on Sunday, he did everything he could to win but suffered his second defeat in as......